Isaiah 14:27
King James Version
27 For the Lord of hosts hath purposed,
and who shall disannul it?
and his hand is stretched out,
and who shall turn it back?
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You will marvel at how He does things.
When He intends something, it's done.
Whether to CORRECT,
1 Kings 11:14
King James Version
14 And the Lord stirred up
an adversary unto Solomon,
Hadad the Edomite:
he was of the king's seed in Edom.
2 Chronicles 21:16
King James Version
16 Moreover the Lord stirred up
against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines,
and of the Arabians,
that were near the Ethiopians:
or to BLESS:
Ezra 1:1-2
King James Version
1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia,
that the word of the Lord
by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled,
the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia,
that he made a proclamation
throughout all his kingdom,
and put it also in writing, saying,
2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia,
The Lord God of heaven hath given me
all the kingdoms of the earth;
and he hath charged me
to build him an house at Jerusalem,
which is in Judah.
Haggai 1:14
King James Version
14 And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel
the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah,
and the spirit of Joshua
the son of Josedech, the high priest,
and the spirit of all the remnant of the people;
and they came and did work
in the house of the Lord of hosts,
their God,
But what does "stirred up" really mean?
Let's have a look, through different Bible versions of the four sets of verses above:
1 Kings 11:14
14 Then Adonai raised up an adversary against Shlomo, Hadad the Edomi, of the royal line of Edom.
2 Chronicles 21:16
16 The Lord caused the Philistines and the Arabs living near the Ethiopians to be angry with Jehoram.
Ezra 1:1
Cyrus Helps the Captives Return
1 In the first year Cyrus was king of Persia [C 539 bc], the Lord ·caused [L stirred up the spirit of] Cyrus to send an announcement to his whole kingdom and to put it in writing. This happened so the Lord’s ·message [prophecy; L word] ·spoken by [L by the mouth of] Jeremiah would ·come true [be fulfilled]. He wrote:
Haggai 1:14
International Children’s Bible
14 The Lord made Zerubbabel and Joshua excited about building the Temple. Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel was the governor of Judah. Joshua son of Jehozadak was the high priest. The Lord made all the rest of the people who were left alive excited, too. They came and worked on the Temple of their God, the Lord of heaven’s armies.
In SUMMARY, "stirred up" means:
raised up
caused
made
It you want to incur GOD's pleasure, all you need to do is obey His commands.
The LORD is fair, just, and merciful.
1 John 5:3
King James Version
3 For this is the love of God,
that we keep his commandments:
and his commandments are not grievous.
After all, He always loves, and protects you.
GOD will never do anything to harm you.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
King James Version
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God,
and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof,
for correction,
for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
Harm only happens when we bring it upon ourselves.
Through our hard-heartedness, or disobedience.
Better to be on GOD's side.
As Israel only knows too well.
Except we humans, always test the patience of GOD.
His Son, JESUS, already showed the way to obedience.
Philippians 2:8
King James Version
8 And being found in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself,
and became obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross.
The true born again loves obeying GOD.
He will never trust his own mind.
GOD's will becomes his will.
Inner peace results from that.
All these, the HOLY SPIRIT teaches us.
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