PRAYER JOURNAL - THE GARDEN OF EDEN IN MY COFFEE CUP & A MESSAGE ABOUT COVENANT LOYALTY!!!
You have to tap on the photo and enlarge it to see clearly. I see Adam, Eve, the deceiver and an upset God in the GARDEN OF EDEN 🌳🦌 .. yep, in the dregs of my coffee cup ☕️👀👀 and the TIMESTAMP and IMAGE NUMBER confirm. WOW GOD 🤯 HE IS USING THIS SIGN TO EMPHASIZE THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF COVENANT FAITHFULNESS!!!
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TIMESTAMP 2:19 👉🏻 GENESIS 2 BEGINNING AT VERSE 19 🧔🏻👩🏻🌳 “So the LORD God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. And the man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the air, and to every animal of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper [that was] suitable (a companion) for him. So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam; and while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. And the rib which the LORD God had taken from the man He made (fashioned, formed) into a woman, and He brought her and presented her to the man. Then Adam said, “This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.” For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. [Matt 19:5; 1 Cor 6:16; Eph 5:31-33] And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed or embarrassed.”
IMAGE NUMBER 7650 👉🏻 shaba 👉🏻 to swear, to take an oath
The Hebrew verb שָׁבַע occurs roughly 187 times, stretching from Genesis to Malachi. Its basic sense is “to swear” or “to take an oath,” and the contexts cluster around covenant ratification, courtroom procedure, political loyalty, worship, and prophetic promise. The term appears in every major corpus: Torah, Historical Books, Wisdom Literature, and Prophets, demonstrating that oath-making is a thread woven through the entire Old Testament narrative.
PATRIARCHAL BEGINNINGS
The first occurrences are in Genesis, where oaths protect life and property and anchor covenant relationships:
• Abraham and Abimelech settle water rights: “Abraham said, ‘I will swear.’” (Genesis 21:24). • The LORD swears by Himself after the binding of Isaac: “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD…” (Genesis 22:16). • Isaac is assured of the covenant “which He swore to your father Abraham.” (Genesis 26:3).
These narratives establish שָׁבַע as a solemn, binding act that invokes divine oversight.
DIVINE SELF-OATHS
Unique to Scripture is the LORD’s willingness to swear by His own name, underscoring the absolute reliability of His word. Key texts include:
• Exodus 32:13; Deuteronomy 7:8 – recalling the oath to the patriarchs. • Psalm 110:4 – “The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.’” • Isaiah 45:23 – “By Myself I have sworn; the word has gone forth in righteousness and will not return…”
Such passages reveal a God who accommodates human need for assurance without compromising His transcendence.
SINAI LEGISLATION AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Under Mosaic Law, oaths regulate justice and worship:
• Exodus 22:10-11 sets forth an oath to resolve disputes over lost property. • Numbers 30 details vows and oaths within family order. • Leviticus 5:1 warns against withholding testimony when an oath is imposed.
Here שָׁבַע preserves community integrity; false swearing invites divine judgment (Leviticus 19:12).
NATIONAL AND POLITICAL LOYALTY
Kings and subjects cement alliances by oath:
• Israel swears allegiance to David (2 Samuel 5:3). • Jehoiada makes the people “swear an oath to the king in the house of God.” (2 Chronicles 23:3). • Zedekiah’s breach of oath to Nebuchadnezzar is denounced as covenant treachery (Ezekiel 17:18-19).
Failure to honor political oaths becomes not merely treason but covenant infidelity toward God who witnesses every vow.
PROPHETIC PROMISES AND WARNINGS
Prophets employ שָׁבַע both to assure hope and to expose sin:
• Amos 6:8 – “The Lord GOD has sworn by Himself…” announces coming judgment. • Jeremiah 22:5 – “I swear by Myself,” a conditional threat tied to royal obedience. • Isaiah 62:8 – the LORD swears a future of restored harvest and security for Zion.
Oaths thus frame both impending discipline and ultimate redemption.
PSALMS AND WORSHIP
Psalms highlight personal devotion expressed through oath:
• Psalm 132:2 – David “swore an oath to the LORD” concerning the temple. • Psalm 119:106 – “I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.”
Worshipers respond to divine faithfulness by pledging obedience, turning שָׁבַע into liturgical commitment.
WISDOM LITERATURE
Ecclesiastes 8:2 urges, “Keep the king’s command, I say, because of the oath before God.” The sage ties civil obedience to sacred vow, illustrating how שָׁבַע informs ethical life beyond cultic settings.
POST-EXILIC RENEWAL
After exile, community identity is rebuilt on oath:
• Nehemiah 10:29 – “They joined their brothers… to enter into a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God.” • Ezra 10:5 – priests and Levites swear to enact reforms.
Shaba becomes a tool for covenant renewal, binding a fragile remnant to obedience.
WE ARE ALMOST HERE 📍
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE MODELS
Positive: • Ruth 1:17 – Ruth’s self-imprecatory oath of loyalty. • Jonathan and David’s covenant oath rooted in mutual faith and God’s name (1 Samuel 20:42).
Negative: • Saul’s rash oath endangering Jonathan (1 Samuel 14:24-45). • The Gibeonite deception, yet Israel must honor the misplaced oath (Joshua 9:15-19), showcasing the inviolability of sworn words.
THE NUMBER 7 CONNECTION
REMEMBER THIS!!! HOLY SPIRIT PROVIDED AN AMAZING CONFIRMATION AT THE END OF THIS MESSAGE.
Though not strictly lexical here, Scripture occasionally pairs “seven” with oath-making, hinting at completeness (Genesis 21:28-31, naming Beersheba). The cultural link underscores an ideal of total, perfect binding.
NEW TESTAMENT
While the Greek Testament employs different vocabulary, Hebrews 6:13-18 draws directly from the Old Testament pattern: “For when God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself.” The writer anchors Christian assurance in the same divine self-oath that undergirds the patriarchal covenant. Jesus’ directive in Matthew 5:33-37, urging integrity beyond oath formulas, presupposes the Old Testament seriousness of שָׁבַע.
Trustworthiness of God: Because the LORD binds Himself, believers rest in immutable promises of salvation and future glory.
Integrity of Speech: Scriptural gravity attached to oaths calls Christians to truthful, reliable communication.
Covenant Commitment: Marriage vows, ordination promises, and church covenants should mirror the solemnity of biblical oaths.
Rash vows can ensnare consciences (cf. Ecclesiastes 5:4-6); wise guidance helps believers navigate repentance or fulfillment.
WOW. MY FRIEND SARA WAS POSTING THIS REVELATION AT THE SAME EXACT TIME ON X .. THE MESSAGES ARE CONNECTED!! THANK YOU HOLY SPIRIT!!!
https://x.com/saraguerard/status/2103553090947534993?s=46
BLOGGER NOTED THE TIME I STARTED THIS POST WAS 8:35.
ROMANS 8:35 AMP “Who shall ever separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?”
JOSHUA 8:35 AMP (including 30-35) “Then Joshua built an altar to the LORD, the God of Israel, on Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the sons of Israel, as it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, an altar of uncut stones on which no one has wielded an iron tool; and they offered on it burnt offerings to the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings. And there, in the presence of the sons of Israel, Joshua wrote on the stones a copy of the Law of Moses which Moses had written. All Israel, the stranger as well as the native born [among them], with their elders and officers and their judges, stood on either side of the ark before the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD. Half of them stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded at first to bless the people of Israel. Then afterward Joshua read all the words of the law, the blessing and curse, according to all that is written in the Book of the Law. There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded which Joshua did not read before the entire assembly of Israel, including the women and the children and the foreigners who were living among them.”
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