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Bible Questions Answered:
“...if
god blessed Abraham, and he lived a long time what about the rest of
us?..”
Riley/
Lebanon, Pennsylvania U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Abraham
a man blessed of God, live some 174 years.
When we
serve The Lord, living faithfully to Him, He too will bless us.
Longevity:
Exodus
20:12 KJV
Honor thy father and thy
mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which The Lord thy
God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy
5:33 KJV
Ye shall walk in all the
ways which The Lord your God hath commanded you, that ye may live,
and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days
in the land which ye shall possess.
Deuteronomy
6:2 KJV
That thou mightest fear
The Lord thy God, to keep all His statutes and His commandments,
which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the
days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
I
Kings 3:14 KJV (The Lord's promise to Solomon)
And if thou wilt walk in
My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as thy father David
did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
Job
5:19,26 NLT (Eliphaz, tells Job, the righteous know God's
blessings.)
19 From six disasters He
will rescue you; even in the seventh, He will keep you from evil.
26 You will go to the
grave at a ripe old age, like a sheaf of grain harvested at the
proper time!
Job
42:16,17 NLT
Job lived 140 years after
that (his testing), living to see four generations of his children
and grandchildren.
17 Then he died, an old
man who had lived a long, full life.
Psalm
21:1-4 NLT
1 How the king rejoices
in your strength, O Lord! He shouts with joy because you give him
victory.
2 For you have given him
his heart’s desire; you have withheld nothing he requested.
Interlude
3 You welcomed him back
with success and prosperity. You placed a crown of finest gold on his
head.
4 He asked you to
preserve his life, and you granted his request. The days of his life
stretch on forever.
Psalm
34:11-13 KJV
11 Come, ye children,
hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of
The Lord.
12 What man is he that
desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from
evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Psalm
92:13,14 KJV
13 Those that be planted
in the house of The Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bring
forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
Proverbs
3:1,2,15,16 NLT
1 My child, never forget
the things I have taught you. Store my commands in your heart.
2 If you do this, you
will live many years, and your life will be satisfying.
15 Wisdom is more
precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
16 She offers you long
life in her right hand, and riches and honor in her left.
Proverbs
4:11-13,20-22 NLT
10 My child, listen to me
and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life.
11 I will teach you
wisdom’s ways and lead you in straight paths.
12 When you walk, you
won’t be held back; when you run, you won’t stumble.
13 Take hold of my
instructions; don’t let them go. Guard them, for they are the key
to life.
20 My child, pay
attention to what I say. Listen carefully to my words.
21 Don’t lose sight of
them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart,
22 for they bring life to
those who find them, and healing to their whole body.
Proverbs
9:11 NLT
Wisdom will multiply your
days and add years to your life.
Proverbs
10:27 KJV
The fear of The Lord
prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Isaiah
65:22 KJV
They shall not build, and
another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the
days of a tree are the days of My people, and Mine elect shall long
enjoy the work of their hands.
Zechariah
8:4 NLT
This is what The Lord Of
Heaven’s Armies says: Once again old men and women will walk
Jerusalem’s streets with their canes and will sit together in the
city squares.
John
10:10 KJV
The thief cometh not, but
for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might
have Life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
I
Peter 3:10 NLT
For the Scriptures say,
“If you want to enjoy Life and see many happy days,
keep your tongue from
speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.
A long
life is a reward of living for The Lord.
The Lord
alone is the creator of life, and He alone is the one to prolong it.
Psalm
91:14-16 KJV
14 Because he hath set
his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on
high, because he hath known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me,
and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver
him, and honor him.
16 With long life will I
satisfy him, and shew him My salvation.
Prayer:
Isaiah
45:21,22,25 KJV
21 "...there is no God else
beside Me; a just God and a Savior; there is none beside Me.
22 Look unto Me, and be ye saved,
all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
25 I, even I, am He that blotteth
out thy transgressions for Mine own sake, and will not remember thy
sins.
Isaiah 55:6 KJV
Seek ye The Lord while He may be
found, call ye upon Him while He is near:
Acts 2:21,38 KJV
21 “And it shall come to pass,
that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.”
38 Then Peter said unto them,
Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive The Gift Of The Holy
Ghost.
