In the sixth month of this year, we were led to adopt “O God, Arise! Bring Me To My Personal Rehoboth’’ for a theme. Thank God for the testimonies that followed. We are in the seventh month of 2013; the Lord is prophetically taking us a step beyond Rehoboth to the next prophetic well that Isaac dug, which Abimelech and his men could do nothing about. The God who enlarged your room and brought you into a broad place in June, is about to establish His covenant of seven with you in this seventh month of the year.
In Genesis 26: 2, God had promised to guide Isaac to the place where he should dwell. Little did Isaac realize just how God was to lead him back to the place of His promise and presence. To a large degree it was by means of adversity and opposition.
On the surface, opposition seemed like the last thing which Isaac experienced. Staying on in Gerar after Abimelech had confronted him, Isaac harvested a bumper crop and then his trouble started as he became the object of envy and jealousy.
Isaac was rather seen as a threatening personality, not only because of his prosperity and power, but also because of his father Abraham. The Bible says:
Genesis 26:15 (KJV)
For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
The sentiments of the Philistines were concisely expressed in Abimelech’s terse suggestion that Isaac depart from Gerar (verse 16). Rather than fight for possession of this property, Isaac retreated.
It would seem that Isaac had developed a strategy by which he determined where he was to sojourn. Essentially, Isaac refused to stay where there was conflict and hostility. Being a man with many animals to tend, he must be at a place where water was available in abundance. He not only re-opened the wells once dug by his father, but he dug other wells also.
He dug four wells; of which two were closed out of envy, strife and hostility.
We shall be dealing with the last, of the four wells, which Isaac dug. There are some wells that must close in your life, and others, that must stay opened. Of the four wells that Isaac dug two were closed, while the other two stayed. We are in the era of the fourth well.
The third well brought Isaac into a broad place in God, while the fourth well brought him into a place of covenant. It was the well where Jesus met the woman whom He told about the living water. The Bible says:
John 4:10-14 (KJV)
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. [11] The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? [12] Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? [13] Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: [14] But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
The third well, Rehoboth, brought Isaac into a struggle-free zone, but God has more than just being free; He wanted him to proceed to the next level-the place of covenant. We were told that Isaac dug the third well and proceeded further to Beer-sheba where the Lord appeared unto him.
Genesis 26:22-25 (KJV)
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. [23] And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. [24] And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. [25] And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
Up to this time Isaac’s decision as to where he should stay was based upon the findings of abundant water and the absence of hostilities. But now, having dug a well that was uncontested, we would have expected Isaac to dwell there. Instead we are told that he moved on to Beersheba, with no reason stated for this move: “And he went up from there to Beersheba” (verse 23). This month, somebody shall go up in Jesus name!
When Isaac got to Beer-sheba (verse 23 -25), the sequence of things changed. He did not start by digging a well but by building an altar for God. In the new order:
· He had an encounter with God
· He built an altar for God
· He called upon God, and
· He digged a well there.
The place for God’s people is the place of God’s presence. The place of intimacy, worship, and communion with God is the place to abide. We must secure the presence of God before we take over a place. The moment he did the above, King Abimelech moved to meet him where he was, to make covenant with him. The Bible says:
Genesis 26:26-30 (KJV)
Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. [27] And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? [28] And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; [29] That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord. [30] And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
From this point on everything seems to take on a different hue or colour. Previously Isaac had been directed more providentially, but now that Isaac’s priorities have been rearranged, the blessings and guidance of God are far more evident in his life. Abimelech, Ahuzzath, and Phicol all paid a state visit to Isaac.
Can you imagine the man that was against him turning around to make a covenant with him? God shall force your enemies to be at peace with you. They say, if you cannot beat them you join them. All those who have been afflicting you in the past shall bow down to you.
Isaiah 60:14 (KJV)
The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaac made a great feast and entered into peace covenant with them. The Bible says:
Genesis 26:30-33 (KJV)
And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. [31] And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. [32] And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. [33] And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
But why did Isaac decide to move from the place of Rehoboth when he was no more facing hostility from the Philistines? If you look back at the importance of Beer-sheba to his father, Abraham, you will see the reason. Beer-sheba was connected to the place of promise after he came from the mountain of sacrifice, the Mount of Moriah. There was a promise waiting for his generation there which he must not miss. The Bible says:
Genesis 22:15-19 (KJV)
And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, [16] And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: [17] That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; [18] And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. [19] So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
He decided to go the way of his father by raising an altar in Beer-sheba. No matter how prosperous you are never depart from the landmark of your father. When you build upon the covenant of your father you will prosper more than when you stepped into a strange and unfamiliar ground. Earlier God had told him not to step out of the place of covenant with his father if he must prosper. The Bible says:
Genesis 26:3-5 (KJV)
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; [4] And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; [5] Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
Isaac passed through Ezek, Sitnah and Rehoboth before ending it all in Beer-sheba. No matter the battles you face in life, God is always there to lead you into your place of covenant and peace. The Bible says:
Proverbs 16:7 (KJV)
When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Psalm 66:10-13 (KJV)
For thoxsxu, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. [11] Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. [12] Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. [13] I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BEER-SHEBA
· Abraham named it and made a covenant with Abimelech in his days (Gen. 21: 22-32).
· It was the place where Hagar miraculously saw a pool of water when the water in her bottle was spent (Gen. 21: 14-19).
· It was the place where Elijah was fed by an angel when he was running from Jezebel (1 Kgs 19: 1-8).
· It was the place where Isaac dwelt and made a covenant with Abimelech (Gen. 26: 23-30).
· Isaac opened up the well of his father, Abraham, and raised an altar for God.
· It was the place where Jacob offered sacrifice to God and God appeared to him and gave him assurance that He will be with him (Gen. 46: 1-4).
· It became the seat of government for the two sons of Prophet Samuel when he became too old (1 Sam. 8: 1-2).
Out of reference to the covenant with Abimelech or maybe out of respect for his father Abraham, Isaac named the well “Shebah,” which literally means “seven,” a word that has an association with the oaths of blood covenants. Back in Chapter 21 Abraham had made covenant at Beersheba with Abimelech’s father (also named Abimelech) and his commander, in which the Philistines recognized Abraham’s right to the well at Beer-sheba. The name Beersheba comes from two words. One means “well.” The other is translated “oath,” but it actually means “seven”. When it says in v. 31 that they exchanged oaths, it literally means they “sevened themselves.”
Why seven? This is some speculation, but the number seven in scripture often points to completeness or to divinity. In a blood covenant between humans, a deity was often invoked within the oaths taken, as a sign of the solemnity of the oath. To seal his covenant with Abimelech, Abraham gave him seven female sheep.
So the “Well of the Oath” served as the place where three covenants were affirmed: the covenant between Abraham and Abimelech, the covenant between Isaac and the son Abimelech, and the covenant between Isaac and the Lord.
THE PROPHETIC NUMBER 7 IN THE BIBLE
In Hebrew, 7 is shevah. It is from the root savah, to be full or satisfied, to have enough of. Hence the meaning of the word "seven" is dominated by this root, for on the seventh day God rested from the work of Creation. It was full and complete, and good and perfect. Nothing could be added to it or taken from it without marring it. Hence the word Shavath, to cease, desist, rest, and Shabbath, Sabbath, or day of rest.
It is 7, therefore, that stamped with perfection and completeness that in connection with which it is used. Of time, it tells of the Sabbath, and marks off the week of seven days, which, artificial as it may seem to be, is universal and immemorial in its observance amongst all nations and in all times. It tells of that eternal Sabbath-keeping which remains for the people of God in all its everlasting perfection.
In the creative works of God, seven completes the colours of the spectrum and rainbow, and satisfies in music the notes of the scale. In each of these the eighth is only a repetition of the first.
Another meaning of the root Shavagh is to swear, or make an oath. It is clear from its first occurrence in Genesis 21:31, "They sware both of them," that this oath was based upon the "seven ewe lambs" (verses 28-30), which points to the idea of satisfaction or fullness in an oath. It was the security, satisfaction, and fullness of the obligation or completeness of the bond, which caused the same word to be used for both the number seven and an oath; and hence it is written, "an oath for confirmation is an end of all strife." Beer-sheba, the well of the oath, is the standing witness of the spiritual perfection of the number 7.
God is going to break protocol for your sake this month. He is going to intervene in your life with a 7 fold grace.
Seven miracles wrought by Christ on the Sabbath day: -
1. The withered hand, Matthew 12:9.
2. The unclean spirit, Mark 1:21.
3. Peter's wife's mother, Mark 1:29.
4. The woman, Luke 13:11.
5. The man with dropsy, Luke 14:2.
6. The impotent man, John 5:8,9.
7. The man born blind, John 9:14.
When God called Abraham He promised him a 7-fold blessing in Genesis 12:2, 3: -
"I will make of thee a great nation,
And I will bless thee,
And make thy name great;
And thou shalt be a blessing;
And I will bless them that bless thee,
And curse him that curseth thee:
And in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."
God promised the Israelites to establish a 7-fold covenant with them in Exodus 6: 6-8. He declared in vs. 4 & 5 thus:
Exodus 6:4-5 (KJV)
And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. [5] And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
What were these covenants? Vs 6-8 contains 7- I wills:
I will bring you out from Egypt.
I will rid you of their bondage.
I will redeem you.
I will take you to Me for a people.
I will be to you a God.
I will bring you in unto the land.
I will give it you.
Can God do the same number of things in your life this month? Of course, He can if you trust Him to.
What are the 7 miracles written about in the gospel of John?
· The water turned into wine. (John 2:9)
· Healing of the nobleman's son. (John 4:47)
· Healing of a crippled man at the pool of Bethesda. (John 5:4-9)
· The feeding of 5,000 people from only five loaves of bread and two fishes. (John 6:10)
· Healing of the man born blind. (John 9:1)
· The raising of Lazarus from the dead. (John 11:43)
· The catching of 153 fishes by some of the disciples. (John 21:6)
Seven weak things recorded in the book of Judges which God used as instruments of deliverance, marking and stamping the spiritual perfection of His work: -
1. A left handed man (3:21), - Ehud delivering from Moab's oppression.
2. An ox-goad (3:31) in the hand of Shamgar, delivering from the Philistines.
3. A woman (4:4), and
4. A tent-peg in the hand of Jael (4:21) [delivering from Jabin, king of Canaan].
5. A piece of a millstone (9:53), thrown by another woman, and delivering the people from Abimelech's usurpation.
6. The pitchers and trumpets of Gideon's 300 (7:20), delivering from the hosts of Midian.
7. The jaw-bone of an ass (15:16), by which Samson delivered Israel from the Philistines.
You can begin to ask God concerning your 7-fold blessings this month as you provoke the His covenant in your life. As I conclude this message you can ask God to fill your seven dry wells with water this month. You need God’s miraculous intervention. The Bible says:
2 Kings 3:17 (KJV)
For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
Congratulation for giving your life to Jesus, and picking up your miracle-without-sign or battle in the beginning of the second half of 2013.
BREAKTHROUGH PRAYER POINTS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2013
1. Blood of Jesus! Arise; pull down the stronghold of sin in my life and family.
2. Every dark creature contending with me at the mouth of my well, die by fire.
3. You serpentine spirit! Chasing people from my life, die by fire.
4. Every power polluting my well, manifest and die.
5. O Lord! Send your angels to dig out rubbish from my well.
6. O God, arise! Repair every damage done to the mouth of my well.
7. Every bush that has grown and covered the mouth of my well, burn to ashes.
8. O Lord! Arise; send a mighty angel to roll away every great stone &a mp;a mp;n bsp; covering the mouth of my well.
9. Every dream of well programmed to swallow up my blessings, expire by fire.
10. Where my destiny has been caged in a collapsing well, my Father, arise; deliver me by fire.
11. Jehovah Nissi! Arise; break evil cooperation against the manifestation of my God-ordained dream.
12. Every good thing that is waiting to drown in my life! I rescue you by fire.
13. Satanic well of my father’s house! Vomit all the wealth and riches you have swallowed.
14. Satanic well of my mother’s house! As I begin to pray, give up all our inheritances.
15. Demoting well of my ancestors! Close now by fire.
16. Every power that wants me to fetch water with a bucket with holes, fall down and expire.
17. Every power that wants me to commit suicide by jumping into well, die in my place.
18. Every coven well of blood dug to collect innocent blood, close by fire.
19. All those labouring to collect and transfer my blood into coven blood bank, die by fire.
20. Let all those who are assigned to empty my life from my dwelling place be brought to open shame and disgrace.
21. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, my God shall terminate the journey of mockers and emptiers in my life.
22. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, the God of Abraham shall open every closed well of my life.
23. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, the God of Akoria shall open every closed well of children.
24. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, the God of Elijah shall miraculously fill dry valley with water for me.
25. Well of indebtedness, collapse now.
26. Every power digging the grave of my tomorrow, be buried in your own grave.
27. Every well and dark river of evil inheritance flowing in my family, dry up by fire.
28. My Father! Make me a well of prosperity to my generation.
29. My Father! Arise; bring me to the place of covenanted well.
30. Holy Ghost! Bring me to my personal Beer-Shebah by fire.
31. My Father! Humble my personal Abimelech by lifting me up
32. Power to travel through my destiny and end up with rest, break forth in my life.
33. Father! Open my eyes to see the well of destiny after the order of Hagar.
34. My life! Arise; break forth into unending praise and worship.
35. As I begin to praise and worship, God let every dry well of my destiny spring up with water.
36. Holy Ghost! Arise; bring me to the place of covenant wealth and riches.
37. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, God shall convert every weakness to strength for me.
38. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, every well of sickness and infirmity shall dry up by fire.
39. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, every well of tears and sorrow shall close.
40. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, my life shall burst out with living waters.
41. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, my prophetic well shall experience overflow.
42. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, grace shall speak for me where my strength cannot carry me.
43. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, Holy Ghost shall arise and open my eyes to see what my competitors are not seeing.
44. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, I shall be promoted above my enemies.
45. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, my God shall dry up every stream and well of bitter water.
46. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, Jehovah God shall release helpers who would help to roll away the great stone covering the mouth of my well.
47. O Lord! Arise; connect me to the river and well of joy forevermore.
48. O well of my father! You cannot be closed; open now by fire.
49. I hook out every dark creature living in my well.
50. My Father! Connect and satisfy me with the Well of Everlasting Life.
In Genesis 26: 2, God had promised to guide Isaac to the place where he should dwell. Little did Isaac realize just how God was to lead him back to the place of His promise and presence. To a large degree it was by means of adversity and opposition.
On the surface, opposition seemed like the last thing which Isaac experienced. Staying on in Gerar after Abimelech had confronted him, Isaac harvested a bumper crop and then his trouble started as he became the object of envy and jealousy.
Isaac was rather seen as a threatening personality, not only because of his prosperity and power, but also because of his father Abraham. The Bible says:
Genesis 26:15 (KJV)
For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
The sentiments of the Philistines were concisely expressed in Abimelech’s terse suggestion that Isaac depart from Gerar (verse 16). Rather than fight for possession of this property, Isaac retreated.
It would seem that Isaac had developed a strategy by which he determined where he was to sojourn. Essentially, Isaac refused to stay where there was conflict and hostility. Being a man with many animals to tend, he must be at a place where water was available in abundance. He not only re-opened the wells once dug by his father, but he dug other wells also.
He dug four wells; of which two were closed out of envy, strife and hostility.
We shall be dealing with the last, of the four wells, which Isaac dug. There are some wells that must close in your life, and others, that must stay opened. Of the four wells that Isaac dug two were closed, while the other two stayed. We are in the era of the fourth well.
The third well brought Isaac into a broad place in God, while the fourth well brought him into a place of covenant. It was the well where Jesus met the woman whom He told about the living water. The Bible says:
John 4:10-14 (KJV)
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. [11] The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? [12] Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? [13] Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: [14] But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
The third well, Rehoboth, brought Isaac into a struggle-free zone, but God has more than just being free; He wanted him to proceed to the next level-the place of covenant. We were told that Isaac dug the third well and proceeded further to Beer-sheba where the Lord appeared unto him.
Genesis 26:22-25 (KJV)
And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. [23] And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. [24] And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. [25] And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the Lord and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.
Up to this time Isaac’s decision as to where he should stay was based upon the findings of abundant water and the absence of hostilities. But now, having dug a well that was uncontested, we would have expected Isaac to dwell there. Instead we are told that he moved on to Beersheba, with no reason stated for this move: “And he went up from there to Beersheba” (verse 23). This month, somebody shall go up in Jesus name!
When Isaac got to Beer-sheba (verse 23 -25), the sequence of things changed. He did not start by digging a well but by building an altar for God. In the new order:
· He had an encounter with God
· He built an altar for God
· He called upon God, and
· He digged a well there.
The place for God’s people is the place of God’s presence. The place of intimacy, worship, and communion with God is the place to abide. We must secure the presence of God before we take over a place. The moment he did the above, King Abimelech moved to meet him where he was, to make covenant with him. The Bible says:
Genesis 26:26-30 (KJV)
Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. [27] And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? [28] And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; [29] That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the Lord. [30] And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.
From this point on everything seems to take on a different hue or colour. Previously Isaac had been directed more providentially, but now that Isaac’s priorities have been rearranged, the blessings and guidance of God are far more evident in his life. Abimelech, Ahuzzath, and Phicol all paid a state visit to Isaac.
Can you imagine the man that was against him turning around to make a covenant with him? God shall force your enemies to be at peace with you. They say, if you cannot beat them you join them. All those who have been afflicting you in the past shall bow down to you.
Isaiah 60:14 (KJV)
The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Isaac made a great feast and entered into peace covenant with them. The Bible says:
Genesis 26:30-33 (KJV)
And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. [31] And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. [32] And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. [33] And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.
But why did Isaac decide to move from the place of Rehoboth when he was no more facing hostility from the Philistines? If you look back at the importance of Beer-sheba to his father, Abraham, you will see the reason. Beer-sheba was connected to the place of promise after he came from the mountain of sacrifice, the Mount of Moriah. There was a promise waiting for his generation there which he must not miss. The Bible says:
Genesis 22:15-19 (KJV)
And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, [16] And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: [17] That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; [18] And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. [19] So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.
He decided to go the way of his father by raising an altar in Beer-sheba. No matter how prosperous you are never depart from the landmark of your father. When you build upon the covenant of your father you will prosper more than when you stepped into a strange and unfamiliar ground. Earlier God had told him not to step out of the place of covenant with his father if he must prosper. The Bible says:
Genesis 26:3-5 (KJV)
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; [4] And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; [5] Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
Isaac passed through Ezek, Sitnah and Rehoboth before ending it all in Beer-sheba. No matter the battles you face in life, God is always there to lead you into your place of covenant and peace. The Bible says:
Proverbs 16:7 (KJV)
When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Psalm 66:10-13 (KJV)
For thoxsxu, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. [11] Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. [12] Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. [13] I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BEER-SHEBA
· Abraham named it and made a covenant with Abimelech in his days (Gen. 21: 22-32).
· It was the place where Hagar miraculously saw a pool of water when the water in her bottle was spent (Gen. 21: 14-19).
· It was the place where Elijah was fed by an angel when he was running from Jezebel (1 Kgs 19: 1-8).
· It was the place where Isaac dwelt and made a covenant with Abimelech (Gen. 26: 23-30).
· Isaac opened up the well of his father, Abraham, and raised an altar for God.
· It was the place where Jacob offered sacrifice to God and God appeared to him and gave him assurance that He will be with him (Gen. 46: 1-4).
· It became the seat of government for the two sons of Prophet Samuel when he became too old (1 Sam. 8: 1-2).
Out of reference to the covenant with Abimelech or maybe out of respect for his father Abraham, Isaac named the well “Shebah,” which literally means “seven,” a word that has an association with the oaths of blood covenants. Back in Chapter 21 Abraham had made covenant at Beersheba with Abimelech’s father (also named Abimelech) and his commander, in which the Philistines recognized Abraham’s right to the well at Beer-sheba. The name Beersheba comes from two words. One means “well.” The other is translated “oath,” but it actually means “seven”. When it says in v. 31 that they exchanged oaths, it literally means they “sevened themselves.”
Why seven? This is some speculation, but the number seven in scripture often points to completeness or to divinity. In a blood covenant between humans, a deity was often invoked within the oaths taken, as a sign of the solemnity of the oath. To seal his covenant with Abimelech, Abraham gave him seven female sheep.
So the “Well of the Oath” served as the place where three covenants were affirmed: the covenant between Abraham and Abimelech, the covenant between Isaac and the son Abimelech, and the covenant between Isaac and the Lord.
THE PROPHETIC NUMBER 7 IN THE BIBLE
In Hebrew, 7 is shevah. It is from the root savah, to be full or satisfied, to have enough of. Hence the meaning of the word "seven" is dominated by this root, for on the seventh day God rested from the work of Creation. It was full and complete, and good and perfect. Nothing could be added to it or taken from it without marring it. Hence the word Shavath, to cease, desist, rest, and Shabbath, Sabbath, or day of rest.
It is 7, therefore, that stamped with perfection and completeness that in connection with which it is used. Of time, it tells of the Sabbath, and marks off the week of seven days, which, artificial as it may seem to be, is universal and immemorial in its observance amongst all nations and in all times. It tells of that eternal Sabbath-keeping which remains for the people of God in all its everlasting perfection.
In the creative works of God, seven completes the colours of the spectrum and rainbow, and satisfies in music the notes of the scale. In each of these the eighth is only a repetition of the first.
Another meaning of the root Shavagh is to swear, or make an oath. It is clear from its first occurrence in Genesis 21:31, "They sware both of them," that this oath was based upon the "seven ewe lambs" (verses 28-30), which points to the idea of satisfaction or fullness in an oath. It was the security, satisfaction, and fullness of the obligation or completeness of the bond, which caused the same word to be used for both the number seven and an oath; and hence it is written, "an oath for confirmation is an end of all strife." Beer-sheba, the well of the oath, is the standing witness of the spiritual perfection of the number 7.
God is going to break protocol for your sake this month. He is going to intervene in your life with a 7 fold grace.
Seven miracles wrought by Christ on the Sabbath day: -
1. The withered hand, Matthew 12:9.
2. The unclean spirit, Mark 1:21.
3. Peter's wife's mother, Mark 1:29.
4. The woman, Luke 13:11.
5. The man with dropsy, Luke 14:2.
6. The impotent man, John 5:8,9.
7. The man born blind, John 9:14.
When God called Abraham He promised him a 7-fold blessing in Genesis 12:2, 3: -
"I will make of thee a great nation,
And I will bless thee,
And make thy name great;
And thou shalt be a blessing;
And I will bless them that bless thee,
And curse him that curseth thee:
And in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed."
God promised the Israelites to establish a 7-fold covenant with them in Exodus 6: 6-8. He declared in vs. 4 & 5 thus:
Exodus 6:4-5 (KJV)
And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. [5] And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
What were these covenants? Vs 6-8 contains 7- I wills:
I will bring you out from Egypt.
I will rid you of their bondage.
I will redeem you.
I will take you to Me for a people.
I will be to you a God.
I will bring you in unto the land.
I will give it you.
Can God do the same number of things in your life this month? Of course, He can if you trust Him to.
What are the 7 miracles written about in the gospel of John?
· The water turned into wine. (John 2:9)
· Healing of the nobleman's son. (John 4:47)
· Healing of a crippled man at the pool of Bethesda. (John 5:4-9)
· The feeding of 5,000 people from only five loaves of bread and two fishes. (John 6:10)
· Healing of the man born blind. (John 9:1)
· The raising of Lazarus from the dead. (John 11:43)
· The catching of 153 fishes by some of the disciples. (John 21:6)
Seven weak things recorded in the book of Judges which God used as instruments of deliverance, marking and stamping the spiritual perfection of His work: -
1. A left handed man (3:21), - Ehud delivering from Moab's oppression.
2. An ox-goad (3:31) in the hand of Shamgar, delivering from the Philistines.
3. A woman (4:4), and
4. A tent-peg in the hand of Jael (4:21) [delivering from Jabin, king of Canaan].
5. A piece of a millstone (9:53), thrown by another woman, and delivering the people from Abimelech's usurpation.
6. The pitchers and trumpets of Gideon's 300 (7:20), delivering from the hosts of Midian.
7. The jaw-bone of an ass (15:16), by which Samson delivered Israel from the Philistines.
You can begin to ask God concerning your 7-fold blessings this month as you provoke the His covenant in your life. As I conclude this message you can ask God to fill your seven dry wells with water this month. You need God’s miraculous intervention. The Bible says:
2 Kings 3:17 (KJV)
For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
Congratulation for giving your life to Jesus, and picking up your miracle-without-sign or battle in the beginning of the second half of 2013.
BREAKTHROUGH PRAYER POINTS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2013
1. Blood of Jesus! Arise; pull down the stronghold of sin in my life and family.
2. Every dark creature contending with me at the mouth of my well, die by fire.
3. You serpentine spirit! Chasing people from my life, die by fire.
4. Every power polluting my well, manifest and die.
5. O Lord! Send your angels to dig out rubbish from my well.
6. O God, arise! Repair every damage done to the mouth of my well.
7. Every bush that has grown and covered the mouth of my well, burn to ashes.
8. O Lord! Arise; send a mighty angel to roll away every great stone &a mp;a mp;n bsp; covering the mouth of my well.
9. Every dream of well programmed to swallow up my blessings, expire by fire.
10. Where my destiny has been caged in a collapsing well, my Father, arise; deliver me by fire.
11. Jehovah Nissi! Arise; break evil cooperation against the manifestation of my God-ordained dream.
12. Every good thing that is waiting to drown in my life! I rescue you by fire.
13. Satanic well of my father’s house! Vomit all the wealth and riches you have swallowed.
14. Satanic well of my mother’s house! As I begin to pray, give up all our inheritances.
15. Demoting well of my ancestors! Close now by fire.
16. Every power that wants me to fetch water with a bucket with holes, fall down and expire.
17. Every power that wants me to commit suicide by jumping into well, die in my place.
18. Every coven well of blood dug to collect innocent blood, close by fire.
19. All those labouring to collect and transfer my blood into coven blood bank, die by fire.
20. Let all those who are assigned to empty my life from my dwelling place be brought to open shame and disgrace.
21. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, my God shall terminate the journey of mockers and emptiers in my life.
22. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, the God of Abraham shall open every closed well of my life.
23. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, the God of Akoria shall open every closed well of children.
24. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, the God of Elijah shall miraculously fill dry valley with water for me.
25. Well of indebtedness, collapse now.
26. Every power digging the grave of my tomorrow, be buried in your own grave.
27. Every well and dark river of evil inheritance flowing in my family, dry up by fire.
28. My Father! Make me a well of prosperity to my generation.
29. My Father! Arise; bring me to the place of covenanted well.
30. Holy Ghost! Bring me to my personal Beer-Shebah by fire.
31. My Father! Humble my personal Abimelech by lifting me up
32. Power to travel through my destiny and end up with rest, break forth in my life.
33. Father! Open my eyes to see the well of destiny after the order of Hagar.
34. My life! Arise; break forth into unending praise and worship.
35. As I begin to praise and worship, God let every dry well of my destiny spring up with water.
36. Holy Ghost! Arise; bring me to the place of covenant wealth and riches.
37. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, God shall convert every weakness to strength for me.
38. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, every well of sickness and infirmity shall dry up by fire.
39. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, every well of tears and sorrow shall close.
40. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, my life shall burst out with living waters.
41. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, my prophetic well shall experience overflow.
42. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, grace shall speak for me where my strength cannot carry me.
43. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, Holy Ghost shall arise and open my eyes to see what my competitors are not seeing.
44. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, I shall be promoted above my enemies.
45. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, my God shall dry up every stream and well of bitter water.
46. In this month of, “The Mystery Of The Fourth Well”, Jehovah God shall release helpers who would help to roll away the great stone covering the mouth of my well.
47. O Lord! Arise; connect me to the river and well of joy forevermore.
48. O well of my father! You cannot be closed; open now by fire.
49. I hook out every dark creature living in my well.
50. My Father! Connect and satisfy me with the Well of Everlasting Life.
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