Restoration For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 In Immanuel, we experience the restoration of our souls directly from the Restorer of Souls, our good Shepherd. He revives us and redeems us from past traumas and current pain that are too great for us. Many of these Scriptures provide things that we can say directly to Jesus. Sometimes, however, I can only offer, Help! Studies included in this article are: Restore; Example of God s Physical Restoration: Naaman; Restorer; Revive; Redeem: Redemption New Testament; Redeemer (18x s) For more information on this topic, please see: Rest; Hungry, Thirsty and Weary Restore 1 Kings 13:6 Then the king answered and said to the man of God, "Please entreat the favor of the LORD your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me." So the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king s hand was restored to him, and became as before. Job 33:26 He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him, He shall see His face with joy, For He restores to man His righteousness. Job 42:10 And the LORD restored Job s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. Psalm 23:3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name s sake. Cp Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Psalm 60:1 To the Chief Musician. Set to "Lily of the Testimony." A Michtam of David. For teaching. When he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again! Psalm 80:3 Restore us, O God; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved! Psalm 80:7 Restore us, O God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved! Psalm 80:19 Restore us, O LORD God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved! Page 1 2013 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Psalm 85:4 Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your anger toward us to cease. Psalm 104:30 You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth. Isaiah 1:26 I will restore your judges as at the first, And your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city." Isaiah 38:16 O Lord, by these things men live; And in all these things is the life of my spirit; So You will restore me and make me live. Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 41:1 Keep silence before Me, O coastlands, And let the people renew their strength! Let them come near, then let them speak; Let us come near together for judgment. Isaiah 42:22 But this is a people robbed and plundered; All of them are snared in holes, And they are hidden in prison houses; They are for prey, and no one delivers; For plunder, and no one says, "Restore!" Isaiah 49:6 Indeed He says, It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. " Isaiah 49:8 Thus says the LORD: "In an acceptable time I have heard You, And in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You and give You As a covenant to the people, To restore the earth, To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages; Isaiah 57:18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will also lead him, And restore comforts to him And to his mourners. Isaiah 58:12 Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. Jeremiah 27:22 They shall be carried to Babylon, and there they shall be until the day that I visit them, says the LORD. Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place. Jeremiah 30:17 For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds, says the LORD, Because they called you an outcast saying: "This is Zion; No one seeks her." Jeremiah 31:18 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself: You have chastised me, and I was chastised, Like an untrained bull; Restore me, and I will return, For You are the LORD my God. Lamentations 1:16 For these things I weep; My eye, my eye overflows with water; Because the comforter, who should restore my life, Is far from me. My children are desolate Because the enemy prevailed." Lamentations 5:21 Turn us back to You, O LORD, and we will be restored; Renew our days as of old, Joel 2:25 So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. Page 2 2013 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Nahum 2:2 For the LORD will restore the excellence of Jacob Like the excellence of Israel, For the emptiers have emptied them out And ruined their vine branches. Zephaniah 3:9 "For then I will restore to the peoples a pure language, That they all may call on the name of the LORD, To serve Him with one accord. Zechariah 9:12 Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you. Mark 5:15 Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. Mark 8:25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly. Luke 6:10 And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. Luke 8:35 Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. Acts 3:21 Whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since the world began. Example of God s Physical Restoration: 2 Kings 5:1, 10, 14 Now Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Syria, was a great and honorable man in the eyes of his master, because by him the LORD had given victory to Syria. He was also a mighty man of valor, but a leper And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean." So he went down and dipped seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. Restorer Ruth 4:15 "And may he be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter in law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has borne him." Isaiah 58:12 Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. Revive Ezra 9:9 For we were slaves. Yet our God did not forsake us in our bondage; but He extended mercy to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to revive us, to repair the house of our God, to rebuild its ruins, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem. Page 3 2013 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Psalm 71:20 You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth. Psalm 80:18 Then we will not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name. Psalm 85:6 Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You? Psalm 119:25 DALETH. My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word. Psalm 119:37 Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way. Psalm 119:40 Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness. Psalm 119:88 Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth. Psalm 119:107 I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word. Psalm 119:149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O LORD, revive me according to Your justice. Psalm 119:154 Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word. Psalm 119:156 Great are Your tender mercies, O LORD; Revive me according to Your judgments. Psalm 119:159 Consider how I love Your precepts; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your loving kindness. Psalm 138:7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me. Psalm 143:11 Revive me, O LORD, for Your name s sake! For Your righteousness sake bring my soul out of trouble. Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Hosea 6:2 After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight. Habakkuk 3:2 O LORD, I have heard your speech and was afraid; O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy. Redeem Exodus 6:6 Therefore say to the children of Israel: I am the LORD; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. Page 4 2013 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Deuteronomy 24:18 But you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from there; therefore I command you to do this thing. 2 Samuel 4:9 But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, "As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all adversity. Job 5:20 In famine He shall redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword. Job 6:23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy s hand? Or, Redeem me from the hand of oppressors? Job 33:28 He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit, And his life shall see the light. Psalm 25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all their troubles! Psalm 26:11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; Redeem me and be merciful to me. Psalm 31:5 Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. Psalm 44:26 Arise for our help, And redeem us for Your mercies sake. Psalm 49:7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him Psalm 49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah Psalm 55:18 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, For there were many against me. Psalm 69:18 Draw near to my soul, and redeem it; Deliver me because of my enemies. Psalm 71:23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed. Psalm 72:14 He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; And precious shall be their blood in His sight. Psalm 77:15 You have with Your arm redeemed Your people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah Psalm 78:42 They did not remember His power: The day when He redeemed them from the enemy. Psalm 106:10 He saved them from the hand of him who hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. Psalm 107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy. Psalm 119:134 Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts. Psalm 119:154 Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word. Psalm 130:7 O Israel, hope in the LORD; For with the LORD there is mercy, And with Him is abundant redemption. Psalm 130:8 And He shall redeem Israel From all his iniquities. Page 5 2013 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Isaiah 43:1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. Isaiah 44:22 I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your transgressions, And like a cloud, your sins. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you." Isaiah 44:23 Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth; Break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, And glorified Himself in Israel. Isaiah 63:9 In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them All the days of old. Isaiah 50:2 Why, when I came, was there no man? Why, when I called, was there none to answer? Is My hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Indeed with My rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness; Their fish stink because there is no water, And die of thirst. Jeremiah 15:21 I will deliver you from the hand of the wicked, And I will redeem you from the grip of the terrible. Jeremiah 31:11 For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, And ransomed him from the hand of one stronger than he. Lamentations 3:58 O Lord, You have pleaded the case for my soul; You have redeemed my life. Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! Pity is hidden from My eyes. Micah 4:10 Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, Like a woman in birth pangs. For now you shall go forth from the city, You shall dwell in the field, And to Babylon you shall go. There you shall be delivered; There the LORD will redeem you From the hand of your enemies. Micah 6:4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt, I redeemed you from the house of bondage; And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. Zechariah 10:8 I will whistle for them and gather them, For I will redeem them; And they shall increase as they once increased. Luke 1:68 "Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people. 1 Corinthians 1:30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God and righteousness and sanctification and redemption Galatians 3:13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"). Titus 2:14 Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works. Page 6 2013 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
1 Peter 1:18-19 Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation. Redemption New Testament Luke 2:38 And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem. Luke 21:28 "Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near." Romans 3:24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:23 Not only that, but we also who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body. 1 Corinthians 1:30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God and righteousness and sanctification and redemption Ephesians 1:7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace Ephesians 1:14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. Ephesians 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. Hebrews 9:12 Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. Hebrews 9:15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. Redeemer (18) Job 19:25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth; Psalms 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer. Psalms 78:35 Then they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer. Page 7 2013 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Proverbs 23:11 For their Redeemer is mighty; He will plead their cause against you. Isaiah 41:14 "Fear not, you worm Jacob, You men of Israel! I will help you," says the LORD And your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 43:14 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: "For your sake I will send to Babylon, And bring them all down as fugitives The Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships. Isaiah 44:6 Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God. Isaiah 44:24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, And He who formed you from the womb: "I am the LORD, who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself. Isaiah 47:4 As for our Redeemer, the LORD of hosts is His name, The Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 48:17 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, The Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you by the way you should go. Isaiah 49:7 Thus says the LORD, The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, To Him whom man despises, To Him whom the nation abhors, To the Servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, Because of the LORD who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel; And He has chosen You." Isaiah 49:26 I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh, And they shall be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine. All flesh shall know That I, the LORD, am your Savior, And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob." Isaiah 54:5 For your Maker is your husband, The LORD of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth. Isaiah 54:8 With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you," Says the LORD, your Redeemer. Isaiah 59:20 "The Redeemer will come to Zion, And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob," Says the LORD. Isaiah 60:16 You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, And milk the breast of kings; You shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. Isaiah 63:16 Doubtless You are our Father, Though Abraham was ignorant of us, And Israel does not acknowledge us. You, O LORD, are our Father; Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name. Jeremiah 50:34 Their Redeemer is strong; The LORD of hosts is His name. He will thoroughly plead their case, That He may give rest to the land, And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. Scripture taken from the New King James Version, copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Page 8 2013 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com