{"id":6852,"date":"2018-04-18T09:01:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T13:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&#038;p=6852"},"modified":"2018-04-18T09:01:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T13:01:30","slug":"i-will-count-egypt-and-babylon-among-those-who-know-me-also-philistia-and-tyre-and-even-distant-ethiopia-they-have-all-become-citizens-of-jerusalem-psalm-874-nlt","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/i-will-count-egypt-and-babylon-among-those-who-know-me-also-philistia-and-tyre-and-even-distant-ethiopia-they-have-all-become-citizens-of-jerusalem-psalm-874-nlt","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I will count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me\u2014 also Philistia and Tyre, and even distant Ethiopia. They have all become citizens of Jerusalem!&#8221; (Psalm 87:4 NLT)."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"d3n7b\" data-offset-key=\"eldnl-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"eldnl-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"eldnl-0-0\">ENEMIES WILL BE COUNTED AS FRIENDS<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"d3n7b\" data-offset-key=\"c1keg-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"c1keg-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"c1keg-0-0\">The psalmist prophesied a day when the Lord would &#8220;count&#8221; even those who had been Israel&#8217;s enemies as friends. Both Egypt and Babylon had dominated and enslaved Israel. Philistia was a constant near threat. Tyre, a commercial ally, was a conduit of idolatry. And Ethiopia, the distant land of Cush and the Queen of Sheba, had long desired a closer relationship. Yet, there is coming a Day when all shall be brought near. All that &#8220;know&#8221; the Lord shall be counted as friends and &#8220;citizens of Jerusalem.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENEMIES WILL BE COUNTED AS FRIENDS<br \/>\nThe psalmist prophesied a day when the Lord would &#8220;count&#8221; even those who had been Israel&#8217;s enemies as friends. Both Egypt and Babylon had dominated and enslaved Israel. Philistia was a constant near threat. Tyre, a commercial ally, was a conduit of idolatry. And Ethiopia, the distant land of Cush and the Queen of Sheba, had long desired a closer relationship. Yet, there is coming a Day when all shall be brought near. All that &#8220;know&#8221; the Lord shall be counted as friends and &#8220;citizens of Jerusalem.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1286],"scripture-chapter":[1420],"oyb_day":[1635],"location":[],"class_list":["post-6852","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-psalms","scripture-chapter-1420","oyb_day-april-18"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/6852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6852"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=6852"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=6852"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=6852"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=6852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}