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Originally Posted by aron
The "I" of "I will make of thee a great nation" is God. We shouldn't presume to make ourselves great. Jesus taught this, repeatedly.
The Great Harlot made herself great; God did not.
Our responsibility is to gaze; God's job is to make the great nation.
"The LORD has done this - it is marvelous in our sight."
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We are touching on God's covenant and entering into this covenant is equivalent to entering into God's rest -- which is part of the covenant.
Which of course is another way of saying that.