HARVEST II

Wealth Transfer

I.                   HARVEST REQUIRES EXPECTATION

1.      Work with expectation

Proverbs 10:5

⁵ He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

2.      Supernatural release through expectation

Proverbs 23:18

¹⁸  For surely there is an end, And thy expectation shall not be cut off.

I.                   WEALTH TRANSFER

Deuteronomy 8:18

¹⁸ “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

Proverbs 13:22

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Proverbs 19:17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,  And He will pay back what he has given.

Proverbs 28:8

⁸ One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.

Ecclesiastes 6:2

² A man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that he lacks nothing for himself of all he desires, yet God does not give him power to eat of it, but a foreigner consumes it. This is vanity, and it is an evil affliction.

 Ecclesiastes 2:26

²⁶ For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner, He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

Job 27:13-17

¹³ “This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty: ¹⁴ If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword; And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. ¹⁵        Those who survive him shall be buried in death, And their widows shall not weep, ¹⁶ Though he heaps up silver like dust, And piles up clothing like clay— ¹⁷ He may pile it up, but the just will wear it, And the innocent will divide the silver.

Haggai 2:6-9

⁶ “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; ⁷ and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory,’ says the Lord of hosts. ⁸ ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts.

II.                BIBLICAL EXAMPLES OF THE WEALTH TRANSFER

1.      Jesus Experienced a Wealth Transfer

Luke 8:1-3

Now it came to pass, afterward, that He went through every city and village, preaching and bringing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God. And the twelve were with Him, ² and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons, ³ and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for Him from their substance.

2.      Moses from Egypt

Exodus 32:21-22

²¹ And Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought so great a sin upon them?” ²² So Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord become hot. You know the people that they are set on evil.

3.      Abraham

Genesis 12:14-13:2

¹⁴ So it was, when Abram came into Egypt, that the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful. ¹⁵ The princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house. ¹⁶ He treated Abram well for her sake. He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants, female donkeys, and camels. ¹⁷ But the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram’s wife. ¹⁸ And Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? ¹⁹ Why did you say, ‘She is my sister’? I might have taken her as my wife. Now, therefore, here is your wife; take her and go your way.” ²⁰ So Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him; and they sent him away, with his wife and all that he had. Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South. ² Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold

Isaac

Genesis 26:1-3

There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar. ² Then the Lord appeared to him and said: “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you. ³ Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham, your father.

4.      Jacob

Genesis 30; 25 – 32

                  Laban’s wealth transferred  (Took 90% of Laban's wealth with Him)

Answer Key: EXPECTATION; good man; increases his possessions; Wealth Transfer