RESTITUTION

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Key Verse

 
  • I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust ate, the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust— My great army that I sent against you. Joel 2:25 HCSB
Other versions
 
  • “And I will compensate you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten, The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust— My great army which I sent among you. Joel 2:25 AMP

See example

  • Job: The Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.  Job 42:10 AMP
Other versions
 
  • 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. Job 42:10 NKJV

Insights

1. Devil to repay

  • The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy John 10:10 NASB
  • People do not despise a thief if he steals To satisfy himself when he is hungry; But when he is found, he must repay seven times [what he stole]; He must give all the property of his house [if necessary to meet his fine]. Proverbs 6:30-31 AMP
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  • People do not despise a thief If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving. Yet when he is found, he must restore sevenfold; He may have to give up all the substance of his house. Proverbs 6:30-31 NKJV
John 10:10 Thief = Referring to the Devil – Satan. The devil has to restore to us sevenfold whatever he has stolen from us.

2. Demand Resitution

  • But Moses said, “You must also give us sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God. Exodus 10:25 NKJV
  • But every woman shall [insistently] ask her neighbor and any woman who [a]lives in her house, for articles of silver and articles of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons and daughters. In this way you are to plunder the Egyptians [leaving bondage with great possessions that are rightfully yours].” Exodus 3:22 AMP
  • Speak so that all of the people [of Israel] may hear, and tell every man to ask from his neighbor, and every woman to ask from her neighbor, articles of silver, and articles of gold.” Exodus 11:2 AMP

3. Prayer

  • O satisfy us with Your lovingkindness in the morning [now, before we grow older], That we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad in proportion to the days You have afflicted us, And the years we have suffered evil. Psalms 90:14-15 AMP
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  • Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy, That we may rejoice and be glad all our days! Make us glad according to the days in which You have afflicted us, The years in which we have seen evil. Psalms 90:14-15 NKJV

4. Secret to Restitution

  • Therefore also now, says the Lord, turn and keep on coming to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning [until every hindrance is removed and the broken fellowship is restored]. Joel 2:12 AMPC
Followed by 
 
  • And I will restore or replace for you the years that the locust has eaten—the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the crawling locust, My great army which I sent among you. Joel 2:25 AMPC

5. Restitution = Getting what was lost + More

  • So David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives. And nothing of theirs was lacking, either small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything which they had taken from them; David recovered all. 1 Samuel 30:18-19 NKJV 
+ More

  • Now when David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, “Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the Lord”— to those who were in Bethel, those who were in Ramoth of the South, those who were in Jattir, those who were in Aroer, those who were in Siphmoth, those who were in Eshtemoa, those who were in Rachal, those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, those who were in the cities of the Kenites, those who were in Hormah, those who were in Chorashan, those who were in Athach, those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were accustomed to rove. 1 Samuel 30:26-31 NKJV 

6. GOD backs your getting Restitution

  • But if you do not return her [to him], know that you shall die, you and all who are yours (your household).” Genesis 20:7 NASB

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