tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14384680212352040152024-03-05T00:13:19.469-08:00Fellowship Bible Church BlogBible reading blog for Fellowship Bible Church in Belmont, CA (www.fbc-belmont.org) to share insights and resources on the journey through the Bible's Route 66 (66 books of the Bible).stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-28471094002805234642011-03-19T10:18:00.000-07:002011-03-19T10:20:23.205-07:00Smudges In Judges<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Graphic from: http://quantumdiscipleship.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/the-book-of-judges/</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">From Joshua to Judges, Israel changed its heart like Anakin Skywalker turned to Darth Vader. Joshua was a book of victory and success (Joshua 1:8), Judges records the repeated moral failure of Israel and subsequent defeats. Joshua was a book of faith where Israel proclaimed: </span>“The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> our God we will serve, and his voice we will obey.”<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Israel's heart turned from God when it was said of them: "</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (Judges 21:25b). </span></span><br />
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<tr> <td style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Joshua<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Judges<o:p></o:p></span></b></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Victory<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Defeat<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Freedom<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Servitude<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Faith<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Unbelief<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Progress<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Declension<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Spiritual Vision<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Earthly emphasis<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Fidelity to the Lord<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apostasy from the Lord<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Joy<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sorrow<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Strength<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Weakness<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sense of unity<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Declension, anarchy<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sin judged<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 275.4pt;" valign="top" width="275"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sin lightly regarded</span><o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (From Merrill Unger’s </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The New Unger’s Bible Handbook</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, Moody Press, 1984, p. 129)</span></span></div><br />
The 7th book of the Bible covers the period between Joshua and the Kings.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYTlnVk_o0sSn6yD198DVHe_NR8tMm41LNTSgsD1oAZzXmAv-L3H385UErYfsn5zzGPODJ8GA_P81LjQIomn94YYAc679SFZTTpM34eIosUUgj2TYbhG4Y4uiK5XCD_wduDW6D8dsmF52/s1600/cycle+2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYTlnVk_o0sSn6yD198DVHe_NR8tMm41LNTSgsD1oAZzXmAv-L3H385UErYfsn5zzGPODJ8GA_P81LjQIomn94YYAc679SFZTTpM34eIosUUgj2TYbhG4Y4uiK5XCD_wduDW6D8dsmF52/s1600/cycle+2.gif" /></a>God would raise up Jedi-like Judges to deliver the people who continually fell into sin, fell into subjection to pagan nations, repented before God then delivered by a judge.<br />
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<b>The Cycle In Judges:</b><br />
1. <b>Sin</b> – idolatry, intermarriage<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">· “so the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord”<br />
· “they forgot the Lord their God, and served the Baals and Asherahs” </span></div><div>2. <b>Subjection</b> – God judges Israel’s sin by putting them under subjection to the people they were suppose to subdue<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> · “the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of __ for __ years” </span><br />
3. <b>Supplication</b> – realizing they need God’s help<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> · “when the children of Israel cried out to the Lord”</span><br />
4. <b>Salvation</b> – in response to Israel’s prayer, God sends a deliverer </div><div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Judges In Rhyme:</b></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 1a </b>Judah and Simeon went to clear their Canaanite foes; when they caught King Adoni-Bezek they cut off his big thumbs and toes<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.<o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZD4XGnbxo-T7aeRdSq3sPpiVVG8rRPYhZLjpgfvHspCPN8g-Cy138ESzy1PHUTks0FnsSpjtU0vrZzNOY2vs9FbY-ptpB5ld515zGbXfsg6S2bNzkInRJPhZwkgZckK2icBgEmKiogOpu/s1600/Ehud+Eglon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZD4XGnbxo-T7aeRdSq3sPpiVVG8rRPYhZLjpgfvHspCPN8g-Cy138ESzy1PHUTks0FnsSpjtU0vrZzNOY2vs9FbY-ptpB5ld515zGbXfsg6S2bNzkInRJPhZwkgZckK2icBgEmKiogOpu/s200/Ehud+Eglon.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 1b </b>When it came to driving out the enemies, they didn’t get the job done. They didn’t trust in the power of God so they were on the run.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 2a </b>God’s command to serve God alone should have been taken by Israel as vital, but after Joshua had died, they followed many a Canaanite idol.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 2b </b>So Israel didn’t heed the Lord, in disobedience they would fail, they followed after pagan gods like Ashtoreth and Baal.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 2c </b>The cycle of sin and servitude brought Israel into a downward spiral, but when repentant, God sent a judge to rescue them before it went viral.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 3a </b>Following the gods of Mesopotamia brought slavery then repeal, upon their repentant heart, God send them first Othniel.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 3b </b>Israel was overtaken by big King Eglon of Moab, when Ehud gave him a left-hand stab he got enveloped by flab. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 3c </b>Then Israel was captured by Philistines who really hated God, God responded by sending Shamgar who will slay 600 with a cattle prod.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 4a </b>Israel was captured by Sisera and his 900 iron chariots, Barak begged for Deborah to join him to take care of it. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvB95uCEmhSJu3FO1aOJzKdKpvKmn_QNKzKvcX-0KeNU5NZXriqiUK5Pa4elWxbo3q7zL2jHzdlesvSR94YEUvfcTZmZhJGYbQLmRBHH2tqQlrzceH8-fVZ5pAHlq17th1BDUMMJEhCa_/s1600/deborahandbarak.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvB95uCEmhSJu3FO1aOJzKdKpvKmn_QNKzKvcX-0KeNU5NZXriqiUK5Pa4elWxbo3q7zL2jHzdlesvSR94YEUvfcTZmZhJGYbQLmRBHH2tqQlrzceH8-fVZ5pAHlq17th1BDUMMJEhCa_/s200/deborahandbarak.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 4b </b>As Sisera faced defeat he went to Jael’s house to vent, when he rested she stabbed his temple with a peg of a tent.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 5 </b>God, as usual, would make things right after Israel would go wrong. Deborah commemorated this event by writing God a song.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 6a </b>Israel again did evil and fell to Midian, God would send a deliverer, a judge named Gideon.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 6b </b>Gideon was conscientious and did not want to falter, in his dependence upon God He built the Lord an altar.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 6c</b> When clearing out the Promised Land, no idol was to leave a trail, that’s why Gideon would tear down the altar built for Baal.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 6d </b>Gideon would second-guess if God would use him to bring peace, so Gideon asked God for a sign twice by laying out the fleece. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 7a </b>When God is fighting for you, you don’t need an army of large size, Gideon went from 32k to 10k then to 300 for a surprise.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 7b </b>To select the top 300, who would Gideon tap? When thirsty men reached water, Gideon took those who would lap. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 7c </b>How could 300 men take on a larger army, one would have to figure? Armed with trumpets, torches and pitchers, God made Israel seem bigger. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFADIYu5cEgmHqF6utZovek7JnYbdwJDNF40c-q03IZHT1Wtj9skl1uWTJ5rDzMWMe2jiBc-nJpWDncKxetDVNxN5b7R7wZuD7eoj5Ya9ig3vgtLNqp1GEsF7VJQrZmhVtSvatUYWtFmyn/s1600/gideon-attacks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFADIYu5cEgmHqF6utZovek7JnYbdwJDNF40c-q03IZHT1Wtj9skl1uWTJ5rDzMWMe2jiBc-nJpWDncKxetDVNxN5b7R7wZuD7eoj5Ya9ig3vgtLNqp1GEsF7VJQrZmhVtSvatUYWtFmyn/s200/gideon-attacks.jpg" width="137" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 8a</b> Israel wanted Gideon to rule but he, and he made a golden ephod, but as usual Israel would fail and turned their back on God. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 8b </b>Gideon died with a big family and at a ripe, old age. But Israel would sin again and go right back in the cage.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 9a </b>Abimilech wanted to be judge with no competition from others. So he kills all 70 of his potentially competing brothers.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 9b </b>In his desperation, his brothers he got rid, except for the youngest Dothan just because he hid.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 9c </b>When attacking Thebez, to the tower the enemy fled, when Abimilech got there he got a millstone dropped on his head.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 10 </b>Tola served for 23 years keeping Israel fair. Then the next 22 years Israel was judged by Jair.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 11a </b>Jephthah’s illegitimate birth would, by his family, make him rejected. But when Israel got in trouble again, Jephthah was selected.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 11b </b>In dispute for Israel was the land of Gilead, he told the Ammonites for 300 years the land Israel has had. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 11c </b>Jephthah made a foolish vow: first greeter would be sacrifice. But it was Jephthah’s daughter who would end up to pay the price.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9f07_GWdLcpmeK8H65KFsWEK08zEEqNbrlV6-P023JS-9Ah6fkAmygysaBySex6cVsJ82UVnlhQjWK4hE0XpLrowC5ti_nkJRsClgD4os7c2rgAgWdfwpLPg7YXyKbZv58UVCYdITI5t8/s1600/millais_jepthah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9f07_GWdLcpmeK8H65KFsWEK08zEEqNbrlV6-P023JS-9Ah6fkAmygysaBySex6cVsJ82UVnlhQjWK4hE0XpLrowC5ti_nkJRsClgD4os7c2rgAgWdfwpLPg7YXyKbZv58UVCYdITI5t8/s200/millais_jepthah.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 12a </b>Ephraim challenged Jephthah in a jealous battle of pride, Gilead defeated them and 42,000 died.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 12b</b> When Ephraimites escaped, it would be to their detriment. Israel asked them to say “Shibboleth” to see if they had a speech impediment.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 12c </b>Then came the rule of Ibzan then followed by Elon. Then a man with 40 sons ruled, his name was Abdon.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 13 </b>Manoah and wife were barren, but to their delight, God would give them a unique son, Samson the Nazirite. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 14a </b>When it came to animals, Samson was quite strong. But when it came to women, Samson got it wrong.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 14b </b>At his wedding to the Philistine, he wasn’t serenaded by a fiddle, instead he challenged the Philistine guess to answer his fateful riddle.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 15a </b>Samson wanted to be with his wife, her father put up a fight. Samson responded by torching the Philistines by setting 300 foxes alight. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 15b </b>Samson was arrested and got tied up in flax. Then God empowered him to kill a thousand men using a jawbone for his whacks.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 16a </b>While Samson was in Gaza, the people took no pity. No problem, though, for Samson, he would go tear down the city.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 16b </b>Delilah would entice him so his secret he would share, after fooling her twice about his strength, he told her it was his hair. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 16c</b> Delilah sold him out and much to his surprise, the Philistines would catch him and then take out his eyes. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 16d </b>Samson, in humiliation, was displayed just like a clown. He asked the Lord for super strength and took the Phillies down.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWjipDmX6hY4mEEfCuoZPHoqAUc_O27t52vZN4kHYLlPlL-BVnre9a4wx4Px4dZ9TlHSE42ngKUeQFrFzPdG7w541DQq41lBkFzBtsKm-ba12-ia-byImOKlrpzwtgggxlg1r3wgl-7J5/s1600/samson-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWjipDmX6hY4mEEfCuoZPHoqAUc_O27t52vZN4kHYLlPlL-BVnre9a4wx4Px4dZ9TlHSE42ngKUeQFrFzPdG7w541DQq41lBkFzBtsKm-ba12-ia-byImOKlrpzwtgggxlg1r3wgl-7J5/s200/samson-2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 17 </b>Micah stole from his mother and saw his wealth increased, he was a major idolater with his own Levite priest.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 18 </b>Corruption ran deep in Israel as evidenced by Dan, they stole from Micah and trusted his idols so they can get their land.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 19 </b>A concubine was wooed by a priest, but was victimized in Gibeah then ended up 12 piece.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 20 </b>Israel wanted justice, but in Benjamin the criminals store, this would be a major conflict in Israel’s civil war.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 21a </b>Benjamin lost 25,000 lives, Israel helped them by giving them wives.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">21:25</b> Israel turned from God as they would idolize, that’s when everyone did what was right in their own eyes.<o:p></o:p></div></div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-31501906760082552962011-03-15T10:56:00.000-07:002011-03-15T10:56:14.355-07:00The Joshua Jive - A Rhyming Survey<!--StartFragment--> <br />
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</b></div><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Was Joshua the first orphan of the Bible because he was the "Son of Nun"? We do know he was born a Hebrew slave in Egypt, belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and served as a soldier and spy. He was about 85 years old (according to tradition) when he replaced Moses and led Israel into the Promised Land between 1405 BC to 1385 BC. The conquest took about 7 years and Joshua would serve the 12 tribes until his death at 110 years of age (Josh 24:29).</span></b></span></div></b></div><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></b></span></div></b></div><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Joshua's name means "God is salvation" and is the basis for Jesus' name. Like Jesus, Joshua defeated enemies and led the people to a place of promise (Josh 1:15); Joshua gave rest to his people (Heb 4:8) and dispersed God's inheritance (Eph 1:11).</span></b></span></div></b></div><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><div style="display: inline !important; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span>Ch 1a<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">With Moses dead there was leadership transition, Joshua was elevated to his position.</span></div></b></div><o:p></o:p><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 1b<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Joshua was apprehensive, overwhelmed he just might fold, God promised him His presence so Joshua would be bold.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b>Ch 2</b> Joshua sent two men to Jericho, the land they were to spy. Rahab had protected them even though she had to lie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlhY7s5t-r7xCLK27_5Ru8_-4PURa9kUgF4dVhGZOy46T6_d8LaxQ5rY4pQcWNYTeIZuIBL5tAISUQuvvfkWhk6r_14Vi6G9wbOOxisOT-CFX-cAISrPqIJ4q0HYaT9iVQN5DIdLz9OFL/s1600/jordan_crossing.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlhY7s5t-r7xCLK27_5Ru8_-4PURa9kUgF4dVhGZOy46T6_d8LaxQ5rY4pQcWNYTeIZuIBL5tAISUQuvvfkWhk6r_14Vi6G9wbOOxisOT-CFX-cAISrPqIJ4q0HYaT9iVQN5DIdLz9OFL/s200/jordan_crossing.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><br />
<b>Ch 3a</b> From the wilderness, Israel shifted out of “Park,” when crossing across the Jordon Israel would follow the Ark.<br />
<b>Ch 3b</b> Now to enter Canaan where the Promised Land God would deliver, Joshua led the millions miraculously across the River.</span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.75in;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKQu-NQE2p8jP5sZPgdXSbrnjDcHli4g1GQAKW93SUhV2IKo0yGMWLH59FMQyX16SAu075CM36PSTNCoohxujSDVZsirB72D8NylPYJAHnuEJyUVF8XbyYhv2cm360FKUy-bNcjtTMcYt/s1600/Jericho+wall_diagram4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKQu-NQE2p8jP5sZPgdXSbrnjDcHli4g1GQAKW93SUhV2IKo0yGMWLH59FMQyX16SAu075CM36PSTNCoohxujSDVZsirB72D8NylPYJAHnuEJyUVF8XbyYhv2cm360FKUy-bNcjtTMcYt/s200/Jericho+wall_diagram4.jpg" width="162" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 4<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Joshua went to each of twelve tribes to ask them for one member, to each take a stone from the midst of the Jordan so Israel will remember.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 11<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Joshua led on Israel through Canaan they went forth, after clearing the middle and South, they would go conquer the North.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 12<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>The list of kings defeated by Moses and Joshua in Canaan, was historicized in Scripture so Israel would remember God was faithful again.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 13<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>More land was to be conquered and the Philistines defied, then tribal land was specified.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 14<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>God took care of Joseph’s family, and with Hebron Caleb was blessed, now the land was free from war and Israel was at rest.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLp7q_1CipzIJX3m2ZTMmvqMC-AiEgLonoEcFz0fd2wUBjRfatWpoWzceJlJLuJDO4fwm_TQ4IlStAC8ed0qbPTuj6EHMi11RTt8Z5f8IUu9YEqio8WOaF8ZpKh3T39q2RPSguz7zspRW/s1600/Map-Canaan-Twelve-Tribes.gif.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLp7q_1CipzIJX3m2ZTMmvqMC-AiEgLonoEcFz0fd2wUBjRfatWpoWzceJlJLuJDO4fwm_TQ4IlStAC8ed0qbPTuj6EHMi11RTt8Z5f8IUu9YEqio8WOaF8ZpKh3T39q2RPSguz7zspRW/s320/Map-Canaan-Twelve-Tribes.gif.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 15-16<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Judah received its portion in a manner just the same, then the time for land assignment went to Ephraim.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 17-19<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Land was given to Manasseh and the other tribes, that’s the contents of these chapters and what it describes.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 20<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>If a murder happened suspicions might fall on a man without justice due, Cities of Refuge were established to protect one as they flew.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 21<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Taking care of priests was not something to deny, God would give some cities to the tribe of Levi.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 22</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>An alternative place of worship built by Manessah brought loyalty divides, Phinehas was sent to make sure people won’t take sides.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 23</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Joshua, when dying, gave his final speech, be faithful to the Lord was what Joshua did beseech.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in; text-indent: -.75in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 24<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Israel made a covenant at Shechem that their families would follow God, Joshua died and with Joseph’s bones were buried in the sod.<o:p></o:p></div><!--EndFragment-->stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-10655528846592272662011-03-14T10:48:00.000-07:002011-03-14T13:37:36.955-07:00Questions We Ask Following An Earthquake<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tsunami Wave Height From Sendai, Japan Through The Pacific Ocean<br />
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</tbody></table>Following the 8.9 magnitude earthquake near Sendai, Japan, which moved the Honshu island 8 feet closer to the United States, shifting the earth's axis 4" and causing a tsunami affecting continents thousands of miles away, we are left in awe and with lots of questions. When reading about the cataclysmic events in the Book of Revelation, I often wondered how it could happen. Now with video feeds of tsunamis running 4 stories high and pushing homes, vehicles and debris 6 miles inland, the imagination is sadly sobered.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1. Why Are There Earthquakes?</span></b><br />
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The geologist will tell you earthquakes happen because of shifting tectonic plates on the earth (if you get my "continental" drift). The news media has done a superb job explaining the physics, history and effect of an earthquake. But are there biblical or theological reasons for earthquakes?<br />
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There are around 20 references to earthquakes in the Scriptures:<br />
<ul><li>At Mt. Sinai when God gave the Law to Moses (Ex 19:18; Ps 68:8) </li>
<li>In the wilderness swallowing up Korah and his fellow rebels as punishment for defying Moses (Num 16:31-35) </li>
<li>With the Philistines when Jonathan and his armor bearer fought them in faith (1 Sam 14:15) </li>
<li>With Elijah when God was speaking to him in his depression (1 Kings 19:11) </li>
<li>During King Uzziah’s reign (Amos 1:1) </li>
<li>When Jesus died on the cross (Mt 27:51-54) </li>
<li>When Jesus resurrected (Mt 28:2) </li>
<li>At Philippi when Paul & Silas were delivered from jail (Acts 16:26) </li>
<li>In connection with the “Day of the Lord” (Ezek 38:19; Zech 14:4-5) </li>
<li>During the Tribulation period (Mt 24:7; Rev 6:12-24; 11:19; 16:18) </li>
<li>Perhaps when Jesus returns (Hag 2:6-7)</li>
</ul>Earthquakes were used to emphasize an "awe"some event (giving law, Jesus' death and resurrection) and were, at times, used in judgment (Korah, Tribulation). But what biblical correlation can we ascribe to the recent earthquakes in China, Haiti and Japan?<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><i>Earthquakes and other natural calamities remind us that:</i></b><br />
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<b>a. The earth is cursed because of man's sin.</b> When Adam was cursed in <b>Genesis 3:17</b>, God tells him "cursed is the ground because of you." The effect of man's sin affected creation. Not only do we see the advent of thorns and thistles, but earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes and tornados.<br />
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<b>b. As the earth groans because of corruption and longs for redemption in Christ, so should mankind (Romans 8:20-25)</b>. As the earth is unwillingly subjected to futility and corruption (<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">phthora</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> – universe is running down and enslaved in an unending cycle), so is man. John Stott uses four words to describe the corruption: "decline, decay, death and decomposition" (<i>Romans</i>). As this describes the state of the earth and the reason for its groaning, it also describes man and the reason why we should have that same objective of looking to the freedom (v. 21), redemption (v. 23) and resurrection through Christ.</span><br />
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<b>c. There are powers greater than us - fear God</b>. We may be able to measure earthquakes, but we can't yet predict them. And we will never be able to prevent them. The earth is too powerful for us. Only the Creator has power over this created force. Fear Him!<br />
<ul><li><b>Psalm 77:16-18</b> <i>When the waters saw you, O God, when the waters saw you, they were afraid; indeed, the deep trembled. The clouds poured out water; the skies gave forth thunder; your arrows flashed on every side. The crash of your thunder was in the whirlwind; your lightnings lighted up the world; the earth trembled and shook. </i></li>
</ul><ul><li><b>Psalm 114:6-7</b> <i>O mountains, that you skip like rams? O hills, like lambs? Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob.</i></li>
</ul><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">2. Why Do Natural Disasters Seem So Random?</span></b></span></i><br />
<ul><li><b><i>With so much of life out of our control, we need to trust in God who is in control.</i></b></li>
</ul><ul><li><b>Ecclesiastes 9:11-12</b> <i>Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favor to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. For man does not know his time. Like fish that are taken in an evil net, and like birds that are caught in a snare, so the children of man are snared at an evil time, when it suddenly falls upon them. </i></li>
</ul><i></i>Why Japan, why now? Why New Orleans? Why Indonesia? Though God is sovereign, from man's perspective "time and chance happen to them all." Whether you are swift like Lou Gehrig, strong like George Washington, wise like Solomon, or intelligent like Steve Jobs - we never know when we might be stricken with cancer, hit with a heart attack, totaled in a car accident or crushed by an earthquake. The key is to trust God in what we can't control - ultimate matters of life, death and eternity.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">3. Is God behind the earthquake?</span></b><br />
<div><ul><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">God permits evil and its results to occur, but God never commits evil.</i></b> </li>
</ul><ul><li><o:p></o:p><span class="verse-num"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Job 37:9-13 <i> </i></b></span><span class="verse-num"><i>9 </i></span><i>From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds. </i><span class="verse-num"><i>10 </i></span><i>By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast. </i><span class="verse-num"><i>11 </i></span><i>He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning. </i><span class="verse-num"><i>12 </i></span><i>They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that <b>he commands them </b>on the face of the habitable world. </i><span class="verse-num"><i>13 </i></span><i>Whether for correction or for his land or for love, <b>he causes it to happen.</b></i></li>
</ul><div>Elihu's assessment of God's sovereignty and God's purpose (v. 13 correction, land, love) accentuates the truth that God is never out of control. But the critic is quick to challenge that when it comes to natural disasters or evil, that either God is not loving enough to prevent them or not powerful enough. We must be reminded that evil is the opposite of what is good and exists only because good exists - so there must be a standard of good. It can be demonstrated that evil could only exist if God exists. Without God, there is no ultimate objective moral standard. Our "moral" decisions would only be a result of chemical reactions, electrical impulses in our synapsis or survival of the fittest. But we know that evil is a natural result of freewill and that God will ultimately defeat evil (Col 2:13-15; Heb 2:14-15). Sin and its effect is evil. If that is true, then what could or who could overcome sin and death? The God who became a man, died for us and resurrected unto life eternal.</div></div><div><br />
</div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">4. Does An Earthquake Mean God's Judgment?</span></b></div><div><ul><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Though God has used earthquakes in judgment, we cannot presume this is always the case. But we are reminded that repentance protects us from ultimate death and judgment.</i></b></li>
</ul><ul><li><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Luke 13:1-5</b> 1 There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”</li>
</ul>There are a hand full of religious pundits who say Indonesia, New Orleans and Haiti were recipients of natural calamities because of their rebellion before God. How presumptuous and arrogant to make a statement like that! Jesus tells us that Pilate's Galilean victims weren't necessarily worse than other Galileans (2) or that the 18 victims of the fallen tower of Siloam were any worse than others (4). In fact, Job's 3 friends were rebuked for making a non-evidential judgment that Job was being punished for a grievous sin, when he was not. Jesus clearly states that specific judgment was not involved in these 2 events (v. 5 "No, I tell you"). There is the random effect of man's fall that will effect mankind (cf. Eccl 9:11-12). Jesus has a bigger solution knowing that we will all face death - naturally, unnaturally or supernaturally: Repent or perish.</div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>5. Does an increase of earthquake frequency and intensity mean that we are closer to the end times?</b></span><br />
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<ul><li><b><i>Statistics do not demonstrate a significant increase of earthquakes, but in the end times there will be.</i> </b><b></b></li>
</ul><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Though doomsday prophets say there is an increase of earthquakes, the scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey say "NO." See </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b> </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><a href="http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/increase_in_earthquakes.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Are Earthquakes Really On The Increase? (USGS)</span></a>. </b>Long term records show a consistent pattern of 20,000 earthquakes (50/day), 17 major earthquakes (7.0 - 7.9) and one great earthquake (8.0 or above) a year. The difference is that there are more seismic stations (350 in 1931; 8.000 today) that are recording so many that we don't normally feel and that satellite and video technology that records these events are also abundant. </span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br />
</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">There is probably more evidence of moral decay that we are closer to the end times than there is in earthquake evidence. Jesus states in <b>Matthew 24:3-8</b> that there will be plenty of earthquakes when it is time. We're better off letting the Scriptures speak and science speak than making opinionated estimations</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">6. How can I be safe from earthquakes, tsunamis and other disasters? </span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><ul><li><b><i>Ultimate safety can’t be found in this world of sand, but in the bedrock of Jesus Christ.</i><br />
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<li><b>Luke 6:46-49<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> <i>46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? 47 Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. 49 But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”</i></span></b></li>
</ul>The local news ran an earthquake preparation story that says that the Big One will come one day and we are in greatest danger if we don't prepare for it (e.g. earthquake kit, knowledge of how to turn off the gas, food supply, know the safest place to go). Just as we are all appointed to die, then be judged, we are at the greatest danger if we don't prepare for death. Make sure we are right with our Creator, dependent upon Christ's death on the cross and His resurrection for our salvation, having put our faith in Him. Christ is the bedrock in our "faulty" (pun intended) world. Don't be "All Shook Up" when it comes to your faith.</span></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r_PIYL76wQZXszUrruQ0CjkjI5MY1SHVbsJRDlQXrjD12Tm_v7aYiQZIHZlHYV3zvFcB2CJXIfzIDJxxH0ia3gmK7J3lsNmLDjzhTy6WCDYC4Z8dFPHnlJzflJK5yb2fh5-Q84fdSwkR/s1600/world-cross-shadow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r_PIYL76wQZXszUrruQ0CjkjI5MY1SHVbsJRDlQXrjD12Tm_v7aYiQZIHZlHYV3zvFcB2CJXIfzIDJxxH0ia3gmK7J3lsNmLDjzhTy6WCDYC4Z8dFPHnlJzflJK5yb2fh5-Q84fdSwkR/s320/world-cross-shadow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div></div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-42653046046743960282011-03-01T11:35:00.000-08:002011-03-01T11:35:55.690-08:00Do Deuteronomy - A Rhyming Survey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16cV-qay0G98jVngPim2AykMku6GNOZvGO8DWcnfTxDH26wxH4qtBggCuoiid4bmTdPQu1MPKljFVXnF7yP7UYsiPQZjWLFisyn7NEIUuy2cO-hxzhUrDvYolOVhbzJhhAyRc6BsWJwbE/s1600/1-deuteronomy_heading.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16cV-qay0G98jVngPim2AykMku6GNOZvGO8DWcnfTxDH26wxH4qtBggCuoiid4bmTdPQu1MPKljFVXnF7yP7UYsiPQZjWLFisyn7NEIUuy2cO-hxzhUrDvYolOVhbzJhhAyRc6BsWJwbE/s320/1-deuteronomy_heading.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br />
</div>The fifth book of the Bible is first in impact on the rest of Scripture. Louis Goldberg states: “Deuteronomy has a greater impact on the Old and New Testaments than any other book of the Bible." (<i>Deuteronomy</i>, p. 9). Eugene Merrill points out that it is "the heart of the Old Testament theological witness." (<i>Deuteronomy: New American Commentary</i>). The Hebrew title for this book is "these are the words." But the name used in our English Bible comes from the meaning of "retelling the law." Moses reemphasized the law to remind Israel of God's faithfulness and the need for them to be obedient to God's law as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<div> <!--EndFragment--> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><br />
</div><div><!--StartFragment--> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 1<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>As Israel finally neared the Promise Land entrance, they were reminded of their faithless obstinance.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 2-3a<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>To calm Israel’s anticipatory fears, God’s faithfulness is recounted in the wilderness years.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 3b<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>The Promised Land was determined by its border, Moses couldn’t enter because of divine order.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 4<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>The temptation of idols in Canaan will expose many a flaw, thus Israel was warned to adhere to God’s law.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 5</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Reiteration of God’s Top 10 stressed the importance of commandments, God also highlighted the presentation with voice, fire, cloud and dark accompaniments.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 6<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>The commandments were not given by a cruel despot from above, the law detailed an obedience to show the Lord our love.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eIQRs9nYRSETxKCHIE4JwhsuAadhyphenhyphenlFb0U_O9FwIaxmzgGdf_X5aVQTbSbSoqAEkipdbBt47DUBJ3_n5W1kITb-rlYRtKXWZZjlSP-tWYk7vh0Tj1Gu1CGiX6x_B3bsCI1f79RER3v4b/s1600/deuteronomy6v6-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0eIQRs9nYRSETxKCHIE4JwhsuAadhyphenhyphenlFb0U_O9FwIaxmzgGdf_X5aVQTbSbSoqAEkipdbBt47DUBJ3_n5W1kITb-rlYRtKXWZZjlSP-tWYk7vh0Tj1Gu1CGiX6x_B3bsCI1f79RER3v4b/s320/deuteronomy6v6-7.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 7<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>When entering into Canaan, every idol’s to be destroyed, then upon obedience, God’s blessings would be deployed.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 8<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>By remembering the past, you know that God is near.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So when you look forward to the future there is no need to fear.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 9<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Remembering the rebellion and why Moses prayed, only by God’s mercy was their punishment delayed.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 10<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Written on the tablets, what’s so important ‘bout rules?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because failure to fear and follow God would make us look like fools.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 11<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Obedience or failure was Israel’s simple caution, results were either to enjoy God’s blessing or face the cursing option.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 12<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Worshipping God solely was prescribed as Israel’s way, they were to go and destroy every Canaanite idol tray.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 13<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>There will come miracle working prophets who entice another path, follow only the Word of God and avoid God’s wrath.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 14<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>What to eat, how to give, even instructions on mourning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything is per God’s instruction – that is His loving warning.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 15<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Debts were forgiven on every seventh year, even go to help the poor and give servants a cheer.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 16<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Instruction on the Passover, Feast of Weeks and Tabernacles; then God gave the basis for justice and when to put people in shackles.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 17</b> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Justice involved recompense and a blood offering, the next part of the chapter gave the instructions for a king.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 18<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Priests and Levites would be meted out their portion, then there were rules to avoid magical distortion.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 19<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Innocent till proven guilty would protect a stooge, those involved in murder could wait in the Cities of Refuge.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 20<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>God will fight our battles so fear nothing that is livin’, now fight for and possess what God has graciously given.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 21<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Rules were given to conduct a murder investigation and also for foreigner integration.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 22<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>More laws were given for Israel’s security, and even more laws for sexual purity.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 23<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Rules also governed who would be in the congregation and for the army when warring against a nation.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 24<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>In certain situations God would permit divorce, God also protected victims because He’s merciful, of course!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 25<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>How to mediate conflicts and the penalty that crimes carry, also when a husband dies his brother the widow should marry.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 26<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>When living in the Promised Land full of milk and honey, give God your firstfruits from your harvest and your money.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 27a</b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Commandments were reprinted on large stones whitewashed with lime, they shall be preserved for generations all throughout their time.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 27b<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Before the tribes of Israel Moses gives us some more verses, these would all be negative because they contained His curses.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 28<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>But only when you disobey would lives become big messes, as long as we would obey God your life is what He blesses.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 29<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>A covenant for servants with the Big Boss you see, failure to heed it is considered apostasy.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 30<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Even if you fail, that doesn’t mean you’re going to burn, God opens His arms to the repentant whom to their God return.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 31<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Joshua gets appointed to be Israel’s new head, a replacement was now necessary because Moses will be dead.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 32<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Remembering that God was right and what Israel did wrong was the subject of the lyrics of Moses’ famous song.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 33<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>Moses gave final blessings to each individual tribe, “God would be good to them” is what Moses did describe.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 34<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></b>After Moses gave his final words up there on ol’ Mt. Nebo, Moses died and then was mourned by his appreciative people.<o:p></o:p></div><!--EndFragment--> </div><div><br />
</div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-22079491331489894152011-02-11T23:45:00.000-08:002011-02-11T23:58:07.481-08:00Numb & Numbers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJL0rv8SoFmYrkk5shUFV2KUTSl6fjHQugQ0K2mNECibLQcvHl4f8nuawzafzzTXf1hFcf3mzEcHl4H_zZdBzK0-j-WHu27VS3xtI3aMBnGLY2aZVX7hvvE9ui4V-vivg5Gnf7bVFKbwN/s1600/4712198398_c37212745c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpJL0rv8SoFmYrkk5shUFV2KUTSl6fjHQugQ0K2mNECibLQcvHl4f8nuawzafzzTXf1hFcf3mzEcHl4H_zZdBzK0-j-WHu27VS3xtI3aMBnGLY2aZVX7hvvE9ui4V-vivg5Gnf7bVFKbwN/s320/4712198398_c37212745c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Why would the 4th book of the Old Testament be called "Numbers?" Why not "Alphabet" or "Do-Re-Mi?" Even though the Hebrew title for this book means "in the wilderness," the ancient Greek version of the Old Testament called it "Numbers" (<i>arithmoi</i>) because of the counting of the people of Israel in two censuses.<br />
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The book title could have been shortened to "Numb" because Israel grew numb to God's provision (so much complaining!) and God's promise of their own fruitful land. They were afraid of Giants in the land - and it was understandable - they just won the World Series!<br />
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Here's a rhyming survey:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8YUm-FZHxh2LrvAV7JzvYZw2wbwL2qRcIy9NDMEXw5ffgCDGd2rJbkGeG8fjzF5eQjlsKA_GEknvRGAIIBawwcYG6RnZZGFN6ZXpg2-6gHTW17luRAg6fqfb3DAaIHGKERhH7UdPZxAE/s1600/Tribes_wilderness.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8YUm-FZHxh2LrvAV7JzvYZw2wbwL2qRcIy9NDMEXw5ffgCDGd2rJbkGeG8fjzF5eQjlsKA_GEknvRGAIIBawwcYG6RnZZGFN6ZXpg2-6gHTW17luRAg6fqfb3DAaIHGKERhH7UdPZxAE/s200/Tribes_wilderness.gif" width="200" /></a></div><ul><li>Ch 1 As the population started to mount, a census was taken to take account. </li>
<li>Ch 2 Real Estate is all about location, each of the tribes had their designated station. </li>
<li>Ch 3-4 Less you think they’re out of sight, God has a place and role for each Levite</li>
<li>Ch 5 To keep things holy and not get wild, Israel was to send out anyone who was defiled.</li>
<li>Ch 6 The Nazarite vow made one very rare, no touching dead things, red wine or hair.</li>
<li>Ch 7 Each tribal leaders would give a gift to help the Levites with a lift.</li>
<li>Ch 8 Levites were purified to be spiritually nifty, they can serve in the Tabernacle from 25 to 50. </li>
<li>Ch 9 The Passover reminded Israel God is on their side, then pillars of cloud and fire would guide. </li>
<li>Ch 10 To alert Israel to gather, feast or warn, the alarm would be sounded by a silver horn. </li>
<li>Ch 11a Mumbling started to grow , the food was just to plain, so they cried to Moses and started to complain. (1-10)</li>
<li>Ch 11b As the pressure mounted, Moses began to crack. Seventy elders were employed to get them off his back. (11-30) </li>
<li>Ch 11c God was still very merciful and He showed He’d never fail, so God sent to the whining nation a whole lot of quail (31-35) </li>
<li>Ch 12 Complaining is contagious, Miriam & Aaron now chimed in, God would judge Miriam with leprosy because of her bad sin. </li>
<li>Ch 13 Twelve spies deployed to Canaan to give account about the land, 10 said it was horrible while 2 said it was grand</li>
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<li>Ch 14a Though God would lead them to the Promised Land, Israel whined against God’s plan.</li>
<li>Ch 14b Joshua and Caleb knew God gave land to own, but the rebel crowd grew angry and responded to them with stone</li>
<li>Ch 14c Moses prayed to God for mercy to not kill of the flock, so God would thin out naturally through a 40 year wilderness walk.</li>
<li>Ch 15 God spared the people and reminded them about what to do, offerings, laws, and Sabbaths and where a tassel of blue. </li>
<li>Ch 16 There arose Korah the rebel, he said Moses had too much on his table. Though privileged by birth, he was swallowed by earth. 250 other leaders were disabled. </li>
<li>Ch 17 Each tribe was to bring up an almond rod, the one that would bud would get the nod.</li>
<li>Ch 18 The Levites were chosen to represent Israel, the nation was to take care of the priests without fail. </li>
<li>Ch 19 A red heifer was offered as sacrifice to symbolize Jesus would pay the price.</li>
<li>Ch 20 Moses got frustrated and hit the rock, he told if he needed water just speak to the rock. It was already tough his siblings had died, but now entrance to Canaan would now be denied.</li>
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<li>Ch 25 Though Balaam couldn’t hit Israel with a curse, to get them to sin was actually worse. </li>
<li>Ch 26 After years in the wild the with struggles that were tensest, it was time to count Israel again with another census. </li>
<li>Ch 27a Moses was approached by the daughters of Zelophehad, they wanted the inheritance from their dad. </li>
<li>Ch 27b Moses prayed to God as an intercessor, God appointed Joshua as Moses’ successor. </li>
<li>Ch 28-29 God gave Israel offering instructions to be given in routine, Saturdays, Holy Days, Feasting Days and other times in between. </li>
<li>Ch 30 God takes vows seriously unless the authority overrules, this way passionate youths won’t impulsively look like fools. </li>
<li>Ch 31 Israel had victory in Midian and took their stuff as booty, then divided it up as their God instructed duty. </li>
<li>Ch 32 There was a lack of appreciation for land granted to Reuben and Gad, God got angry at them for not trusting God with what they had. </li>
<li>Ch 33 A record of the wilderness walk was marked from place to place, now as Israel would enter Canaan they were reminded of God’s grace. </li>
<li>Ch 34 God mapped out the Canaan border, so the nation would settle in order. </li>
<li>Ch 35 In God’s mercy so sin would deluge, God established Cities of Refuge. </li>
<li>Ch 36 Manasseh asked for a ruling on female inheritance, Moses approved that daughters can be in the will from their loving parents.</li>
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</tbody></table>The 3rd book of Moses is titled after that which pertains to the Levite tribe (sons of Levi - it's in the genes - Levi genes).<br />
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Bill T. Arnold & Bryan E. Beyer: “Leviticus is one of the most neglected books of the Bible. This is true for two main reasons. First, the book seems quite strange to modern readers. The sacrificial worship it describes is so far removed from today’s believers that its very unfamiliarity prevents some from reading Leviticus. Second, Leviticus appears at first glance to interrupt the flow of events in the story of God’s people" … “Yet Leviticus plays an essential role in God’s word and makes a vital contribution to our understanding of God’s relationship with humankind.” (Encountering The Old Testament, Baker Books, 1999, p. 118)<br />
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</div>I told myself I wouldn't rhyme Leviticus, after surveying Genesis & Exodus in poem. But I couldn't help myself (even after I taught the Leviticus class last week without it).<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 1-7</b> Before a holy God men falter, so 5 types of offerings went to the alter.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 8-10 </b>Priestly duties the Levite tribe would share in, the special duties went to the family of Aaron</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 10a </b>Nadab & Abihu bent priestly rules with coals from a strange fire, the consequences for Aaron’s sons were extremely dire.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 11 </b>Being ceremonially pure included what you eat, no pork, no reptiles or animals with uncloven feet.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 12-15 </b>Other laws for purity dealt with birth and leprosy, to be clean before you serve God takes seriously.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 16 </b>Once a year <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yom Kippor </i>is of note, </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>The High Priest goes to the Ark pure from head to coat, </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"> Two goats are subject to a casting lot vote, </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"> One animal’s sacrificed, the other a scapegoat.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyTFx8aDIPSuiUWJY8rvVEXGAnWCyiuxzxAxR0RnVlImSZGJDOI4XFRU4DsCrGtsWGTn-BBdy60FAwV7SyA0TDA467FqdMdNhOi3pnV32ZLEGSpLJQsJxz89U6Kgj9yzQfZ1NUn3suSf6/s1600/scapegoat2_sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyTFx8aDIPSuiUWJY8rvVEXGAnWCyiuxzxAxR0RnVlImSZGJDOI4XFRU4DsCrGtsWGTn-BBdy60FAwV7SyA0TDA467FqdMdNhOi3pnV32ZLEGSpLJQsJxz89U6Kgj9yzQfZ1NUn3suSf6/s320/scapegoat2_sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 17-20 </b>Various laws of holiness govern how we relate, by this holiness is defined because God says separate</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 21-22 </b>Priests had certain rules on what they must abstain, don’t touch the dead, bad girls, or shave and don’t be in open pain.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 23 </b>Israel remembers God through numerous a feast, Passover, Pentecost and Bread without yeast.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 24 </b>A man from Dan with got heated and cursed out with God’s name, Blasphemy & murder are punished by death, God isn’t playing a game.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 25 </b>What God prescribed was agriculturally best, after farming six years give the land a year rest.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 26 </b>God would bless you if He found that you were obedient, To rebel against His holiness wouldn’t be expedient.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -1.0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ch 27 </b>You better think through and carry out whatever you may vow, God takes it seriously and to flake you’ll get a “Pow!”</div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-57225068464612352732011-02-01T04:14:00.000-08:002011-02-01T04:17:10.367-08:00The Tabernacle: Worship Matters<div class="MsoNormal">When growing up, we would spend dinner as a family watching "M.A.S.H." which stood for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital. Because Israel was wandering in the wilderness, God instructed them to build a Mobile Worship Center. Exodus 25-31, 35-40 might read like a Real Estate Appraisal Report and could possibly be boring unless we understand how each part of the Tabernacle is a type and symbol of the Lord Jesus Christ and His saving work.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Jesus Christ in John’s Gospel and Hebrews symbolized in Exodus:</div><div class="MsoNormal">1. The Door/Gate</div><div class="MsoNormal">2. The Sacrificial Lamb</div><div class="MsoNormal">3. The Water Of Life</div><div class="MsoNormal">4. The Bread Of Life</div><div class="MsoNormal">5. The Light Of The World</div><div class="MsoNormal">6. The Interceding High Priest</div><div class="MsoNormal">7. Our Access To God</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>I. M. Haldeman writes: “… no matter whether you take up the Framework, the Coverings, the Curtains, or the Hangings; whether you consider the Priesthood, the Priestly Robes, or the successive Offerings, you will find the Person, the Work and the Glory of Christ confronting you at every turn and the fullness of these facts inwrought, more or less, with every type of symbol.” (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Tabernacle, Priesthood and Offerings</i>, Fleming H. Revell Co., 1925, p.3)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Tabernacle was in the center of the camp for Israel with 3 tribes positioned on each of the 4 sides of the 150' x 75' rectangle surrounded by a linen fence 7½’ high held up by 60 pillars of acacia wood covered with bronze. The priests were hard at work performing sacrifices for around 500,000 families (population 2.5 - 3 million).</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Outer Court</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>1. The Single Gate </b>was 30' wide. There was a single access point. Christ is the sole access to God. (Jn 14:6; Jn 10:1-2)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Leviticus 17:11 </b>For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life. (cf. Heb 9:22)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oLIIi8OvzmLsnyU5na7JvxZFizOrXDVZKDJkz8iqCOR1L415QDgHzCoJvLnNQVe5odBaHluK-KwNdESmmd4CIJeyfV9pR2reFDebOuJFLERLG8gNZ5Ur6wWcEWScJx_QdiN6s8qYtxS1/s1600/bronze+laver.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oLIIi8OvzmLsnyU5na7JvxZFizOrXDVZKDJkz8iqCOR1L415QDgHzCoJvLnNQVe5odBaHluK-KwNdESmmd4CIJeyfV9pR2reFDebOuJFLERLG8gNZ5Ur6wWcEWScJx_QdiN6s8qYtxS1/s1600/bronze+laver.gif" /></a><br />
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</span>3. The Bronze Laver</b> (Ex 30:17-21) was a bronze basin with water where the priests would wash their hands and feet before the spiritual service. The bronze, donated from the women's mirrors brought from Egypt, represented self-reflection. The water brought cleansing. Christ is the Living Water through whom we are washed from our sins. The one time a year the High Priest would wash fully was on the Day of Atonement, otherwise the basin just washed hands and feet.<br />
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When Jesus washed the disciples' feet (Jn 13:1-10), Peter wanted a full bath. Jesus stated that Peter is already cleaned (saved) and only needed his feet washed for service. Christ cleansed us fully with our salvation. We wash our hands and feet in being sanctified to serve Him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDUqGXPYo_T48U5xMM_oQiiUJWDGG5JB84hCXyTFhenRJfe1m7ltAY2LneNRIlfYzALrTxexskuK2PNiJXdNEWD5Jaz56v4eQhfU01zLXI8otrIICSWs5YSSS__V7XScwUedaLuWFrhEP/s1600/Tabernacle+schematic2.GIF" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDUqGXPYo_T48U5xMM_oQiiUJWDGG5JB84hCXyTFhenRJfe1m7ltAY2LneNRIlfYzALrTxexskuK2PNiJXdNEWD5Jaz56v4eQhfU01zLXI8otrIICSWs5YSSS__V7XScwUedaLuWFrhEP/s400/Tabernacle+schematic2.GIF" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Holy Place</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>1. </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Golden Lampstand </b>(Ex 25:31-40; 37:17-24; 39:37) was the only source of light in the Tabernacle - Jesus is the only Light of hope for men (Jn 1:4-9; 8:12; 14:26). Hammered out of solid gold, the lampstand symbolizes the Kingship of Christ (gold) and His suffering (beaten - Isa 53).</div><br />
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<b>2. The Table Of Showbread</b> (Ex 25:23-30; Lev 24:5-9) was made of acacia (hard, incorruptible wood grown in Sinai desert overlaid with gold (gold & wood picture the 2 natures of Christ). Six pounds of flour was used to make 12 loaves of unleavened bread, each representing the 12 tribes of Israel. The lack of leaven (yeast represented sin in Ex 12:8, 15-20; Mt 16:6) represented the sinlessness of Christ (2 Cor 5:21; 1 Pet 1:19). The bread is symbolic of Jesus being the Bread of Life (John 6)<br />
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<b>C. The Altar Of Incense</b> (Ex 30:1-10; 34-38) was 36” high, 18” square and made of acacia wood and covered with gold. It was placed before the veil (Ex 30:6) where God’s presence was in the Holy of Holies. The Priest took a censer filled with burning coals from brazen altar and prepared the sweet incense in the other hand by sprinkling it over the coals (Lev 16:12-13). God loves the sweet savor of worship like I love the sweet aroma of barbecue. We are to be a sweet savor of worship even through our witness (2 Cor 2;14-16).<br />
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Prayer was offered at the altar of incense by the purified priest (Heb 10:22) for the people. <b>Psalm 141:2</b> "Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! " The Altar of Incense is a picture of Christ as the ultimate intercessor (Heb 7:25 "he always lives to make intercession").<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUF125ZbN4jNnjbsoOEm61W1rrjuRpbT7E7j84fO8SGBrEgtlJmfHrbdQh28Csc9jxHpeGoBNFA6H_tvj3kMvcvJXedcblS2U9gczTCRl-Y0rnJYk3IvUScr3Ds_OVnyI4a7rEPsyqFBH/s1600/ark-contents.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUF125ZbN4jNnjbsoOEm61W1rrjuRpbT7E7j84fO8SGBrEgtlJmfHrbdQh28Csc9jxHpeGoBNFA6H_tvj3kMvcvJXedcblS2U9gczTCRl-Y0rnJYk3IvUScr3Ds_OVnyI4a7rEPsyqFBH/s1600/ark-contents.jpg" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1. The Veil </b>(Ex 26:31-35; 36:35-38) literally means "separate" (Heb. <i>paroketh</i>). It separated God from His creatures. It was 30' (7.5' high) of fine-twined linen in blue, purple, scarlet (Ex 38:18). During Christ's crucifixion, the curtain of the Temple was torn miraculously (Mt 27:51)</div><br />
<b>2. The Ark Of The Covenant</b> (Ex 25:10-22; 37:1-9) was only seen by 2 people: Moses (Ex 25:22) who could approach God anytime, and the High Priest (Lev 16) who came once a year on Yom Kippor (Day of Atonement). The Ark contained 3 Items:<br />
<div class="MsoNormal"></div><ul><li>Manna (cf. Ex 16:33) – Christ is the Bread of Life (Jn 6:35ff)<span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Aaron’s staff that budded (Num 17:11) – Aaron’s priesthood was confirmed with this rod – Christ is the ultimate Priest. The Rod blossomed with almonds picturing the resurrection of Christ.</li>
<li>Tablets of the Law (Dt 10:5) – Christ fulfills the Law (Mt 5:17)</li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Don't let reading through Exodus be as boring as reading an appraisal report or real estate portfolio. It is exciting to see Christ and our salvation in the Tabernacle. After all, Christ is the Tabernacle.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Revelation 21:3</b> "And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God."</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</b></div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-80106725089505656032011-02-01T02:12:00.000-08:002011-02-01T09:28:33.792-08:00The Ten(der) Commandments<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49pJIIDX8S2xJO8vmF5Grynp0QKkxajRNaKhLgvVv8aKh8NwtDPKo7ekHEa_zbVbu1iu2JDONXcKMkmQEHUnuQAjvr19pqN5fXnnsLW4RWli4YT2yDlrVYiG7J3xuaMFo8Bl96m3DeDrB/s1600/moses+%2528Chinese%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49pJIIDX8S2xJO8vmF5Grynp0QKkxajRNaKhLgvVv8aKh8NwtDPKo7ekHEa_zbVbu1iu2JDONXcKMkmQEHUnuQAjvr19pqN5fXnnsLW4RWli4YT2yDlrVYiG7J3xuaMFo8Bl96m3DeDrB/s320/moses+%2528Chinese%2529.jpg" width="236" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(title taken from Ron Mehl, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">The Ten(der) Commandments</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">, Multnomah, 1998)</span></span> <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Amy Chua, a.k.a. “The Tiger Mom” has been popularized in recent days because of her book chronicling her strict parenting style to make the her daughters the best they can be. Whether you agree or disagree with her rules, she does love her girls and uses her rules to shape them.</span><br />
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God gives us His rules and commandments because He loves us and wants us to love Him. Love is governed by rules – fidelity, trust, sacrifice. One who cheats on a spouse or a significant other breaks the rules of the love relationship. The Holy God gave Israel His law so that He would be worshipped in a holy way and loved in a way specific to Him.<br />
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The 10 Commandments are summed up in loving God and loving man. The first four govern how we love God and the next six govern how we love man.<br />
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<b>Matthew 22:37-4</b>0 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">John Saddington shares: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If God Text Messaged the 10 Commandments</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">(</span><a href="http://churchcrunch.com/2009/06/04/if-god-text-messaged-the-10-commandments/"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://churchcrunch.com/2009/06/04/if-god-text-messaged-the-10-commandments/</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">)</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">no1 b4 me. srsly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NOFtslMHrSdUFON0EGu1CdLibQhIuQzU4CgBuQEldbwA0_ee-u5wauLDb19f6U00HtmjjtHoWOxaF1jhq10px5XhSz0a5DL3u7ioWWM2WLasWWTNABabDkhsiAjBEnrQn2fkPAeHabJ2/s1600/bible_ten_commandments.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NOFtslMHrSdUFON0EGu1CdLibQhIuQzU4CgBuQEldbwA0_ee-u5wauLDb19f6U00HtmjjtHoWOxaF1jhq10px5XhSz0a5DL3u7ioWWM2WLasWWTNABabDkhsiAjBEnrQn2fkPAeHabJ2/s200/bible_ten_commandments.gif" width="180" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">dnt wrshp pix/idols</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">no omg's</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">no wrk on w/end (sat 4 now; sun l8r)</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">pos ok - ur m&d r cool</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">dnt kill ppl</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:-X only w/ m8</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">dnt steal</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">9.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">dnt lie re: bf</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">dnt ogle ur bf's m8. or ox. or dnkey. myob.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">M, pls rite on tabs & giv 2 ppl</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">ttyl, JHWH.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .75in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The moral climate we live in winks at the law, avoids duty and repels obligations. God’s 10 Commandments are thus relegated to an antiquated code clouded by a smoky haze of relativism. Without a moral compass, we will be morally lost.<br />
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Yet God gave us a moral compass, a roadmap of righteousness, a G.P.S. of divine guidance. Similar to when we use a Global Positioning System, God’s laws are concise, guiding and timely. But how many of us think that the G.P.S. is not always accurate. We take a detour and here the reminding drones of “recalculating.”</span> <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Bible.org: “Though the Law is an indivisible unit—there are three parts or elements:</span><br />
<ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyqJNEKqglUFCUMNrv_GYITE5EdNcXB4O8UgddZ68qyT3B-TBMBSvdbZk1efgH2n6q2Y4qokOlb46h9TlW8Vbfs2Rr3qwKyTqPPsGwio0jn-O0CiiHUjNZOORwr_KsAy7cGXsySeUlblQ/s1600/moses+heston2703_468x611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyqJNEKqglUFCUMNrv_GYITE5EdNcXB4O8UgddZ68qyT3B-TBMBSvdbZk1efgH2n6q2Y4qokOlb46h9TlW8Vbfs2Rr3qwKyTqPPsGwio0jn-O0CiiHUjNZOORwr_KsAy7cGXsySeUlblQ/s200/moses+heston2703_468x611.jpg" width="153" /></span></a>
<li><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Codex I = The Commandments: The moral law governing the moral life guiding man (Israel) in principles of right and wrong in relation to God and with man (</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1438468021235204015"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Exodus 20:1-17</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">).</span></li>
<li><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Codex II = The Judgments: The social law governing Israel in her secular, social, political and economic life (</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1438468021235204015"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Exodus 21:1–23:13</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Codex III = The Ordinances: The religious law which guided and provided for Israel in her spiritual relationship and fellowship with God. It included the priesthood, tabernacle and sacrifices (</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1438468021235204015"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Exodus 25:31</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">: Leviticus).</span></li>
</ul>“Christ, the Fulfillment of the Law<br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Christ fulfilled Codex I by living a perfect and sinless life. Thus, when man trusts in Christ, Christ’s righteousness is imputed to that individual so we have justification. We have Christ’s righteousness so the Law can’t condemn us (</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1438468021235204015"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rom. 8:1; 7:1-6</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">; </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1438468021235204015"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rom. 5:1; 4:4-8</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Christ fulfilled Codex III, the spiritual ordinances, by dying on the cross for us and in our place. This showed that God was also perfect justice and sin must be judged, but God provided a Lamb. The penalty which the Law exercised was paid. Again there is no condemnation because the believer is in Christ (</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1438468021235204015"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Col. 2:14</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">; </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1438468021235204015"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rom. 3:24-25</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Christ also fulfills Codex II, the social law. He replaces it with a new way of life fitting to our new salvation. He gives provision for the inner man—the Holy Spirit who makes one spiritual and enables him to produce the righteousness of the Law (</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1438468021235204015"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rom. 8:2-4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">). a. Believers are not under Law but under grace (</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=1438468021235204015"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Rom. 6:143</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. b. Believers are under a new law, the grace provision of a new law, the principle of the Spirit Controlled Walk which provides the power and energy to produce the righteousness of the Law. c. Now our obligation is to walk by the Holy Spirit. To think, do, and say by His power so we can produce the righteousness of the Law. This gives victory, or better appropriates Christ’s victory and resurrection life over the power of the sin nature and the law of sin and death with the Holy Spirit inside, controlling.”</span></li>
</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (</span><a href="http://bible.org/question/how-should-new-testament-believers-relate-ot-law"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">http://bible.org/question/how-should-new-testament-believers-relate-ot-law</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">)</span><br />
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Alistair Begg states what happens in contemporary evangelicalism when we no longer value God’s law:<br />
<ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yPREX-3eL6GkdVvjwbCorGocTOTAskvGrnCz0H3D-4N7bHqNHQM0Y_uF2WUdTnnXBVzgHMAUCVfaKyMJfyh1WVl2ptUCIpmawJINApxfnb3vlmwyfjhpVyRIrbBEL8-TPQfPmaEMnpbh/s1600/437631-Royalty-Free-RF-Clip-Art-Illustration-Of-A-Moses-Carrying-Tablets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yPREX-3eL6GkdVvjwbCorGocTOTAskvGrnCz0H3D-4N7bHqNHQM0Y_uF2WUdTnnXBVzgHMAUCVfaKyMJfyh1WVl2ptUCIpmawJINApxfnb3vlmwyfjhpVyRIrbBEL8-TPQfPmaEMnpbh/s200/437631-Royalty-Free-RF-Clip-Art-Illustration-Of-A-Moses-Carrying-Tablets.jpg" width="191" /></a>
<li>“An absence of a true and realistic understanding of the seriousness of sin </li>
<li>Superficial preaching that appeals to man’s felt needs and affection </li>
<li>A general listlessness and lawlessness in the lives of professing Christians </li>
<li>An absence of the fear of God in public worship and private living </li>
<li>A wholesale capitulation to the culture on the matter of the Lord’s Day </li>
<li>Churches relying on strategies borrowed from business and psychology </li>
<li>A growing confidence in ourselves and an accompanying loss of confidence in God and His Word”</li>
</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pathway To Freedom: How God’s Laws Guide Our Lives</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, Moody Publishers, 2003, pp. 21-22)</span><br />
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</div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-2978001295189645122011-02-01T01:19:00.000-08:002011-02-01T01:25:25.415-08:00Phinding Pharaoh<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsA4yT05iSxlsyAAEuTmGQKBcDYPmPWORtpUuRO-UifhCg_73XtHFKEUtkcu5CxqT5Qj0eAheo-XzQr0RAi9AGE5AlgP3uqbSiIUPmTONpu8LGC_X3yihqeVEeaXAjZhrZaVmmTy7Y58lN/s1600/moses+%2526+yul+brynner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsA4yT05iSxlsyAAEuTmGQKBcDYPmPWORtpUuRO-UifhCg_73XtHFKEUtkcu5CxqT5Qj0eAheo-XzQr0RAi9AGE5AlgP3uqbSiIUPmTONpu8LGC_X3yihqeVEeaXAjZhrZaVmmTy7Y58lN/s200/moses+%2526+yul+brynner.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Egyptian King & I</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">So who was the Pharaoh of Egypt who scuffled with Moses? NO - it wasn't Yul Brynner! That's another "King and I" ;)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Identifying the Pharaoh is quite simple if you believe the Bible and compare it to Egyptian history.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />
</b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Eighteenth and Nineteenth Dynasties of Egypt<o:p></o:p></b></div><div align="center"><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-table-layout-alt: fixed;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Pharaoh<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Eighteenth Dynasty<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Amosis</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1570–1546</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Amenhotep I</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1546–1526</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Thutmose I</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1526–1512</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Thutmose II</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1512–1504</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Hatshepsut</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1503–1483</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Thutmose III</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1504–1450</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Amenhotep II</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1450–1425</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Thutmose IV</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1425–1417</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Amenhotep III</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1417–1379</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Amenhotep IV (Ikhnaton)</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1379–1362</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Smenkhkare</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1364–1361</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 1.5in;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">Tutankhamon</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 0in; width: 121.5pt;" valign="top" width="122"><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">1361–1352</div></td> </tr>
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</tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Eugene H. Merrill, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Kingdom Of Priests: A History Of Old Testament Israel</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">, 2nd edition, Baker Academic, 2008, pp. 75-76)</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Reasons For A 1446 Exodus</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">1. <b>1 Kings 6:1</b> <i>In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, he began to build the house of the Lord.</i><i> </i> (ESV)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b>Eugene Merrill writes: “The first is the statement of 1 Kings 6:1 that the exodus preceded the founding of Solomon’s temple by 480 years. Granting for now that Solomon began to build in 966, simple mathematics suggests that the exodus took place in 1446.” (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kingdom Of Priests</i>, p. 83)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b></b><br />
<b></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> 2. <b>Jephthah</b></o:p> (Judg 11:15-27) cites that the Ammonites have no basis to be hostile with Israel since it had been 300 years since Israel defeated them at Sihon which occurred 40 years after the Exodus. Jephthah defeated the Ammonites at 1100 BC putting about 340 years since the Exodus (1440’s BC).</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">3. <b>The Merneptah Stele</b> is a record of the Pharaoh Merneptah's (son of Rameses II) military conquests in the 13th century. The stele dates about 1230 B.C. and was found in Thebes, Egypt in the late 1800's. This is one of the earliest non-biblical records of Israel being a significant nation that was defeated by Merneptah. Thus the nation of Israel was already well established which supports an early date for the Exodus, not a late 13th century date. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">John J. Davis points out: "Merneptah took the throne approximately 1234 B.C. and shortly thereafter conducted campaigns in Palestine which were generally successful. In this victory stela he claims to have encountered the people of Israel and to have defeated them. This information implies that Israel was alread in Palestine and to some degree had expanded its land holdings toward the west." (<i>Moses And The Gods Of Egypt</i>, Baker, 1971, p. 32) The brief mention of Israel on the stela states: "Israel is laid waste, its seed is not."</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merneptah_Stele)"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merneptah_Stele)</span></a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4. <b>The excavations of Jericho</b> by John Garstang point to the city's destruction at about 1400 BC. If the Exodus was c. 1446-1406, then Joshua's conquest of Jericho would match the archaeological findings.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5. <b>Acts 13:18-20</b> describes 450 years from Canaan through the Judges to Samuel. If Samuel dates around 1000 B.C., then 450 + 1000 takes us to the mid-1400's.<b> </b></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Thus</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Moses was born 1526</b> in the year of Amenhotep I’s death. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New';"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Moses was 80 at exodus (Ex 7:7).<span style="font-family: 'Courier New';"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Moses was 120 at death (Dt 34:7) – 1406.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Amenhotep I's successor, Thutmose I (1526-1512) was not of royal blood, but had married the king’s sister. Thutmose I probably decreed the infanticide which forced Jochebed to send her baby Moses up the river.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Thutmose II (1512-1504) married his half-sister Hatshepsut but died mysteriously. He appointed his son, Thutmose III (1504-1450), as Pharaoh when he was a minor and would have been younger than Moses. <b>T</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hutmose III was probably the Pharaoh of the Egyptian Moses. </b>He was son of Thutmose II and a concubine and had married his half sister (born to Thutmose II and Hatshepsut).</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>Hapshepsut was the daughter of Thutmose I, wife of Thutmose II, mother-in-law to Thutmose III. That qualified her to be a powerful co-regent with the brashness to raise a Hebrew child despite Pharaoh's order for the death of Hebrew baby boys. <b>Hatshepsut was probably the pharaoh’s daughter who rescued Moses. </b>The time frame for Moses and Hatshepsut's age fit well.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Eugene Merrill comments: “The general picture of Hatshepsut leads to the possibility that this bold queen was the pharaoh’s daughter who rescued Moses. Only she, of all known women of the period, possessed the presumption and independence to violate an ordinance of the king, and under his very nose at that. Although the birth date of this daughter of Thutmose I is unknown, she was probably several years older than her husband, Thutmose II, who died in 1504 while in his late twenties. She may have been in her early teens by 1526, Moses’s birth date, and therefore able to effect his deliverance.” (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Kingdom of Priests</i>, p. 76)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Allen P. Ross: “This powerful man Thutmoses III became a great rival of Hatshepsut; when he reigned in his own right he killed off her court (1462 B.C.) and tried to rid the country of any memory of her. He died in 1450 B.C. In this time we would find a natural backdrop for the flight of Moses out of Egypt. Moses would have returned from the desert when he heard that the king had died.” (“Exodus,” <a href="http://www.christianleadershipcenter.org/exod.intro.pdf/">www.christianleadershipcenter.org/exod.intro.pdf/</a><cite><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-style: normal;">)</span></cite></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-style: normal;"></span></cite>Douglas Petrovich: “If Hatshepsut is identified with the biblical Moses’ adoptive mother, attempts to erase her memory from Egyptian records may have come from efforts of Amenhotep II because of her part in rescuing Moses when he was a baby and becoming his adoptive mother.” (“Amenhotep II And The Historicity Of The Exodus-Pharaoh,” The Masters Seminary Journal, Vol. 17/1, Spring 2006, pp. 81-110)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thutmose III relief @ Karnak</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">Thutmose III would be younger than Moses and may have seen his older rival as a threat since Hatshepsut had no natural born son. This may have made the situation tense and be the reason why Moses had to flee after killing the taskmaster. History shows Thutmose III had a contentious relationship with his half-sister and mother-in-law. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New';"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Hatshepsut’s name was erased by Thutmose III in many of the ancient writings – perhaps because he never liked her relationship with Moses, as one of the reasons he disliked her (besides being his mother-in-law).</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Contention For A 1200 B.C. Exodus</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul><li>Liberal critics contend that Rameses II (1304-1236) was Moses’ pharaoh, but that is far too late in time</li>
<li>The earliest mention of Israel in Canaan, aside from the Bible, is the Merneptah Stele (c. 1219 B.C.)</li>
<li>There is a lack of evidence, outside of the Bible, that Israel was in Canaan between 1400-1200 B.C.. Yet, outside of the 1200 B.C. reference, there is another silence about Israel in Canaan from 1200 – 1000 B.C. in non-biblical evidence. Two more centuries of prolonged silence about Israel (1400-1200) would not be much of an issue.</li>
<li>Another critical claim is that Raamses, the city built by Israel (Ex 1:11) is thought to be the city Pi-Ramesses which had its hey-day between 1270-1100 B.C. and was named after Ramses II (c. 1290-1223). But no one knows for sure if Pi-Ramesses is the same city as Raamses.</li>
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<div class="MsoNormal">I always look at how an author dates the Exodus (1400's or 1200's) to determine whether a commentary is generally conservative or liberal. The conservative date (1400's) takes the biblical record literally. The liberal date discards biblical accuracy. The strength of the liberal contention lies mainly on connecting Rameses II with the city. But there are several explanations for that and the biblical and extra-biblical arguments for the early date is strong.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Gleason Archer suggests that the city of Rameses was prior to Moses' birth: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> "As the narrative is related in the Hebrew text, this forced labor at Raamses (previously thought to be Tanis or Zoan, but, more likely shown to be Qantir, 12 miles south of Tanis) took place before the birth of Moses (which is not mentioned until the next chapter). But if the exodus took place around 1290 (as most modern scholars suppose), and if Moses was eighty at that time, his birth took place in 1370, or a good sixty years before a Nineteenth Dynasty Rameses ever sat on the throne of Egypt. Therefore it could not have been at a city named after Rameses II (1299–1232 b.c.) that the Israelites worked (prior to the birth of Moses). Furthermore, it is doubtful whether the city of Tanis (or Zoan or Avaris, as it is variously called) could have been built during the Eighteenth Dynasty." </span>(<i>Survey of Old Testament Introduction, 3rd ed.</i>, Moody Press, 1998, p. 231). </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Eugene Merrill suggests that the city was named after the Ramessides of the 19th Dynasty (<i>Historical Survey of the Old Testament</i>, p. 107). It is also possible that editors renamed the city in to update the city's reference for later readers (like editing a 1960 document that had “Brewer Island” updated as “Foster City” so readers in 2010 had a sense of identification).</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Pharaoh of Moses confronted at the Exodus was most likely Amenhotep II</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><ul><li>Amenhotep II (1450-1425) succeeded his father</li>
<li>While most 18<sup>th</sup> Dynasty kings reigned in Thebes (far South), Amenhotep II ruled in Memphis (close to Goshen where the Jews were)</li>
<li>Amenhotep’s eldest son did not succeed him, but Thutmose IV, his younger son did. His eldest son was probably the son of the plague of the first born (Exod 4:22-23; 12:29).</li>
<li>Petrovich: “If this Amenhotep was the exodus pharaoh, biblical data about the perishing of his army in the Red Sea should not be understood as an account of his death. His second Asiatic campaign very possibly came as an effort to recoup his reputation as a great warrior and recover Egypt’s slave-base after the loss of two million Israelite slaves through the exodus. The record of 3,600 Apiru on the booty list for his second Asiatic campaign appears to be a small number of the escaped Hebrews whom he recaptured and brought back to Egypt.” (p. 81)</li>
</ul><div>I hope this is phair about Pharaoh.</div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-66553916451800188862011-01-29T14:49:00.000-08:002011-01-29T14:59:03.417-08:00Moses, Kobe Bryant & Timmy HardawayWhat do Moses, Kobe Bryant and former Golden State Warrior Tim Hardaway have in common?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNlPD-SojS7WaXlNSkmPX4lH4PDqa0nsQqDC7zpRPMEn7TmV26rNoSKcoY8nm5yfrjurVPxIojNKD85De12-sIdwEoCSZ2vEJiz0jyKOg-fNOYdg_NhgZofB3KBJLT2choWdggZaxshPU/s1600/Exodus+L.A.+style.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVNlPD-SojS7WaXlNSkmPX4lH4PDqa0nsQqDC7zpRPMEn7TmV26rNoSKcoY8nm5yfrjurVPxIojNKD85De12-sIdwEoCSZ2vEJiz0jyKOg-fNOYdg_NhgZofB3KBJLT2choWdggZaxshPU/s400/Exodus+L.A.+style.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Answer: A Killer Crossover (at least the Egyptian army thought so)<br />
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Exodus 14:21-23 recount how Moses led 2 million Israelites across the Red Sea and how the sea closed behind them killing Pharaoh's army.<br />
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I had a conversation with a critic of the Bible about half-a-year ago who cited the common objection that Israel crossed the sea at low tide when the water was only a few inches high. My response was "Then there must have been an even greater miracle for God to make the whole Egyptian army drown in a few inches of water." (I always heard that response in books and sermons, never thought I'd get to use it). <br />
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Is this story just a my or something made legendary through the movies? Is there any evidence outside of the Bible that this really occurred? Critics since the time of Josephus have proposed alternatives - a lake at low tide, volcanic action with air waves causing the plagues and Red Sea separation or I've even heard someone propose that Pharaoh went through the wrong sea. <br />
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14:21 informs us that God called a strong wind from the East all night long that separated the waters and made the land dry (not muddy). This wind was supernatural with a certain start and finish time. It would require an unusual strength to pull back deep water and a specific location for the wind to split two sides of water without perilously injuring the 2 million awe-struck Israelites. 15:8 tells us that the waters "piled up" and "stood up like a heap." The conclusion was also miraculously timed to destroy the Egyptian army in this "Killer Crossover."<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWXMKdS_Bui8DGOq2T-JBR73Qcu6E0U6KcjLOqKg1SaG0bAn-6tNOqCwBvFsMsKOKPOaSb1dV9s6C6_wc7wi7xJJ05O4a3HydPuUIKF1j9Nu5CYaB38Ww-Jv_5PCdX-KpfJDfnnUa1t9o/s1600/Sinai-Sat-text-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWXMKdS_Bui8DGOq2T-JBR73Qcu6E0U6KcjLOqKg1SaG0bAn-6tNOqCwBvFsMsKOKPOaSb1dV9s6C6_wc7wi7xJJ05O4a3HydPuUIKF1j9Nu5CYaB38Ww-Jv_5PCdX-KpfJDfnnUa1t9o/s320/Sinai-Sat-text-9.jpg" width="320" /></a>Discovery Channel cites Carl Drews, a researcher for the National Center for Atmospheric Research, who "found that a steady 63-mile-per-hour (100-kilometer-per-hour) wind over a digitally reconstructed east-west running lake at the Mediterranean end of the Nile, near today's Port Said, would push the water west to the far end of the lake, as well as south, up the river." (http://news.discovery.com/history/moses-red-sea-parting.html)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhMuaFB1C7GelExKkY3hc4uGKTD5aoZgesYWaFB0PXuy95mpeMXAVd9G4uQ5HvFtfeUjSaIn42khwfOrPFjEH2DgUCyDE81zxXPD7oQHkyppzmkpNnxnOGcA4uPLzIl9KP8pMcJZV652A/s1600/chariot1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhMuaFB1C7GelExKkY3hc4uGKTD5aoZgesYWaFB0PXuy95mpeMXAVd9G4uQ5HvFtfeUjSaIn42khwfOrPFjEH2DgUCyDE81zxXPD7oQHkyppzmkpNnxnOGcA4uPLzIl9KP8pMcJZV652A/s200/chariot1.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhMuaFB1C7GelExKkY3hc4uGKTD5aoZgesYWaFB0PXuy95mpeMXAVd9G4uQ5HvFtfeUjSaIn42khwfOrPFjEH2DgUCyDE81zxXPD7oQHkyppzmkpNnxnOGcA4uPLzIl9KP8pMcJZV652A/s1600/chariot1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Do we know where this crossing actually took place? No one really knows for sure. But Ron Wyatt suggests it was at the Northern end of the Suez Canal (Northern portion of Red Sea) because he found evidence of Egyptian chariots (http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=19382). Wyatt compared these chariot spokes to ancient paintings of Egyptian chariots and this Egyptian Chariot in the Museum of Cairo. John J. Davis writes: "One difficulty with this viewpoint is that they would not have entered the wilderness of Shur from the Red Sea which is the information given in Exodus 15:22." (<i>Moses And The Gods Of Egypt</i>, Baker, 1971, p. 168). But the arguments and archaeological evidence has gained new legs with some interesting research:<br />
<div>(http://www.arkdiscovery.com/red_sea_crossing.htm). It's hard to be dogmatic, but it is fascinating.<br />
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What we do know for sure is that God led Moses with a killer crossover that saved Israel and drowned a mighty army. Score: God - 11, Egypt - 0.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Chariot from: (http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/chariots.htm)</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyInAKV-vdeXe77T7z9D-vHPafTzK8A9PEtzcDRsKSNzeI1zWLqrzznXner3w3Jw3rsrbVhli2nNXN0wPpvouh7ZAAcCz8n8rrM7UJ4xcujQAd5-v8cts6sW53qgf7Swi4oZgWnm26y9u/s1600/Moses+fishing.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyInAKV-vdeXe77T7z9D-vHPafTzK8A9PEtzcDRsKSNzeI1zWLqrzznXner3w3Jw3rsrbVhli2nNXN0wPpvouh7ZAAcCz8n8rrM7UJ4xcujQAd5-v8cts6sW53qgf7Swi4oZgWnm26y9u/s320/Moses+fishing.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-32841444092814666912011-01-29T12:16:00.000-08:002011-01-29T17:50:49.890-08:00Pause Over The Passover<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5Ut1V7_zzddPqhOnGNOJMCVc89WU6nqJtGurmmy7_t-nWTNSNr7RzDDyqeXS3wQdJg3ijE3I72LRzalWr10ZzLfWTVllrZ9FmCy3pk7G4o_aTNxl06uq-DS_2X5tv4fZDYiMb2pbyy94/s1600/passover+door+blood.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE5Ut1V7_zzddPqhOnGNOJMCVc89WU6nqJtGurmmy7_t-nWTNSNr7RzDDyqeXS3wQdJg3ijE3I72LRzalWr10ZzLfWTVllrZ9FmCy3pk7G4o_aTNxl06uq-DS_2X5tv4fZDYiMb2pbyy94/s200/passover+door+blood.png" width="186" /></a>When reading through Exodus 12, it's time to Pause Over the Passover (<i>pesach</i>). The Jews still celebrate this Holy Day because this is significant to their history and a testament to God's faithful protection. Christians should also rejoice in the symbolism of Passover as it points to the ultimate Passover Lamb, Jesus Christ. May the first month and tenth day of every Hebrew calendar year be a day of remembering God's faithful protection and provision.<br />
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<b>Loving The Lamb</b><br />
The Lord instructs Israel to take a lamb without blemish for each household (12:5). The lamb stayed with the family for 4 days before it's sacrificed (12:6). Can you imagine the attachment the little sons and daughters would gain in bonding with a cute, little lamb? Maybe everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go! Then to have the lamb sacrificed would be deeply personal - a lamb they loved was sacrificed for their sin. The Christ we love and know personally had died for our sin. Remember that Communion was first given by Christ during Passover and Christ would be that lamb. At our next Communion, let's remember the Lamb we love and the price He paid for our sin.<br />
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<b>Saved By The Lamb</b><br />
As the blood was applied to the doorpost (12:7), the symbolism of the cross comes into view. The Lord would "passover" the homes where the house had the blood applied and spare the first born from God's judgment. A cry sounded over Egypt where no defiant household was spared (12:30) - the alternative to not accepting God's mercy is to receive His judgment. <br />
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<b>Choose The Lamb Or Choose To Be Lame</b><br />
Every person has a choice - choose to receive God's mercy through Christ or be ready to face God's judgment. God sent a Passover Lamb on our behalf. By coincidence, I'm writing this blog as my kids are watching "The Chronicles Of Narnia - Lion, Witch & Wardrobe" as Aslan the lion is being sacrificed for the rebellion of Edmund. Aslan is a picture of Christ who died on our behalf and was resurrected.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1 Corinthians 5:7</b> For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.</div><br />
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For a neat presentation on "Christ In The Passover" (David Brickner, Jews for Jesus), check out the video: <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5272606142394767394#">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5272606142394767394#</a> (40 minutes)<br />
These articles from Israel My Glory are also wonderful:<br />
<a href="http://foi.org/pesachpassoverandthefeastofunleavenedbread">http://foi.org/pesachpassoverandthefeastofunleavenedbread</a><br />
<a href="http://foi.org/pesachpart2">http://foi.org/pesachpart2</a>, <a href="http://foi.org/pesachpart3">http://foi.org/pesachpart3</a>, <a href="http://foi.org/pesachpart4">http://foi.org/pesachpart4</a>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-57944961696558043452011-01-25T10:31:00.000-08:002011-01-29T15:01:21.563-08:00What's Plaguing You?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbbuh0ph5sXneRz1Bqyo_NtqVnqRePN4VVqPtoedJ2-qbYOy_ERGDjaLtvuvnLITIy7UrtCpw8LlQib89QHN7gRLgcUPoq5YiI8NbRmrMQOjRKAuZfoDSAEc5y5h4t109wQbWJYuAth-B/s1600/nile_blood_plague.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbbuh0ph5sXneRz1Bqyo_NtqVnqRePN4VVqPtoedJ2-qbYOy_ERGDjaLtvuvnLITIy7UrtCpw8LlQib89QHN7gRLgcUPoq5YiI8NbRmrMQOjRKAuZfoDSAEc5y5h4t109wQbWJYuAth-B/s200/nile_blood_plague.jpg" width="133" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Our home used to be invaded by ants. After returning home from a vacation, a bathroom was full of flying ants. That got our attention and we've contracted with Terminix ever since.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Do you know someone who is so stubborn that God needs to shout at them before He gets his/her attention? I recently spoke with a friend who was sharing Christ with his sister on her death bed and she was defiant towards God to the very end - God tried to get her attention but she chose to ignore Him. My own father was hard-hearted towards God and God had to get his attention through esophageal cancer - dad was humbled by God's warning.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tribulations and afflictions can often be used by God to get our attention. In God's mercy, He gave Pharaoh and Egypt 10 opportunities to relent and repent. But Pharaoh's heart kept hardening.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Not only was God trying to get Pharaoh's attention, but also the rest of a nation who was involved in a polytheistic (many gods) worship. God would have no other gods before Him, so in His 10 plagues, He also aimed at the futility of the Egyptian pantheon.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">John J. Davis writes that: "As an idolatrous system of worship ... it was ... morally and spiritually degrading. Almost all living creatures, whatever their habitat, and even inanimate objects became the embodiment of some deity. The Egyptians considered sacred the lion, the ox, the ram, the wolf, the dog, the cat, the ibis, the vulture, the falcon, the hippopotamus, the crocodile, the cobra, the dolphin, different varieties of fish, trees, and small animals including the frog, scarab, lost and other insects. In addition to these there were anthropomorphic gods; that is, men in the prime of life such as Amun, Atum, or Osiris." (<i>Moses And The Gods Of Egypt: Studies In Exodus</i>, Baker, 1971, p. 87)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 4.5pt; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Plagues<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="63"><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ref.<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.9pt;" valign="top" width="370"><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Possible Egyptian Gods & Goddesses Attacked By Plagues<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">Nile turned to Blood<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="63"><div class="MsoNormal">7:14-25<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.9pt;" valign="top" width="370"><div class="MsoNormal">Hapi – bull god, god of Nile; Isis – goddess of Nile; Khmum – ram god, guardian of Nile; others<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">Frogs<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="63"><div class="MsoNormal">8:1-15<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.9pt;" valign="top" width="370"><div class="MsoNormal">Heqet – frog head goddess of birth<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">Gnats<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="63"><div class="MsoNormal">8:16-19<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.9pt;" valign="top" width="370"><div class="MsoNormal">Set – god of desert<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">Flies<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="63"><div class="MsoNormal">8:20-32<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.9pt;" valign="top" width="370"><div class="MsoNormal">Re – sun god; Uatchit – fly god<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">Death of Livestock<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="63"><div class="MsoNormal">9:1-7<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.9pt;" valign="top" width="370"><div class="MsoNormal">Hathor – goddess with cow head; Apis – bull god of fertility<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">Boils<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="63"><div class="MsoNormal">9:8-12<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.9pt;" valign="top" width="370"><div class="MsoNormal">Sekmet – goddess with power over disease; Sunu – pestilence god; Isis – goddess of healing<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">Hail<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="63"><div class="MsoNormal">9:13-35<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.9pt;" valign="top" width="370"><div class="MsoNormal">Nut – sky goddess; Osiris – god of crops & fertility; Set – god of storms<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">Locusts<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="63"><div class="MsoNormal">10:1-20<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.9pt;" valign="top" width="370"><div class="MsoNormal">Nut – sky goddess; Osiris – god of crops & fertility<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">Darkness<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="63"><div class="MsoNormal">10:21-29<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.9pt;" valign="top" width="370"><div class="MsoNormal">Re – the sun god; Horus – a sun god; Nut – a sky goddess; Hathor – a sky goddess<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 117.9pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">Death of Firstborn<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 63.0pt;" valign="top" width="63"><div class="MsoNormal">11:1 – 12:30<o:p></o:p></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 369.9pt;" valign="top" width="370"><div class="MsoNormal">Min – god of reproduction; Heget – goddess who attended women at childbirth; Isis – goddess who protected children; Pharaoh’s firstborn son – a god<o:p></o:p></div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">(John D. Hannah, “Exodus”, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Bible Knowledge Commentary – Old Testament</i>, p. 120)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Davis on the deification of Pharaoh: "the Egyptian Pharaoh ... was in a literal sense one of the gods. His birth was a divine act ... begotten by Amon-Re upon the queen mother. As regards his divine potency, he was Horus, the son of Hathor. In the light of this observation it is not difficult to see why Pharaoh reacted as he did to the initial request of Moses and Aaron (Ex 5:2). The king, as god, was to have sole rule over the people. In fact, the Egyptians' well-being was directly associated with that of the king. It was his duty to maintain justice, peace and prosperity in the land. The plagues served to demonstrate the impotency of Pharaoh, both as a ruler and as a god." (p. 87)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">A couple of questions arise on the 10 plagues - did they really happen and how did Pharaoh's magicians replicate the stiff snake, ?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-ad0dV5pZ3MYTc_XZYOG8hVDlq9E72Jh3CO9ahK758TjRrAVkYn6sI1H5apPm652D6SXzaTJAk9_Ad-O2Pp5ab-5JkA4n_wfEYxguBrBwis6Bv6DhJo6TMHuPUCsmv5ryUS-j8n7CEeU/s1600/moses_snake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-ad0dV5pZ3MYTc_XZYOG8hVDlq9E72Jh3CO9ahK758TjRrAVkYn6sI1H5apPm652D6SXzaTJAk9_Ad-O2Pp5ab-5JkA4n_wfEYxguBrBwis6Bv6DhJo6TMHuPUCsmv5ryUS-j8n7CEeU/s200/moses_snake.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
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<b>What's Up The Magicians' Sleeves?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">As to Jannes and Jambres' sorcery, their magic was:</div><div style="text-align: left;">1) sleight of hand</div><div style="text-align: left;">2) deceptive illusions (7:11 - "secret arts" or "witchcraft" lit. means "blaze or flame")</div><div style="text-align: left;">3) snake charming (this has been done in India for several millennia) where a snake is immobilized by pressure to muscles near the nape of the neck</div><div style="text-align: left;">4) Satanic empowerment</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Supernatural Or Natural Phenomena</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Critics contend that the 10 plagues coincided with natural occurrences in Egypt - red microorganisms in the Nile; summer infestations of frogs, lice, flies; spring locusts and sandstorms. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Walter Kaiser describes the critics' explanation of the 10 plagues: <i> The cosmic explanation posits a comet that twice made contact with the planet earth during the second millennium b.c., thus explaining the parting of the Red Sea and the theophany of Mt. Sinai. Accordingly, the plague of hail was a shower of small meteorites, and the death of the firstborn and the opening of the waters for the people to cross over were caused by earthquakes. </i></div><div style="text-align: auto;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The second attempt to explain these events is geological. It is thought that a violent eruption of the volcano of Santorini around 1447 b.c. caused a tidal wave that wiped out the Egyptian army in the lagoon of Sirbonis. The plagues, it is speculated, were the results of the aftereffects of these eruptions and the ensuing tides. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The most detailed attempt to place the plagues into a seasonal sequence from a natural point of view is that of Greta Hort. Her argument is that the first nine plagues resulted from an unusually high inundation of the Nile which began in July and August. The red color of the Nile was caused by silt from the equatorial rains that filled the White Nile (coming from east-central Africa, present-day Uganda), the Blue Nile, and the Atbara River, both of which flow with tons of red soil from the basins of both of these rivers. In addition to this discoloration, a type of algae, known as flagellates—small organisms called Euglana sanguinea and their bacteria—absorbed a great deal of oxygen from the water, thereby causing the fish to die. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>The frogs, which normally inhabit the banks of the Nile, sought other refuge, now that the waters were so putrefied from the second plague that came in August. The unusual inundation of the Nile led to a heavy increase in the mosquito population in October and November as a third plague.</i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: left;">(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A History Of Israel: From The Bronze Age Through The Jewish Wars, </i>Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998, p. 97)</div></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><b>How do we they were miraculous events:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">1) The plagues grew increasingly worse demonstrating a pattern (not natural phenomena)</div><div style="text-align: left;">2) The plagues occurred on Moses' cue and ended on Moses' call (8:10,23; 9:5,18,29; 10:4).</div><div style="text-align: left;">3) The plagues only affected Egypt, not Goshen (8:22; 9:4,26)</div><div style="text-align: left;">4) The plagues were aimed at particular gods from the Egyptian pantheon</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Exodus Scorecard: God - 10; Egypt - 0.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div></div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-7130239403875054472011-01-24T13:13:00.000-08:002011-01-24T13:14:24.509-08:00Excuse Me!?!God only asks us to share His good news. Don't we love to share good news? "We're engaged!" "We're having a baby!" "Ding Dong the witch is dead!" "Joy to the world, the Lord has come!"<br />
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But when it comes to <i>evangelism</i>, which literally means "good news" (<i>eu</i> = good, <i>angelos</i> = news, message), we can post a lot of objections.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">Sympathetically, the Evangelism Coach gives “Five Reasons Why I Hate Evangelism”:</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><ol><li>It violates the golden rule - most Christians would not want to be approached by a member of another religion the way Christians approach others in evangelistic attempts</li>
<li>It calls the authenticity of relationships into question - are you my friend because you’re really my friend, or so you can convert me?</li>
<li>The moment of truth - we think we must identify a “no turning back” point where you pressure someone to make a decision, and if they don’t respond well, that jeopardizes the relationship.</li>
<li>Asking someone about the Gospel feels like making a pass at them.</li>
<li>If I like my friends, and want them to continue to be my friends, I have a major incentive NOT to try to evangelize them.</li>
</ol><div class="MsoNormal">http://www.evangelismcoach.org/2007/10/evangelism-fears (expired link, but it still pops up)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwmb8wsVoWB6-IfcyPy_dyKxalhzG6jk6Uj7bVLKauOYF-hBhNZAY0vrOCTXMJfJ27zqlKcBR6AXu3Yx_FHDUW3Gx9HjgqXp0U-tqAr-CLgVDdGCwpPhGfX7b94bP077HjdbGEqAlmMnS/s1600/moses_burningbush+%2528backpew%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwmb8wsVoWB6-IfcyPy_dyKxalhzG6jk6Uj7bVLKauOYF-hBhNZAY0vrOCTXMJfJ27zqlKcBR6AXu3Yx_FHDUW3Gx9HjgqXp0U-tqAr-CLgVDdGCwpPhGfX7b94bP077HjdbGEqAlmMnS/s200/moses_burningbush+%2528backpew%2529.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
Moses would have been sympathetic. Though he was highly educated at Cairo U., had the key to the palace in his safety deposit box and was called by God by a burning bush, Moses still gave excuses.</div><ul><li>We Lack Confidence (Exodus 3:11 “Who am I?”)</li>
<li>We Don’t Know What To Say (Exodus 3:13 “What shall I say to them?”)</li>
<li>We Fear Failure & Rejection (Exodus 4:1 “But … they will not believe me or listen to my voice”)</li>
<li>We Use Our Limitations As Excuses (Exodus 4:10 “I am not eloquent … I am slow of speech and of tongue”)</li>
<li>We Would Rather Have Someone Else Do It (Exodus 4:13 “please send someone else”)</li>
</ul><div>Yet our confidence is in the sovereignty of God. He proved this to Moses through the 10 judgments, crossing the Red Sea, and providing water, manna and a sacrifice.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Our confidence today is in the sovereignty of God. He elected some to be saved (Eph 1:4-5) - evangelism will bring about their salvation. God will draw the lost to Him (Jn 6:44). God brings the actual conversion (1 Cor 3:6-7).</div><div><br />
</div><div>He commands, He fulfills. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Isaiah 46:10</b> “I do all My good pleasure. I fulfill all My purposes.” All we have to do is share the good news.</div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-78449139410717565182011-01-24T12:09:00.000-08:002011-01-24T12:11:59.284-08:00Entering ExodusAs we <b><i>enter</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> the book of </span><i>exits</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> (Exodus), here are some wonderful outlines to give us an overview:</span></b><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Moses’ Life In Summary</span><o:p></o:p></b></div><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid black; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid black; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 191;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Prince Of Egypt<o:p></o:p></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(Exodus 2:1-15)</div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Shepherd Of Midian<o:p></o:p></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(Exodus 2:16 – 4:31)</div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Shepherd Of Israel<o:p></o:p></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(Exodus 5 – Deuteronomy 34)</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Studies Egyptian knowledge<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Slays Egyptian taskmaster<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Flees to Midian<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Marries into Jethro’s family<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Watches Jethro’s flocks<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Encountered God at burning bush<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Departs for Egypt<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Leads Exodus from Egypt<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Receives the Law at Sinai<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Constructs Tabernacle<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Leads in the Wilderness<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -9.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Preaches and dies in Moab<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Scholar</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Shepherd</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Savior</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">40 Years of Luxury</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">40 Years of Exile</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">40 Years of Leadership</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Pride</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Humility</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Service</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Egypt</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Midian</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Wilderness</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">1525 – 1485 B.C.</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(Birth – 40 years)</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">1485 – 1445 B.C.</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(40-80 years)</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid black 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 2.55in;" valign="top" width="184"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">1445 – 1405 B.C.</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(80-120 years)</div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">(Bruce H. Wilkinson & Larry Libby, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Talk Thru Bible Personalities</i>, Walk Thru The Bible Ministries, 1983, pp. 26-27)</span> <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnk7vYag6H6sFVuurgt14eIPJALWbNXulZtDib6xgJsk8URxPiqnq00UWlfZH8Y-uLtQx86__cGiws2cSzi-e54DrXHiRVpxbmvGP1UQxkIFoavbS-sFv3evi4REp19lHrZ6vjfJL0uEk/s1600/bible_moses_reeds.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfnk7vYag6H6sFVuurgt14eIPJALWbNXulZtDib6xgJsk8URxPiqnq00UWlfZH8Y-uLtQx86__cGiws2cSzi-e54DrXHiRVpxbmvGP1UQxkIFoavbS-sFv3evi4REp19lHrZ6vjfJL0uEk/s200/bible_moses_reeds.gif" width="200" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">F.B. Meyer</span> </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">A Devotional Commentary On Exodus</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">, Kregel, 1978, p. 11)</span><b>:</b><br />
<ul><li>Redemption (1-15)</li>
<li>Consecration (16-24)</li>
<li>Worship (25-40)</li>
</ul><div><div style="text-align: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7z1SP3Cx7oa0QA3p1FLdEMr3ZdBwJG33XrKMUoMWD3hTvs5R4yfDONu4xKfeLGtOm03djoGCjp1HOxdSAA7DBwyPtI49WIVxDhFeDyj1S4SlUiouCFkGG2bkzk9H54e5_OdTGHH44jdE2/s1600/bible_moses_bush.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7z1SP3Cx7oa0QA3p1FLdEMr3ZdBwJG33XrKMUoMWD3hTvs5R4yfDONu4xKfeLGtOm03djoGCjp1HOxdSAA7DBwyPtI49WIVxDhFeDyj1S4SlUiouCFkGG2bkzk9H54e5_OdTGHH44jdE2/s200/bible_moses_bush.gif" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.christianleadershipcenter.org/exod.intro.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Theological Outline Of Exodus </span></b></span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.christianleadershipcenter.org/exod.intro.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span></b>(by Allen Ross, www.christianleadershipcenter.org/exod.intro.pdf)<br />
</span></a></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Part I<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">1 Flourishing under affliction in bondage <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">2 The birth of the deliverer and his presumption <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">3 The call and commission of the deliverer–I AM (WITH YOU)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Part II<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">4 Convincing the deliverer of the mission <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuS2AFK69BLPznYpsQ7OvnMBN-RkAO36I12JIp9GoZlF5jRV0CcFl-5WdXLAbHm50C4KtaSvzi2xkK0TK3ZZc4zA6tl3dJt4UPrRMpd1iyG6HdptVEN8q4e59FH0YhcM-npijd-DCr-XcI/s1600/bible_moses_red_sea.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuS2AFK69BLPznYpsQ7OvnMBN-RkAO36I12JIp9GoZlF5jRV0CcFl-5WdXLAbHm50C4KtaSvzi2xkK0TK3ZZc4zA6tl3dJt4UPrRMpd1iyG6HdptVEN8q4e59FH0YhcM-npijd-DCr-XcI/s200/bible_moses_red_sea.gif" width="200" /></a><span style="color: black;">5 Presentation of the message and rejection <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">6 Confirmation of the promise–I AM (WITH YOU)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Part II<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">7-11 Victory over Egypt through might works <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">12 The passover and the exodus<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">13 The redemption of the firstborn <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">13 Leading the people out of bondage–PILLAR AND CLOUD<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Part IV<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGJ-bko1MzP6yOPS9AIOHVHJDM9qvWs4MByvfsUnpV3RvOP_XBz4YaFApVT_ERoVmojLM8kd5oPsSOn_4FEcHJ53__KIYg4kHkKnxksescWGeClbHjhQ-gdv4s3z95FnmJJOGKWznRD3k/s1600/bible_ten_commandments.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGJ-bko1MzP6yOPS9AIOHVHJDM9qvWs4MByvfsUnpV3RvOP_XBz4YaFApVT_ERoVmojLM8kd5oPsSOn_4FEcHJ53__KIYg4kHkKnxksescWGeClbHjhQ-gdv4s3z95FnmJJOGKWznRD3k/s200/bible_ten_commandments.gif" width="180" /></a><span style="color: black;">14 Crossing the sea and the destruction of Egypt <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">15 The song of the victory at the sea <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">15-17 Provision of water and food in the wilderness <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">17 Defense of Israel in war<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">18 Provision of elders for decisions <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">19 Meeting with God at Sinai–EPIPHANY ON THE MOUNTAIN<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Part V<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">20 The Law: the Words <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">21-23 The Law: the Decisions <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">24 The ratification of the covenant–VISION OF GOD OF GLORY<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNybazNEFc5zAb7vGn4a7i4VDmU-hFKAR0Hejqbamqz6i4bLhJowI8g0l-F-YWsdmmkXnC7FnEtUSSqEgnXucxqOh5L-1braHF7ce64zaALLnrA7CpHpvOmhMTKhREjBTXUkRxDD_VRm-/s1600/bible_tabernacle.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNybazNEFc5zAb7vGn4a7i4VDmU-hFKAR0Hejqbamqz6i4bLhJowI8g0l-F-YWsdmmkXnC7FnEtUSSqEgnXucxqOh5L-1braHF7ce64zaALLnrA7CpHpvOmhMTKhREjBTXUkRxDD_VRm-/s200/bible_tabernacle.gif" width="200" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Part VI<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">25-31 Instructions for making the place of worship <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">32 Disloyalty to God with the golden calf <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black;">33-34 New tablets and new manifestation–VISION OF THE GLORY<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 28.0pt 56.0pt 84.0pt 112.0pt 140.0pt 168.0pt 196.0pt 224.0pt 3.5in 280.0pt 308.0pt 336.0pt; text-autospace: none;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Part VII<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">35-39 The building of the place of worship <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">40 Completion of the work–VISION OF THE PRESENT GLORY</span></div></div><br />
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</div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-54612724816862735562011-01-20T11:42:00.000-08:002011-01-29T15:00:03.032-08:00The Life And Rhymes Of Moses And Exodus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCNESqemiWpREFzr35PnVMSb2ZNUYyEUxRvoIbBnRoKHmikrrclCiouQ-bSoRupjTpcfcsbX4ZhFBSVQThwj7w9HpHa2tbqbih7awtZqSZmXTSYYkFsey9uek3awugNAHA8aqQk5qOhqJ/s1600/bible_moses_story.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="116" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCNESqemiWpREFzr35PnVMSb2ZNUYyEUxRvoIbBnRoKHmikrrclCiouQ-bSoRupjTpcfcsbX4ZhFBSVQThwj7w9HpHa2tbqbih7awtZqSZmXTSYYkFsey9uek3awugNAHA8aqQk5qOhqJ/s320/bible_moses_story.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br />
The book of Exodus fast forwards us over 400 after Joseph settled his family in Egypt. About this second book of the Bible:<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b>Author</b> – Moses</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b>Time</b> – Between 1445 – 1405 BC (during Wilderness Wandering)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b>Purpose</b>:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>To show God’s faithfulness by delivering His promised nation from slavery to the Promised Land</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>To prefigure Christ with the Passover Lamb</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>To show how God overcomes sin to bring people to His presence</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b>Theme</b>: Redemption and Deliverance</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1in; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Passover Lamb, Red Sea</div><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnQZCFKiSQ2gerRFeYFcooqTdx-fKYEXHevF710Jc74dAQ28Bhd1ZngM5apwwfPhzfmaSoa7KnTWAaz2CcZzGhnSXoadUnQbVxC1F5_vQ5NlkHKEgru6YuI04tYNCtXSX7kXCl28HTfK6/s1600/prince-of-egypt+baby+Moses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAnQZCFKiSQ2gerRFeYFcooqTdx-fKYEXHevF710Jc74dAQ28Bhd1ZngM5apwwfPhzfmaSoa7KnTWAaz2CcZzGhnSXoadUnQbVxC1F5_vQ5NlkHKEgru6YuI04tYNCtXSX7kXCl28HTfK6/s200/prince-of-egypt+baby+Moses.jpg" width="200" /></a>Here's an overview of Exodus in rhyme:<br />
<b>1a</b> There was a new Pharaoh who didn’t know Joe, he made the Jews slaves in a hard way to go<br />
<b>1b</b> Pharaoh wanted to bring baby boy population to zero, the midwives said no and each was a hero<br />
<b>2a</b> The Jews were oppressed and needed a Deliverer, God sent Moses as a baby to be found in the River, er<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moses speaks to a Bush</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div><b>2b</b> Moses was raised in the palace of Pharaoh, but defended a Hebrew and then had to go<br />
<b>2c</b> Moses went to Midian to escape the strife, it was there where Zipporah would become his wife<br />
<b>3</b> God called Moses through a bush that burned, to bring a message to Pharaoh that would be spurned</div><b></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><div style="display: inline !important;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>4</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> God affirmed Moses through his struggle with doubt, he brought along Aaron to bring Israel out </span></div></b></span></div></b><b>5</b> Pharoah’s punishment he made thick and wouldn’t let Jews use straw for their brick<br />
<b>6</b> The message was strong with miracles in stow, Pharaoh must let God’s people go<br />
<b>7a</b> If you thought Pharaoh would be convinced with one take, he would scoff when they replicated the snake<br />
<b>7b</b> But God would prove that He is not a dud, He turned the river into blood<br />
<b>8</b> Stubborn Pharaoh wouldn’t bat his eyes, so God hit him with frogs, lice & flies<br />
<b>9</b> The resolve of Pharaoh still would fail, so God hit cows, boiled skin and sent hail<br />
<b>10</b> Pharoah’s gear still was set in “Park” so God sent locusts and made the sky dark<br />
<b>11</b> To let the Pharaoh know God had won, God took the Pharaoh’s first born son<br />
<b>12</b> God proved He is the great I am and preserved His People with a Passover Lamb </div><div><b>13</b> Israel would remember through Passover & bread, then by pillars of cloud and fire God led<br />
<b>14</b> God brought 2 million Hebrews through the Red Sea, then closed the path on Egypt’s army</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><b>15</b> Moses sang a song of how through God they beat, the when they were thirsty God made bitter water sweet<br />
<b>16</b> Israel griped missing their meat and banana, so God supplied from heaven their manna </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NhvVxgVIE5yViWyxrBItjWQlKhCxQOLKhLKiUUAckZYE1Vxt-CMLS_AI4wYkriGwQQXAdAK40hzzM6U0tfsPNO_nISNy16SCdxaA96Dm7DGHxTDjWUH4qp9uhS-qCCM66c4aehN1YxWG/s1600/bible_moses_red_sea.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NhvVxgVIE5yViWyxrBItjWQlKhCxQOLKhLKiUUAckZYE1Vxt-CMLS_AI4wYkriGwQQXAdAK40hzzM6U0tfsPNO_nISNy16SCdxaA96Dm7DGHxTDjWUH4qp9uhS-qCCM66c4aehN1YxWG/s200/bible_moses_red_sea.gif" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHTzDrit2J-v-C_acDTm9eDoZrDXltfeKfSMbRcVBJHOK8eMXw_QJyJsZohN8hQzJgEyo9dYImVF2GEwvOp2_56Fzu53HmpBpxblglHxAlq5o6ommhul8xmIao3Rcd8gfgP2VTG0wsnIt/s1600/manna-from-heaven0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHTzDrit2J-v-C_acDTm9eDoZrDXltfeKfSMbRcVBJHOK8eMXw_QJyJsZohN8hQzJgEyo9dYImVF2GEwvOp2_56Fzu53HmpBpxblglHxAlq5o6ommhul8xmIao3Rcd8gfgP2VTG0wsnIt/s200/manna-from-heaven0.jpg" width="142" /></a><b>17</b> Israel griped of dehydration, God would give water through a rock to a nation<br />
<b>18</b> Moses burned out with a heavy mandate, his father-in-law told him to delegate<br />
<b>19-24</b> The nation needed order as they started to flaw, up at Mt. Sinai Moses received God’s law </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNOXSi28NqscoI77BKPkN8RrSm3jn5ulphCjJBB7R8_s8Apt1MQUSaqDmcvNRccpnzadbtBB0Sdp6ZVD3GptmXc5jWJUtP9pGhrqNcXQD1392A5qyIJIhumIFmkomL-MBnjXuLEF9oJxv/s1600/437631-Royalty-Free-RF-Clip-Art-Illustration-Of-A-Moses-Carrying-Tablets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNOXSi28NqscoI77BKPkN8RrSm3jn5ulphCjJBB7R8_s8Apt1MQUSaqDmcvNRccpnzadbtBB0Sdp6ZVD3GptmXc5jWJUtP9pGhrqNcXQD1392A5qyIJIhumIFmkomL-MBnjXuLEF9oJxv/s200/437631-Royalty-Free-RF-Clip-Art-Illustration-Of-A-Moses-Carrying-Tablets.jpg" width="192" /></a><b>25-31</b> Remembering God’s faithfulness is recorded in story, the Tabernacle was built to give God the glory<br />
<div><b>32</b> Moses was up on the mountain too long, Israel went pagan and worship went wrong<br />
<b>33</b> To have judged Israel right then would have been fair, but in His mercy He promised He would be there<br />
<b>34</b> Moses refashioned the tablets anew, Israel promised that they would be true<br />
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</div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-14195323846738979442011-01-15T11:00:00.000-08:002011-01-15T11:00:58.288-08:00The Life And Rhymes Of Joseph<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIio7Jis86TsIj964Z02ydZeODbpUcs81vNoXskbN4CGLI_2GPFfY7qz3hL5hVfB8Vf9nPyRgqznNeLHy2re0YAW7V9be7Rms0JMrnqL3Whm7sKDBMzZu8kFuqM7fLXJJN6zE1uOUlxo9R/s1600/bible_joseph+%2528Phillip+Martin%2529.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIio7Jis86TsIj964Z02ydZeODbpUcs81vNoXskbN4CGLI_2GPFfY7qz3hL5hVfB8Vf9nPyRgqznNeLHy2re0YAW7V9be7Rms0JMrnqL3Whm7sKDBMzZu8kFuqM7fLXJJN6zE1uOUlxo9R/s200/bible_joseph+%2528Phillip+Martin%2529.gif" width="164" /></a>Joseph is a life of contrast: from favorite son to hated brother, from dreamer to dream interpreter, from slave to manager, from prisoner to prince, from Average Joe to Trader Joe.<br />
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Joseph is also a picture of Christ - offended by those he loves, forgiver of those who offended him.<br />
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</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">37</b> Joseph was his father’s fave, So his brothers sold him as a slave</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">38</b> Judah, Joe’s brother, with many a flaw, would get played by his daughter-in-law</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr9JeyHUNvLuA_dJD5bmpGAtcS6sGDl6RYk1tsP-zWCQscsA1JE2pTSDiuNXac75wKa7pRQ-RJAveao3Oq57kwvuTbVZM0ZkjNzPZm7W7EEo07kF9tlHlOStCx_wsEkrg2DTBfMSUK_tV/s1600/Joseph027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixr9JeyHUNvLuA_dJD5bmpGAtcS6sGDl6RYk1tsP-zWCQscsA1JE2pTSDiuNXac75wKa7pRQ-RJAveao3Oq57kwvuTbVZM0ZkjNzPZm7W7EEo07kF9tlHlOStCx_wsEkrg2DTBfMSUK_tV/s200/Joseph027.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">39</b> Joseph maintained a righteous life by running away from another man’s wife</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b>40 </b>Pharaoh had a dream while Joseph was in jail, Joe told him to prepare because food would fail</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b>41 </b>Joseph was now the Pharoah’s dude, Put in charge of Egypt’s food</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">42</b> The famine brought Joe’s Bros to starvation, so they went South to the other nation</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">43-50 </b>The brothers in desperation were famished</div><div class="MsoNormal"> The went to their brother who they made vanish</div><div class="MsoNormal"> They didn’t know that it was him</div><div class="MsoNormal"> But Joseph did graciously forgive them</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj-jgmxyyDZ8cl1__B0m-ZTTu8yk7VYKfpuejs-IuPEIIBYmPGZhMvyTaWeIu6RWZCTmUBmZCTHXq7DGdQgkiwLERnNxxcmPXimYzd-lcfJ76jwZNetD7UkV8seTzAU1tn4rmEz9gdSe-/s1600/joseph_egypt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJj-jgmxyyDZ8cl1__B0m-ZTTu8yk7VYKfpuejs-IuPEIIBYmPGZhMvyTaWeIu6RWZCTmUBmZCTHXq7DGdQgkiwLERnNxxcmPXimYzd-lcfJ76jwZNetD7UkV8seTzAU1tn4rmEz9gdSe-/s200/joseph_egypt.jpg" width="200" /></a>Joseph is also the ideal employee. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br />
</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genesis 39:3-4</b> "And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand. So Joseph found favor in his sight, and served him. Then he made him overseer of his house, and all that he had he put under his authority."</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">His work ethic is a model for all of us given the stewardship of work.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcpqBHx8nVjEtzuXpMcBJmqDHOv0_VAw__vNddphRaIoL4gIiELFS8DY3Qpvc2imGi4ZCQY7CPFOCoZ7w7BmNjPBTynl_XoMgeMgbGhjd2iaev1dZUtK7U9tr3-lUlSQE9bxxaer-ZYFG/s1600/Joseph+%2526+Potiphar%2527s+Wife+%2528Philipp+Veit+1817%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHcpqBHx8nVjEtzuXpMcBJmqDHOv0_VAw__vNddphRaIoL4gIiELFS8DY3Qpvc2imGi4ZCQY7CPFOCoZ7w7BmNjPBTynl_XoMgeMgbGhjd2iaev1dZUtK7U9tr3-lUlSQE9bxxaer-ZYFG/s200/Joseph+%2526+Potiphar%2527s+Wife+%2528Philipp+Veit+1817%2529.jpg" width="192" /></a>1. <b>Divine Presence</b>: The Lord Works Through Us As We Work For Him (Gen 39:2) </div><div class="MsoNormal">2. <b>Transformational Evidence</b>: God’s Presence In Us Should Be Noticed By The World (Gen 39:3)</div><div class="MsoNormal">3. <b>Honoring Service</b>: We Aim To Please; We Aim To Serve (Gen 39:4)</div><div class="MsoNormal">4. <b>Material Trust</b>: “Financial Security” Is Your Middle Name (Gen 39:5-6a)</div><div class="MsoNormal">5. <b>Sexual Fidelity</b>: Avoid The Temptation Of Flirtation – Bust The Lust (Gen 39:6b-10)</div><ul><li>When Pursued, Don’t Play Along With Sexual Banter Or Propositions (6b-8b) </li>
<li>When Tested, Remember Who Has Your Trust (8b) </li>
<li>When Tempted, Clarify Appropriate Boundaries Before Co-workers And Spouses (9a) </li>
<li>When Lured, Assert The Sinfulness Of Sin And The Holiness Of God (9b) </li>
<li>When Surrounded, Refuse To Listen Or Participate (10) </li>
<li>When Touched, Repel From The Inappropriate Touch (11-12) </li>
</ul>This Joseph is a model of faith, fidelity and forgiveness - not your average Joe.<br />
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</div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-84227475896631784582011-01-14T12:17:00.000-08:002011-01-14T12:45:09.655-08:00The Life And Rhymes Of Jacob<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQajcFBrQJOmi-qfKCz_0PXHrs6SMcBzc_W-gHysOHGeze9-t_RAt6gmqMB0r4ICES7nZvA1LGlovngzafUK1sMwHPZbRyWV7AN8fS5hxZKYPQDDbsfwdeRdxYaxfw1wOUJE1DFpz-bUDI/s1600/bible_jacob_esau.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQajcFBrQJOmi-qfKCz_0PXHrs6SMcBzc_W-gHysOHGeze9-t_RAt6gmqMB0r4ICES7nZvA1LGlovngzafUK1sMwHPZbRyWV7AN8fS5hxZKYPQDDbsfwdeRdxYaxfw1wOUJE1DFpz-bUDI/s200/bible_jacob_esau.gif" width="163" /></a>Jacob is the younger twin born to Isaac and Rebekah. His older twin is Esau (name means "hairy"), who is also called Edom (meaning "red"). Jacob's name means "heel tripper," or "supplanter" and he was always tripping up his older brother.<br />
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As a teenager, my pastor's wife nicknamed me "Jacob" for all the wrong reasons - faithless, manipulative, and plotting. There was a sense of accomplishment when she stopped calling me "Jacob" in my college years and said that now I can be called "Israel." Though the old Jacob creeps back every now and then.<br />
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Many of you, like me, can identify with Jacob.<br />
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John J. Davis writes of Jacob: "We see Jacob on one hand as a man of faith and prayer, and on the other as a man of slick maneuvers and cunning ways. He was by nature strong-willed, ambitious, self-reliant, shrewd, and at times unethical. While Jacob was a man of domestic capability and fidelity, Esau was a brave, generous, heroic, and rugged hunter who broke away from the quiet pastoral life of is father to enjoy a reckless, self-indulgent career of pleasure. The most important way in which Jacob differed from Esau, however, was that Jacob was heir to God's promise and a man of faith, although his faith was at times rather weak and imperfect." (<i>Paradise To Prison: Studies In Genesis</i>, Baker, 1976, p. 241)<br />
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Jacob schemed for <b>prominence</b> in extorting the birthright of Esau for a pot of stew (Gen 25:27-34). Jacob schemed for <b>approval</b> in pretending to be Esau and stealing his blessing (Gen 27). God taught Jacob lessons of faith with the <b>Ladder</b> (Gen 28:10-22) demonstrating God is His authority (vv. 12-14) and yet God is accessible (vv. 15-16). The Lord also <b>wrestled</b> the schemer to bring him to his knees (Gen 32).<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Life And Rhymes Of Jacob</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RTDgeHQZBddqHlGBaFCVQQawcmrAjaOa1yjOs21_yIwxh0bj2QjX95yq1UziuO3J1-lC2xOpI5tKB2gOWV-yw7Q3QMXcL55nb8Ve4myayPPrson5Dp2hZktNx23-0wfBGxWNeGRsRi07/s1600/Jacob+love+Rachel+more+than+Leah+gn29_30b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RTDgeHQZBddqHlGBaFCVQQawcmrAjaOa1yjOs21_yIwxh0bj2QjX95yq1UziuO3J1-lC2xOpI5tKB2gOWV-yw7Q3QMXcL55nb8Ve4myayPPrson5Dp2hZktNx23-0wfBGxWNeGRsRi07/s320/Jacob+love+Rachel+more+than+Leah+gn29_30b.jpg" width="320" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b>27 </b>Jacob lied to his father pretending to be his brother to steal a blessing intended for another</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">28</b> Esau was mad so Jacob he ran and fled to a place that was called Haran</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">29 </b>Jacob with Rachel he wanted to wed, but Laban would give him the sister instead</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">30</b> Sibling rivalry will intensify when they are married to the same guy</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">31</b> Laban tricked Jacob into a bad deal, but Jacob would leave under appeal</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">32-33 </b>Jacob feared Esau but didn’t fight, but didn’t fear God whom he wrestled with might</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">34 </b>Shechem violated Dinah then asked for marriage; Simeon & Levi saw justice miscarriage</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">35-36 </b>The death of Rachel made Jacob sad, it didn’t get easier when he buried his dad</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Image from: http://www.bricktestament.com/genesis/</span><br />
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God had a plan for Jacob, he just needed to trust Him. Sounds like a Jacob I once knew.<br />
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<span class="verse-num" id="v45009010-1"><b>Romans 9:10-13 </b>10 </span>And not only so, but also when Rebekah had conceived children by one man, our forefather Isaac, <span class="verse-num" id="v45009011-1">11 </span>though they were not yet born and had done nothing either good or bad—in order that God's purpose of election might continue, not because of works but because of him who calls— <span class="verse-num" id="v45009012-1">12 </span>she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” <span class="verse-num" id="v45009013-1">13 </span>As it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”</div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-32956116791147984522011-01-13T23:28:00.000-08:002011-01-14T12:21:43.752-08:00The Life And Rhymes Of Isaac<div class="MsoNormal">What should we think of Isaac? Though he lived longer than the other 3 patriarchs in Genesis (Abraham, Jacob & Joseph), there is less written about him than the other 3. The jury is hung on his significance.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Negatively, W. Graham Scroggie analyzes: “Isaac is unheroic, and far nearer than Abraham to the level of ordinary humanity. He shrinks from death, and does not scruple much about the means he uses to escape from it. He is devoid of any stern sense of the duty of veracity. He likes ‘creature comforts,’ and unduly favours the son who provides them for him.” (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Unfolding Drama of Redemption</i>, Zondervan, 1953, p. 117)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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W.H. Griffith Thomas states: "His was a quiet, peaceful, normal life. He was the ordinary son of a great father, and the father of a great son. We are accustomed to speak of such lives as commonplace and ordinary, and yet the ordinary life is the 'ordered' life, and in the truest sense the 'ordained life' life. Like the rest of us, Isaac's experiences were marked by light and shade, by sin and discipline, by grace and mercy." (<i>Genesis: A Devotional Commentary</i>, Eerdmans, 1946, pp.237-238)<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">But I'm impressed by his faith in following his father to Mt. Moriah in Genesis 22 when he would be offered to God by Abraham. Talk about awkward!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">With Isaac as a significant character in Abraham and Jacob's story, there's only a few rhymes for him.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">25:12-34</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jacob & Esau -</b> Even if mama liked your twin better than you, would you still sell your birthright for a pot of stew? </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">26</b> – <b>Not Well, Oh Well - </b>Isaac dug two holes – one lying like father about his wife, the other a well causing real estate strife.<br />
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</div>Imagine, the family tree of the Messiah was full of faithful and flaky folks - often times one and the same. Even Abraham, the great hero of faith, was as flaky as a Head & Shoulders test patient. Here is a rhyming survey of Abraham in Genesis:<br />
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<div><b>12:1-9 The Abrahamic Covenant</b> - Abe was called to leave his station, God would make him a special nation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFchUDdmwaC0wCcmy-fTma32AaSAGoarCwkfKFbSL1y0KRwA1eQankNUU2YhgY_yCZH7VkFlvR8y2DwMEqRgnFDLSHPFaHJiar4R7md7uS9ciYis8arJ9Mlc8Wd0BjJLLJLL14vwqMu6Kh/s1600/Abraham%2527s+Journey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFchUDdmwaC0wCcmy-fTma32AaSAGoarCwkfKFbSL1y0KRwA1eQankNUU2YhgY_yCZH7VkFlvR8y2DwMEqRgnFDLSHPFaHJiar4R7md7uS9ciYis8arJ9Mlc8Wd0BjJLLJLL14vwqMu6Kh/s400/Abraham%2527s+Journey.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br />
<b>12:10-20 Sarai Taken To Pharaoh </b>- A man of faith, the plot a twister, while in Egypt, his wife was his sister.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGzZWwrnrgG9G2iCvJ4hhvzPwA3Psamc-KYV5jb-HuZnYBdNrkLfKBM8KYp5QcgF-Mrnpiik7KZL3xNEy4svx35LBZ984qhj-00-kmJ7_I0CxMJqH4l0uWqyO_gKwoAIA6avR1Ersa97Y/s1600/abe%2526lot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJGzZWwrnrgG9G2iCvJ4hhvzPwA3Psamc-KYV5jb-HuZnYBdNrkLfKBM8KYp5QcgF-Mrnpiik7KZL3xNEy4svx35LBZ984qhj-00-kmJ7_I0CxMJqH4l0uWqyO_gKwoAIA6avR1Ersa97Y/s200/abe%2526lot.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>13 Abraham & Lot Spli</b>t - The stock must split, the herd had grown. Lot took the best from Abe as his own.<br />
<b>14 Lot Gets Captured</b> - Lot gets captured in the heat of battle, Abe gets him back with all his cattle.<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">15 Covenant With Abraham - </b>God’s faithfulness is shown prominent when He gave Abe a covenant.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">16 Hagar & Ishmael - </b>Worried about timing, God’s promise seemed vaguer, Sarai suggested that Abe mate with Hagar.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">17 Sign of the Covenant - </b>Every covenant has a sign, this one would make every man whine</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">18:1-5 Sarah’s Belly Blessed, Sarah Belly Laughts - </b>Three OB/GYNs delivered the news about a boy for Sarah who was amused</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">18:16-33</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bargaining For Sodom - </b>God would bring judgment, so Abe sought Him, Asking for less was more to save Sodom</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>19 </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah -</b>S & G’s sin aroused God’s ire, So God took them down with brimstone & fire</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48u3EK1UNX5YgWikGky_Kj1-QYf0mhLqsIyTCJqbfpb7Cx09rPRRdC16gioOl5-R8wqi6y7yhTk77_rLO90wUvPueN04wZounGnSM_5e_6Yhq3KNuoyLmO2vR-f8XV7f9eQOUEhdQ6GBD/s1600/isaacthesacrifice+hear+sheep+%2528backpew%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48u3EK1UNX5YgWikGky_Kj1-QYf0mhLqsIyTCJqbfpb7Cx09rPRRdC16gioOl5-R8wqi6y7yhTk77_rLO90wUvPueN04wZounGnSM_5e_6Yhq3KNuoyLmO2vR-f8XV7f9eQOUEhdQ6GBD/s200/isaacthesacrifice+hear+sheep+%2528backpew%2529.jpg" width="183" /></a><b>20 Abe Lies About Sarah To Abimelech - </b>Sarah carried well, she was so fine, Abe told Abimilech “She ain’t mine”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">21 Isaac & Ishmael - </b>Isaac is born, Ishmael forlorn, Sarah would scorn, Hagar would mourn</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">22 Abraham & Isaac - </b>Abe offered his son in God’s exam, by His grace God provided a lamb</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>23 Sarah Dies - </b>At 120 Sarah would yield, Abraham would bury her in a field</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>24 Isaac & Rebekah - </b>In order for Abe’s nation to grow wide, Isaac would have to get a bride</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>25:1-11 Abraham & Keturah - </b>Abraham had one last hurrah, Marriage and family with Keturah</div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">Abraham was a man of faith with moments of failure - just like us. God uses people like Abraham, Isaac & Jacob not because they were perfect, but because God Himself is faithful. We can get through our awkward family situations because God is faithful.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">You may think your family’s the most embarrassing in the human race</div><div class="MsoNormal">But in the Messiah’s line, it was commonplace</div><div class="MsoNormal">So instead of hiding your red face</div><div class="MsoNormal">Know that there’s hope with God’s grace!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-32904263940007545622011-01-07T14:34:00.000-08:002011-01-13T23:31:19.186-08:00Rhymes That Are Nifty For Genesis Twelve To Fifty<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdj6d-gf8_KHfscgWSwBCeNGq1PNr5aTV4UKysXVee-6kEQU9Nb6sWGQx2UpJfWKGWt7TqI-5TYov4OQtxm1atjy2E882d33THNBj0rrPTulIvfT0dFeR2juhI1RI3bh8lurci6ACtQcU5/s1600/josephsreunion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdj6d-gf8_KHfscgWSwBCeNGq1PNr5aTV4UKysXVee-6kEQU9Nb6sWGQx2UpJfWKGWt7TqI-5TYov4OQtxm1atjy2E882d33THNBj0rrPTulIvfT0dFeR2juhI1RI3bh8lurci6ACtQcU5/s320/josephsreunion.jpg" width="267" /></a>Trying to capture Genesis fun and witty<br />
Here's the Patriarchs in a highlight ditty:<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b>Abraham</b> (Gen 11-25)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> With Abraham’s Faithfulness He Left His Station</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> With God’s Faithfulness Abe Became A Nation </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> <b> </b></span></span><b>Isaac</b> (Gen 25-35)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> When He Was Very Poor In Sight</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> He Couldn't Bless His Children Right</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> <b> </b></span></span><b>Jacob</b> (Gen 28-36)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> Before His Father He Deceived</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> Same From His Family He Received</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b>Joseph</b> (Gen 37-50)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> By His Brothers Sold As Slave</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"> Those Same Brothers He Would Save</div>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-75084842966827071082011-01-06T16:12:00.000-08:002011-01-07T21:28:48.572-08:00The God of Covenants<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbA4KRBHyBYDSWIQSOxqBlyOkDnfcp0pr1VEdWQ1AigN_UOJUmldoFpJDjz0MOm6qQbg78u0zdQPUnzTin3-f9xPghw0J37eCCgXI-5NyaJDjgFansr4UWohh9ED4HZgV3FWoF8fR69R7/s1600/marypoppins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbA4KRBHyBYDSWIQSOxqBlyOkDnfcp0pr1VEdWQ1AigN_UOJUmldoFpJDjz0MOm6qQbg78u0zdQPUnzTin3-f9xPghw0J37eCCgXI-5NyaJDjgFansr4UWohh9ED4HZgV3FWoF8fR69R7/s200/marypoppins.jpg" width="200" /></a>Mary Poppins once corrected her adoring children who promised to stay with her forever to not make "pie crust promises" which are "easily made, easily broken." God makes covenants with man and are as enduring as God is Himself. Paul Benware defines a <i>covenant as </i>“An agreement between two parties that bound them together with common interests and responsibilities.” (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Understanding End Times Prophecy</i>, p. 322). Covenants, in the Old Testament, were contracts that governed how two parties relate to each other.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Genesis 26:28</span></b><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> But they said, “We have certainly seen that the Lord is with you. So we said, ‘Let there now be an oath between us, between you and us; and let us make a </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">covenant</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> with you’”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Features of an OT Covenant:</span><br />
<ul><li>Agreement negotiated between 2 parties (Gen 15:1-7)</li>
<li>Agreement ratified (Gen 15:8-17)</li>
<li>Pledge given (item - 1 Sam 18:4, Ezek 17:18; oath - Gen 21,26)</li>
<li>Sign given as reminder (rainbow - Gen 9:14-17; circumcision - Gen 17:9-14)</li>
<li>Witness may be used for verification (1 Sam 23:18; Gen 31:50)</li>
<li>Penalties may be employed if broker (Dt 29:21; Jer 34:18-20)</li>
</ul><div>Here are the significant Covenants in the OT:</div><div><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Covenant<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Definition<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Promise<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fulfillment<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.2pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sign<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Noahic<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Unconditional promise not flood the earth</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Gen 9:12-17</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">No more sea (Rev 21:1)</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.2pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Rainbow (Gen 9:12-17)</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Abrahamic<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Promise to provide Israel a land, rule and spiritual blessing</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Gen 12:1-3; 15:13-18</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Continues at present (Gal 3:17), but Israel still has a future in the new covenant (see Rom 11:25-27)</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.2pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Circumcision (Gen 17:11)</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mosaic<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Conditional stipulations for blessing on Israel</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Ex 19 – 31; Dt 28</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Death of Christ (Rom 7:4-6)</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.2pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Sabbath (Ex 31:13)</div></td> </tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Palestinian<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Promise of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">physical</i> land from the Wadi of Egypt to the Euphrates River</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Dt 30:1-10</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Land blessed (Amos 9:13-15)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">No sign (that I know of)</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.2pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"> <td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New<o:p></o:p></b></div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Promise of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">spiritual</i> indwelling of the Spirit (law written on hearts), forgiveness, and total evangelization of Israel</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Jer 31:31-34</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.15pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Paul and the apostles (2 Cor 3-4)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">All Israel saved (Romans 11:26-27)</div></td> <td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 110.2pt;" valign="top" width="110"><div class="MsoNormal">Cup of the Lord’s Supper (Lk 21:20; 1 Cor 11:25)</div></td> </tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">The Abrahamic Covenant is significant because God promised to Abraham unconditionally:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJijg7K2O_8-93RGQUk_uGL1RqZau_zK5vXTljjPo3efws7x4w6a44L5qgx9aUnbld4ETjBuuVxVAFHXmsBsOV7gRetlRi6Fawj_w4Abv6yvoD8j1-l8zzbRfa9htPWSh0ifEZ5BXxRr2Q/s1600/abrahamcountsstars+%2528backpew%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJijg7K2O_8-93RGQUk_uGL1RqZau_zK5vXTljjPo3efws7x4w6a44L5qgx9aUnbld4ETjBuuVxVAFHXmsBsOV7gRetlRi6Fawj_w4Abv6yvoD8j1-l8zzbRfa9htPWSh0ifEZ5BXxRr2Q/s320/abrahamcountsstars+%2528backpew%2529.jpg" width="282" /></a>
<li>a land (Gen 12:1,7; 13:14-17; 15:17-21; 17:8)</li>
<li>personal blessings with family, wealth and a great name (Gen 12:2, 17:4-6; 22:15-17)</li>
<li>a nation (Gen 17:4-8; 22:17)</li>
<li>blessing the world through Abraham (Gen 12:3; 22:18)</li>
</ul><div>God reminded Abraham of this covenant 8x (Gen 12:1-3; 13:14-17; 15:1-21; 17:1-21; 22:15-18; 26:2-5,24; 28:13-17; 35:10-12). It was fulfilled partially with Abraham when he received land (Gen 13:14,15,17), servants (Gen 15:7), cattle and wealth (Gen 13:2; 24:34-35). He was spiritually blessed, had a great name and fathered several nations. His blessing passed through Isaac, born of his wife Sarah (Gen 21:2).</div><div><br />
</div><div>The significance of this covenant today is that it will be ultimately fulfilled in the future with prophetic ramifications for Israel. When God says "forever," He means it.</div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Genesis 13:15</span></b><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">forever</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Genesis 17:7-8 </span></b><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">everlasting covenant</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, to be God to you and your descendants after you. </span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">everlasting</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> possession; and I will be their God.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Abrahamic Covenant:</b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mosaic Covenant</b> – Nation Formed<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Davidic Covenant</b> – Line of Kings over Nation<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Covenant</b> – Enablement for Blessing<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"> (Albert Baylis – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">On The Way To Jesus</i>, Multnomah Press, 1986, p. 92)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If God is a God of His word, the Covenant God will fulfill this covenant with Abraham's nation through Isaac: Israel. God doesn't make pie-crust promises.</span><br />
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</span></div>Sunday morning, we surveyed Genesis 1-11. Here's the outline.<br />
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<div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>I. Light From Dark (Gen 1-2)<br />
A. How Did God Create The Universe?<br />
B. Did It Really Happen In 6 Days?<br />
C. How Do I Respond To My Creator? (Ps 8:3-4; Rom 1:25)</b><br />
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<b>II. Eden Park (Gen 3-5)</b><br />
<b> A. Adam’s Fall (3:1-24)</b><br />
1. Eying: The Temptation (3:1-5)<br />
2. Trying: The Fall (3:6-7)<br />
3. Dying: The Judgment (3:8-24)<br />
<b> B. The Adam’s Family (4:1–5:32)</b><br />
1. Cain & Abel – The Problem Was Cain Wasn’t Abel (4:1–15)<br />
2. Cain’s Family – The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree (4:16–24)<br />
3. Seth’s Family – The Godly Line of Seth (4:25–5:32)<br />
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<b>III. Noah’s Ark (Gen 6-9)</b><br />
<b>A. Fool: Mankind Rebelliously Drowned In Sin (6:1-7)<br />
B. Flotation: God Mercifully Threw A Giant Life-Preserver (6:8-22)<br />
C. Flood: God Judged Those Who Didn’t Board The Ark (7:1 – 8:19)<br />
D. Fellowship: God And Man Interact With Faith (8:20 – 9:17)</b><br />
1. Noah Worships God (8:20-22)<br />
2. God’s Covenant With Noah (9:1-17)<br />
<b>E. Fail: Noah’s Family Forgets About God’s Righteousness And Justice (9:18-29)</b><br />
1. Noah Drank (9:18-21)<br />
2. Ham Dishonors (9:22-27)<br />
3. Noah Dies (9:28-29)<br />
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<b>IV. Babel’s Bark (Gen 10-11)</b><br />
<b> A. Fruitful Progeny (10:1-32)</b><br />
1. Japheth’s Family (10:1-5)<br />
2. Ham’s Family (10:6-14)<br />
3. Canaan’s Family (10:15-20)<br />
4. Shem’s Family (10:21-32)<br />
</span> B. Futile Pride (11:1-9) </b></b></div><div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> 1. Tower Of Power: Pride In Human Achievement (11:1-4)<br />
2. Ball Of Confusion: Confusion And Dispersion (11:5-9)</span><br />
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This Sunday, I'll begin a 2 week survey through Genesis as we start the journey down Route 66. A simple rhyme provides the roadmap through Exit 1.<br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Light From Dark (Gen 1-2)<br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Eden Park (Gen 3-5)<br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Noah’s Ark (Gen 6-9)<br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Babel’s Bark (Gen 10-11)<br />
<span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span>Patriarch (Gen 12-50)<br />
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In Genesis 1, I know God separated light and darkness, calling them day and night. I wondered if darkness just existed as part of the <i>ex nihilo</i> God would add His created light to, but the text never said that. I'm wondering if the darkness is part of His creation of the universe, which exists in the absence of light. Because before there was anything, there always was God. God is light. Before there was a universe, God is light.<br />
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</div>However God created the universe, light and dark, I still marvel that He's the Creator and we're the creation. I am humbled like David, who asks in Psalm 8:3-4 "When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?"<br />
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Yet, we live in a world that has exchanged worship of the Creator for the worship of creation. Romans 1:25 cites with astonishment: "because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever!" Who switched the price tag and why do we buy into it? Why am I tempted to value earthly things more than Him?<br />
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Our Creator is amazing and the only One worth worshipping. Anything else is merely ephemeral idolatry.<br />
<span class="verse-num" id="v45001025-1"></span>stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09265060491136207446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438468021235204015.post-73468028432361056352010-12-25T20:30:00.000-08:002010-12-25T20:30:17.989-08:00Welcome to the Reading through the Bible FBC blogHowdydoo Bible Readers! <br />
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This will be a wonderful adventure reading through the Bible together. Some will read the New Testament, some the Old Testament, some the Whole Bible. Some will be regular, some will be spotty. But we'll all be trying.<br />
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This Blog will be a place where we can share blessings of what we've read, ask questions on what we've read and share resources and links on what we've read.<br />
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I enjoy reading the Scriptures off this website.<br />
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How about you? <br />
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