Key Verse: “Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord.” Haggai 1:8,KJV
To be Baptist is to believe the Bible but to be Missionary is to believe that we are called to work the works of Christ by spreading the gospel and ministering to those in need across the globe (i.e, Lott Carey, Betsey Stockton etc.)
We as Baptists believe the Bible is infallible and trust that God has called out of darkness into the church where our growth as Christians includes the building of our faith, the fellowship with each another and the worship of our God.
Build Faithby Hearing the Word of God and Carrying on the Works of God
Fellowship with each other by embracing the family values of love, unity, respect and encouragement
Worship Godby offering Him our Time, Talent and Treasure for the purpose of uplifting Father, Son & Holy Spirit Only
GREEK DEFINITION(S):
Phonetic Spelling: ( ek-klay-see’-ah ) V. Transliteration: Ekklesia MEANING: To be called out
BEAUTIFUL BLESSINGS OF BEING IN A MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Baptist Church members lend their unique gifts to God to build His Kingdom
Scripture
Text
Thought
Ex 25:8
Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them.
Presence
Ex 25:9
According to all that I am going to show you, as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, just so you shall construct it.
Pattern
Ex 31:7
the tent of meeting, and the ark of testimony, and the mercy seat upon it, and all the furniture of the tent,
Property
Lv 19:30
You shall keep My sabbaths and revere My sanctuary; I am the Lord.
Priority
1 Ki 9:1
And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he was pleased to do,
Property * notice its not the house of Solomon
2 Chr 7:7 CR: 2 CHR 7:14
When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.
Presence
Matt 4:23
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Presence/Emmanuel*notice jews used these for daily prayer, reading & sermons*note: The Greek word synagoge [sunagwghv] means “assembly”
1 Pet 2:9
You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.
Presence *Ecclesia which means congregation/church
Introduction:
Presupposition(s):
The Christian Church has been created by God for His People to Assemble and Seek His Presence.
The Presence of the Lord is Always Here and Always Revealed through Christian Faith & Christian Work.
Thesis: God-Ordained Christian Work includes our individual investment of Time, Talents and Treasure!
Ex 25-31;35-40 First mention of Sanctuary or Tabernacle
Temple or House of the Lord
Synagogue
Church
Tonights text backdrop is
Post Egyptian Slavery 400 years
Babylonian Enslavement 70 years
Post Exilic period circa 561BC
They’ve returned but failed to rebuild for 20 years
20 Considerations for Every Christian
Chapter One
1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
God has a destiny for His people that we often derail due to our own doing
2 Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.
God desires that we devote some Time to Him
3 Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,
God determines the method, model & man or woman to whom He Speaks (He uses whom He chooses) CR: Eph 4:11, Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers
4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
Gods Church is the primary means through which His Presence is Experienced
5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
God places high priority on His people coming into His Holy Presence
6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
Apart from Gods Presence Life is devoid of Purpose and only little, lack and loss are left
7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord.
God desires glory through our investment of Time, Talent and Treasure
9 Ye looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
10 Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
God knows what we need and desires that we have it
11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.
Without Gods Presence nothing we do will Prosper
12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord.
13 Then spake Haggai the Lord’s messenger in the Lord’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord.
Responding to Gods Word always Reaps Rewards
14 And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,
Responsiveness to God removes the barriers that block our blessings
15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.
Chapter 2
2 In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord by the prophet Haggai, saying,
2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
3 Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
Gods Biggest blessings often start out small CR: Matt 13:18
4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts:
God desires that everyone of us offer back to Him our talents
Everybody cant do Everything but Everybody Can do Something
5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
God desires that we are faithful and not fearful
6 For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.
People are edified when God is Glorified through our time, talent and treasure
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.
Giving back to the one who gave us all we have is not a loss but a gain
9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the Lord of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts.
This was a reference to the Prince of Peace who would walk into the Temple
Gods Promises His Presence to all who Praise Him Publicly through their time, talents and treasures
10 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,
11 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
12 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
13 Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
14 Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the Lord; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
15 And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the Lord:
16 Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
17 I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the Lord.
18 Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, consider it.
19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
When we get serious about Gods Stuff then He gets serious about our stuff
20 And again the word of the Lord came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying,
21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;
22 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
23 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.
God desires us to access all kinds of the things in the natural but first we must actualize the Spiritual
“Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts.”
Introduction: Job 1
Lebron James
The Lime Green Chair
WORD STUDY:
Text
Scripture
Thought
Prov 2:6
For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
Comes from God Only
Prov 4:7
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.
Is Priceless
Prov 13:10
Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
Avoids Problems
Prov16:16
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!
Is Priceless
Prov 17:28
Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.
Is Public: we can see it or not
Eccl 2:26
To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Is Possible & Pairable
Jm 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
Comes from God
Jm 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
Is Public
Previous Point:
God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit created everything in this world For Purpose!
God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit created man, the highest earthly species in His own image and For specific Purpose
Man’s purposes on earth are to, Reproduce (Gen1:28), Replenish (1:28) to Be Responsible (1:28) and Responsive (1:29 Behold – 2:17)
Man has been given Love, Logic and LibertyI
Angels are also created beings capable of love, logic and liberty
Lucifer, once a gifted Angel was removed from Heaven and has become the enemy of God known as satan or the devil
Satan only has one power….. to convince us that we have none which he does by tempting us to sin through 3 tricks: Lust of Flesh, Lust of Eyes and Pride of Life!
God has given man the power to resist sin with love, logic and liberty!
Holding to Gods unchanging Hand through hard times is the harbinger of Biblical Christianity
The Hebrew Word: Chazaq (khaw-zek) means to grow firm inculcating that God will often teach us life lessons through curriculums we may not like.
HISTORICAL HIGHPOINTS OF THE BOOK
The author, date, and place of the Book of Job are all uncertain. It may be that Job himself recorded his experiences in the book, or there may well have been another anonymous author. Scholars judge Job to be the oldest book of the Old Testament. It belongs to the period covered by the book of Genesis; and the time of Abraham. It’s believed by many to be the oldest book of the Bible
Books of Poetry/ Books of Wisdom: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon because their made up of either songs, poems or wise sayings!
Job is a deeply Theological Book teaching us a great deal about God
Job particularly opens our understanding to what is known as Theodicy which means ‘Justifying God’ vis a vis “How can a Good God Allow Good People to go through Bad things” ………… How can a God be Good and Allow Evil?
THREE PRIMARY LESSONS WE LEARN FROM STUDYING JOB
We do not now or may not ever be given all the answers from God: Chps 1-2:10
People who are suffering need comfort most from Christians: Chps 2:10-38:1
Suffering should cause us to search for answers: Chps38:1-42:1,
Wisdom knows that the main person that needs convincing is the closest to you
7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
Wisdom knows that hypocrisy is hell on earth {two-faced}
9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? He doesn’t know
10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? He doesn’t know
11 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
Wisdom knows that hypocrites are wicked so they distrust them
14 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
22 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
23 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
Wisdom knows that hypocrites are hated human beings
Chapter 28
1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it.
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.
4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men.
5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.
6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:
8 The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.
11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.
12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
14 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?
21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.
22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.
24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven;
25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.
26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:
27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.
28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Chapter 31
25 If I rejoice because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
Wisdom knows that everything comes from & belongs to God
26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness;
27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:
Wisdom knows that the way down is the way up: Humility
28 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
29 If I rejoice at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
Wisdom knows better than to rejoice at anyone’s especially an enemies ruin
30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.
31 If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
32 The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
Wisdom knows that to be able to help but to fail to do so is sin
33 If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
Wisdom knows that repentance is the first step towards recovery
34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:
Wisdom knows that man may not get all that he pays for but he must certainly pay for all that he gets
40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
Wisdom knows that God always gets the last word!
Chapter 32
1So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Foolishness will Not work when its wrestling against wisdom
2Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
3 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
Youngest of all four men is Mad because they didn’t say what he wanted them to
Wisdom is what every person needs who can’t control their emotions
4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
Name Elihu means “He is My God”
Wisdom is always respectful even when its wrong (one can be wise but also lack understanding or wise and lack knowledge in which case silence should win)
5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.
6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.
Wisdom that’s opined is always wisdom out of line (remember its only Gods Words Not our words that are true wisdom)
7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
Wisdom knows that one’s opinion is just that
11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.
12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
13 Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
14 Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.
15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
17 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.
18 For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
19 Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.
20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.
21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man’s person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
Wisdom knows how to disagree without disrespect
22 For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
33 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
5 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up.
Job can’t stand up…He’s Sick
Wisdom is sensitive to the situation it sees
6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
8 Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,
9 I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
10 Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
12 Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
17 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:
26 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
27 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
32 If thou hast anything to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.
33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
Wisdom is never present in the same room with personal pronoun’s
Chapter 34
1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
2Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
Wisdom does not worsen situations with insult and ignorance
9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
10 Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
14 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
32 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
33 Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
Wisdom is not confrontational, its conversational
Speaking the truth is always fine so long as its done in the Spirit of love from above
36 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
Chapter 35
1 Elihu spake moreover, and said,
2Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
Wisdom never wounds
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
15 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:
16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
Chapter 36
1Elihu also proceeded, and said,
2Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.
Elihu has been speaking since Chp 32; If it wasn’t God speaking who was it?
Wisdom sits silently when it has nothing to say Spiritually!
3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4 For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
9 Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
11 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
13 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
14 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.
15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
18 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
19 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
21 Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
23 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
25 Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
28 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
30 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
31 For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
32 With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
33 The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.
Chapter 37
1 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
2Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth.
4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.
5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.
6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.
8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.
10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened.
11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.
13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.
14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?
17 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
20 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.
21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.
22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
Wisdom knows that struggle is not always an indication of sin
24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.
Key Verse: Job 2:3, KJV [God Says to the accuser]“… And still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.”
God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit created everything in this world For Purpose!
God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit created man, the highest earthly species in His own image and For specific Purpose
Man’s purposes on earth are to, Reproduce (Gen1:28), Replenish (1:28) to Be Responsible (1:28) and Responsive (1:29 Behold – 2:17)
Man has been given Love, Logic and LibertyI
Angels are also created beings capable of love, logic and liberty
Lucifer, once a gifted Angel was removed from Heaven and has become the enemy of God known as satan or the devil
Satan only has one power….. to convince us that we have none which he does by tempting us to sin through 3 tricks: Lust of Flesh, Lust of Eyes and Pride of Life!
God has given man the power to resist sin with love, logic and liberty!
Introduction: Job 1, Psalms 23, Proverbs Passage
Devotion Prepares the Soul for Sad Times
The book of Job more than any other in Scripture is a ‘Survival Manual for Sad Times’
The author, date, and place of the Book of Job are all uncertain. It may be that Job himself recorded his experiences in the book, or there may well have been another anonymous author. Scholars judge Job to be the oldest book of the Old Testament. It belongs to the period covered by the book of Genesis; and the time of Abraham. It’s believed by many to be the oldest book of the Bible
Books of Poetry: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes because their made of either songs, poems or wise sayings
Job is a Theological Book
Opening our understanding to what is known as Theodicy which means ‘Justifying God’ vis a vis “How can a Good God Allow Good People to go through Bad things” ………… How can a God be Good and Allow Evil?
THREE PRIMARY LESSONS WE LEARN FROM STUDYING JOB
We do not now or may not ever be given all the answers from God: Chps 1-2:10
People who are suffering need comfort most from Christians: Chps 2:10-38:1
Suffering should cause us to search for answers: Chps38:1-42:1, KV 42:5
20 Habits that Help Believers Hold Fast During Hard Times
Job 2:1-13, KJV
1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.
2 And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Trust God enough to train for war in times of peace
4 And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
6 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Children are already gone, monies and servants as well and now sickness
8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Unstoppable Itching
Acute Pain
Skin worms
Oozing serum
Odoriferous
Isolation
Trust God through tough times
9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
Trust God when other people close to you are doubting Him
Trust God when satans touch turns tactical : Using same play as with Adam/Eve
10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Trust God through your talk and tone
11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Trust God by being there for others in their tough times
This is one of the best ways to witness as a believer
Chapter 3
1After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
2 And Job spake, and said,3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
4 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
Trust God by taking life so serious that suicidal thoughts in ourselves and others are taken serious and successfully sent back to hell
In 2019, suicide was the second leading cause of death for blacks or African Americans, ages 15 to 24.1
The death rate from suicide for black or African American men was four times greater than for African American women, in 2018.
Percentage of population with feelings of sadness, hopelessness, worthlessness, or that everything is an effort, all or most of the time, among persons 18 years of age and over, 2018
2 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
7 Remember, I pray thee, whoever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Eliphaz is saying you’re a sinner getting what you deserve
Trust God though you may be torn down (social media, Fb, lies, etc….)
Chapter 5
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.
21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.
24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.
25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. (by the end of the book he has more kids)
26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. (he makes a full recovery and lives to be 140)
Trust God to turn lies into ladders!
27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
CHAPTER 6
22 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy’s hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.
Trust God when you’ve been turned on by people you trusted
Don’t nobody love me but my momma and sometimes she …. B.B. King
28 Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.
29 Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things?
Chapter 8
1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression;
Trust God to take care of spiritually, those you’d like to take care of physically
5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty;
6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
Chapter 11
1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.
5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;
6 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.
Just go ahead and say you’re a sinner so this can end
Trust mans word only when it matches Gods Word
Chapter 12
1And Job answered and said,
2 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.
Trust God to always turn the table in favor of those who are faithful!
Its not that Job is faithfully defending himself its that he hasn’t cursed God : {2 weeks or 2 years}
Chapter 13
1Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.
2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.
3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
Trust God when He shows you true identities
When people show you who they are, Believe Them (distrust, certain things to say around them, watch what’s done around them)
5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
12 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.
14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
Trust God even when tracing Him, seems trivial
16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.
Trust God by always taking Him at His Word!
17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
19 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.
20 Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.
21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.
Trust God by seeking His Face for revelation of our faults
24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?
25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
Chapter 16
1Then Job answered and said,
2 I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all.
3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
4 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.
Trust God by better by people than they’ve done by you!
6 Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?
7 But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
Chapter 19
1Then Job answered and said,
2 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
3 These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.
4 And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.
5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach:
6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.
8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.
11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.
12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.
13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.
14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.
Trust that God will never leave or forsake you, so long as you don’t leave Him
Chapter 25
1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
3 Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
5 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
6 How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?
Job the bottom line is that you’re a sinner
Trust God by trying to by your best instead of hoping others will see your best
Key Verse: Isaiah 42:5, NIV “My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.”
Key Word: Phonetic Spelling: (dah-ath) A. Transliteration: Daath MEANING: to get to know
What was Covered Last Month:
God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit created everything in this world For Purpose!
God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit created man, the highest earthly species in His own image and For specific Purpose
Man’s purposes on earth are to, Reproduce (Gen1:28), Replenish (1:28) to Be Responsible (1:28) and Responsive (1:29 Behold – 2:17)
Man has been given Love, Logic and LibertyI
Angels are also created beings capable of love, logic and liberty
Lucifer, once a gifted Angel was removed from Heaven and has become the enemy of God known as satan or the devil
Satan only has one power….. to convince us that we have none which he does by tempting us to sin through 3 tricks: Lust of Flesh, Lust of Eyes and Pride of Life!
God has given man the power to resist sin with love, logic and liberty!
Introduction: Job 1, Psalms 23, Proverbs Passage
Devotion Prepares the Soul for Sad Times
The book of Job more than any other in Scripture is a ‘Survival Manual for Sad Times’
The author, date, and place of the Book of Job are all uncertain. It may be that Job himself recorded his experiences in the book, or there may well have been another anonymous author. Scholars judge Job to be the oldest book of the Old Testament. It belongs to the period covered by the book of Genesis; and the time of Abraham. It’s believed by many to be the oldest book of the Bible
Books of Poetry: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes because their made of either songs, poems or wise sayings
Job is a Theological Book
Opening our understanding to what is known as Theodicy which means ‘Justifying God’ vis a vis “How can a Good God Allow Good People to go through Bad things” ………… How can a God be Good and Allow Evil?
THREE PRIMARY LESSONS WE LEARN FROM STUDYING JOB
We do not now or may not ever be given all the answers from God: Chps 1-2:10
People who are suffering need comfort most from Christians: Chps 2:10-38:1
Suffering should cause us to search for answers: Chps38:1-42:1, KV 42:5
1Then Job answered the Lord and said, 2 “I know that You can do all things, And that no plan is impossible for You. 3 ‘Who is this who conceals advice without knowledge?’ Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I do not know. 4 ‘Please listen, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You instruct me.’ 5 I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You; 6 Therefore I retract, And I repent, sitting on dust and ashes.”Job42:1-10, NASB
*In searching for answers God just be reveal that our suffering had little to do with His punishment and most to do with our practices
Work
Terminated from a Job for being late all the time
No Integrity
Home
Lost your spouse because of an affair
No Integrity
Church
Leading in the church or on a job but no one’s following
No Integrity
Life
Lessons we’re teaching our kids from our mouths don’t stick
No Integrity
12 Theological Truths that God Wants Us to Know
Job 1:1-22, KJV
1 There was a man in the land of Uz (Shem’s Son), whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
Name Job in Hebrew means = He who returns {regardless what happens} [italics mine]
God wants us to know that He never wants to lose us!
Phonetic Spelling: (tawm) A. Transliteration: Tam MEANING: Complete Integrity
Not perfect in the sense that he always scored 100%/ never made mistakes but that he
He was always for what was right
He wasn’t hypocritical saying one thing and doing another: A man of his word (i.e, church meeting example last week about democracy and Baptists)
God wants us to know that hypocrisy destroys our worth as a witness
And Eschewed evil:
Phonetic Spelling: (soor) V. Transliteration: Sur MEANING: Turned away (Action Verb)
Did his best to stay away from evil
God wants us to know that we have power to turn away from a lot of sins
2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
God wants us to know that Connecting with children can complete us in many ways
3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
God wants us to know that we can achieve success without sin
4 And his sons went and feasted in their houses, everyone his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
God wants us to know that intercessory prayer is impactful
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them. (cr: Rev 20:10, 1:7, Isa 14:12, Ez 28:12, and 1 Pet 5:8)
*this before the Lord may have been on earth or in Heaven *this may have been also before the devil was completely removed from Heaven
7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
God wants us to know that the devil is always looking for a lonely sheep
Matt 7:14
Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
Lonely due to having believed lies
John 10:12
He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
Lonely due to unloving/uncaring leaders
Acts 20:29
I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock;
Lonely due to life’s let-downs and low moments
1 Peter 5:8
Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack.
Lonely due to having been lured away
8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
* ”One conversation in eternity made this man famous in history” Dr. Tony Evans
9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
God wants us to know that Everything we have He gave us!
11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
12 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.
God wants us to know that nothing happens without His permission!
Permission is not necessarily approval/Prodigal son
Isaiah 53:10
KJV
Douay-Rheims
CEV
GNT
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
And the Lord was pleased to bruise him in infirmity: if he shall lay down his life for sin, he shall see a long-lived seed, and the will of the Lord shall be prosperous in his hand.
The LORD decided his servant would suffer as a sacrifice to take away the sin and guilt of others. Now the servant will live to see his own descendants. He did everything the LORD had planned.
The LORD says, “It was my will that he should suffer; his death was a sacrifice to bring forgiveness. And so he will see his descendants; he will live a long life, and through him my purpose will succeed.
God wants us to know that when He allows pain it’s always for purpose!
13 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee
17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house:
God wants us to know that all things belong to Him, most especially us!
19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-khaw) V. Transliteration: Shachah MEANING: to bow down(Action Verb)
21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
God wants us to know that He’s still God whether we get what we think we should have or not
22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
God wants us to know that the greatest turn one can ever make is the turn back towards Him!
Key Verse: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people who are God’s own possession. You have become this people so that you may speak of the wonderful acts of the one who called you out of darkness into his amazing light.” 1 Peter 2:9, CEV
Introduction:
Thesis: Missionary Baptist Belief comes closet of all to the Biblical Christian life exampled by Jesus Christ!
After Jesus’ Resurrection in A.D. 33, three major monotheistic religions developed in the world
Jews, Catholics (590), AnaBaptists (1527) and Methodist (1784)
Anabaptist belief highlighted Baptism by immersion over infant Baptism
First Baptist Church in America started by Roger Williams in Rhode Island: 50,000,000 today
1779 George Liele starts the First African Baptist Church in Savannah, GA
1800’s the Missionary Baptist Movement began to grow. It focused on Mt 28:19 as its theme.
Post Civil War/Reconstruction led to us being only Missionary in name
District, State and National Conventions now work to do largescale mission work but local churches are positioned to operate internally as they so choose
To be Baptist is to believe the Bible but to be Missionary is to believe that we are called to work the works of Christ by spreading the gospel and ministering to those in need across the globe (i.e, Lott Carey, Betsey Stockton etc.)
To be a member of a Missionary Baptist Church is to believe that:
There is One God
Ephesians 4:5-6, KJV
There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all.
Bible is Right
2 Tm 3:16-17, NLT
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: [17] That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Mankind Messed Up
Romans 3:23, ESV
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
Man Can be Saved
John 6:44, ESV
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
Saved by Grace
Ephesians 2:8, NLT
God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
Heaven is Real
John 14:2, NKJV
In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Because we as Baptists believe the Bible we trust that God has called out of darkness into the church where our growth as Christians includes the building our faith, the fellowship with each another and the worship of our God.
Build Faithby Hearing the Word of God and Carrying on the Works of God
Fellowship with each other by embracing the family values of love, unity, respect and encouragement
Worship Godby offering every gift, skill and talent we have to uplifting Father, Son & Holy Spirit Only
GREEK DEFINITION(S):
Phonetic Spelling: ( ek-klay-see’-ah ) V. Transliteration: Ekklesia MEANING: To be called out
20 BEAUTIFUL BLESSINGS OF BEING IN A MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
4 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called, 2 with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Lowliness – Baptist Church members put their fellow members before themselves
Meekness – Baptist Church members are kind towards one another
Longsuffering– Baptist Church members are patient with one another
Forbearingone another in love – we love because we are extended family
3 giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Baptist Church members go the extra mile to be united (democratic, intake, majority rule, etc)
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all. 7 But unto each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, aWhen he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.
Baptist Church members understand the importance of Baptism
9 (Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended [b]into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)
Baptist Church members understand that we are what we are and where we are only because of what Jesus did for us.
11 And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
Baptist Church members respect Spiritual Authority
12 for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ: 13 till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Baptist Church members work together to build each other through the Word of God &
Baptist Church members lend their unique gifts to God to build His Kingdom
14 that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
To be Baptist is to Believe wholeheartedly in Christian Education (i.e, Sunday school, family devotion, Bible study, etc…)
15 but [c]speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ; 16 from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together [d]through that which every joint supplieth, according to the working in due measure of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto the building up of itself in love.
Baptist church members seek to have God truly lead every detail of our lives
17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart; 19 who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, [e]to work all uncleanness with [f]greediness. 20 But ye did not so learn Christ; 21 if so be that ye heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus: 22 that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit; 23 and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and put on the new man, [g]that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
Baptist Church members lift each other up and love each other like family
25 Wherefore, putting away falsehood, [h]speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.
Baptist Church members are always and openly honest with each other publicly and privately
26 [i]Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your [j]wrath:
Baptist Church members forgive each other quickly in order to resist the devils desire to enter our sacred space.
27 neither give place to the devil. 28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.
29 Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for [k]edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.
Baptist church members praise in public but rebuke in private.
30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
Baptist Church members rely completely on the Spirit of God in ourselves, other saints, other sinners and in our services.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: 32 and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave [l]you.
Baptist Church members believe in God, the Bible, the church and each other!
Key Verse: Genesis 9:12-13, KJV, “And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.”
Introduction:
What was Covered Last Week:
Angels are also created beings capable of love, logic and liberty
Lucifer, once a gifted Angel was removed from Heaven and has become the enemy of God
Satan only has one power….. to convince us that we have none which he does by tempting us to sin through 3 tricks: Lust of Flesh, Lust of Eyes and Pride of Life!
God has given man the power to resist sin with love, logic and liberty!
Genesis 6:6-6:22, KJV
6 And it repented (9 xComfort, Relent, Regret) the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him (1 x) at his heart.
REFERENCE
TEXT
THOUGHT
1 Sm 15:29
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man,that he should repent.
Nm 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent;
Hebrews 6:17
In the same way God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeableness of His purpose, interposed with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us.
Romans 11:29
For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
HEBRW DEFINITIONS:
Phonetic Spelling: (way-yin-na-hem) V. Transliteration: Wayyinahem MEANING: Comfort/Relent/Sorry 9X
Phonetic Spelling: (way-yit-as-seb) V. Transliteration: Wayyitasseb MEANING: Grieve 1X
We’ve Got a Captain Who Cares about our Condition
7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah found grace [hen] (Favor)] in the eyes of the Lord.
We’ve got a sure solution that keeps us from sinking
Grace is the first opportunity for a Second Chance
9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just (Righteous) man and perfect (Blameless) in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
Is headed towards a Divine destination in a place called Paradise
10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
There must always be judgment and death before a new beginning
14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch (atonement).
Bitumen/Asphalt
The Captain has already mapped out the course we should take
God has already worked out what we are working on, if He told us to do it!
15 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
600’ long X 100’ wide X 60’ high
Interesting that such a large structure would have only one door
There’s only one way on and one way off
Jesus is the only way to the Father
17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
You’re invited to come as you are and stay long as you want
19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them (animals).
One year’s supply of food for Noah’s family and the animals aboard the Ark
God has everything we need and more
Meals, clothes, food and anything else you need is all exclusive
22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
To Be Righteous and Blameless is to Follow Gods Commands & Trust Him
Genesis 7:1-24, KJV
And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
The wheat must grow with the tare
7 Cleans and 2 Unclean
3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
5 And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him.
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;
14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the Lord shut him in.
The Captain starts, sustains and stops everything that He begins
17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.
God doesn’t lose, He lifts!
18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days.
Genesis 8: 1-22, KJV
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;
Word means that God delivered on His promise
2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
Noah Never Saw how bad this situation really was
Saints who are saved in Great Tribulation
God is a shield
3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.
6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;
11 And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.
13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
15 And God spake unto Noah, saying,
16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.
Godly relations are fruitful and faithful; the devils are futile and fatal
18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him:
This boat is anchored on a firm foundation
God is for families and must be the firm foundation on whom they’re built
19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
20 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Praise should be sacrificial (Noah had to work to kill these animals)
We too, should give up something (i.e., time) or else is it really praise
21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done.
22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
GENESIS 9: 1-29
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
4 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
6 Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.
8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
The Captain has a personal relationship with every rider
Adamic Covenant (Gen 1:28)
Free-Will
Noahic Covenant (Gen 9:9)
Grace
Mosaic Covenant (Ex 20)
Law
Abrahamic Covenant (Gen 17)
Faith/Separation
Davidic Covenant (2 Sm 7)
Mercy
Jeremiah Covenant (Jer 31)
Spiritual Power
New Covenant (Lk 22:20)
Repentance
10 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.
11 And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
12 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Unexplainable/Beautiful Wonders of God
Along this ride you’ll see some amazing things
14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:
15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.
18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
19 These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
20 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:
21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.
22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.
25 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
26 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.
GENESIS 11: 1-32
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Gods problem with this is that it’s prideful not purposeful
Intellect and Energy from God should be used for God
5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
6 And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the Lord did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
Ride changes people from who they are to who Captiain wants them to be
30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
1 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount.
it’s taken 3 months
They will stay here thru Ex, Lev & Nm Chp 9
This is where Moses had bush exp
POINT 1: THE KING HAS _____ FOR THE TREASURE
3 And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;
4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself.
for the next several chapters God tells them what He wants
But not before He reminds them what He did
eagles wings/ go thru me first
POINT 2: THE KING _________ HIS TREASURE
5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
covenant includes laws, sacrifices and choices
POINT 3: THE KING _____ WHAT HE DOES WITH HIS TREASURE BASED ON WHAT THE TREASURE DOES
Note: treasure is to be observed such that in retracts glory back to the king
6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
will be special people
POINT 4: THE KING ______ THE VALUE UPON HIS TREASURE
Note:Some of the Kings treasure hasn’t been seen yet
7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him.
8 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord.
9 And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the Lord.
10 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
prepare to meet God
POINT 5: SOMEBODY HAS TO _________ THE KINGS TREASURE
12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.
15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.
16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
POINT 6: SOMEBODY HAS TO ______ THE KINGS TREASURE
18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the Lord descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
20 And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
21 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish.
22 And let the priests also, which come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them.
23 And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
POINT 7: THE KING TAKES HIS TREASURE ________!
Mt. Sinai vs. Mt. Zion (Heb 8)
24 And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon them.
25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
Chapter Twenty
1 And God spake all these words, saying,
2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
13 Thou shalt not kill.
14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15 Thou shalt not steal.
16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.
20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.
26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.
Key Verse: Exodus 17:12, KJV “And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?”
Let your conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.
Positive Thoughts
Ephesians 4:29
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
PositiveWords
Proverbs 21:23
Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.
WEDNESDAYS WORD “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
Positive thinking does not necessarily mean avoiding or ignoring the bad things; instead, it involves making the most of the potentially bad situations, trying to see the best in other people, and viewing yourself and your abilities in a positive light.
According to the Johns Hopkins Medicine, positive thinking is linked to a wide range of health benefits including:
Lower risk of cardiovascular disease-related death
Increased physical well-being
Better psychological health
One theory is that people who think positively tend to be less affected by stress.
Chapter 17:1-16, KJV
21 Positive Thoughts to keep you sane during this Pandemic
1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
In Numbers 33:12-14 it is said, that when the Israelites came from Sin they encamped in Dophkah, and next in Alush, after which they came to Rephidim. Here, therefore, two stations are omitted, probably because nothing of moment took place at either.
It’s possible to be in the will of God and still have to deal with a problem
Thought 1: The same God that just brought us through the water in chp 14, led us to water in chp 15, rained down bread and gave us quail in chp 16 is going to take care of what we need right now.
2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?
When we have a problem it is much easier to blame someone than to think through the problem carefully and spiritually.
Thought 2: What can I do to help somebody else out in this situation?
3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
Regardless of his frustration Moses still had to lead while under the pressure of unfair attack, and he did the right thing in turning to God in prayer.
Thought 3. If the Lord brought us this far, He will take us even further
4 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
Thought 4. When it’s hardest to pray, I need to pray harder
5 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
The same thing that worked last time has not lost its power
Thought 5. I’ve got to keep moving forward
6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
God is with us during times of trouble
Thought 6. God is with me
7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?
8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
Amalek was grandson of Esau (Genesis 36:12), Deuteronomy 25:17-18 says: Remember what Amalek did to you on the way as you were coming out of Egypt, how he met you on the way and attacked your rear ranks, all the stragglers at your rear, when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God.
9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
Thought 9. I need to look at this from a different perspective
10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
“In their first movement God led them in such a way as to avoid the possibility of war (Exodus 13:17).
11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
12 But Moses hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
This amazing passage shows us that life or death for Israel depended on the prayers of one man but sometimes its hard to pray. Though this was Moses’ work to do, it was more than he could do by himself. Moses alone could not win the battle of prayer.
Thought 10: I may need to get some help
13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
Praying Moses did not eliminate what Joshua had to do. The battle was won with prayer, but also through normal instruments – the work of the army, led by Joshua. “Prayer is a downright mockery if it does not lead us into the practical use of means likely to promote the ends for which we pray.”
Thought 11: I’ve got to do my best & trust God to do the rest
14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
Thought 12: Some issues Ain’t my issues
15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
Though Moses knew his prayer was important, he wasn’t foolish enough to think that he won the battle. As an act of worship he built an altar and praised the name of Yahweh-Nissi (THE-LORD-IS-MY-BANNER). Nissi describes a flag or a banner. The idea is that God is victorious in battle
Thought 13: God is my banner and He has me covered
16 For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Because of God’s strong command to battle against Amalek until they were completely conquered, many see the Amalekites as a picture of our flesh, the unspiritual aspect of man that makes war against the spirit. In this sense, “Amalek” constantly battles against the spirit and must be struggled against until completely conquered (Galatians 5:17).
Chapter Eighteen 1-27, KJV
1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt;
2 Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
Thought 14: It won’t be like this always!
4 And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
Thought 15: Gods Been good to me
5 And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
Thought 16: God is going to protect my family
6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
Moses was here re-united with his wife Zipporah and his two sons Gershon and Eliezer. Apparently, Moses sent his family back to Midian at some time, perhaps during the plagues of Egypt.
7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
Though he was the leader of a nation, Moses honored Jethro both as his father-in-law and as a legitimate priest of God. His position of leadership did not make Moses proud.
Thought 17: It’s nice to be important but more important ….
8 And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them.
9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.
Thought 18: I need to be happy for others when God blesses them
10 And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
11 Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
12 And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father in law before God.
13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
14 And when Moses’ father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:
16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
17 And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
Thought 19: This person may have a point
Much to Moses’ credit, he was teachable; when Jethro said the thing that you do is not good, Moses listened to Jethro.
18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
For Moses to effectively lead and delegate, he had to teach the Word of God not only to those who would hear the disputes, but also those who might dispute.If the people knew God’s word for themselves, many disputes could be settled immediately.
21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
Thought 20: Everything is not worth my time!
23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
Jethro was careful to tell Moses that he had to be sure that God commanded this approach, and not Moses.
24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
Thought 21: Everybody can teach me something
25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
In Moses’ method of administration, some had a higher position than others. Yet God honored the faithful service of the rulers of tens as much as the service of the rulers of thousands. This was good for Moses. He could focus on the most important things and not be overwhelmed and overstressed by many smaller tasks.
26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
This means that Moses had to fulfill an essential function of a leader: to develop and implement new leaders.
27 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who are grumbling against Me? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel, which they are making against Me.
Now at this time while the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.
Now the people became like those who complain of adversity in the hearing of the LORD; and when the LORD heard it, His anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp.
The people spoke against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food.”
The sons of Israel said to them, “Would that we had died by the LORD’S hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
SICKNESS
HEBRW DEFINITIONS: Ragan
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-gan) VERB Transliteration: ragan MEANINGS: to rebel or criticize
WEDNESDAYS WORD * One of the most selfish, sinful, sicknesses that we can ever contract is the satanic spirit of complaining. The danger of the complaining spirit is that it slowly kills and is seldom solution-focused.
In one series of studies, researchers tracked people’s moods before and after hearing a complaint. As predicted, listening to gripes made people feel worse. What’s more, the complainer also felt worse!
Research suggests that making a habit of complaining can “re-wire” the brain so that those particular thinking orientations become ingrained.
Chronic complainers – have a tendency to dwell on problems and focus on setbacks rather than progress. Research suggests that making a habit of complaining can “re-wire” the brain so that those particular thinking orientations become ingrained.
Venting is expressing emotional dissatisfaction. By showing their anger, frustration, or disappointment, they are soliciting attention from their confidantes.
Instrumental complaint is all about solving problems by focusing on the impact of the problem, the importance of change, and developing what every individual involved can do to create a plan for change.
Chapter 16:1-36, KJV
1 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
–wilderness of sin is between Elim (water) and Sinai (mountain)
2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
Point 1: Complaining is Contagious
3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
Point 2: Complaint and Criticism can cause you to Overreact! [Sometimes we can make the past better than it was]
Forgot about how bad slavery really was
Anticipatory hunger (Leaders letCriticism work for them)
Point 3: Avoid dampening your mood by complaining
Point 4: Complain only in instances where you believe it will affect real and positive change
Point 5: Consider whether some other strategy will work instead of complaining
Point 6: Limit your exposure to complaining by limiting your exposure to complainers
Eight Positive Thoughts to Repeat Everyday until God Removes the Coronavirus
4 Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
Thought: God is perfecting and proving my Faith through this!
5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
Thought: God is with me (constantly demonstrating His presence)
7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord: and what are we,that ye murmur against us?
Thought: God is in Control He wants to display His glory
8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.
9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings.
10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.
11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.
Thought: God will Provide!
13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
Thought: I shall see the goodness of the Lord! Place Blessings right at your feet/this was occasional
14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
Daily provision
(tasted like whatever you wanted according to legend) sesame seed; swept up; stoop down
15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat.
16 This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
Thought: God will bless my family through this
17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
18 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
23 And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord: today ye shall not find it in the field.
Thought: God wants me to rest!
26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
28 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
29 See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
32 And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.
Thought: God is teaching me something new about Him during this time He wants to be Pedagogical
34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. (40 years)
Thought: If God did it Before, He will do it again! He wants it to be perpetual
Now it came about after these
things, that God tested Abraham,
and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”
He said, “Take now your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go
to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the
mountains of which I will tell you.”
Hearken
Deuteronomy
8:2
“You shall remember all the way
which the LORD your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that
He might humble you, testing
you, to know what was in your heart,
whether you would keep His commandments or not
Humble
Job
7:18
That You examine him every morning
And try him every moment?
Humble
Job
23:10
“But He knows the way I take;
When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Spiritually
Healthy
Psalm
26:2
Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my mind and my heart.
Holy
Ecclesiastes
3:18
I said to myself concerning the sons
of men, “God has surely tested
them in order for them to see that they are but beasts.
Humble
Jeremiah
17:10
“I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man
according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds.
Hearken
Ezekiel
21:13
“For there is a testing; and what if even the rod which
despises will be no more?” declares the Lord GOD
Hearken
James
1:3
Knowing that the testing of your faith
produces endurance.
Spiritually
Healthy
Revelation
2:10
‘Do not fear what you are about to
suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, so
that you will be tested, and you
will have tribulation for ten days Be faithful
until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Spiritually
Healthy
HEBRW DEFINITIONS: Anah
Phonetic Spelling: (an-ah) NOUN Transliteration: ana
MEANINGS: to be bowed down
HEBREW DEFINITION: Nasah
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-saw) NOUN Transliteration: nasah
MEANINGS: to prove/Exercise
WEDNESDAYS WORD *God places us
through various tests, trials and exercises
in order to strengthen our faith so that we will have more than we need, when
we need it!
Only a few people
know when you work out
Only a few people
know how you work out
Only a few people
know how strong you really are
Six
Faith Building Exercises Every Believer Must Workout to gain Perfect Strength
