Numbers 16
- Korah took men from 250 chieftains and rose up against Moses.
- They said all the Israelites were holy and were upset that Moses and Aaron had raised themselves up as holy.
- Moses fell on his face and said God would tell them who was holy among them.
- Moses said the Lord would choose the holy one among them.
- Moses told Korah to light the censers and have his men do the same and that God would choose (the holy one) leader among them.
- Korah was a Levite and Moses said they had gone too far.
- Moses rebuked them for not being content with the fact that God had chosen them to work in the temple near Him. The people were ultimately rising up against God, not Moses and Aaron.
- Moses called for Dathan and Abiram who refused to come up because they were mad that Moses had promised them milk and honey and they were in the wilderness and they didn't want Moses to be prince over them.
- Moses got angry with them and told God not to accept their offerings.
- Moses told Korah and his 250 men to light their censers and bring them to the entrance of the tent of meeting.
- The glory of the Lord appeared to them all .
- God told Moses and Aaron to move aside and he would strike down these men, but Moses pleaded for their lives.
- Moses went to the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram and told the people that if these men died naturally they could be the ruler but if God did "something new" (having the earth swallow them) they would know God had appointed Moses to lead the people.
- As soon as Moses was done speaking the earth opened up beneath these men.
- The ground then closed up and fire came out from the lord and consumed the 250 men with the incense.
- Why did God still decide to kill these men the next day?
- Eleazar, son of Aaron was to collect the incense burners and scattered them because they were now holy.
- Eleazar then took the bronze and created a covering for the altar as a reminder to the people that no one outside the line of Aaron should burn incense.
- The people were upset Moses had killed the people of the Lord.
- Then the people saw the glory of the Lord appear before them.
- The Lord said to move away from the congregation so He could wipe them out.
- Moses told Aaron to light the incense and run it through the crowd to make atonement for them.
- A plague began and Aaron stood in between the dead and the living.
- 14,700 people died before the plague had stopped
Isaiah 8
- The Lord tells Isaiah to write common characters on a tablet.
- Isaiah saw Uriah and Zechariah as reliable.
- Did Isaiah impregnate the prophetess?
- They named the son Maher-shalal-hash-baz which means The spoil speeds, the prey hastens
- Isaiah said that before the baby could talk Damascus and Samaria would lose their wealth to the King of Assyria
- Isaiah tells the people that The Assyrians will flood the area like the River.
- Why is "river" capitalized?
- The Lord tell Isaiah not to fear like the rest.
- God alone should be their source of fear and dread.
- The Lord will now become a stumbling block for the people of Israel.
- Isaiah says that he will wait and trust in the Lord.
- Isaiah asks why the people turn to "dead" mediums" rather than the living.
- If the people don't trust in the teachings and testimony of their God they will be greatly distressed and hungry.
- The people always turn in anger from their king and God when trouble comes.
- They will face their end.
Romans 13
- We are called to follow our worldly leaders because they were instituted by God.
- If you resist authority you resist God and will be judged.
- Rulers punish bad behavior so we should show good behavior and receive favor.
- God is using the rulers for our good.
- The ruler will avenge wrong doings for God.
- This is why we are also called to pay taxes.
- Pay taxes, revenue, respect, and honor to those whom it is owed.
- Owe no one anything except to show love for them.
- The commandments "thou shall not commit adultery, murder, steal, and covet" all fall under the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself.
- Loving your neighbor fulfills the law.
- Salvation is closer and closer each day.
- They are no longer in darkness of night, but in the light of day.
- We need to cast off the works of darkness and put on armor of light (Paul's 2nd comparison to godliness being armor)
- Darkness includes; orgies, sexual sin, jealousness, drunkenness, and quarreling.
- He tells us to put on Christ and make NO provision to the flesh to gratify its desires.
(Paul is saying that we need to fight against the desires of the flesh)
James 1
- James identifies himself as being a servant of God and Jesus.
- He is speaking to the 12 tribes of the dispersion.
- We should see trials as joys because they produce steadfastness, so that we won't lack anything.
- We should ask God for wisdom without doubting Him.
- Doubting is like being tossed back and forth on the waves. A doubter won't receive anything.
- A doubter is unstable in all his ways.
- A lowly man should boast in his exaltation and a wealthy man in his humiliation because both will pass away.
- Does this mean a rich man can't be proud of what he has done or earned?
- The rich man will eventually die in his pursuits (It can only last so long)
- A person who remains steadfast under trials will receive a reward from God.
- God cannot be tempted and He tempts no one.
- We are tempted when we are lured and enticed by our desires which lead to sin and eventually death.
- Every good gift is from God
- There is no variation or change in God.
- We were created by God's will in truth.
- We should be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
- Anger does not produce righteousness.
- We are called to put away wickedness and received God's word with meekness because it alone can save our souls.
- God's word should lead us to action not just hears of it.
- If you hear God's word but don't act you are like a man who looks in a mirror but doesn't change his appearance.
- The one who looks at the law and acts will be blessed in what they do.
- A religious man also needs to control his tongue
- Pure religion is caring for children and widows and keeping oneself unstained by the world.
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