Numbers 24
- Balaam didn't go with Balak this time because he saw that God had chosen to bless Israel.
- Why did Balaam go with Balak the 2nd time then?
- God spoke through Balaam stating how lovely Israel was.
- They are like plants water from God's bucket.
- God's kingdom shall be higher then King Agag.
- God brought Israel out of Egypt and will eat up other nations.
- Those who bless Israel will be blessed and those who curse them will be cursed.
- King Balaak was angry that Balaam blessed Israel a third time and told Balaam to leave.
- Balaam said he would honor Balaak but God has withheld him honor.
- Balaam reminded Balaak that he originally said he would do or say anything beyond the word of God.
- Balaam said he'd let Balaak know what would happen to his people.
- Balaam's final oracle said a star would come out of Jacob and shall crush the head of Moab.
- Edom and Seir shall be dispossessed.
- Jacob shall rule over them and destroy any survivors.
- Amalek will also come to destruction.
- Kenite is enduring but Assur will take them captive
- Ships will come from Kittim and afflict Asshur and Eber.
- Balak and Balaam departed ways after this.
Isaiah 6
- Isaiah saw a vision in the year Uzziah died.
- He saw God and His robe filled the temple.
- There were seraphim with 6 wings each, 2 covered its face, 2 covered its feet and 2 wings flew.
- They called to each other saying "holy, holy, holy the whole earth is filled with his glory"
- The whole place shook when God spoke.
- Isaiah's reaction was woe because he knew he was unclean and from an unclean people.
- A seraphim took tongs and touched a burning coals to Isaiah's lips.
- The seraphim said the coal had taken away his guilt and atoned for his sins.
- The Lord asked who He should send and Isaiah said to send him.
- Isaiah was to say to keep seeing and hearing but not understanding.
- Why does God want Isaiah to tell the people to not understand with their hearts?
- Isaiah asked how long this would last and God replied until the cities were laid to waste.
- God would remove people and and people from forsaken lands would enter the lands.
- The remaining Israelites shall be like a stump from a fallen tree.
1 Corinthians 5
- Paul rebukes them for their sexual immorality.
- He said it is so bad that pagans don't even participate (a man has his father's wife)
- Paul says they should be mourning but are arrogant.
- They should throw out this man.
- Paul says he is present with them in spirit and has passed judgement on that man.
- Why does Paul pass judgement on the man when he told them not to judge others?
- This man should be given over to Satan so that his flesh may die but his spirit be saved.
- How can this man be saved if he continues in sin?
- Boasting is not good because even a little leaven gets into a whole lump of dough.
- As believers they need to replace malice and evil with sincerity and truth.
- (v.9) Did Paul write them a previous letter?
- Paul's "previous letter" had told them not to associate with sexually immoral people (getting them away from worldly temptations.
- He now adds not to associate with a brother who is sexually immoral, a drunkard, idolater, or a swindler.
- Paul tells them to judge their brothers' actions and let God judge the unsaved.
1 Peter 4
- We should arm ourselves with Christ's thinking. (What Would Jesus Do?)
- That way we can live for God's will and not human passions.
- In the past they were like the Gentiles; lawless idolatry, drunkenness, drinking parties, living for passions.
- The Gentiles malign them for no longer participating.
- They will have to give an account to God later for their sins.
- That is why the gospel is preached to them, that they too might live in the spirit.
- Being self-controlled and sober minded helps make prayers more effective.
- Peter tells them to love one another because love covers many sins.
- We are to show hospitality without grumbling.
- We should use our God given gifts to steward God's varied grace.
- God's grace is varied.
- We should speak and serve to glorify God.
- We should not be surprised when trials come.
- We should rejoice in suffering and be glad when God's glory is revealed to the lost.
- Being insulted for Christ's name brings us blessings.
- We shouldn't suffer for common crimes but suffering for being a Christian is nothing to be ashamed of.
- Christians will be judged first then the lost.
- Where does Peter quote this phrase from? “If the righteous is scarcely saved,what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
- When we suffer we should entrust ourselves to a faithful Creator while doing good (faith and doing good; justification and sanctification)
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