Numbers 25 - Isaiah 7 – 1 Corinthians 6 – 1 Peter 5

Numbers 25
- The Israelites began to intermingle with the Moabites at Shittim.
- The Moabites invited the Israelites to eat and worship their gods, Baal, and they did.
- The Lord grew angry with them and He told Moses to hang/impale the chiefs.
- Moses told the judges to kill any chiefs who had yolked themselves with Baal.
- An Israelite man brought a Midianite woman into his family.
- Phinehas, Eleazar's son, Aaron's grandson, saw this he took a spear and he impaled both of them while they were together.
- This stopped a plague, but 24,000 Israelites had already died.
- The Lord commended Phinehas on his jealousy for God and his atonement for his people and God gave him the covenant of peace.
- Zimri was the impaled man's name and the Midianite woman's name was Cozbi.
- God told Moses to strike down the Midianites because the Israelites were turning toward their wiles (ways)

Isaiah 7
- In the days of Ahaz (Uzziah's grandson) Rezin, king of Syria, and Pekah, the king of Israel (Ephraim) came to wage war on Jerusalem (Judah), but couldn't.
- When the house of David heard of the Syrians attack they were very fearful.
- Isaiah went with his son Shear-jashub to go meet Ahaz by the Washer's Field.
- Isaiah told Ahaz to be quiet, careful and not to fear the two "stumps" who planned evil against him.
- The Lord said that this would NOT come to pass and that within 65 years Ephraim would no longer be a people.
- Why is the 65 year part in parentheses?
- God says is you are not firm in faith, you will not be firm at all.
- Isaiah told Ahaz to ask for a sign from God (which is forbidden in other scriptures)
- Ahaz said he would not test God.
- Isaiah told him that God would give him a sign that " a virgin will conceive and bear a son and shall be called Immanuel.
- Immanuel will refuse evil and choose good and the land of the two kings Ahaz now fears will be deserted.
- In that day the fly from Egypt and bees from Assyria will settle in the streams (What does this phrase mean?)
- The Lord will defeat them with the king of Assyria.
- Everyone who is left will eat curds and honey from a young cow and 2 sheep.
- All the valuable vines will turn into thorns and briers and the land that is now farmed will only be good for releasing cows and sheep to graze.

1 Corinthians 6
- Paul says that when you have something against a fellow believer you should take it before saint before you go to a worldly judge.
- The world is to be judged by us, so we should be able to settle "trivial cases"
- We will judge angels, so we have the ability to judge in this life.
- Paul says they should be ashamed because no one is wise enough to settle disputes between brothers in the faith.
- Paul is saying they shouldn't have any lawsuits against one another but should suffer wrongs instead.
- The unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
- Those deceived participate in sexual immorality, idolatry, homosexuality, thieves, greed, reviling, and swindling.
- Paul reminds them that they once participated in these things but were washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of Jesus and the Spirit of God.
- Paul says all things are lawful for him but not all are helpful.
- He will not be enslaved by anything.
- The food and stomach go together, but sexual immorality and the body do not go together.
- God will raise us like he raise the Lord.
- Our bodies are members of Christ so we shouldn't use them to sin.
- Going to a prostitute is becoming one with her.
- We are one in spirit because we are joined with God.
- All sins other than sexual immorality are done outside the body.
- Our bodies are holy temples that were bought with a price.
- We don't own our bodies. God does so we should glorify Him with our body.

1 Peter 5
- Peter exhorts the elders, he being one of them, to shepherd the flock of God.
- They should give oversight willingly, not for selfish gain, but eagerly.
- They shouldn't be domineering but live as examples to other believers.
- When Jesus appears they shall receive a crown of glory.
- The younger should submit to elders.
- They should all be humble with each other because God opposes the proud.
- God will exalt the humble at the proper time.
- We can cast all our anxieties on Him because he cares for us.
- We should be sober-minded and watchful.
- Satan is a lion who prowls around us.
- We need to resist Satan and know others are also experiencing suffering.
- After suffering a short time God will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish us.
- Silvanus had written this letter for Peter.
- He reminds them to stand firm in the grace of God.
- Who is the "she who is at Babylon"? Is this Peter's wife?
- Mark is Peter's son.
- They were to greet each other with the kiss of love.