Deuteronomy 6
- Moses was to teach them the laws so that they would fear God and it would go well with them.
- Keeping commands = long life and multiplying in the new promised land.
- The Lord our God is one.
- Greatest commandment = love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and might.
- Moses tells them to teach these laws to their children and fellowship over them when hanging out, when you wake up and go to bed
- How should they be bound on the hand? (v.8)
- They should also write the laws on the doorways to their homes.
- Moses reminds them that God will fulfill His promise that He swore to Abraham when He gives them a new land, full of cities and goods they did not make.
- Moses warns them not to forget God when they are full and content there.
- They are to fear and serve God alone.
- God is a jealous God and they don't want to make Him angry and be destroyed.
- Do not test God (like they did at Massah)
- They should diligently keep His statutes and commandments.
- They should do right and good that it may go well with them = possessing promised land and ousting enemies.
- Moses tells them how to answer their children's future questions about where/why/how God's statutes came to pass.
- The parents should remind them how the Israelites were slaves in Egypt and God brought them out of Egypt with great signs and wonders.
- God wanted to give them the land He swore to Abraham.
- God gave them the statutes to fear Him that it may go well with them and He will preserve them.
- Doing all God has commanded will be counted as righteousness.
Isaiah 24
- God will empty out and judge the whole earth.
- Everyone will suffer poor and rich, slave and master, etc...
- The earth and the high people will mourn
- The earth is defiled because the inhabitants (people) have broken every rule and covenant
- The result is a curse and suffering for those guilty of breaking these laws
- Only a few men are left.
- The joyful sounds of drinking and music are silenced.
- Alcohol is no longer sweet, but bitter
- Joy has grown dark and gladness is banished.
- They will shout from the west (the sea)
- The east (where the light(sun) comes from will give glory to God.
- Songs of praise will come from the ends of the earth singing glory to the Righteous One.
- Isaiah is full of woe because the traitors have betrayed.
- Terror, pit, snare (the word for all 3 sounds the same)
- Those fleeing the sound of terror will fall into a pit.
- When they try to escape the pit they will be caught in a snare.
- Windows of heaven are open and earth's foundations tremble.
- The earth is shaken apart.
- The earth will stagger and fall and not get up again.
- Who is the host of heaven who will be punished?
- The host of heaven and king of earth will be prisoners in a pit.
- After many days they will be punished.
- The moon will be confused and the sun ashamed by His glory before the elders (Are these the same 24 elders who are referred to in Revelations?)
2 Corinthians 7
- Because of God's promises we should cleanse ourselves and bring holiness to completion in the fear of God.
- Paul tells them to make room in their hearts for him.
- His group has wronged or corrupted no one.
- Paul isn't trying to condemn them because they are in his heart.
- Paul speaks in boldness toward them because of his pride, comfort, and joy in them.
- Paul says when they entered Macedonia they were afflicted with no rest.
- But God comforted them by sending Titus, who was comforted by the Corinthians.
- Titus told Paul of their mourning and zeal for Paul.
- Paul says he does not regret sending his first letter that grieved them because it was only for a little while.
- Paul was grieved at first though.
- Paul rejoices that their grieving led to repentance.
- They felt a godly grief which was good.
- Godly grief leads to repentance which leads to salvation without regret
- Worldly grief produces death.
- Their godly grief led to earnestness and eagerness to clear themselves.
- Paul says they have proved themselves innocent of the matter now.
- Paul wrote to them not for the one sinning or the one sinned against but to reveal their earnestness for him.
- Shouldn't Paul want to reveal their earnestness for God?
- Paul rejoices at Titus's joy because his spirit was refreshed by the Corinthians.
- Paul's boasts to Titus about the Corinthians were true
- Paul told Titus and the Corinthians things that were found to be true.
- Titus's affection for them is even greater as he remembers their obedience and how the Corinthians received Titus with fear and trembling.
Revelations 6
- Jesus opens the 7 seals
1) First Seal
- The Lamb opened one of the seals
- The 4 living creatures told John to "Come!"
- He saw a white horse and its rider had a bow and a crown
- The rider came our conquering and to conquer.
2) Second Seal
- The second living creature said, "Come!"
- A bright red horse came out
- Its rider took peace from the earth.
- Men began to slay one another
- He was given a great sword
3) Third Seal
- The third living creature said, "Come!"
- There was a black horse
- Its rider had a pair of scales in his hand
- A voice from between the 4 living creatures said, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and 3 quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!"
-What did these measurements mean?
4) Fourth Seal
- The fourth living creature said "Come!"
- There was a pale horse.
- Its rider's name was Death and Hades followed him.
- They were given authority to kill with famine, the sword, pestilence, and wild beasts 1/4 of the earth.
5) Fifth Seal
- John saw the souls of those who died for preaching God's word and for their godly wirness under the altar.
- The souls cried out, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"
- They were each given a white robe and told to rest a little more until the rest of those dying for the same reason were complete.
- So their were more Christians to die for their faith even after the 4 horsemen had come.
6) Sixth Seal
- There was a great earthquake
- the sun became black
- the full moon looked like blood
- the stars of the sky fell to earth
- the sky vanished like a scroll being rolled up.
- Every mountain and island were removed.
- Everyone on earth; kings, the rich, slave and free hid themselves in caves and among the rocks of the mountains
- Wasn't every mountain just removed when the 6the seal was opened?
- They called out to the rocks and the mountains to fall on them and hide them from God (Him seated on the throne) and from the wrath of the Lamb.
- They knew that the day of wrath has come and they can't/ won't be able to stand.
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