Numbers 34 - Isaiah 16 – 1 Corinthians 15 – 2 John 1

Numbers 34
- God gave the people instructions about the land before they even won it.
- Southern Border = wilderness of Zin next to Edom from the Salt Sea to Kadesh-barnea.
- It shall go from Azmon to the Brook of Egypt to the sea.
- Western Border = Great Sea's coast
- Nornthern Border = a line from Great Sea to Mount Hor then a line to Lebo-hamath. It's limit shall be Hazar-enan.
- Eastern Border = Line from Hazar-enan to Sepham to Riblah reaching to Sea of Chinnereth down the Jordan stopping at the Salt Sea.
- 9 tribes and the half tribe (Manasseh)would get land there by lot.
- 2 tribes and the 1/2 tribe have received their inheritance to the east of the Jordan already.
- God gave Moses a list of men to divide the land.
- Eleazar and Joshua would take one chief from each tribe
- Caleb - tribe of Judah
- Shemuel - tribe of Simeon
- Elidad - tribe of Benjamin
- Bukki - tribe of Dan
- Hanniel - tribe of Joseph/Manasseh
- Kemuel - tribe of Ephraim
- Elizaphan - tribe of Zebulun
- Paltiel - tribe of Issachar
- Ahihud - tribe of Asher
- Pedahel - tribe of Naphtali

Isaiah 16
- He will send the lamb to the ruler of the land (still building off of Moab passage)
- Moab's daughters will scatter like birds
- Give counsel and grant justice and provide shade to the outcasts
- Why would God tell the Israelites to let the outcasts of the Moabites sojourn with them?
- After this destruction a ruler will come established in steadfast love.
- From family of David will come a faithful judge who will seek justice and righteousness.
- Moab is brought down because of its prideful boasting.
- The Lord has struck down their fields and vines all the way to Jazer
- "I" (Isaiah or God) weeps over the destruction at Jazer and of the desolation at Heshbon and Elealeh
- There is no joy, gladness, cheers or singing there anymore.
- He again talks about moaning over their loss.
- We the Moabites enter the sanctuary to pray they will not prevail.
- This is God's word spoken against Moab in the past
- This section ends with a prophecy that in 3 years those who remain will be few and feeble in spite of their great multitude now.

1 Corinthians 15
- Paul starts this chapter by reminding them of the gospel he preached to them and they received.
- He reminds them of what he preached - that Christ died for their sins, died and rose 3 days later as the Scriptures said He would.
- Jesus then appeared to Cephas and the 12
- Jesus also appeared to over 500, most of who are still living to bear witness.
- Then Jesus appeared to James and then all the apostles.
- Last of all Jesus appeared to Paul (Paul says this is because he is the least of the apostles).
- Paul reminds them how he persecuted the church but God's grace saved him, but not in vain.
- They preached and so did Paul and the Corinthians believed.
- If scripture says Christ was raised Paul questions why some say there was no resurrection.
- Paul says if their was no resurrection then his preaching is in vain.
- Saying Christ was not raised calls God a liar
- Paul says that if Christ was not raised then their faith is pointless and they are still in their sins.
- By a man (Adam) came death. Life came by a man (Jesus).
- Christ was made alive, then those who belong to Him, then comes the end when Christ will destroy all other rulers and powers.
- Christ will destroy all His enemies, ending with death.
- God put all things under Christ's feet, but Christ is subject to God
- If the dead are not raised, Paul says baptism and his preaching are pointless.
- Paul tells them not to be deceived by popular phrases at the time like, "Bad company ruins good morals" (from a comedy)
- Paul tell them to wake up and to not go on sinning.
- Paul says it's to their shame that some with them have no knowledge of God.
- Paul answers one of their questions about what kind of body they will get when they are raised.
- Even a seed must die to grow a plant.
- This body is a kernel and each kind of "seed" will receive its own type of body
- Paul points out the various body types of people and animals.
- He says there are heavenly bodies and earthly ones.
- There is different glory for the earth, the sun, the moon, and the stars.
- What is sown is perishable but what is raised is eternal.
- Dishonor is sown to reap glory
- Weakness is sown and power is reaped.
- A natural body is sown and a spiritual one is raised.
- Paul quotes Genesis 2:7 - the natural body comes first, then the spiritual
- Adam was from dust, Jesus was sent from heaven.
- We are in Adam's image here, but will be in Christ's image in heaven.
- At the last trumpet we shall be changed
- This mortal body will put on immortality.
- Paul quotes Isaiah 25:8 where death loses its sting
- Sin is death's sting and power of sin is the law.
- God gives us victory over death through Christ.
- Paul encourages them in light of these truths to be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in works of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord they aren't laboring in vain.

2 John 1
- The letter is written to the elect lady and her children
- All those in the truth love them.
- Grace, mercy, peace will be with us in truth and love.
- Some of her children are walking in the truth.
- John reminds her to love one another.
- Love = walking according to His commandments.
- Many deceivers are now in the world who do not believe that Christ is coming.
- John tells her to beware of the Antichrist so she doesn't lose the reward she has.
- Those who do not follow Christ's teachings do not have God
John tells her not to let anyone enter her house who doesn't believe the teaching of God and Son.
- Greeting them would be allowing his wicked words to enter her house.
- John says he doesn't want to write her, but will soon meet and talk with her.
- Who are her children?
- Who is the elect sister?