Deuteronomy 10
- God told Moses to cut two more stone tablets and make an ark of wood.
- God said He'd rewrite the commandments on the tablets
- Moses made the ark of acacia wood.
- God rewrote the words in the same writing as before. God had spoken these same words to the people through the fire.
- Moses put the tablets in the ark and brought it down as God told him to do.
- Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah where Aaron died.
- They traveled to Gudgodah and then to Jotbathah, a land with brooks of water.
- Here God appointed the Levites to watch over the ark and bless God's name.
- The Lord is the inheritance of the Levites, not what they get from conquests.
- Moses stayed on the mountain for 40 days and night talking with God.
- He said that God listened to him then.
- The Lord said He wouldn't destroy them.
- God told Moses to go lead the people into the promised land.
- God wants the Israelites to fear Him, follow Him, and walk in His ways.
- They were to serve God with their heart and soul, keeping His commandments.
- Moses says God owns heaven, earth, and the heaven of heaven (What is that?)
- God chose to love their fathers and to love them as well.
- Moses tells them to circumcise their hearts (don't be stubborn)
- God is the God of gods and mighty, awesome and not a bribe taker
- He executes Justice for the widow and He loves the sojourner
- That's why the Israelites should love the sojourners (they were once ones themselves)
- Moses again tells them to fear God.
- They should serve God and hold onto Him and swear by Him (This is the opposite of what Jesus says in the Beatitudes)
- He is their praise.
- Their forefathers went down to Egypt (in the times of Joseph) 70 men and have come out as numerous as the stars.
Isaiah 28
- Ephraim was full of drunkards.
- Their glory is fading.
- The Lord has one who is mighty and strong like a storm.
- The proud drunks of Ephraim will be swallowed up like the first figs of the season.
- The Lord will be a crown of glory to those who turn back to Him.
- The priests and prophets stagger with much wine and their tables are full of vomit.
- Who will he teach knowledge? is the question posed by this verse
- Who is the "he" in this verse?
- They keep adding more and more precepts and words.
- God will try to speak to them by foreigners, but they still won't listen.
- God told His people he wants to give them rest for the weary but they won't listen.
- God's word will be precept upon precept to them and they will fall and be broken.
- Isaiah says they have made a deal with death and made lies their refuge.
- God reminds them that God is the cornerstone and a sure foundation.
- God has made a righteousness a plumb line and hail will sweep away those sheltering in lies.
- God will annul their covenant with death.
- They will be overwhelmed and sheered by terror until they understand God's message.
- God will be roused to do His deed.
- Do not laugh at God's decrees and become more inbounded to sin and pride.
- They need to hear what God is saying
- A farmer doesn't continually til the soil, but he plants in it and lets it grow.
- There are certain ways to harvest various crops.
- God will till the soil (discipline them) and then harvest those who turn to Him.
2 Corinthians 11
- Paul asks them to bear with him as he presents them to Christ as his bride with divine jealousy.
- Paul fears they have been led astray like Eve was by the serpent.
- Their thoughts are being led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
- They seem to be accepting all variations of the gospel
- Paul boasts that he is not inferior to the super apostles
- Paul says he is unskilled in speaking but not in knowledge.
- Paul asks them if it was wrong that he shared the gospel with them for free.
- Paul had accepted payment from other churches in order to serve the Corinthians.
- Paul reminds them that he didn't ask them for anything but his fellow brothers from Macedonia supplied his needs.
- Paul will continue to boasting Achaia.
- Paul does this to undermine claims of other false apostles.
- Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
- Satan's servant also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness.
- Their end will correspond with the deeds.
- Paul says he will be a fool because the Corinthians let others make slaves of them, take advantage of them, and even slap them in the face.
- Paul says he was "too weak for that"
- Paul boasts that he is Hebrew, an Israelite, an offspring of Abraham, a servant of Christ, 5 times he received 40 lashes minus one, 3 times was beaten with rods, stoned once, 3 times shipwrecked, spent a night and a day adrift at sea,
- He also survived rivers, robbers, danger from Jews and Gentiles, city, wilderness, sea, false brothers, faced many hardships, had sleepless nights, hungry, thirsty, cold and exposure.
- On top of all these things Paul has an anxiety for all the churches.
- Paul said he will boast of the things that show his weakness.
- Paul says God knows he isn't lying.
- In Damascus the governor under King Aretas wanted to seize Paul but he escaped through a window in the wall in a basket.
Revelations 10
- John saw another angel wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, with a face like the sun.
- His legs were like pillars of fire.
- He had a little scroll opened in his hand.
- His right foot was on the sea and his left foot was on the land.
- His voice was like a roaring lion.
- When he spoke 7 thunders sounded.
- A voice told John not to write down what the seven thunders had said.
- The angel swore by him who lives forever and ever that there would be no more delay.
- The 7th trumpet would fulfill the mysteries of God as revealed by the prophets
- The voice told John to take the scroll from the angel.
- The angel told John to eat the scroll which would be bitter to the stomach but sweet to the taste.
- John was told he must prophesy about many people, nations, languages, and kings.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
Deuteronomy 9 - Isaiah 27 – 2 Corinthians 10 – Revelations 9
Deuteronomy 9
- God told the people to cross the Jordan River and fight the nations who were greater and mightier than themselves with cities fortified to heaven (This seems discouraging)
- The sons of Anak (who they are to fight) have a reputation for being unbeatable.
- This day they will know God goes before them as a "consuming fire".
- They will beat the sons of Anak quickly and know God fought for them.
- They need to be aware of the temptation to forget God after they win and credit victory to their own righteousness or works.
- God is driving out the sons of Anak simply because they were evil, not because Israel is super righteous
- In driving the sons of Anak out God is confirm His oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- God's not rewarding them for their righteousness because they are a stubborn people (God says this 3 times).
- They should remember how they made God angry in the wilderness by constantly rebelling.
- At Horeb God wanted to destroy the Israelites because of their rebellion.
- Moses remind them how the rebelled when he was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights getting the tablets. (Moses didn't eat or drink during that time)
- After 40 days God gave Moses the 2 tablets and sent him down the mountain because the people made a metal image.
- God wanted to destroyed the people and start over through Moses.
- Moses hurried down the burning mountain and saw they had sinned against God by making a golden (metal) calf.
- Moses responded by throwing the tablets down and breaking them before the people.
- Moses lay face down for an additional 40 days without eating or drinking (80 days total)
- Moses was afraid of God's anger toward the people.
- God was really angry at Aaron and wanted to destroy him too.
- Moses prayed for his people and for Aaron.
- What did the people do for those 40 days of Moses laying down and praying?
- Moses ground up the calf and sent its dust down a stream.
- Moses reminds them of other times they made God angry by rebelling, like at Taberah, Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah (Here God told them to go up and take a land, and they didn't believe or obey Him)
- Moses humbles them by basically saying, as long as he's known them, they have been rebellious.
- Moses prayed to God that He'd remember Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and disregard the stubbornness of His people.
- If God wiped them out, Moses feared the other nations would say God wasn't able to help His people conquer the land, so God killed them in the wilderness.
- These stubborn, rebellious people are God's heritage which God has been using to show other nations His power.
Isaiah 27
- God will slay Leviathan (sea serpent or fleeing serpent)
- God is the keeper of the pleasant vineyard and waters it.
- There's no wrath or briers in this pleasant vineyard (Is this referring to pre-sin Eden?)
- If there were briers God would burn them, or they would make peace with Him.
- In the future Jacob's descendants (Israelites) shall take root and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
- God will strike down those who struck down Israel.
- By Israel's conquering, their sins will be atoned for.
- Their sins will be removed and God will crush all the altars and Asherim poles.
- The fortified cities will be deserted and animals shall dwell there.
- The people had no discernment so God will have no compassion on them or show them any favor.
- God will "thresh out" the people of Israel from those between The Euphrates River and the Brook of Egypt
- In "that day" God will blow a great trumpet and those lost in Assyria and Egypt will come worship in Jerusalem.
2 Corinthians 10
- Why does Paul seem to be bragging about being meek and gentle?
- He says that he is humble when he's with them, but bold when he's away.
- Isn't this showing a fear of man?
- Paul says he doesn't want to have to be so bold when he's with them again.
- There are some he needs to be bold with who are walking in the flesh.
- Only by divine power can we break the hold of the flesh.
- Divine power can break the "strongholds" of the flesh.
- We need to destroy arguments and "lofty" opinions against God.
- We need to take every thought captive in order to obey Christ.
- We need to punish every disobedience. (v.6)
- Paul reminds the Corinthians that they are all believers together of the same God.
- Paul says he won't be ashamed to boast a little in what God has given him.
- Paul said his letters weren't to frighten them.
- They said his letters were strong, when in person Paul appeared weak.
- Paul says what they say in letters and person will match up.
- Paul says it's not his place to compare himself to others preaching the gospel, and those who do compare are "without understanding."
- Paul will only boast in the area of influence assigned to him by God.
- Paul says they were the first to share the gospel with the Corinthians.
- Paul won't boast in the labors of others, but in the fact that their faith is increasing.
- Paul wants to build the gospel beyond the Corinthians.
- He will only boast in the Lord.
- It doesn't matter if a person commmends himself, but only if God commends you.
Revelations 9
5) The 5th trumpet is blown
- A star fell to earth and "he" was given a key to the bottomless pit (abyss)
- Smoke came up from the unlocked pit
- The sun and air were darkened by the smoke.
- From the smoke came locusts with scorpion power (What does this mean?)
- The locusts were commanded not to eat any plants but only those people without the "mark of God" on their foreheads.
- The locusts will torment those people for five months but won't kill them.
- They will sting like scorpions and people will want to die.
- Death won't come to anyone for 5 months.
- The locusts had human faces, little golden crowns, golden hair, lion's teeth, iron breastplates, scorpion tails, and their wings will sound like chariots going into battle.
- Their power to hurt is in their tails.
- The angel is king over them. His Hebrew name is Abaddon (destruction) . His Greek name is Apollyon (destroyer).
- This ends the "First Woe"
6) The 6th trumpet is blown
- a voice came from the 4 horned altar.
- It told the 6th angel to release the 4 angels bound at the Euphrates.
- These angels were prepared for this very moment to kill 1/3 of mankind.
- The troops numbered 200,000,000.
- The horses wore breastplates the color of fire, saphire, and sulfur.
- These horses had a lion's head and breathed fire.
- The fire, smoke and sulfer were 3 plagues that killed 1/3 of the people.
- The power of these horses came from their mouths and their sepent headed tails
- The rest of mankind still did not repent but continued to worship idols.
- The did not repent of murders, sorceries, sexual immorality, or thefts
- God told the people to cross the Jordan River and fight the nations who were greater and mightier than themselves with cities fortified to heaven (This seems discouraging)
- The sons of Anak (who they are to fight) have a reputation for being unbeatable.
- This day they will know God goes before them as a "consuming fire".
- They will beat the sons of Anak quickly and know God fought for them.
- They need to be aware of the temptation to forget God after they win and credit victory to their own righteousness or works.
- God is driving out the sons of Anak simply because they were evil, not because Israel is super righteous
- In driving the sons of Anak out God is confirm His oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- God's not rewarding them for their righteousness because they are a stubborn people (God says this 3 times).
- They should remember how they made God angry in the wilderness by constantly rebelling.
- At Horeb God wanted to destroy the Israelites because of their rebellion.
- Moses remind them how the rebelled when he was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights getting the tablets. (Moses didn't eat or drink during that time)
- After 40 days God gave Moses the 2 tablets and sent him down the mountain because the people made a metal image.
- God wanted to destroyed the people and start over through Moses.
- Moses hurried down the burning mountain and saw they had sinned against God by making a golden (metal) calf.
- Moses responded by throwing the tablets down and breaking them before the people.
- Moses lay face down for an additional 40 days without eating or drinking (80 days total)
- Moses was afraid of God's anger toward the people.
- God was really angry at Aaron and wanted to destroy him too.
- Moses prayed for his people and for Aaron.
- What did the people do for those 40 days of Moses laying down and praying?
- Moses ground up the calf and sent its dust down a stream.
- Moses reminds them of other times they made God angry by rebelling, like at Taberah, Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah (Here God told them to go up and take a land, and they didn't believe or obey Him)
- Moses humbles them by basically saying, as long as he's known them, they have been rebellious.
- Moses prayed to God that He'd remember Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and disregard the stubbornness of His people.
- If God wiped them out, Moses feared the other nations would say God wasn't able to help His people conquer the land, so God killed them in the wilderness.
- These stubborn, rebellious people are God's heritage which God has been using to show other nations His power.
Isaiah 27
- God will slay Leviathan (sea serpent or fleeing serpent)
- God is the keeper of the pleasant vineyard and waters it.
- There's no wrath or briers in this pleasant vineyard (Is this referring to pre-sin Eden?)
- If there were briers God would burn them, or they would make peace with Him.
- In the future Jacob's descendants (Israelites) shall take root and blossom and fill the whole world with fruit.
- God will strike down those who struck down Israel.
- By Israel's conquering, their sins will be atoned for.
- Their sins will be removed and God will crush all the altars and Asherim poles.
- The fortified cities will be deserted and animals shall dwell there.
- The people had no discernment so God will have no compassion on them or show them any favor.
- God will "thresh out" the people of Israel from those between The Euphrates River and the Brook of Egypt
- In "that day" God will blow a great trumpet and those lost in Assyria and Egypt will come worship in Jerusalem.
2 Corinthians 10
- Why does Paul seem to be bragging about being meek and gentle?
- He says that he is humble when he's with them, but bold when he's away.
- Isn't this showing a fear of man?
- Paul says he doesn't want to have to be so bold when he's with them again.
- There are some he needs to be bold with who are walking in the flesh.
- Only by divine power can we break the hold of the flesh.
- Divine power can break the "strongholds" of the flesh.
- We need to destroy arguments and "lofty" opinions against God.
- We need to take every thought captive in order to obey Christ.
- We need to punish every disobedience. (v.6)
- Paul reminds the Corinthians that they are all believers together of the same God.
- Paul says he won't be ashamed to boast a little in what God has given him.
- Paul said his letters weren't to frighten them.
- They said his letters were strong, when in person Paul appeared weak.
- Paul says what they say in letters and person will match up.
- Paul says it's not his place to compare himself to others preaching the gospel, and those who do compare are "without understanding."
- Paul will only boast in the area of influence assigned to him by God.
- Paul says they were the first to share the gospel with the Corinthians.
- Paul won't boast in the labors of others, but in the fact that their faith is increasing.
- Paul wants to build the gospel beyond the Corinthians.
- He will only boast in the Lord.
- It doesn't matter if a person commmends himself, but only if God commends you.
Revelations 9
5) The 5th trumpet is blown
- A star fell to earth and "he" was given a key to the bottomless pit (abyss)
- Smoke came up from the unlocked pit
- The sun and air were darkened by the smoke.
- From the smoke came locusts with scorpion power (What does this mean?)
- The locusts were commanded not to eat any plants but only those people without the "mark of God" on their foreheads.
- The locusts will torment those people for five months but won't kill them.
- They will sting like scorpions and people will want to die.
- Death won't come to anyone for 5 months.
- The locusts had human faces, little golden crowns, golden hair, lion's teeth, iron breastplates, scorpion tails, and their wings will sound like chariots going into battle.
- Their power to hurt is in their tails.
- The angel is king over them. His Hebrew name is Abaddon (destruction) . His Greek name is Apollyon (destroyer).
- This ends the "First Woe"
6) The 6th trumpet is blown
- a voice came from the 4 horned altar.
- It told the 6th angel to release the 4 angels bound at the Euphrates.
- These angels were prepared for this very moment to kill 1/3 of mankind.
- The troops numbered 200,000,000.
- The horses wore breastplates the color of fire, saphire, and sulfur.
- These horses had a lion's head and breathed fire.
- The fire, smoke and sulfer were 3 plagues that killed 1/3 of the people.
- The power of these horses came from their mouths and their sepent headed tails
- The rest of mankind still did not repent but continued to worship idols.
- The did not repent of murders, sorceries, sexual immorality, or thefts
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Deuteronomy 8 - Isaiah 26 – 2 Corinthians 9 – Revelations 8
Deuteronomy 8
- They should keep God's whole covenant so that it will go well with them and they will multiply.
- They should also remember all God has done for them over the past 40 years.
- God tested them and humbled them to see what was in their hearts.
- God humbled them and then fed them with manna.
- He fed them manna to let them know man doesn't live on bread alone but by the word of God.
- Their clothes didn't wear out after 40 years.
- God disciplined them like a father disciplines his son.
- Keeping God's commandments = walking in His ways and fearing Him.
- God is giving them a good land with springs, lands of wheat and barley, vines, figs, olives and honey, in which they will lack nothing.
- The land also had iron and copper buried there.
- They will bless God for the land He provides them.
- Moses warns them not to forget God's rules and commandments when they are full and living in good houses.
- (Living in plenty tempts us to not lean on God or feel like we need Him)
- Their hearts may turn away from God when their herd have multiplied and all that they have is multiplied.
- When they have all they ever wanted they will be tempted to forget all that God has done for them in Egypt, in the desert, providing manna and water, and in giving them all they will have.
- God sought to do them good.
- They need to beware of saying their power and might provided all that they have.
- The truth is God gives us power to get wealth, confirming His covenant.
- If they turn from God to other idols they will perish.
- Moses warns that Israel will perish like the lands they just conquered.
Isaiah 26
- Judah says the righteous nation that keeps faith will enter in.
- God keeps those who trust in Him at perfect peace.
- The Lord is our everlasting rock to trust in.
- God humbles the lofty people.
- The path of the righteous is level. He makes it level.
- They wait for God, remembering God is the desire of their soul.
- Their spirit seeks God and yearns for Him.
- God teaches the world righteousness.
- If favor were shown to the wicked they wouldn't learn righteousness.
- Isaiah wants others to see God's zeal for His people and be ashamed.
- God will give them peace.
- Isaiah says others have ruled over them but they will only remember what God has done.
- God will wipe out those other rulers
- God has glorified Himself by expanding Judah's borders.
- God's people prayed to Him when they were under His discipline.
- What does Isaiah mean by "giving birth only to wind?"
- They couldn't deliver the earth or make earth's inhabitants fall.
- The dead shall rise.
- God dwells in the dust and will awaken them.
- The earth (ground) will give birth to the dead.
- Judah tells the people to hide themselves until God's fury has passed.
- God will come and punish people for their iniquity.
- The earth will no longer cover the slain.
2 Corinthians 9
- Paul boasts to the Macedonians of the Achaians readiness.
- They have been ready for a year.
- The Corinthians zeal has stirred up many Macedonians.
- That is why Paul is sending his brothers to them, so that his boasting may prove true if the Macedonians visit them.
- Paul says he doesn't want to be proved wrong if people visit them.
- That's why Paul is sending the brothers to receive the Corinthians promised gift as a willing one not an exaction.
- Paul states his point that how they sow will be reflected in what they reap.
- Each person should give as he sees fit, not reluctantly because God loves a cheerful giver.
- God's grace will abound in them in all things and at all times, so that they may abound in every good work.
- Where does this quote by Paul come from in verse 9
- The same God who provides seeds and bread will also increase their their seed
- They will increase in a harvest of righteousness.
- They will be enriched to be generous which will produce thanksgiving to God
- Ministry isn't only supplying the needy but giving thanks to God.
- They will glorify God because of the Corinthians confession of the Gospel.
- Part of that is due to the generosity of the Corinthians.
- The Macedonians long for and pray for the Corinthians because of God's grace on them
Revelations 8
- The Lamb opened the 7th seal and there was 1/2 hour of silence.
- Seven angels were given 7 trumpets.
- An 8th angel came to the altar with a goldne censer and he was given much incense to give with the saints' prayers.
- The smoke of the incense rose before God from the hand of the angel.
- The angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the alter.
- The angel through the burning censer to earth causing storms and earthquakes.
- The 7 angels prepared their trumpets.
- Trumpets Blown
1) The 1st blown trumpet = hail and fire mixed with blood thrown to earth.
- 1/3 or earth burned, 1/3 of trees burned, all grass burned up.
2) The 2nd blown trumpet = A burning mountain was thrown into the sea.
- 1/3 of sea turned to blood, 1/3 of sea life die, 1/3 of ships destroyed.
3) The 3rd blown trumpet = a great star fell into the earth's rivers
- the star's name was Wormwood
- the waters became bitter and killed many people who drank from it
4) The 4th blown trumpet =
- 1/3 of sun, 1/3 of moon, 1/3 of stars were struck causing the light to darken.
- 1/3 of the day and 1/3 of the night with be darkeness.
- After this the eagle cried out as it flew, "Woe, woe, woe to those on the earth as they prepare for the final 3 trumpets"
- They should keep God's whole covenant so that it will go well with them and they will multiply.
- They should also remember all God has done for them over the past 40 years.
- God tested them and humbled them to see what was in their hearts.
- God humbled them and then fed them with manna.
- He fed them manna to let them know man doesn't live on bread alone but by the word of God.
- Their clothes didn't wear out after 40 years.
- God disciplined them like a father disciplines his son.
- Keeping God's commandments = walking in His ways and fearing Him.
- God is giving them a good land with springs, lands of wheat and barley, vines, figs, olives and honey, in which they will lack nothing.
- The land also had iron and copper buried there.
- They will bless God for the land He provides them.
- Moses warns them not to forget God's rules and commandments when they are full and living in good houses.
- (Living in plenty tempts us to not lean on God or feel like we need Him)
- Their hearts may turn away from God when their herd have multiplied and all that they have is multiplied.
- When they have all they ever wanted they will be tempted to forget all that God has done for them in Egypt, in the desert, providing manna and water, and in giving them all they will have.
- God sought to do them good.
- They need to beware of saying their power and might provided all that they have.
- The truth is God gives us power to get wealth, confirming His covenant.
- If they turn from God to other idols they will perish.
- Moses warns that Israel will perish like the lands they just conquered.
Isaiah 26
- Judah says the righteous nation that keeps faith will enter in.
- God keeps those who trust in Him at perfect peace.
- The Lord is our everlasting rock to trust in.
- God humbles the lofty people.
- The path of the righteous is level. He makes it level.
- They wait for God, remembering God is the desire of their soul.
- Their spirit seeks God and yearns for Him.
- God teaches the world righteousness.
- If favor were shown to the wicked they wouldn't learn righteousness.
- Isaiah wants others to see God's zeal for His people and be ashamed.
- God will give them peace.
- Isaiah says others have ruled over them but they will only remember what God has done.
- God will wipe out those other rulers
- God has glorified Himself by expanding Judah's borders.
- God's people prayed to Him when they were under His discipline.
- What does Isaiah mean by "giving birth only to wind?"
- They couldn't deliver the earth or make earth's inhabitants fall.
- The dead shall rise.
- God dwells in the dust and will awaken them.
- The earth (ground) will give birth to the dead.
- Judah tells the people to hide themselves until God's fury has passed.
- God will come and punish people for their iniquity.
- The earth will no longer cover the slain.
2 Corinthians 9
- Paul boasts to the Macedonians of the Achaians readiness.
- They have been ready for a year.
- The Corinthians zeal has stirred up many Macedonians.
- That is why Paul is sending his brothers to them, so that his boasting may prove true if the Macedonians visit them.
- Paul says he doesn't want to be proved wrong if people visit them.
- That's why Paul is sending the brothers to receive the Corinthians promised gift as a willing one not an exaction.
- Paul states his point that how they sow will be reflected in what they reap.
- Each person should give as he sees fit, not reluctantly because God loves a cheerful giver.
- God's grace will abound in them in all things and at all times, so that they may abound in every good work.
- Where does this quote by Paul come from in verse 9
- The same God who provides seeds and bread will also increase their their seed
- They will increase in a harvest of righteousness.
- They will be enriched to be generous which will produce thanksgiving to God
- Ministry isn't only supplying the needy but giving thanks to God.
- They will glorify God because of the Corinthians confession of the Gospel.
- Part of that is due to the generosity of the Corinthians.
- The Macedonians long for and pray for the Corinthians because of God's grace on them
Revelations 8
- The Lamb opened the 7th seal and there was 1/2 hour of silence.
- Seven angels were given 7 trumpets.
- An 8th angel came to the altar with a goldne censer and he was given much incense to give with the saints' prayers.
- The smoke of the incense rose before God from the hand of the angel.
- The angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the alter.
- The angel through the burning censer to earth causing storms and earthquakes.
- The 7 angels prepared their trumpets.
- Trumpets Blown
1) The 1st blown trumpet = hail and fire mixed with blood thrown to earth.
- 1/3 or earth burned, 1/3 of trees burned, all grass burned up.
2) The 2nd blown trumpet = A burning mountain was thrown into the sea.
- 1/3 of sea turned to blood, 1/3 of sea life die, 1/3 of ships destroyed.
3) The 3rd blown trumpet = a great star fell into the earth's rivers
- the star's name was Wormwood
- the waters became bitter and killed many people who drank from it
4) The 4th blown trumpet =
- 1/3 of sun, 1/3 of moon, 1/3 of stars were struck causing the light to darken.
- 1/3 of the day and 1/3 of the night with be darkeness.
- After this the eagle cried out as it flew, "Woe, woe, woe to those on the earth as they prepare for the final 3 trumpets"
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Deuteronomy 7 - Isaiah 25 – 2 Corinthians 8 – Revelations 7
Deuteronomy 7
- Moses is talking to the people just before they enter the promised land.
- He says that God will remove the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canannites, Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites (These nations were more abundant than the Israelites
- The people are supposed to completely wipe these people out when God gives them over to the Israelites.
- They shall NOT intermarry because those Israelites marrying from another nation will turn away from God and serve their spouse's gods.
- This would anger God and He would destroy them.
- They shall knock down their alters, burn the Asherim and carved images
- They should do this because they are God's holy people.
- God chose the Israelites over all nations to be His people.
- God didn't choose the Israelites because they were the most numerous (They were actually a very small nation)
- God is helping them because He made an oath with their fathers.
- That is why God brought them out of slavery in Egypt.
- God is the faithful God who keeps His covenants with steadfast love to the 1,000th generation
- He repays those who hate Him by destroying them.
- God will repay those who hate Him
- Moses tells the people to be careful to obey God's rules and statutes.
- Because they obey His laws, God keeps His covenant with them.
- God will bless, love, and multiply them.
- He will bless their pregnancies and crops and wine making and increase their herd numbers in this new land.
- They shall be blessed above ALL people.
- There won't be any sterile person or animal among them.
- God will keep them free from all diseases they faced in Egypt
- He will cause their enemies to get sick
- They shall consume all other people in the land and not pity them or be tempted to serve their gods.
- The Israelites shouldn't be afraid of bigger armies but should remember the Lord's faithfulness in bringing them out of Egypt and all God's mighty works there
- Could the people Moses is talking to now even remember Egypt because they were all supposed to die for unfaithfulness before the reached the promised land?
- God will do to their enemies what He did to the Egyptians.
- God will send hornets out to attack their enemies.
- They shouldn't be afraid because the great and awesome God is among them.
- What does Moses mean by they won't conquer them too quickly or the wild beasts would be too many?
- God will give the people over to them little by little until they are destroyed.
- Their kings will perish
- No one will be able to stand against them.
- They shall burn the conquered's gods
- The Israelites shouldn't even desire the gold or silver that was used to make the idols.
- Their idols are an abomination to God.
- The Israelites should not bring the abominable idols into their homes.
- They should hate the idols like God does and seek to destroy them all.
Isaiah 25
- Isaiah says he will exult God because He is God and has done wonderful things; plans formed of old, faithful and sure (from the beginning of time)
- God has made the great cities a pile of ruins.
- Because of this destruction strong people glorify God and ruthless nations fear Him.
- God is a stronghold for the poor and needy.
- God puts down the ruthless like a cloud puts down heat
- Which mountain is Isaiah referring to?
- God will swallow up death forever
- He will wipe away all tears and take away the reproach of His people because He said so.
- The people will know that this is their God who the have waited for and He will save them.
- They will rejoice and be glad in His salvation on that day.
- Moab will be trampled down on that mountain.
- The Lord will lay low Moab's pompous pride in spite of Moab's skilled hands.
- God will bring down the walls of Moab on that day.
2 Corinthians 8
- Paul wants to tell them about the grace of God given out in Macedonia.
- They were in severe affliction and poverty but had abundant joy and generosity
- They gave beyond their means of their own free will to give to the saints.
- They gave themselves first to the Lord then to Paul.
- Paul said they sent Titus to impart the same grace on the Corinthians.
- As they excel in faith, speech, knowledge, earnestness and in Paul's love for them, Paul reminds them to excel in the act of grace.
- Paul says this isn't a command but to show others their love in genuine.
- Paul reminds them of how Christ was rich but became poor for them.
- By Jesus' poverty we can become rich.
- Paul says his judgment is that this will benefit them.
- The Corinthians have been saved for a year (v.10)
- Paul tells them to make their actions match their spoken desires and do something.
- Readiness is more important than possession (what you have)
- Paul says that they should supply those without from their present abundance.
- Their abundance will later supply the Corinthians when they need it.
- Paul quotes from Exodus 16:18 where it says those who gathered much had nothing left over and those who gathered little had no lack.
- Paul thanks God for placing a heart of care into Titus.
- Titus is coming to them of his own desire.
- Who is this famous "preaching brother" who is going with Titus to them? (v.18)
- This famous brother is traveling with Paul and Titus now.
- They do these things to avoid blame for the generous gift.
- Paul's aim is to do what is honorable in God's sight and in the sight of men.
- Paul again states that he is sending this brother who has been tested and found earnest.
- Paul calls Titus his partner and other brothers messengers.
- Paul tells the Corinthians to give them proof of all the great things Paul has been saying about them, when Titus and this "famous brother" get there.
Revelation 7
- John saw 4 angels standing at the 4 corners of the earth holding back 4 winds.
- No winds blew on earth at this time.
- A fifth angel ascended from the rising sun.
- Didn't the sun turn black now?
- This 5th angel had the seal of the living God.
- The 5th angel called to the 4 angels holding back the winds not to release them until "we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."
- The number sealed was 144,000 (12,000 from each tribe of the sons of Israel)
- The John saw a great crowd from all over the world, every tribe and nation, standing before the throne and the Lamb.
- They were clothed in white with palm branches in their hands.
- They cried out loudly, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb!"
- All the angels and elders encircled the throne and bowed down and worshipped God.
- They all said, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever amen!"
- One elder asked John who those in white were.
- John told the man he should know.
- The elder replied that they were "the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
- Because they have been cleansed they stand before the throne night and day to serve Him.
- God's presence is their shelter.
- They shall not hunger or thirst or be struck by heat.
- The Lamb will be their shepherd and will guide them to streams of living water.
- God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
- Are these people saved already or is God giving these chosen people these things while they are still on earth, or have they died and are getting these things in heaven?
- Moses is talking to the people just before they enter the promised land.
- He says that God will remove the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canannites, Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites (These nations were more abundant than the Israelites
- The people are supposed to completely wipe these people out when God gives them over to the Israelites.
- They shall NOT intermarry because those Israelites marrying from another nation will turn away from God and serve their spouse's gods.
- This would anger God and He would destroy them.
- They shall knock down their alters, burn the Asherim and carved images
- They should do this because they are God's holy people.
- God chose the Israelites over all nations to be His people.
- God didn't choose the Israelites because they were the most numerous (They were actually a very small nation)
- God is helping them because He made an oath with their fathers.
- That is why God brought them out of slavery in Egypt.
- God is the faithful God who keeps His covenants with steadfast love to the 1,000th generation
- He repays those who hate Him by destroying them.
- God will repay those who hate Him
- Moses tells the people to be careful to obey God's rules and statutes.
- Because they obey His laws, God keeps His covenant with them.
- God will bless, love, and multiply them.
- He will bless their pregnancies and crops and wine making and increase their herd numbers in this new land.
- They shall be blessed above ALL people.
- There won't be any sterile person or animal among them.
- God will keep them free from all diseases they faced in Egypt
- He will cause their enemies to get sick
- They shall consume all other people in the land and not pity them or be tempted to serve their gods.
- The Israelites shouldn't be afraid of bigger armies but should remember the Lord's faithfulness in bringing them out of Egypt and all God's mighty works there
- Could the people Moses is talking to now even remember Egypt because they were all supposed to die for unfaithfulness before the reached the promised land?
- God will do to their enemies what He did to the Egyptians.
- God will send hornets out to attack their enemies.
- They shouldn't be afraid because the great and awesome God is among them.
- What does Moses mean by they won't conquer them too quickly or the wild beasts would be too many?
- God will give the people over to them little by little until they are destroyed.
- Their kings will perish
- No one will be able to stand against them.
- They shall burn the conquered's gods
- The Israelites shouldn't even desire the gold or silver that was used to make the idols.
- Their idols are an abomination to God.
- The Israelites should not bring the abominable idols into their homes.
- They should hate the idols like God does and seek to destroy them all.
Isaiah 25
- Isaiah says he will exult God because He is God and has done wonderful things; plans formed of old, faithful and sure (from the beginning of time)
- God has made the great cities a pile of ruins.
- Because of this destruction strong people glorify God and ruthless nations fear Him.
- God is a stronghold for the poor and needy.
- God puts down the ruthless like a cloud puts down heat
- Which mountain is Isaiah referring to?
- God will swallow up death forever
- He will wipe away all tears and take away the reproach of His people because He said so.
- The people will know that this is their God who the have waited for and He will save them.
- They will rejoice and be glad in His salvation on that day.
- Moab will be trampled down on that mountain.
- The Lord will lay low Moab's pompous pride in spite of Moab's skilled hands.
- God will bring down the walls of Moab on that day.
2 Corinthians 8
- Paul wants to tell them about the grace of God given out in Macedonia.
- They were in severe affliction and poverty but had abundant joy and generosity
- They gave beyond their means of their own free will to give to the saints.
- They gave themselves first to the Lord then to Paul.
- Paul said they sent Titus to impart the same grace on the Corinthians.
- As they excel in faith, speech, knowledge, earnestness and in Paul's love for them, Paul reminds them to excel in the act of grace.
- Paul says this isn't a command but to show others their love in genuine.
- Paul reminds them of how Christ was rich but became poor for them.
- By Jesus' poverty we can become rich.
- Paul says his judgment is that this will benefit them.
- The Corinthians have been saved for a year (v.10)
- Paul tells them to make their actions match their spoken desires and do something.
- Readiness is more important than possession (what you have)
- Paul says that they should supply those without from their present abundance.
- Their abundance will later supply the Corinthians when they need it.
- Paul quotes from Exodus 16:18 where it says those who gathered much had nothing left over and those who gathered little had no lack.
- Paul thanks God for placing a heart of care into Titus.
- Titus is coming to them of his own desire.
- Who is this famous "preaching brother" who is going with Titus to them? (v.18)
- This famous brother is traveling with Paul and Titus now.
- They do these things to avoid blame for the generous gift.
- Paul's aim is to do what is honorable in God's sight and in the sight of men.
- Paul again states that he is sending this brother who has been tested and found earnest.
- Paul calls Titus his partner and other brothers messengers.
- Paul tells the Corinthians to give them proof of all the great things Paul has been saying about them, when Titus and this "famous brother" get there.
Revelation 7
- John saw 4 angels standing at the 4 corners of the earth holding back 4 winds.
- No winds blew on earth at this time.
- A fifth angel ascended from the rising sun.
- Didn't the sun turn black now?
- This 5th angel had the seal of the living God.
- The 5th angel called to the 4 angels holding back the winds not to release them until "we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."
- The number sealed was 144,000 (12,000 from each tribe of the sons of Israel)
- The John saw a great crowd from all over the world, every tribe and nation, standing before the throne and the Lamb.
- They were clothed in white with palm branches in their hands.
- They cried out loudly, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb!"
- All the angels and elders encircled the throne and bowed down and worshipped God.
- They all said, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving, and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever amen!"
- One elder asked John who those in white were.
- John told the man he should know.
- The elder replied that they were "the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
- Because they have been cleansed they stand before the throne night and day to serve Him.
- God's presence is their shelter.
- They shall not hunger or thirst or be struck by heat.
- The Lamb will be their shepherd and will guide them to streams of living water.
- God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
- Are these people saved already or is God giving these chosen people these things while they are still on earth, or have they died and are getting these things in heaven?
Friday, September 18, 2009
Deuteronomy 6 - Isaiah 24 – 2 Corinthians 7 – Revelations 6
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.
- 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.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Deuteronomy 5 - Isaiah 23 – 2 Corinthians 6 – Revelations 5
Deuteronomy 5
- The 10 Commandments
- Moses gathers the people and reminds them of the covenant God made with them at Horeb
- God made the covenant with THIS generation not their fathers.
- Moses reminds them of how God spoke with them through the fire and Moses was in between them.
- The people were afraid of that fire and Moses spoke to them from God.
1) Have no other gods besides (before) me (God)
2) You shall not make for yourselves any carved idol
- you shouldn't serve it or bow down to it because God is a jealous God
- their iniquity will go down 3 -4 generations
- God will show steadfast love to the thousandth generation to those who love Him and keep His commandments.
3) Do not take God's name in vain.
4) Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy.
-six days of work and one day of rest (for everyone including work animals)
- keeping the Sabbath reminds them of being freed from Egypt.
5) Honor your father and mother
- this will make your days long
- it will go well with you in the land
6) You shall not murder (Hebrew word means even death through carelessness)
7) Do not commit adultery
8) Do not steal
9) Do not bear false witness against your neighbor
10) Do not covet
- your neighbor's wife
- his field
- his donkey
- anything he has
- Moses reminds them that this is what God spoke to them and wrote on 2 stone tablets
- The elders and people at that time were amazed that God spoke to them, showing them His greatness and glory, and they lived.
- They were afraid that if God kept speaking to them they would die
- They sent Moses to speak with God directly and report back to them, promising they'd do whatever God instructed them to do through Moses.
- God said they were right to say this and God wished that they'd always have such a mind to fear Him and do what He commanded them to do so that it'd go well with them.
- God told Moses to stay with Him and send the people back to their tents while He instructed Moses.
- If they did all that God commanded them, it'd go well with them and they'd inherit the land.
- God warned them to listen and not swerve to the right or left.
- They were to walk in the way of the Lord so they would live and that it'd go well with them and they'd live a long time.
Isaiah 23
- Oracle concerning Tyre and Sidon
- Tyre will be without ship or harbor
- Those in Sidon should be still
- They were the merchant to many nations
- Sidon should be ashamed
- The sea will be against them (Is this like a hurricane or tidal wave?)
- Who will bring this against Tyre and Sidon who were once full of princes and honored all around the world
- The Lord has done it to put an end to their pride and to dishonor those who the world honored
- Will those in Canaan destroy Tyre and Sidon? (v.11)
- Those in Sidon will not find rest even across the sea.
- Assyria will make these places fit for only wild beasts (totally destroying them)
- Tyre will be forgotten for 70 years.
- Then they will sing like the prostitute in a song to be remembered.
- After 70 years they will prostitute themselves again among nations
- Her merchandise and wages will then be holy to the Lord
- How can her wages be holy if she is again prostituting herself to the nations?
- They will no longer hoard their merchandise but supply it to those who dwell before the Lord.
2 Corinthians 6
- Paul appeals to them not to receive the grace of God in vain.
- He quotes Isaiah 49:8 "In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you."
- Paul says that NOW is that time
- Their ministry doesn't put obstacles in the way of others
- They don't want to fault God's ministry.
- Paul and the others commend themselves by their afflictions, hardships, beatings, imprisonments, labors, sleepless nights, hunger, purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God
- It's interesting that Paul starts with things that happen to them physically then progresses into the spiritual traits.
- They are this way through slander and praise.
- They are treated poorly but their ministry moves forward.
- They are treated as sorrowful but they can always rejoice.
- They are seen as having nothing but Paul says they possess everything
- Paul address the Corinthians by name and says he is not restricting them but they are restricted by their own affections.
- He speaks to them as children to "widen their hearts"
- Paul tells them not to be unequally yoked (married to an unbeliever)
- Righteousness and lawlessness, light and darkness, Christ and Belial, temple of God and idols; do not belong together.
- Paul quotes from Leviticus 26:12 and Isaiah 52:11 merging these two quotes together.
- God said in these verses that He'd make them His people and walk among them, and they should be separate from other peoples, not touching anything unclean.
- God will welcome them as His children
- Because of these promises Paul says they should cleanse themselves of defilement bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
- Cleansing yourself from sinful idols and worldliness brings about holiness
Revelations 5
- In the right of hand of the one seated on the throne there was a scroll
- It was written on front and back
- It was sealed with 7 seals.
- An angel asked who was worthy to open the scroll and break its seals.
- No one in heaven or earth or under the earth was able to open it.
- John wept because no one was worthy enough to open it
- One of the elders told John not to cry "the Lion of the tribe of Judah, root of David, who has conquered can open its 7 seals.
- John saw a lamb that looked like it was slain standing between the throne and the 4 living creatures.
- The lamb had 7 horns and 7 eyes which are the 7 spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
- (This is the second reference to 7 spirits of God)
- The lamb took the scroll from the one seated on the throne
- When the lamb took it, the 4 creatures and 24 elders fell down before Him.
- They were all holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense (prayers of the saints)
- They sang that the lamb was worthy to take the scroll because He was slain and His blood ransomed people for God from every tribe and nation and they shall reign on earth.
- The angels (myriads and myriads or thousands of thousands) sang out with a loud voice " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!"
- Every creatures on, in, under earth and sea said, " To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessings, honor, and glory and might forever and ever."
- The 4 creatures ending by shouting Amen! and the elders again fell down and worshipped.
- The 10 Commandments
- Moses gathers the people and reminds them of the covenant God made with them at Horeb
- God made the covenant with THIS generation not their fathers.
- Moses reminds them of how God spoke with them through the fire and Moses was in between them.
- The people were afraid of that fire and Moses spoke to them from God.
1) Have no other gods besides (before) me (God)
2) You shall not make for yourselves any carved idol
- you shouldn't serve it or bow down to it because God is a jealous God
- their iniquity will go down 3 -4 generations
- God will show steadfast love to the thousandth generation to those who love Him and keep His commandments.
3) Do not take God's name in vain.
4) Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy.
-six days of work and one day of rest (for everyone including work animals)
- keeping the Sabbath reminds them of being freed from Egypt.
5) Honor your father and mother
- this will make your days long
- it will go well with you in the land
6) You shall not murder (Hebrew word means even death through carelessness)
7) Do not commit adultery
8) Do not steal
9) Do not bear false witness against your neighbor
10) Do not covet
- your neighbor's wife
- his field
- his donkey
- anything he has
- Moses reminds them that this is what God spoke to them and wrote on 2 stone tablets
- The elders and people at that time were amazed that God spoke to them, showing them His greatness and glory, and they lived.
- They were afraid that if God kept speaking to them they would die
- They sent Moses to speak with God directly and report back to them, promising they'd do whatever God instructed them to do through Moses.
- God said they were right to say this and God wished that they'd always have such a mind to fear Him and do what He commanded them to do so that it'd go well with them.
- God told Moses to stay with Him and send the people back to their tents while He instructed Moses.
- If they did all that God commanded them, it'd go well with them and they'd inherit the land.
- God warned them to listen and not swerve to the right or left.
- They were to walk in the way of the Lord so they would live and that it'd go well with them and they'd live a long time.
Isaiah 23
- Oracle concerning Tyre and Sidon
- Tyre will be without ship or harbor
- Those in Sidon should be still
- They were the merchant to many nations
- Sidon should be ashamed
- The sea will be against them (Is this like a hurricane or tidal wave?)
- Who will bring this against Tyre and Sidon who were once full of princes and honored all around the world
- The Lord has done it to put an end to their pride and to dishonor those who the world honored
- Will those in Canaan destroy Tyre and Sidon? (v.11)
- Those in Sidon will not find rest even across the sea.
- Assyria will make these places fit for only wild beasts (totally destroying them)
- Tyre will be forgotten for 70 years.
- Then they will sing like the prostitute in a song to be remembered.
- After 70 years they will prostitute themselves again among nations
- Her merchandise and wages will then be holy to the Lord
- How can her wages be holy if she is again prostituting herself to the nations?
- They will no longer hoard their merchandise but supply it to those who dwell before the Lord.
2 Corinthians 6
- Paul appeals to them not to receive the grace of God in vain.
- He quotes Isaiah 49:8 "In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you."
- Paul says that NOW is that time
- Their ministry doesn't put obstacles in the way of others
- They don't want to fault God's ministry.
- Paul and the others commend themselves by their afflictions, hardships, beatings, imprisonments, labors, sleepless nights, hunger, purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love, truthful speech, and the power of God
- It's interesting that Paul starts with things that happen to them physically then progresses into the spiritual traits.
- They are this way through slander and praise.
- They are treated poorly but their ministry moves forward.
- They are treated as sorrowful but they can always rejoice.
- They are seen as having nothing but Paul says they possess everything
- Paul address the Corinthians by name and says he is not restricting them but they are restricted by their own affections.
- He speaks to them as children to "widen their hearts"
- Paul tells them not to be unequally yoked (married to an unbeliever)
- Righteousness and lawlessness, light and darkness, Christ and Belial, temple of God and idols; do not belong together.
- Paul quotes from Leviticus 26:12 and Isaiah 52:11 merging these two quotes together.
- God said in these verses that He'd make them His people and walk among them, and they should be separate from other peoples, not touching anything unclean.
- God will welcome them as His children
- Because of these promises Paul says they should cleanse themselves of defilement bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
- Cleansing yourself from sinful idols and worldliness brings about holiness
Revelations 5
- In the right of hand of the one seated on the throne there was a scroll
- It was written on front and back
- It was sealed with 7 seals.
- An angel asked who was worthy to open the scroll and break its seals.
- No one in heaven or earth or under the earth was able to open it.
- John wept because no one was worthy enough to open it
- One of the elders told John not to cry "the Lion of the tribe of Judah, root of David, who has conquered can open its 7 seals.
- John saw a lamb that looked like it was slain standing between the throne and the 4 living creatures.
- The lamb had 7 horns and 7 eyes which are the 7 spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
- (This is the second reference to 7 spirits of God)
- The lamb took the scroll from the one seated on the throne
- When the lamb took it, the 4 creatures and 24 elders fell down before Him.
- They were all holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense (prayers of the saints)
- They sang that the lamb was worthy to take the scroll because He was slain and His blood ransomed people for God from every tribe and nation and they shall reign on earth.
- The angels (myriads and myriads or thousands of thousands) sang out with a loud voice " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!"
- Every creatures on, in, under earth and sea said, " To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessings, honor, and glory and might forever and ever."
- The 4 creatures ending by shouting Amen! and the elders again fell down and worshipped.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Deuteronomy 4 - Isaiah 22 – 2 Corinthians 5 – Revelations 4
Deuteronomy 4
- Moses tells them to listen to rules he is going to teach them.
- That shouldn't add or subtract from the commandments of God.
- Moses reminds them of how God destroyed those who followed Baal.
- Those alive today did not follow Baal
- Moses reminds them to keep God's commandments in this new land
- By keeping the commandments other nations will see them as wise
- God is nearer to His people than any other "god"
- God's laws are more righteous than other gods'
- Moses cautions them to remember these things lest they forget and turn from God
- They are to teach their kids and grand kids what God has done and His commandments.
- God spoke to His people so they might fear Him and follow Him
- Moses recalls how they stood at the base of the mountain that burned in God's presence.
- They heard God's voice there though they couldn't see Him.
- God had commanded them to perform the 10 commandments
- God spoke to them without form, so they need to beware of carving images or idols
- Moses lists things that they may be tempted to worship; animals, birds, sun, moon, etc...
- God brought them out of Egypt (the iron furnace)
- Moses reminds them that God was angry with Moses because of the people and forbid Moses from entering the new land but said he'd die before crossing the Jordan.
- God is a jealous God and has forbidden them from worshipping idols.
- Moses tells them that if they provoke God to anger like they have in the past, they will perish from the new land.
- In those days, they will be scattered and worship foreign gods of wood and stone that have no power
- Then they will seek God again and will find Him if they seek Him with all their hearts.
- When these things take place God will be merciful and remember His covenant with their fathers.
- Moses asks if any other god has ever spoken out of fire since God created man
- Moses then asks if any other god has chosen to free a people by trials, signs, wonders, war, or a mighty hand which God did for them in Egypt.
- God let the people hear His voice when disciplining them.
- God brought them out of Egypt and helped them conquer stronger armies than themselves to bring them an inheritance.
- There is no other God in heaven or on earth.
- Moses again states they must follow God's commands that it may go well with them.
- There were 3 cities set aside as cities of refuge for the unintentional man slayer
- Bezer in the wilderness of the Reubenites
- Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites
- Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
- Moses gave the people the law in Sihon in the land they had taken from the King of Og
Isaiah 22
- Oracle concerning Jerusalem
- referred to as the "valley of vision"
- Their dead were not killed but fled and were captured without weapons
- Isaiah would weep bitter tears at the destruction of his people
- Jerusalem will face troubles and confusion and its wall will tumble
- Elam will bear a quiver
- Kir will bear a shield
- What is the "covering of Judah"?
- They will look for weapons but the holes in the wall will be too many
- They will tear down houses to fortify the walls
- They will make a "moat" between the walls but will forget God who built it long ago.
- God will call for weeping and mourning, baldness and sackcloth (meaning death and great sadness)
- They will pay for their sins by death.
- God tells Isaiah to go to the steward, Shebna, and ask why he has had a nice tomb carved out for himself when God will hurl him away violently.
- God will throw him to a "wide land" and he shall die in the midsts of his chariots.
- God will replace Shebna with Eliakim and give him Shebna's robe and sash
- God will give Eliakim a key to the house of David
- He will be come a throne of honor to his father's house.
- Why does God call Eliakim a secure peg whole will be a throne of honor and then say the "peg" will give way and be cut down and the load that was on it will be cut off?
2 Corinthians 5
- Our home on earth is a tent.
- Our home on earth will be eternal
- We groan in this tent (body) longing for our heavenly one
- What is mortal is swallowed up by life.
- The Spirit is a guarantee of life with Him.
- We should be encouraged.
- While we are away from God we are in the body.
- Paul says he'd rather be away from the body (dead) and at home with God (in heaven)
- We should aim to please Him wherever we are.
- We will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ to receive what is due; good or evil
- Paul hopes the Corinthians know who he is in their conscience.
- He is not commending himself but giving them reason to boast about the heart over outward appearance.
- Being side themselves = for God
- In his right mind = for them
- Paul says the love of Christ controls Him because everyone has died through Him.
- Those living for Him will die and be raised.
- They no longer regard Christ according to the flesh or other believers.
- Anyone in Christ = new creation
- The old has passed away and is replaced by the new
- We have been reconciled to God through Jesus Christ.
- Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself not counting their sins against them.
- God gave believers the message of reconciliation to preach to others.
- Why does v. 19 say "Christ God"?
- They are ambassadors for Christ.
- God is speaking to others through them.
- Paul implores the Corinthians to be reconciled to God.
- God made Christ to be sin even though Jesus never sinned so that we might become the "righteousness of God"
Revelations 4
- John then exclaims that he saw a door open in heaven.
- The voice told John to come and see what must take place
- John said he was taken in Spirit to one seated on a throne.
- The figure looked like jasper and carnelian.
- There was an emerald colored rainbow around the throne.
- Around the throne there were 24 other thrones with elders seated on them wearing white and golden crowns.
- There was lightning and thunder coming from the throne.
- There were 7 burning torches (signifying the 7 spirits of God)
- In front of the throne there was a sea of glass crystal
- Around the throne were 4 living creatures full of eyes in front and behind
- The first = lion
- The second = ox
- The third = had a face of a man
- The fourth = an eagle (in flight)
- The 4 creatures each had 6 wings
- Are the wings or the whole creatures full of eyes?
- The 4 creatures cried out continuously, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!"
- When the creatures given honor to the one seated on the throne the 24 elders fall down and worship Him who lives forever and ever
- Forever and ever is repeated twice and is eluded to 2 other times
- The elders cast their crowns before the throne
- The elders cry out, "Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you have created all things and by your will they existed and were created."
- The elders are referring back to Genesis 1's creation story in this, the last book of the Bible.
- Moses tells them to listen to rules he is going to teach them.
- That shouldn't add or subtract from the commandments of God.
- Moses reminds them of how God destroyed those who followed Baal.
- Those alive today did not follow Baal
- Moses reminds them to keep God's commandments in this new land
- By keeping the commandments other nations will see them as wise
- God is nearer to His people than any other "god"
- God's laws are more righteous than other gods'
- Moses cautions them to remember these things lest they forget and turn from God
- They are to teach their kids and grand kids what God has done and His commandments.
- God spoke to His people so they might fear Him and follow Him
- Moses recalls how they stood at the base of the mountain that burned in God's presence.
- They heard God's voice there though they couldn't see Him.
- God had commanded them to perform the 10 commandments
- God spoke to them without form, so they need to beware of carving images or idols
- Moses lists things that they may be tempted to worship; animals, birds, sun, moon, etc...
- God brought them out of Egypt (the iron furnace)
- Moses reminds them that God was angry with Moses because of the people and forbid Moses from entering the new land but said he'd die before crossing the Jordan.
- God is a jealous God and has forbidden them from worshipping idols.
- Moses tells them that if they provoke God to anger like they have in the past, they will perish from the new land.
- In those days, they will be scattered and worship foreign gods of wood and stone that have no power
- Then they will seek God again and will find Him if they seek Him with all their hearts.
- When these things take place God will be merciful and remember His covenant with their fathers.
- Moses asks if any other god has ever spoken out of fire since God created man
- Moses then asks if any other god has chosen to free a people by trials, signs, wonders, war, or a mighty hand which God did for them in Egypt.
- God let the people hear His voice when disciplining them.
- God brought them out of Egypt and helped them conquer stronger armies than themselves to bring them an inheritance.
- There is no other God in heaven or on earth.
- Moses again states they must follow God's commands that it may go well with them.
- There were 3 cities set aside as cities of refuge for the unintentional man slayer
- Bezer in the wilderness of the Reubenites
- Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites
- Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
- Moses gave the people the law in Sihon in the land they had taken from the King of Og
Isaiah 22
- Oracle concerning Jerusalem
- referred to as the "valley of vision"
- Their dead were not killed but fled and were captured without weapons
- Isaiah would weep bitter tears at the destruction of his people
- Jerusalem will face troubles and confusion and its wall will tumble
- Elam will bear a quiver
- Kir will bear a shield
- What is the "covering of Judah"?
- They will look for weapons but the holes in the wall will be too many
- They will tear down houses to fortify the walls
- They will make a "moat" between the walls but will forget God who built it long ago.
- God will call for weeping and mourning, baldness and sackcloth (meaning death and great sadness)
- They will pay for their sins by death.
- God tells Isaiah to go to the steward, Shebna, and ask why he has had a nice tomb carved out for himself when God will hurl him away violently.
- God will throw him to a "wide land" and he shall die in the midsts of his chariots.
- God will replace Shebna with Eliakim and give him Shebna's robe and sash
- God will give Eliakim a key to the house of David
- He will be come a throne of honor to his father's house.
- Why does God call Eliakim a secure peg whole will be a throne of honor and then say the "peg" will give way and be cut down and the load that was on it will be cut off?
2 Corinthians 5
- Our home on earth is a tent.
- Our home on earth will be eternal
- We groan in this tent (body) longing for our heavenly one
- What is mortal is swallowed up by life.
- The Spirit is a guarantee of life with Him.
- We should be encouraged.
- While we are away from God we are in the body.
- Paul says he'd rather be away from the body (dead) and at home with God (in heaven)
- We should aim to please Him wherever we are.
- We will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ to receive what is due; good or evil
- Paul hopes the Corinthians know who he is in their conscience.
- He is not commending himself but giving them reason to boast about the heart over outward appearance.
- Being side themselves = for God
- In his right mind = for them
- Paul says the love of Christ controls Him because everyone has died through Him.
- Those living for Him will die and be raised.
- They no longer regard Christ according to the flesh or other believers.
- Anyone in Christ = new creation
- The old has passed away and is replaced by the new
- We have been reconciled to God through Jesus Christ.
- Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself not counting their sins against them.
- God gave believers the message of reconciliation to preach to others.
- Why does v. 19 say "Christ God"?
- They are ambassadors for Christ.
- God is speaking to others through them.
- Paul implores the Corinthians to be reconciled to God.
- God made Christ to be sin even though Jesus never sinned so that we might become the "righteousness of God"
Revelations 4
- John then exclaims that he saw a door open in heaven.
- The voice told John to come and see what must take place
- John said he was taken in Spirit to one seated on a throne.
- The figure looked like jasper and carnelian.
- There was an emerald colored rainbow around the throne.
- Around the throne there were 24 other thrones with elders seated on them wearing white and golden crowns.
- There was lightning and thunder coming from the throne.
- There were 7 burning torches (signifying the 7 spirits of God)
- In front of the throne there was a sea of glass crystal
- Around the throne were 4 living creatures full of eyes in front and behind
- The first = lion
- The second = ox
- The third = had a face of a man
- The fourth = an eagle (in flight)
- The 4 creatures each had 6 wings
- Are the wings or the whole creatures full of eyes?
- The 4 creatures cried out continuously, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!"
- When the creatures given honor to the one seated on the throne the 24 elders fall down and worship Him who lives forever and ever
- Forever and ever is repeated twice and is eluded to 2 other times
- The elders cast their crowns before the throne
- The elders cry out, "Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you have created all things and by your will they existed and were created."
- The elders are referring back to Genesis 1's creation story in this, the last book of the Bible.
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