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2007 - KJV Bible Believers Church in Touchet, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2007 Expounding the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26 - with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II Timothy 2:15 |
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Part V |
Worketh Effectually!
While the Old Testament is not TO us,
it certainly is still there FOR us; God will still speak to our
hearts as we read through it all! I
Thessalonians 2:13 - For this cause also
thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God
which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it
is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that
believe.
Ensamples for us!
I Corinthians 10:11,12
- Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written
for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore
let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
Not just knowledge of the stories, but what goes through your mind as you read these stories?
1) History in minute and truthful detail
2) War and Peace - never stays the same!
3) Death / huge numbers / gruesome / gross
4) Seeing folks today still try to apply
the design of a physical kingdom today. Catholics and now modern
bunch - "conquering" and "victory for Jesus" all getting
bad press towards God and truth of rightly dividing that Bible! Anti-christs
and
false christs, etc. are a dime a dozen these days!
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The Great Commission |
Paul's Greater Commission |
| Conquer | Consider |
| Confuse | Convince |
| Confound | Content |
| Condemn | Conversation |
| Comfortless | Comfort |
| Conflict | Confidence |
| Contradictions | Commend |
| Contend | Complete |
| Commandments | Consolation |
| Corrupt | |
| Conceit |
Joshua
Joshua was a personal attendant of Moses - was
with Moses in the Mount & was one of the twelve spies. He was
85 when he succeeded Moses; supposedly ruled for about 25 years & and
died at 110.
He was a great warrior, disciplined his forces, sent spies but prayed and trusted God!
Lots of archaeology with this time period!
Stories of:
valour
fear
whining / spoiled
disobedience
rebellion
doubt (had to SEE something and sometimes more
than once!)
Interesting words often repeated:
Host
Slew
Thousand (big numbers)
valour
smote
gods
Israel & evil - (n the
same sentence)
Chapter 1 - The Book!
Chapter 2 - the Two Spies and Rahab
Chapter 3 - they cross the Jordan
Chapter 4 - the Memorial Stones
Chapter 5 - They keep the Passover
Chapter 6 - The Fall of Jericho
Chapter 7,8 - Fall of Ai and Bethel
Chapter 8:30-35 - Law Recorded at Mt Ebal
Chapter 9,10 - Battle where the Sun Stood Still
Chapter 11 - Kings of the North Defeated
Chapter 12 - List of Destroyed Kings
Chapters 13-22 - Division of the Land
Chapters 23,24 - Joshua's Farewell Address
The worship of Baal, Ashtoreth and other Canaanite gods consisted in the most extravagant orgies; their temples were centers of vice!
They sacrificed their first-born children to Baal
often. Jars containing remains of babies have been found.
Foundation sacrifices - a child would be built
into the wall to bring good luck to the rest of the family!
Lots of 'pornography' has been found under the
rubbish in what are called the High Places.
That sounds a lot like today,
wouldn't you say!
Yes, we can truly learn from Joshua and his time!