Day 170 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 19 June 2022 reflections Part 1
Day 170, 19 June 2022
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ , We had a guest
speaker Pastor Joe Boot Speaking from Exodus 19
Entitled Kingdom of priesthood
Father's Day Proverb 13:20 -
20 (1Ki 12:8) He who walks with wise men will be wise,
but a companion of fools will be destroyed.
20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise:
But a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
What is Culture? Derived from the Latin Cultus - worship.
Culture is religion externalised
EXODUS 19
Israel at Mount Sinai
1 (Ex 12:6; 16:1) In the third month after the children of Israel had gone
forth out of the land of Egypt, on the same day they came
into the Wilderness of Sinai.
2 (Ex 3:1; 17:1) When they set out from Rephidim, they came to the
Wilderness of Sinai and camped in the wilderness.
Israel camped there before the mountain.
3 (Ex 3:4; Ac 7:38) Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him
from the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob
and tell the children of Israel:
4 (Isa 63:9; Dt 29:2; Rev 12:14) 'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians,
and how I lifted you up on eagles' wings, and brought you to Myself.
5 (Ex 9:29; Dt 10:14) Now therefore, if you will faithfully obey My voice
and keep My covenant, then you shall be My special possession out of all
the nations, for all the earth is Mine.
6 (Dt 7:6; 26:19) And you will be to Me a kingdom of priests
and a holy nation.' These are the words which you shall speak
to the children of Israel."
7 (Ex 4:29-30) So Moses came and called for the elders of the people
and laid before them all these words which the Lord commanded him.
8 (Ex 24:3; 24:7) Then all the people answered together and said,
"All that the Lord has spoken we will do."
And Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord.
9 (Dt 4:36; Ex 19:16) The Lord said to Moses, "Indeed, I am going to come
to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with
you and always believe in you." Then Moses told the words of the people
to the Lord.
10 (Ge 35:2; Lev 11:44-45) The Lord said to Moses, "Go to the people
and sanctify them today and tomorrow,
and have them wash their clothes,
11 (Ex 19:16; 34:5) and be ready for the third day, for on the third day
the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.
12 You shall set boundaries for the people all around, saying,
'Take heed to yourselves so that you not go up onto the mountain
or touch its border.
Whoever touches the mountain will surely be put to death.
13 (Ex 19:16; 19:19) No hand will touch him, but he shall
surely be stoned or shot through, whether it be beast or man.
He shall not live.' When the trumpet sounds a long blast,
they shall come up to the mountain."
14 So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified
the people, and they washed their clothes.
15 (Ex 19:11; 1Sa 21:4-5) He said to the people,
"Be ready for the third day. Do not go near your wives."
16 (Heb 12:21; 12:18-19) So on the third day, in the morning,
there was thunder and lightning, and a thick cloud on the mountain,
and the sound of an exceedingly loud trumpet.
All the people who were in the camp trembled.
17 (Dt 4:10) Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet
with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
18 (Ps 144:5; Ex 24:17; Jdg 5:5) Now Mount Sinai was completely covered
in smoke because the Lord had descended upon it in fire, and the smoke
ascended like the smoke of a furnace,
and the whole mountain shook violently.
19 (Ps 81:7; Ex 19:16) When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder,
Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice.Or thunder.
20 (Ne 9:13) The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain.
And the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
21 (1Sa 6:19; Ex 3:5) Then the Lord said to Moses,
"Go down, warn the people, lest they force their way to the Lord to look,
and many of them perish.
22 (Ex 24:5) Let the priests also, which come near to the Lord,
sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break through against them."
23 (Ex 19:12) Moses said to the Lord, "The people cannot come
up to Mount Sinai, for You warned us, saying,
'Set boundaries around the mountain, and sanctify it.' "
24 Then the Lord said to him, "Go, get down, and come up,
you and Aaron with you, but do not let the priests
and the people force their way through to come up to the Lord,
lest He break through against them."
25 So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
Exodus 19
[1] In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of
the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
[2] For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of
Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the
mount.
[3] And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the
mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the
children of Israel;
[4] Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on
eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
[5] Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant,
then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the
earth is mine:
[6] And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These
are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
[7] And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before
their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.
[8] And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath
spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
[9] And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud,
that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever.
And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
[10] And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to
day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
[11] And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will
come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
[12] And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take
heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of
it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
[13] There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or
shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the
trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
[14] And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the
people; and they washed their clothes.
[15] And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not
at your wives.
[16] And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were
thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of
the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp
trembled.
[17] And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God;
and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
[18] And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended
upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace,
and the whole mount quaked greatly.
[19] And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and
louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
[20] And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and
the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
[21] And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they
break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
[22] And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify
themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
[23] And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai:
for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
[24] And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come
up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break
through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.
[25] So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
Mountain
Represents the image, power and unsteadfastness of the Lord
Ps 121:1-2
1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from where does my help come?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the LORD, Which made heaven and earth.
Is 2:1-4
Isaiah 2
The Mountain of the Lord
Mic 4:1-3
1 (Isa 1:1) The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 (Isa 27:13; Mic 4:1-3) In the last days,
the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established
on the top of the mountains,
and shall be exalted above the hills,
and all nations shall flow to it.
3 (Lk 24:47; Isa 51:4-5) Many people shall go and say,
"Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
and He will teach us of His ways,
and we will walk in His paths."
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 (Hos 2:18; Joel 3:10) He shall judge among the nations,
and shall rebuke many peoples;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
nor shall they learn war any more.
Jerusalem
1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's
house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted
above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain
of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his
ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law,
and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they
shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks:
nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war
any more.
Instructions - Think In STRUCTURE
Sinai - interim throne room of God
Covenant - Free to Accept or Reject, the Israelites accepted the covenant.
Take the Lord seriously
Hebrews 10:28-29
28 (Heb 2:2; Dt 19:15) Anyone who despised Moses' law died without mercy
in the presence of two or three witnesses.
29 (Eph 4:30; Heb 2:3) How much more severe a punishment do you suppose
he deserves, who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded
the blood of the covenant that sanctified him to be a common thing,
and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
[28] He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three
witnesses:
[29] Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy,
who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of
the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done
despite unto the Spirit of grace?
And for those who Wish to their the Ungodly sexuality
Romans 1
15 So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel
to you also who are in Rome.
The Definition of the Gospel
16 (Ro 2:9; Mk 8:38) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.
For it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes,
to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 (Hab 2:4; Gal 3:11; Ro 3:21) For in it the righteousness of God
is revealed from faith to faith. As it is written,
"The just shall live by faith." Hab 2:4.
The Guilt of Mankind
18 (Eph 5:6; Col 3:6) The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against
all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth
through unrighteousness.
19 (Ro 1:20) For what may be known about God is clear to them since
God has shown it to them.
20 (1Ti 1:17; Ps 19:1-6) The invisible things about Him-His eternal power
and deity-have been clearly seen since the creation of the world
and are understood by the things that are made, so that they are
without excuse.
21 (Jer 2:5; 2Ki 17:15) Because, although they knew God, they did not
glorify Him or give thanks to Him as God,
but became futile in their imaginations,
and their foolish hearts were darkened.
22 (Jer 10:14) Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
23 (Ps 106:20; Jer 2:11) They changed the glory of the incorruptible God
into an image made like corruptible man, birds, four-footed beasts,
and creeping things.
24 (1Th 4:4) Therefore God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts
of their hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves.
25 (Isa 44:20; Ro 9:5) They turned the truth of God into a lie
and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator,
who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 (Ro 1:24; Ge 19:5) For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable
passions. Their women exchanged the natural function for what is against
nature.
27 (Lev 18:22; 20:13) Likewise the men, leaving the natural function
of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men with men
doing that which is shameful, and receiving in themselves
the due penalty of their error.
[A warning for homosexuals and lesbians from the lord about
their ungodly lifestyle]
28 (Jer 6:30; Ro 1:24) And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God,
God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not proper.
29 (2Co 12:20) They were filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality,
wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife,
deceit. They are gossips,
30 (2Ti 3:2) slanderers, God-haters, insolent, proud, boastful, inventors
of evil things, and disobedient toward parents,
31 (2Ti 3:3) without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural
affection, calloused, and unmerciful,
32 (Ro 6:21; Ps 50:18) who know the righteous requirement of God,
that those who commit such things are worthy of death.
They not only do them, but also give hearty approval
to those who practice them.
[15] So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that
are at Rome also.
[16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also
to the Greek.
[17] For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith:
as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
[18] For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness
and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
[19] Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God
hath shewed it unto them.
[20] For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal
power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
[21] Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God,
neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their
foolish heart was darkened.
[22] Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
[23] And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like
to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping
things.
[24] Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of
their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
[25] Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the
creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
[26] For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their
women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
[27] And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned
in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is
unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which
was meet.
[28] And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God
gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not
convenient;
[29] Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness,
covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit,
malignity; whisperers,
[30] Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of
evil things, disobedient to parents,
[31] Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection,
implacable, unmerciful:
[32] Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are
worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do
them.
You will get your ungodly reward
Mediator
Moses and Aaron were their mediators and the people had to keep their distance.
Jesus is our mediator and we can approach Him
Hebrews 4
Jesus the Great High Priest
14 (Heb 6:20; 1:2-3) Since then we have a great High Priest who has passed
into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to our confession.
15 (2Co 5:21; Jn 8:46) For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathise
with our weaknesses, but One who was in every sense tempted like we are,
yet without sin.
16 (Eph 3:12; Php 4:6-7) Let us then come with confidence
to the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
[14] Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the
heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
[15] For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling
of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet
without sin.
[16] Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 3
Jesus Superior to Moses
1 (Php 3:14; 2Ti 1:9) Therefore, holy brothers, partakers in a heavenly
calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Jesus Christ,
2 (Nu 12:7) who was faithful to Him who appointed Him,
as Moses was faithful in all His house.
3 For the One was counted worthy of more glory than Moses,
in that He who builds the house has more honor than the house itself.
4 For every house is built by someone, but the One who builds all things
is God.
5 (Nu 12:7; Ex 14:31; Heb 3:2) Moses was faithful in all God's house
as a servant, testifying about those things that were to be spoken later.
6 (1Co 3:16; Heb 1:2) But Christ is faithful over God's house as a Son,
whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing
of our hope firm to the end.
[1] Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider
the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
[2] Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful
in all his house.
[3] For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he
who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
[4] For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is
God.
[5] And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a
testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
[6] But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold
fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Mission
Exodus 19
5 (Ex 9:29; Dt 10:14) Now therefore, if you will faithfully obey My voice
and keep My covenant, then you shall be My special possession out of all
the nations, for all the earth is Mine.
6 (Dt 7:6; 26:19) And you will be to Me a kingdom of priests
and a holy nation.' These are the words which you shall speak
to the children of Israel."
[5] Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant,
then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the
earth is mine:
[6] And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These
are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Isreal was meant to be a priesthood nation
1 Peter 2:9
9 (Dt 7:6; 10:15) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy
nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may declare the
goodness of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
[9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath
called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Matthew 28:16-20
The Commissioning of the Disciples
Mk 16:14-18; Lk 24:36-49; Jn 20:19-23; Ac 1:6-8
16 (Mt 28:7; 26:32) Then the eleven disciples went away to Galilee,
to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.
18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,
"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 (Mk 16:15-16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things I have commanded
you. And remember, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
[16] Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain
where
Jesus had appointed them.
[17] And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
[18] And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me
in heaven and in earth.
[19] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
[20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
1) Amos 1 - 6
Amos 1
Judgment Against Israel's Neighbors
1 (2Sa 14:2; Hos 1:1) The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds
of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah
and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel two years
before the earthquake.
2 (Joel 3:16; Isa 42:13) He said:
The Lord roars from Zion
and utters His voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds languish,
the top of Carmel withers.
3 (Isa 8:4; Am 1:9) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Damascus,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have threshed Gilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
4 (2Ki 6:24; Jer 49:27) So I will send fire against the house of Hazael,
and it will devour the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
5 (2Ki 16:9; Jer 51:30; Am 9:7) I will break the gate bar of Damascus;
from the Valley of Aven I will cut off the one enthroned,
and from Beth Eden the one who holds the scepter.
The people of Aram will go into captivity to Kir,
says the Lord.
6 (2Ch 28:18; 1Sa 6:17) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Gaza,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they carried away into exile an entire deportation,
to deliver them up to Edom.
7 So I will send fire against the wall of Gaza,
and it will devour its fortresses.
8 (Eze 25:16; Isa 14:29-31; Zep 2:4-7) From Ashdod I will cut off
the one enthroned and from Ashkelon the one who holds the scepter.
I will turn My hand against Ekron,
and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,
says the Lord God.
9 (1Ki 9:11-14; Isa 23:1-18) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Tyre,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they delivered up an entire deportation to Edom,
and did not remember the covenant of kinship.
10 (Zec 9:4) So I will send fire against the wall of Tyre,
and it will devour its fortresses.
11 (2Ch 28:17; Nu 20:14-21) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Edom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because he pursued his brother with the sword,
and repressed all pity;
his anger tore with no ceasing,
and his wrath persisted with no end.
12 (Jer 49:7; 49:20) So I will send fire against Teman,
and it will devour the fortresses of Bozrah.
13 (Hos 13:16; Jer 49:1-6) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of the Ammonites,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead,
in order to enlarge their border.
14 (Dt 3:11; Am 2:2) So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah,
and it will devour its fortresses,
with a war cry on the day of battle,
with a tempest on the day of the whirlwind.
15 (Jer 49:3) Their king shall go into captivity,
he and his princes together,
says the Lord.
Amos 1
[1] The words of Amos, who was among the herdman of Tekoa, which he saw
concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of
Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
[2] And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from
Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of
Carmel shall wither.
[3] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed
Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
[4] But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the
palaces of Ben-hadad.
[5] I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from
the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden:
and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
[6] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive
the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
[7] But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces
thereof:
[8] And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the
sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the
remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
[9] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the
whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
[10] But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the
palaces thereof.
[11] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his
brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear
perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
[12] But I will send a fire upon Teman,
which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
[13] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon,
and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have
ripped up the women with child of Gilead,
that they might enlarge their border:
[14] But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the
palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day
of the whirlwind:
[15] And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together,
saith the LORD.
Amos 2
1 (Isa 15:1-9; Zep 2:8-9) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Moab,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because he burned to lime
the bones of the king of Edom.
2 (Jer 48:24; 48:41) So I will send fire against Moab,
and it will devour the fortresses of Kerioth;
Moab will die in uproar,
with a war cry and the alarm of the trumpet.
3 (Jer 48:7) I will cut off the ruler from its midst,
and will slay all its princes with him,
says the Lord.
Judgment Against Judah
4 (Eze 20:24; 20:13; 20:16) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have rejected the law of the Lord,
and have not kept His commandments.
The lies which their fathers followed
have led them astray.
5 (Jer 17:27; Hos 8:14) So I will send fire against Judah,
and it will devour the fortresses of Jerusalem.
Judgment Against Israel
6 (Joel 3:3; 2Ki 18:12) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they sell the righteous for silver,
and the poor for a pair of sandals.
7 (Am 5:12; Isa 10:2) They trample the head of the poor
into the dust of the earth,
and push the oppressed out of the way.
A man and his father go in to the same woman,
profaning My holy name.
8 (Am 6:6) They recline by every altar
on garments taken in pledge,
and in the house of their gods
they drink the wine from those who have been fined.
9 (Mal 4:1; Nu 13:32-33) Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
whose height was like the height of the cedars.
He was strong as the oaks,
yet I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots below.
10 (Ex 12:51; Dt 2:7) It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt,
and led you forty years through the wilderness,
to possess the land of the Amorite.
11 I raised up some of your sons as prophets,
and some of your young men as Nazirites.
Is it not so, O children of Israel?
says the Lord.
12 (Isa 30:10; Am 7:13) But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
and commanded the prophets, saying, "Do not prophesy."
13 (Isa 1:14) Indeed I will slow you down,
as a wagon is slowed that is full of sheaves.
14 (Jer 9:23; Ps 33:16) Flight will perish from the swift,
the strong will not retain his strength,
nor will the warrior save his life.
15 The bowman will not stand firm,
the swift-footed will not escape,
nor will the horseman save his life.
16 (Jdg 4:17; Jer 48:4)1 He that is courageous among the warriors
will flee away naked on that day,
says the Lord.
Amos 2
[1] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom into lime:
[2] But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of
Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound
of the trumpet:
[3] And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all
the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
[4] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the
law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused
them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
[5] But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces
of Jerusalem.
[6] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I
will not turn away the punishment thereof;
because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
[7] That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn
aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same
maid, to profane my holy name:
[8] And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar,
and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
[9] Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height
of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from
above, and his roots from beneath.
[10] Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years
through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
[11] And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for
Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.
[12] But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets,
saying, Prophesy not.
[13] Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of
sheaves.
[14] Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall
not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
[15] Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of
foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver
himself.
[16] And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in
that day, saith the LORD.
Amos 3
First Pronouncement of Punishment
1 (Am 2:10; Jer 8:3) Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you,
O children of Israel, against the whole family I brought up from the land
of Egypt, saying:
2 (Dt 7:6; Ro 2:9) You alone have I known
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish you
for all your iniquities.
3 Do two people walk together,
if they have not agreed?
4 (Ps 104:21; Hos 11:10) Does a lion roar in the forest,
if it has no prey?
Does a young lion cry out from its den,
if it has not caught something?
5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground,
if there was no snare for it?
Does a trap spring up from the ground,
if it has not caught something?
6 (Isa 45:7; 14:24-27) If the trumpet blasts in the city,
are not the people frightened?
If there is disaster against a city,
is it not the Lord who has done it?
7 (Ge 18:17; Jn 15:15) Surely the Lord God does nothing
without revealing His purpose
to His servants the prophets.
8 (Jer 20:9; Ac 4:20) The lion has roared;
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
who can but prophesy?
9 (Am 4:1; 6:1; 1Sa 5:1) Proclaim to the fortresses in Ashdod,
and the fortresses in the land of Egypt, and say:
"Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria,
and see the great disorders within her,
and the oppression in her midst."
10 (Jer 4:22; Zep 1:9) They do not know how to do right, says the Lord,
storing up violence and destruction in their fortresses.
11 (Am 2:5; 6:14) Therefore thus says the Lord God:
An enemy will surround your land;
he will tear down your defenses,
and your fortresses will be plundered.
12 (1Sa 17:34-37; Am 6:4) Thus says the Lord:
As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion
a pair of legs or a piece of an ear,
so will the children of Israel be rescued,
those who live in Samaria,
with the corner of a bed
or a piece of a couch.
13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,
says the Lord God, the God of Hosts:
14 (2Ki 23:15; Hos 10:5-8) Surely on the day
I punish the transgressions of Israel,
I will also punish the altars of Bethel;
the horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 (Jdg 3:20; 1Ki 22:39) I will destroy the winter house
as well as the summer house,
and the houses of ivory will perish;
the great houses will come to an end,
says the Lord.
Amos 3
[1] Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of
Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt,
saying,
[2] You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I
will punish you for all your iniquities.
[3] Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
[4] Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion
cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
[5] Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall
one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
[6] Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall
there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
[7] Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto
his servants the prophets.
[8] The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who
can but prophesy?
[9] Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of
Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria,
and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed
in the midst thereof.
[10] For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence
and robbery in their palaces.
[11] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even
round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee,
and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
[12] Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion
two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out
that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
[13] Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the
God of hosts,
[14] That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon
him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall
be cut off, and fall to the ground.
[15] And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses
of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
Today at https://www.calvarycommunity.ca/ , We had a guest
speaker Pastor Joe Boot Speaking from Exodus 19
Entitled Kingdom of priesthood
Father's Day Proverb 13:20 -
20 (1Ki 12:8) He who walks with wise men will be wise,
but a companion of fools will be destroyed.
20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise:
But a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
What is Culture? Derived from the Latin Cultus - worship.
Culture is religion externalised
EXODUS 19
Israel at Mount Sinai
1 (Ex 12:6; 16:1) In the third month after the children of Israel had gone
forth out of the land of Egypt, on the same day they came
into the Wilderness of Sinai.
2 (Ex 3:1; 17:1) When they set out from Rephidim, they came to the
Wilderness of Sinai and camped in the wilderness.
Israel camped there before the mountain.
3 (Ex 3:4; Ac 7:38) Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him
from the mountain, saying, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob
and tell the children of Israel:
4 (Isa 63:9; Dt 29:2; Rev 12:14) 'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians,
and how I lifted you up on eagles' wings, and brought you to Myself.
5 (Ex 9:29; Dt 10:14) Now therefore, if you will faithfully obey My voice
and keep My covenant, then you shall be My special possession out of all
the nations, for all the earth is Mine.
6 (Dt 7:6; 26:19) And you will be to Me a kingdom of priests
and a holy nation.' These are the words which you shall speak
to the children of Israel."
7 (Ex 4:29-30) So Moses came and called for the elders of the people
and laid before them all these words which the Lord commanded him.
8 (Ex 24:3; 24:7) Then all the people answered together and said,
"All that the Lord has spoken we will do."
And Moses brought back the words of the people to the Lord.
9 (Dt 4:36; Ex 19:16) The Lord said to Moses, "Indeed, I am going to come
to you in a thick cloud, so that the people may hear when I speak with
you and always believe in you." Then Moses told the words of the people
to the Lord.
10 (Ge 35:2; Lev 11:44-45) The Lord said to Moses, "Go to the people
and sanctify them today and tomorrow,
and have them wash their clothes,
11 (Ex 19:16; 34:5) and be ready for the third day, for on the third day
the Lord will come down in the sight of all the people on Mount Sinai.
12 You shall set boundaries for the people all around, saying,
'Take heed to yourselves so that you not go up onto the mountain
or touch its border.
Whoever touches the mountain will surely be put to death.
13 (Ex 19:16; 19:19) No hand will touch him, but he shall
surely be stoned or shot through, whether it be beast or man.
He shall not live.' When the trumpet sounds a long blast,
they shall come up to the mountain."
14 So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified
the people, and they washed their clothes.
15 (Ex 19:11; 1Sa 21:4-5) He said to the people,
"Be ready for the third day. Do not go near your wives."
16 (Heb 12:21; 12:18-19) So on the third day, in the morning,
there was thunder and lightning, and a thick cloud on the mountain,
and the sound of an exceedingly loud trumpet.
All the people who were in the camp trembled.
17 (Dt 4:10) Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet
with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
18 (Ps 144:5; Ex 24:17; Jdg 5:5) Now Mount Sinai was completely covered
in smoke because the Lord had descended upon it in fire, and the smoke
ascended like the smoke of a furnace,
and the whole mountain shook violently.
19 (Ps 81:7; Ex 19:16) When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder,
Moses spoke, and God answered him with a voice.Or thunder.
20 (Ne 9:13) The Lord came down on Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain.
And the Lord called Moses up to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
21 (1Sa 6:19; Ex 3:5) Then the Lord said to Moses,
"Go down, warn the people, lest they force their way to the Lord to look,
and many of them perish.
22 (Ex 24:5) Let the priests also, which come near to the Lord,
sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break through against them."
23 (Ex 19:12) Moses said to the Lord, "The people cannot come
up to Mount Sinai, for You warned us, saying,
'Set boundaries around the mountain, and sanctify it.' "
24 Then the Lord said to him, "Go, get down, and come up,
you and Aaron with you, but do not let the priests
and the people force their way through to come up to the Lord,
lest He break through against them."
25 So Moses went down to the people and spoke to them.
Exodus 19
[1] In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of
the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.
[2] For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of
Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the
mount.
[3] And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the
mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the
children of Israel;
[4] Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on
eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
[5] Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant,
then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the
earth is mine:
[6] And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These
are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
[7] And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before
their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him.
[8] And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath
spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.
[9] And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud,
that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever.
And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.
[10] And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to
day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,
[11] And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will
come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.
[12] And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take
heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of
it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:
[13] There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or
shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the
trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
[14] And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the
people; and they washed their clothes.
[15] And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not
at your wives.
[16] And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were
thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of
the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp
trembled.
[17] And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God;
and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
[18] And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended
upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace,
and the whole mount quaked greatly.
[19] And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and
louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
[20] And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and
the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
[21] And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they
break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish.
[22] And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify
themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.
[23] And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai:
for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.
[24] And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come
up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break
through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them.
[25] So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them.
Mountain
Represents the image, power and unsteadfastness of the Lord
Ps 121:1-2
1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills, from where does my help come?
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the LORD, Which made heaven and earth.
Is 2:1-4
Isaiah 2
The Mountain of the Lord
Mic 4:1-3
1 (Isa 1:1) The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 (Isa 27:13; Mic 4:1-3) In the last days,
the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established
on the top of the mountains,
and shall be exalted above the hills,
and all nations shall flow to it.
3 (Lk 24:47; Isa 51:4-5) Many people shall go and say,
"Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
and He will teach us of His ways,
and we will walk in His paths."
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 (Hos 2:18; Joel 3:10) He shall judge among the nations,
and shall rebuke many peoples;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
nor shall they learn war any more.
Jerusalem
1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's
house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted
above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain
of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his
ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law,
and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they
shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks:
nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war
any more.
Instructions - Think In STRUCTURE
Sinai - interim throne room of God
Covenant - Free to Accept or Reject, the Israelites accepted the covenant.
Take the Lord seriously
Hebrews 10:28-29
28 (Heb 2:2; Dt 19:15) Anyone who despised Moses' law died without mercy
in the presence of two or three witnesses.
29 (Eph 4:30; Heb 2:3) How much more severe a punishment do you suppose
he deserves, who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded
the blood of the covenant that sanctified him to be a common thing,
and has insulted the Spirit of grace?
[28] He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three
witnesses:
[29] Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy,
who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of
the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done
despite unto the Spirit of grace?
And for those who Wish to their the Ungodly sexuality
Romans 1
15 So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel
to you also who are in Rome.
The Definition of the Gospel
16 (Ro 2:9; Mk 8:38) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.
For it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes,
to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
17 (Hab 2:4; Gal 3:11; Ro 3:21) For in it the righteousness of God
is revealed from faith to faith. As it is written,
"The just shall live by faith." Hab 2:4.
The Guilt of Mankind
18 (Eph 5:6; Col 3:6) The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against
all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth
through unrighteousness.
19 (Ro 1:20) For what may be known about God is clear to them since
God has shown it to them.
20 (1Ti 1:17; Ps 19:1-6) The invisible things about Him-His eternal power
and deity-have been clearly seen since the creation of the world
and are understood by the things that are made, so that they are
without excuse.
21 (Jer 2:5; 2Ki 17:15) Because, although they knew God, they did not
glorify Him or give thanks to Him as God,
but became futile in their imaginations,
and their foolish hearts were darkened.
22 (Jer 10:14) Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
23 (Ps 106:20; Jer 2:11) They changed the glory of the incorruptible God
into an image made like corruptible man, birds, four-footed beasts,
and creeping things.
24 (1Th 4:4) Therefore God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts
of their hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves.
25 (Isa 44:20; Ro 9:5) They turned the truth of God into a lie
and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator,
who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 (Ro 1:24; Ge 19:5) For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable
passions. Their women exchanged the natural function for what is against
nature.
27 (Lev 18:22; 20:13) Likewise the men, leaving the natural function
of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men with men
doing that which is shameful, and receiving in themselves
the due penalty of their error.
[A warning for homosexuals and lesbians from the lord about
their ungodly lifestyle]
28 (Jer 6:30; Ro 1:24) And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God,
God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not proper.
29 (2Co 12:20) They were filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality,
wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife,
deceit. They are gossips,
30 (2Ti 3:2) slanderers, God-haters, insolent, proud, boastful, inventors
of evil things, and disobedient toward parents,
31 (2Ti 3:3) without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural
affection, calloused, and unmerciful,
32 (Ro 6:21; Ps 50:18) who know the righteous requirement of God,
that those who commit such things are worthy of death.
They not only do them, but also give hearty approval
to those who practice them.
[15] So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that
are at Rome also.
[16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also
to the Greek.
[17] For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith:
as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
[18] For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness
and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
[19] Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God
hath shewed it unto them.
[20] For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal
power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
[21] Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God,
neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their
foolish heart was darkened.
[22] Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
[23] And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like
to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping
things.
[24] Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of
their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
[25] Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the
creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
[26] For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their
women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
[27] And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned
in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is
unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which
was meet.
[28] And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God
gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not
convenient;
[29] Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness,
covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit,
malignity; whisperers,
[30] Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of
evil things, disobedient to parents,
[31] Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection,
implacable, unmerciful:
[32] Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are
worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do
them.
You will get your ungodly reward
Mediator
Moses and Aaron were their mediators and the people had to keep their distance.
Jesus is our mediator and we can approach Him
Hebrews 4
Jesus the Great High Priest
14 (Heb 6:20; 1:2-3) Since then we have a great High Priest who has passed
into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to our confession.
15 (2Co 5:21; Jn 8:46) For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathise
with our weaknesses, but One who was in every sense tempted like we are,
yet without sin.
16 (Eph 3:12; Php 4:6-7) Let us then come with confidence
to the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
[14] Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the
heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.
[15] For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling
of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet
without sin.
[16] Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 3
Jesus Superior to Moses
1 (Php 3:14; 2Ti 1:9) Therefore, holy brothers, partakers in a heavenly
calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Jesus Christ,
2 (Nu 12:7) who was faithful to Him who appointed Him,
as Moses was faithful in all His house.
3 For the One was counted worthy of more glory than Moses,
in that He who builds the house has more honor than the house itself.
4 For every house is built by someone, but the One who builds all things
is God.
5 (Nu 12:7; Ex 14:31; Heb 3:2) Moses was faithful in all God's house
as a servant, testifying about those things that were to be spoken later.
6 (1Co 3:16; Heb 1:2) But Christ is faithful over God's house as a Son,
whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing
of our hope firm to the end.
[1] Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider
the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
[2] Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful
in all his house.
[3] For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he
who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.
[4] For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is
God.
[5] And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a
testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
[6] But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold
fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Mission
Exodus 19
5 (Ex 9:29; Dt 10:14) Now therefore, if you will faithfully obey My voice
and keep My covenant, then you shall be My special possession out of all
the nations, for all the earth is Mine.
6 (Dt 7:6; 26:19) And you will be to Me a kingdom of priests
and a holy nation.' These are the words which you shall speak
to the children of Israel."
[5] Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant,
then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the
earth is mine:
[6] And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These
are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.
Isreal was meant to be a priesthood nation
1 Peter 2:9
9 (Dt 7:6; 10:15) But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy
nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may declare the
goodness of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
[9] But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath
called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
Matthew 28:16-20
The Commissioning of the Disciples
Mk 16:14-18; Lk 24:36-49; Jn 20:19-23; Ac 1:6-8
16 (Mt 28:7; 26:32) Then the eleven disciples went away to Galilee,
to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.
17 (Mt 28:9) When they saw Him, they worshipped Him. But some doubted.
18 (Mt 11:27; Ro 14:9) Then Jesus came and spoke to them, saying,
"All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 (Mk 16:15-16; Ac 1:8) Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 (Mt 18:20; Ac 2:42) teaching them to observe all things I have commanded
you. And remember, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.
[16] Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain
where
Jesus had appointed them.
[17] And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.
[18] And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me
in heaven and in earth.
[19] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
[20] Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
1) Amos 1 - 6
Amos 1
Judgment Against Israel's Neighbors
1 (2Sa 14:2; Hos 1:1) The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds
of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah
and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel two years
before the earthquake.
2 (Joel 3:16; Isa 42:13) He said:
The Lord roars from Zion
and utters His voice from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds languish,
the top of Carmel withers.
3 (Isa 8:4; Am 1:9) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Damascus,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have threshed Gilead
with threshing sledges of iron.
4 (2Ki 6:24; Jer 49:27) So I will send fire against the house of Hazael,
and it will devour the fortresses of Ben-Hadad.
5 (2Ki 16:9; Jer 51:30; Am 9:7) I will break the gate bar of Damascus;
from the Valley of Aven I will cut off the one enthroned,
and from Beth Eden the one who holds the scepter.
The people of Aram will go into captivity to Kir,
says the Lord.
6 (2Ch 28:18; 1Sa 6:17) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Gaza,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they carried away into exile an entire deportation,
to deliver them up to Edom.
7 So I will send fire against the wall of Gaza,
and it will devour its fortresses.
8 (Eze 25:16; Isa 14:29-31; Zep 2:4-7) From Ashdod I will cut off
the one enthroned and from Ashkelon the one who holds the scepter.
I will turn My hand against Ekron,
and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,
says the Lord God.
9 (1Ki 9:11-14; Isa 23:1-18) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Tyre,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they delivered up an entire deportation to Edom,
and did not remember the covenant of kinship.
10 (Zec 9:4) So I will send fire against the wall of Tyre,
and it will devour its fortresses.
11 (2Ch 28:17; Nu 20:14-21) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Edom,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because he pursued his brother with the sword,
and repressed all pity;
his anger tore with no ceasing,
and his wrath persisted with no end.
12 (Jer 49:7; 49:20) So I will send fire against Teman,
and it will devour the fortresses of Bozrah.
13 (Hos 13:16; Jer 49:1-6) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of the Ammonites,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead,
in order to enlarge their border.
14 (Dt 3:11; Am 2:2) So I will kindle a fire against the wall of Rabbah,
and it will devour its fortresses,
with a war cry on the day of battle,
with a tempest on the day of the whirlwind.
15 (Jer 49:3) Their king shall go into captivity,
he and his princes together,
says the Lord.
Amos 1
[1] The words of Amos, who was among the herdman of Tekoa, which he saw
concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of
Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
[2] And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from
Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of
Carmel shall wither.
[3] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed
Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
[4] But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the
palaces of Ben-hadad.
[5] I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from
the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden:
and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
[6] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive
the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
[7] But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces
thereof:
[8] And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the
sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the
remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
[9] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I
will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the
whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant:
[10] But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the
palaces thereof.
[11] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his
brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear
perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
[12] But I will send a fire upon Teman,
which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
[13] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon,
and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have
ripped up the women with child of Gilead,
that they might enlarge their border:
[14] But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the
palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day
of the whirlwind:
[15] And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together,
saith the LORD.
Amos 2
1 (Isa 15:1-9; Zep 2:8-9) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Moab,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because he burned to lime
the bones of the king of Edom.
2 (Jer 48:24; 48:41) So I will send fire against Moab,
and it will devour the fortresses of Kerioth;
Moab will die in uproar,
with a war cry and the alarm of the trumpet.
3 (Jer 48:7) I will cut off the ruler from its midst,
and will slay all its princes with him,
says the Lord.
Judgment Against Judah
4 (Eze 20:24; 20:13; 20:16) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Judah,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they have rejected the law of the Lord,
and have not kept His commandments.
The lies which their fathers followed
have led them astray.
5 (Jer 17:27; Hos 8:14) So I will send fire against Judah,
and it will devour the fortresses of Jerusalem.
Judgment Against Israel
6 (Joel 3:3; 2Ki 18:12) Thus says the Lord:
For three transgressions of Israel,
and for four, I will not revoke the punishment,
because they sell the righteous for silver,
and the poor for a pair of sandals.
7 (Am 5:12; Isa 10:2) They trample the head of the poor
into the dust of the earth,
and push the oppressed out of the way.
A man and his father go in to the same woman,
profaning My holy name.
8 (Am 6:6) They recline by every altar
on garments taken in pledge,
and in the house of their gods
they drink the wine from those who have been fined.
9 (Mal 4:1; Nu 13:32-33) Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them,
whose height was like the height of the cedars.
He was strong as the oaks,
yet I destroyed his fruit above
and his roots below.
10 (Ex 12:51; Dt 2:7) It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt,
and led you forty years through the wilderness,
to possess the land of the Amorite.
11 I raised up some of your sons as prophets,
and some of your young men as Nazirites.
Is it not so, O children of Israel?
says the Lord.
12 (Isa 30:10; Am 7:13) But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
and commanded the prophets, saying, "Do not prophesy."
13 (Isa 1:14) Indeed I will slow you down,
as a wagon is slowed that is full of sheaves.
14 (Jer 9:23; Ps 33:16) Flight will perish from the swift,
the strong will not retain his strength,
nor will the warrior save his life.
15 The bowman will not stand firm,
the swift-footed will not escape,
nor will the horseman save his life.
16 (Jdg 4:17; Jer 48:4)1 He that is courageous among the warriors
will flee away naked on that day,
says the Lord.
Amos 2
[1] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones
of the king of Edom into lime:
[2] But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of
Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound
of the trumpet:
[3] And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all
the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
[4] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four,
I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the
law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused
them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
[5] But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces
of Jerusalem.
[6] Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I
will not turn away the punishment thereof;
because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
[7] That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn
aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same
maid, to profane my holy name:
[8] And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar,
and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
[9] Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height
of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from
above, and his roots from beneath.
[10] Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years
through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
[11] And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for
Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.
[12] But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets,
saying, Prophesy not.
[13] Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of
sheaves.
[14] Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall
not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
[15] Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of
foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver
himself.
[16] And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in
that day, saith the LORD.
Amos 3
First Pronouncement of Punishment
1 (Am 2:10; Jer 8:3) Hear this word that the Lord has spoken against you,
O children of Israel, against the whole family I brought up from the land
of Egypt, saying:
2 (Dt 7:6; Ro 2:9) You alone have I known
of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish you
for all your iniquities.
3 Do two people walk together,
if they have not agreed?
4 (Ps 104:21; Hos 11:10) Does a lion roar in the forest,
if it has no prey?
Does a young lion cry out from its den,
if it has not caught something?
5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground,
if there was no snare for it?
Does a trap spring up from the ground,
if it has not caught something?
6 (Isa 45:7; 14:24-27) If the trumpet blasts in the city,
are not the people frightened?
If there is disaster against a city,
is it not the Lord who has done it?
7 (Ge 18:17; Jn 15:15) Surely the Lord God does nothing
without revealing His purpose
to His servants the prophets.
8 (Jer 20:9; Ac 4:20) The lion has roared;
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
who can but prophesy?
9 (Am 4:1; 6:1; 1Sa 5:1) Proclaim to the fortresses in Ashdod,
and the fortresses in the land of Egypt, and say:
"Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria,
and see the great disorders within her,
and the oppression in her midst."
10 (Jer 4:22; Zep 1:9) They do not know how to do right, says the Lord,
storing up violence and destruction in their fortresses.
11 (Am 2:5; 6:14) Therefore thus says the Lord God:
An enemy will surround your land;
he will tear down your defenses,
and your fortresses will be plundered.
12 (1Sa 17:34-37; Am 6:4) Thus says the Lord:
As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion
a pair of legs or a piece of an ear,
so will the children of Israel be rescued,
those who live in Samaria,
with the corner of a bed
or a piece of a couch.
13 Hear and testify against the house of Jacob,
says the Lord God, the God of Hosts:
14 (2Ki 23:15; Hos 10:5-8) Surely on the day
I punish the transgressions of Israel,
I will also punish the altars of Bethel;
the horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 (Jdg 3:20; 1Ki 22:39) I will destroy the winter house
as well as the summer house,
and the houses of ivory will perish;
the great houses will come to an end,
says the Lord.
Amos 3
[1] Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of
Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt,
saying,
[2] You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I
will punish you for all your iniquities.
[3] Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
[4] Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion
cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
[5] Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall
one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
[6] Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall
there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
[7] Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto
his servants the prophets.
[8] The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who
can but prophesy?
[9] Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of
Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria,
and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed
in the midst thereof.
[10] For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence
and robbery in their palaces.
[11] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even
round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee,
and thy palaces shall be spoiled.
[12] Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion
two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out
that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch.
[13] Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the
God of hosts,
[14] That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon
him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall
be cut off, and fall to the ground.
[15] And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses
of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
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