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Tonight:
Our Triune God & Book of Numbers
The Book of NumbersNamed for the “numbering” of those:
Who were supposed to enter the Promised Land
- the “Old Generation” (ch. 1-4)
The Book of NumbersNamed for the “numbering” of those:
Who did enter the Promised Land
– the “New Generation”
(ch. 21-36)
Author: our friend “Mo”
The Book of Numbers
It is the Book of:
1. Disobedience (a “stiff-necked” Generation)
The Book of Numbers
It is the Book of:
2. Dissatisfaction
(a “murmuring”
Generation)
“Quit complaining about your job!”
The Book of Nubers
The Book of Numbers
It is the Book of:
3. Discipline
(a “wandering”
Generation)
What age??
12 spies:
A Land Flowing
With Milk
& Honey!
Disobedience
Disobedience
12 spies:
But Some saw “Obstacles” = Giants
(we’re like grasshoppers)
Disobedience
The Story
of the 12 spies:
Some saw “Opportunity”
For a big God to keep
His promises
Dissatisfaction
Dissatisfaction
Numbers 11:1-3:1) Now the people complained
about their hardships in the hearing of the LORD…
Dissatisfaction
People: complained about their
hardships – thought they
deserved
better
Dissatisfaction
People: complained about their hardships
God: consumed
people on
outskirts
w/ fire
Dissatisfaction
People: complained about their hardships
God: consumed people on outskirts w/ fireMoses: cried out for people; fire died down
Dissatisfaction
In almost every instance ofdissatisfaction - “Complainisodes” - there are three key elements:
1. Complainer’s Comparison2. God’s Action
3. Moses’ Action
Complainisodes
Write down 3 key
elements these stories:
1. Complainer’s Comparison
2. God’s Action
3. Moses’ Action
1: Num. 11:4-35
2: Num. 12:1-16
3: Num. 16:1-40
4: Num. 16:41-50
5: Num. 20:1-13
6: Num. 21:4-9
Dissatisfaction
The Cause of Complaining is always Comparison.
Vs.
Dissatisfaction
If the Cause of Complaining is always Comparison,
What’s the Cure?
Dissatisfaction
What’s the Cure?
“…pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thes. 5:17,18
Dissatisfaction
What’s the Cure? 2 Things:
1. Thanks
2. Prayer
Dissatisfaction
1. Write down the thing you complain about the most.
> Find something in that situation that you can thank the Lord for…
Dissatisfaction
1. Write down the thing you complain about the most. Find something in that you can thank the Lord for.
2. Get someone to pray for you – Moses prayed constantly for the people of Israel & it seemed to work pretty well!
Discipline
Discipline
What’s the purpose of God’s
discipline?
Discipline
God’s discipline is not to Destroy His people.
Discipline
God’s discipline is not
to Destroy His people.
It is to Develop
His people!
Illustration:
Mystery man
named
Balaam
Mystery man
named Balaam
His donkey talked
to him & he talked
back!
Illustration:
Hired by Balak (king of the Moabites) to curse the Jews.
Discipline
Balaam is mentioned 3x in the NT!
1. (2 Peter 2:15) =
Discipline
1. (2 Peter 2:15) =
The Way of Balaam:
Discipline
1. (2 Peter 2:15) =
The Way of Balaam:
GREED!
Discipline
Balaam is mentioned 3x in the NT!
2. (Jude 11):
Discipline
2. Jude 11:
The Error of Balaam:
Discipline
2. Jude 11:
The Error of Balaam:
CURSE GOD’S
PEOPLE
(Why not??)
Israel = Encamped in the Cross
Discipline
Balaam is mentioned 3x in the NT!
3. (Rev. 2:14):
Discipline
3. (Rev. 2:14):
The Teaching
of Balaam:
Discipline
3. (Rev. 2:14):
The Teaching
of Balaam:
COMPROMISE
Discipline
Application:
1. Beware Balaam’s Way (greed)
> the love of $ is the root of all evil
(1 Tim. 6:10)
Discipline
Application:
2. Escape Balaam’s Error (curse)
> God won’t curse His people
> He cursed His Son
instead (Gal. 3:13).
Discipline
Application:
3. Confess Balaam’s Teaching (compromise)
> We can “curse” ourselves
> Heb 6:8: “But land that
produces thorns and thistles
is worthless and is in danger
of being cursed.”
