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P E N T A T E U C H
HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE
BIBLE
1.
What
does the passage is saying
2.
Where
and when does the book was writing
3.
What
is the purpose or why it is writing
4.
How
and what forms does it writing
5.
What
is the book as a whole is all about
6.
What
is the meaning of individual words
7.
What
does the statement of the words means in the hear of the hearer.
APPLICATION
1.
What
does the message mean in our life today
2.
To
know the equivalence situation (the result)
3.
Is
there any example to follows
4.
How
does it applies to my life
5.
What
do this ancient culture says about today’s life
6.
I
love God! Why can’t I understand what He it saying. What is going on in the life of many
Christian does not read their Bible regular?
Because they can not find a connection between lines of the scripture (Matt.
24:1 – 3). God urge us to applied his
word this is why Pentateuch is necessary (I Cor. 10:11 II Tim 3:4).
Bible
was developed to show how to put into practice what we have learn. Applied God’s word is a vital point of human
and God, is a testimony that we obeyed him.
The difficult in applied the Bible is not with the Bible itself, but
with reader, inability to bridge the gap between the past and present, the
conceptual and practical. When we don’t
or can’t do these, spiritual dryness and in difference are the result.
INTRODUCTION TO THE
PENTATEUCH
WHAT IS PENTATEUCH
This
was the 1st five books in the Bible and it was called “SEPTER
HATTORAH”. This means the book of law
also called “TORAH”. This means the law.
This
book was divided into five because of the event in it. This book was regarded in Israel
1.
The
Law
2.
The
Prophet
3.
The
Written
But
later on it was developed in another forms.
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OLD TESTAMENT
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NEW TESTAMENT
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1.
2.
3.
4.
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The Law
The History
The Poem
The Prophet
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Gospel
Acts
Epistle
Revelation
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1.
The
Law: Is the foundation of Christ.
2.
The
History: Is the Preparation for Christ
3.
The
Poem: Is the Aspiration of Christ
4.
The
Prophet: Is the Expectation of Christ.
1.
Major
Prophet
2.
Minior
Prophet
1. Gospel:
Is the
manifestation of Christ
2.
Acts: Is the Propagation of Christ
3.
Epistle: Is the Interpretation or
Application of Christ
4.
Revelation: Is
the Consummation of Christ
Law is called Pentateuch i.e. Genesis
– Deuteronomy – 5 books
History – Joshua to Ezra – 10 books
Poetry – Job to Song of Solomon – 5
books
Major Prophet – Isaiah to Daniel – 5
books
Minior Prophet – Hosea to Malachi – 12
books
Gospel – Matthew to John – 4 books
Acts – Acts – One book
Epistle – Rome
Revelation – Revelation – One book
The books of the law are history that
tells the story of Israel Babylon
THE
7 PROPHECY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT CONCERNING JESUS
1.
The
Human race – seed of woman (Gen 3:15 )
2.
A
Branch of that race – Shem (Gen 9:26 )
3.
A
Nation of that branch – Abraham (Gen 12:3)
4.
A
Tribe of that Nation – Judah
5.
A
Family of that Tribe – David (II Sam 7:16 )
6.
An
Individual of that family – The Virgin (Isah 7:14 )
7.
The
town of that Individual – Bethlehem Mich
THE
ORIGINATION OF PENTATEUCH
This Pentateuch is not an English
language but it comes from Greek language that means 5 volume. The word PENTATEUCH
come from two Greek language that joint to one i.e. 5 scroll “TIEUT – TEOXOS’ – Greek. In the early age it’s only one book but event
put mans that gave name to it.
1. GENESIS - The
book of the beginning
2. EXODUS - The book of redemption, also of the condition upon
which
relationship with God exist.
3. LEVITICUS - Is
the book that treat the regulation of the levitical law,
it
gave the detail of the work, worship, and services of
the
redeemed people.
4. NUMBER - Is
the book of service and work.
5. DEUTERONOMY - Is
the recapitulation of law, it consist the counseling of
Moses
delivered to Israel
PENTATEUCH
CONTAIN MANY VARIETIES
1.
The
Narratives
2.
The
Law
3.
Rytual
Instruction
4.
Sermon
5.
Geneology
6.
Poetry
THINGS
TO LEARN IN PENTATEUCH
1.
Election
2.
Covenant
3.
Law
4.
Exodus
5.
Prologue
6.
Narratives
1. ELECTION: God
special choice of an individual for his specific or His
specifying
purpose.
2. COVENANT: Is a legal agreement between two
parties that is bound all this
party. The Bible definition of covenant is a legal
bound
obligation
especially of God for man’s redemption.
3. LAW:
Is
embodiment of rule and regulation that guide
behaviours.
4. EXODUS: Is calling of God’s people
from the land of bondage
promised
land.
5. PROLOGUE: Is an introduction part of poem
or figuratively used of a first
series
of an events (Gen 1:26 and
Gen 2:7)
6. NARRATIVES: Is a full account of an event that
took place.
THE
AUTHORSHIP OF THE BOOK (PENTATEUCH)
There is a lot of problem about the
author of Pentateuch, and the scholar has a lot of controversies about the
author of the book called Pentateuch.
Geam Astruc is the one that first accused Pentateuch and this man is one
of the Roman Catholic Bishop, but well – hasten is the theologian that defend
Pentateuch; he find many answer to the questions raise by (Gean Astruc).
J.E.P.D – means the Pentateuchal problem.
POINTS
OF QUESTION
We can see many question like:
When there is no man, no Adam and Eve,
No Abraham. How did Moses came
across their story? How can He be the author of Pentateuch? How did Moses come across the story of Jacob
and Esau and the time of flood? After
the death of Moses, the events that took place. How did Moses come across it? But well hasten find the answer to prove that
Moses is the author of Pentateuch.
J.E.P.D. Pentateuchal problem
J – Jehovaniet
E – Elomist
P – Priestly
D – Deuteronomic
Gen 2:8 – How can God come down and
plant a garden?
Gen 11:5 – How can God come down and
see the tower?
Gen 18:21 – How can God eat?
Gen 7:16 – How can God shut up the window?
Gen 6:1 – 3 – God shown itself?
People said Pentateuch are books of
history only especially Genesis, they said Moses re-copy it in the code of
Amorabii, that contain the story of creation but these are the fact we known in
the book of Genesis.
THREE
THINGS TO FIND IN GENESIS
1.
The
world was created.
2.
Man
was made in image of God
3.
Man
fell at one point at a time, so these 3 things was established that it is truly
God’s i.e. (Genesis)
ELECTION
Election is a God’s special choice of
an individual for his specifying purpose.
So when God call he would specifying the call, and he would tell the
area that he want the person to work.
God call Abraham and being called by God is not the end of his work, so
the call of God is a progressive one and God reveal his purpose progressively.
God call Abraham as an individual and
from that to family, and from family to the group of people and from that to a
nation, also from nation to the entire world.
When God call, there are two things that follows i.e. two subsidiary
1.
The
Promise
2.
The
Responsibility
THE
PROMISED OF GOD TO ABRAHAM
1.
That
his descendant would be as a countless as the starts of heaven.
2.
That
his children would be as countless as the sand of the sea.
3.
That
the land of cannan would be given to him and his descendant.
4.
Great
reign.
THE RESPONSIBILITY
Promised don’t come without
responsibilities i.e. when God called the person been called will have
responsibilities to do in order to make the promise of God to be fulfill. There is no blessing without responsibility,
when Abraham was chosen it implies that there are responsibility. God’s promise for Abraham were not for
selfish enjoyment, but they were to be use for responsibility, so that others
might share in the benefit.
God wanted to reach the needy people
of the world through Israel
COVENANT
In Hebrew language the covenant is
called “BERITH” and BERITH – means covenant of the Lord,
while in Greek is been called ‘”DIATEKE”
(Si&cnkn) and Diateke means Testament.
KINDS OF COVENANT
1. HEZED:
Hezed means covenant of love
2. TUBAH: Covenant of goodness of fellowship
3. SALAM: Means covenant of peace or covenantal
prosperity.
4. YADAH: Means to serve faithfully in accordance with
the covenant.
5. KARAT
BERITH: This means to cut the
covenant (we don’t made the covenant but we cut the covenant or to enter into
covenant with someone) (I Sam 20:8) Berith
is a supper covenant in the Israel 18:19 , Josh 10:1 – 8)
The suzerite would take a step or he
will initiate that what he want is this a berith i.e. the covenant of God. The suzerite must ready to give assistance to
vassal when even they need.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF COVENANT IN THE
BIBLE
EDENIC COVENANT
This is a kind of covenant that God
has cult between Adam and Eve (Gen 1:21
– 29). Adam was given headship over the
creation. The 8th psalm
indicate these include all creation; He formed man from the dust of the ground
and breath unto the nostril the breath of life (Hebrew Bible – Lifes) and man
become a living soul (gen. 2:7)
Into the vessel of the day out the
clay God breath physical life, spiritual life and soul life. The new head of creation was related
immediately to that creation. We must
consider the edenic covenant also in the light of God’s plan made in eternity
before the creation of the world, for we have our redemption through the
shedded blood of Jesus, who was first ordained before the creation of the
world, but was manifested in this last day for you, who by him do believe in
God (I Pet 1:20 – 21).
ADAMIC COVENANT
The covenant of death that God cut
with man, the Adamic covenant was found in the chapter 3 of Genesis. It comes as a result of the fall of the race
in the person of Adam & Eve. (Gen
3:1 – 6) it was cut the day man falleth (Gen 3:8). Adam and his wife both disobeyed God; in the
one and only prohibition of the edenic covenant, this action reveal the
immediate change in their lives to a state of distress and shame, and of
misconception about God.
NOAHIC COVENANT
This is the type of covenant that God
cut with man, to be eating animal or flesh, Godf promised that her would never
destroy the world by the flood (Gen 9:11).
He now ordained the eating of meat (Gen 9:3 – 4) and he gave warning of
shelding man’s blood “who so ever shedeth blood by man shall be shedeth his own
blood for in the image of God made he man (Gen 9:6). The Noahic was an act of mercy in the midst
of judgment, the judgment of the flood firmly establish the fact that God had
not abandon the world, despite Adam’s fall; what every the requirement, of
blessing or of judgment, He fulfilled.
The judgment affected all mankind as well as the final judgment and so
far shadow the second coming of Christ (Matt 24:37 – 44; II Pet 3; I Thess 5:1
– 4; II Thess 1:7 – 10).
ABRAHAMIC COVENANT
The covenant of blessing or greatness,
this is the openly of this covenant “In thee shall all the family of the earth
blessed” made more specific in God’s final word to Abraham on mount Moreah, ‘by
myself says the Lord, for you have done these things and as not with head they
son, they only son, that in bless I will bless thee; and in they seed shall all
nation be bless, because thou have obeyed my voice (Gen 22:16 – 18).
The intent of these promise is nothing less than the plan of God to
Salvation in Christ – the promised seed (Gen 3:15 ). “In thee;
Abraham to enjoy his faith and all the blessing of God accomplice that faith,
not only those listed in Genesis 12:1 – 3, but all these promised and
exemplified in Abrahamic, but all must be and is in the Christ the seed; for
Abraham’s faith and its blessing were depends upon the work of the promised
seed, Jesus Christ.
SINAIC OR MOSAIC COVENANT
The mosaic covenant is an essential
step in progressive revelation of God’s plan for the redemption of
mankind. It is formed in the Pentateuch
the first five books in the Bible, anticipated in Genesis presented in Exodus,
Leviticus, Number and Deuteronomy. It is
an involved typological fulfillment of the Abrahamic covenants, not it
ultimate. As Isaac was the covenant seed
of Abraham rather than Ismael. Gen 17 & 21:7 – 12.
DAVIDIC OR PALESTINIAN COVENANT
This covenant was made about 1,040 –
1,000 B.C. through Nathan the Prophet with David the son of Jesse. David was king of Israel
NEW TESTAMENT (COVENANT)
The old testament is abundant witness
that its in complete. It must be
completed by the final covenant called “NEW
TESTMENT” OR COVENANT. Which must
come by a promised redeemer, Christ; God would put his words into his mouth and
the promise of mediator would declare this will of God. So the New Testament would be completed, so
then the word of God would be completed Jeremiah, Moses and Daniel shows that
the old testament must put aside, as the new testament has manifested through
the death of Christ; compare Jer. 31:34; Daniel 9:26 – 27a. “Whosoever rejected the word of Christ and
the New Testament would be cut of among the God’s people Acts 3:22 – 23; Deut
18:18 – 19.
A COUNTRY THAT HAVE FULL FLEDGE POWER
A country will full fledge power must
have these following:
1.
They
must have population
2.
They
must have Independent
3.
They
must have Constitution
4.
They
must have Land
5.
They
must have Leadership
6.
They
must have sovereignty (freedom of government)
These
6 things must be completed before a country is been completed. Hinth Theocracy is the government ruling by
God.
Monarchy
is the government ruling man. Severenty
is the power to become a state.
GENESIS
Genesis was the one part of Bible of
Hebrew called Torah or Law, when the Greek translation by Septuagent. (When the Greek translation of the work
finished in the time of Septuagist of Alexander) in 280 B.C. the books of the
law was then be divided, then Genesis is one part. This division happens in the time of first
translation.
The book of Genesis is an epic/drama
on a ground scale, at the beginning it began with God who is the beginning of
every thing.
GENESISI
ETYMOLOGY
Genesis is from the Greek word means
origin, and Hebrew word is Beresit which interpret in the beginning of every
thing; such as:
1.
The
beginning of the world which God created
2.
The
beginning of the world which Man
3.
The
beginning of the world which Marriage
4.
The
beginning of the world which Sin
5.
The
beginning of the world which Sacrifice
6.
The
beginning of the world which Arts
7.
The
beginning of the world which Nation
8.
The
beginning of the world which Language
9.
The
beginning of the world which Condemnation
10.
The
beginning of the world which Redemption
11.
The
beginning of the world which Music
12.
The
beginning of the world which Curse
13.
The
beginning of the world which Death
14.
The
beginning of the world which Blessing
15.
The
beginning of the world which Covenant
PURPOSE
OF GENESIS
The purpose of genesis is to write the
religions history and the purpose of history is to show how man fell and after
man has fallen, how God show his plan for many to get out of sinful state.
GENESIS
PROLOGUE
The account of the study of Genesis by
some brought some confession, they complain that the book have duplicate in
some of the fact they pointed to include the following:
1.
The
flood
2.
The
creation of Man
THE
FLOOD
There are two types of the flood in
the Bible. Gen. 1:2 reported that the surface of the earth was full of water
and without form, which means that there might be flood. The second flood/was recorded in Genesis
chapter 6 during the time of Noah, so some scholar reported that this record is
like duplication, hence the book was doubted.
THE
CREATION OF MAN
It was also argue that the account of
the creation of man as it was recorded in Genesis is confusing. In Gen
1:27. It was recorded that God made man
and woman, while in Gen:18 is the account that God made a woman was written,
which means that God has created man before woman.
INSIGHT
OR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS
To understand this argument one need to
understand another one’s language i.e. to understand the Bible we must
understand the way. Hebrews do write
story. About the flood it is not a
duplication it is a timeless time in Gen 1:2, i.e. man has never exist. The incident of Gen 1:2 and Gen. 6 are not
the same, in Genesis chapter 6 man has being and they sin before the flood came
and destroy them. And the case of creation,
this was the prologue, which means summary of the whole story.
HINTS/POINTS
HOW
TO SUPPORT THE AUTHOR
Jesus refer to the author of
Pentateuch as Moses, in 280 B.C. the book was divided into 5 volume, it is one
scroll before i.e. Jesus refer to it as one book of law of Moses
Hebrew has the way they used to write
history, they would informing each other about the recent event from one
generation to generation.
When Moses was on the mountain, the
scholars believe that, it is there that God reveal many things about the past,
present and future to Moses especially about the accent days.
The scholar believe that Moses did not
write in the code of Amorabic. Moses
transfer his garment of power i.e. anointing unto Joshua before his death in
the book of Deuteronomy and that make Joshua to finish the work then. There are two symbol that cause problem in
the book of Genesis that the problem are yet to solve up till now.
1.
Serpent
2.
The
fruit of good and bad
i.e.
can serpent talk?
Which
serpent that was committed
Is it
only one serpent that God made?
The
fruits of good and bad is what?
GENESIS
PROPER
Gen 1:1 The new international version
says in the beginning God created the heavens and earth, while the king James
says God created the heaven and the earth.
There is a word in Greek called Shammatin it means the pluralisation
word in the Bible.
According to the geographer they said
that Galaxy is like the magnet, anything that reach there would stay there like
moon and sun e.t.c. This galaxy breaks
the law of gravity i.e. the law says anything that goes on the atmosphere would
come back. But in galaxy haven it would
not come back. Then verse 2 said “and
the earth was without form and void” which means there is something’s happens
that make it void and wasted. i.e. the earth was disorderliness. God doesn’t started from imperfect to the perfect
for God make everything perfectly. “AND” this link verse 1 and 2 together.
‘DARKNESS” was upon the surface of
the deep.
GAP
THEORY
Theory is just a premise, not practical,
not in action, but it is truth. When God
created haven and earth there was a being that God put in charge of it, this
being challenge the authority of God and wanted to go to the throne or
overthrone Him it engage God in a battle, but God won the battle in a real
sense of it, and the being was dethrone as it is writing in the book of Jude
Chapter 6. The account of confrontation
and the attendants of the result was recorded in Isaiah 14:12 – 15, this shows
that Lucifer fall from heaven.
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HEAVEN
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EARTH
Lucifer was caste down into the bottom
spit with 1/3 of the Angels (they are now call demon)
SIX
DAY’S CREATION
1.
Gen.
1:3 – 5 God created the light in the first day and the light means civilization
the light of the son of God e.t.c and God divided the light and darkness. Without the light, God will not do anything
and without light God is not ready to work.
2.
Gen
1:6 – 8 God separated the water under the firmament and the water on the
firmament and it was so, and God call the firmament heaven the evening and
morning were second day.
3.
Gen
1:9 – 13 God said let the water under the firmament (heaven) gather together
into one place and let the dry land appear and gathered water was call the sea,
and it was good. God said “let the land
bringeth forth grasses and the herbs yielding seed and fruit, the tree yielding
fruits after his kind and it was so,” and God saw that it was good evening and
morning were third day.
4.
Gen
1:14 – 19 God said let there be light in the firmament of the heaven to divide
the day from the night; and God said that t he greater light should rule the
day and lesser light to rule the night and he also made the stars and it was
good, evening and morning were forth day.
5.
Gen
1:20 – 23 God said let the water bringeth forth abundantly the living creature
that hath life and the fowls may fly above the earth in the open firmament of
heaven and God blessed them to be fruitful and multiply evening and morning
were fifth day.
6.
Gen
1:24 – 31 The creation of
the living creatures that hath life after his own kind like beast e.t.c. God said let us make man in our own image
male and female He created them, and God bless them to be multiply, replenish
and subdue the earth, evening and morning were sixth day.
THE FALL OF ADAM AND EVE
God has created Adam and Eve a perfect
to live, He gave them dominion over all the land and sea, and there was only
one law given, i.e, they should not eat the fruit of the tree of good and
bad. Satan now enter and uses serpent to
deceive Eve, satan use trick to deceive Eve, even though God had given
Adam and Even many things, satan make
God seems to be unfair to Eve by keeping some things for them. He (satan) is telling lie to Eve by saying
they would not die. This in effect is
calling God a liar.
7 STEPS IN MAN’S FALL
1.
Devil
originated doubt into the life of man (Gen 3:1)
2.
She
make the God’s word less powerful, she doesn’t quote the word of God correctly
as God said it (Gen 3:2 – 3)
3.
They
doubt the word of God (Gen 3:3)
4.
There
is contradiction and misinterpretation of word of God. God has made man already in his own image,
but devil brought civilization into the life of man while God himself is the
originator of civilization; when God said in Gen 1:3 that let there be light
and it was so Gen 3 – 5.
5.
She
wanted to be like God (Gen 3:5)
6.
Eve
transgress the law of God, she saw 3 element in the fruit, good in looking,
good for eyes and good in eating. (Gen 3:5 – 6).
7.
They
fell because their eyes were opened Nakedness happens to them, they cover their
self with fig leaf (Gen 3:7).
3 FOLDS OF TEMPTATION (I JOHN 2:15 – 17)
Gen 3:6; Matt 4:3 – end
Fold I – Lust of the flesh – Good for
food
Fold II – Lust of the eyes – Good for
looking
Fold III – Pride of life – To make one
wise
These are the beginning and the source
of all the problems of man.
4 FOLDS OF CONSESSION
1.
I
had thy voice
2.
I
was afraid
3.
I
was Necked
4.
I
hid myself (Gen 3:10 )
5.
For Adam to be afraid, come from
listen to the devil. If there is no
faith in the life of man, fear in their life would bring nakedness i.e the
glory of God on them hath leave them alone which make them necked. Hidden means running away for God or someone.
SOCIAL ECONOMIC PICTURE IN THE BOOK OF
GENESIS
1.
Religion
apostasy – Gen 4:16
2.
Travel
was instituted – Gen 4:16
3.
City
building – Gen 4:17
4.
Polygamy
– Gen 29:1 – end (God instituted a home)
5.
Agriculture
which bring science – Gen. 2:8
6.
Music
– Gen 4:21 (JUBAL was the
first musician in the Bible).
ABRAHAM
We now came to one great man of God in
the bible, Abraham call the friend of God and example of faith (Isa 4:8; James 2:23 ). Bible does not tell us the complete life of
Abraham, nothing was said in the first 75 years of his life when God called him
from the city of UR Chaldea , some long period of time go by
without any event been recorded.
The
Bible only tells us the only thing we needs to know to help us to understand
God’s revelation of himself to man. The
story of Abraham can be found in Gen. 12 and 13 after the flood of Noah, God
has people to dispatch to all over the land, but they refused to, they said
there going to stay in one place and build a tower, and God brought a
misunderstanding a midst them, and confound their language. Then God find Abraham and pick him among all
the people.
3 FOLD CALL
1.
CALL TO SEPARATION: He was call to separate himself from
all his family, father’s house, friends and from his land. He was call also for total separation (Gen.
12:1).
2.
HE WAS TO LEAVE HIS HOME, FAMILY AND
LAND E.T.C: Abraham
was call to leave his father’s household and he was call together with his wife
all minister of God should take note of these that when ever been called by
God, they should answer the call together with their wife.
3.
GO TO A PLACE
THE
FEATURES OF ABRAHAMIC COVENANT
1.
He
will be a great nation – Gen 12:2
2.
He
will be bless – Gen 12:2
3.
God
will make Abraham’s name great – Gen 12:2
4.
He
will be a blessing i.e. he will be a source of blessing to others – Gen 12:2 –
3
5.
God
will bless those who bless Abraham – Gen 12:3
6.
God
will curse those who curseth Abraham – Gen 12:3
3
MAIN IMPORTANT POINTS
1.
The
seed – Gen 12:3; 13:16 ;
15:5 – 6 Election
2.
The
land – Gen 12:2 – 7; 13:15 ;
15:7 Blessing
3.
The
Nation – Gen 12:3; 18:18 ; 22:18 Missionary
These are the 3 element in the call of
Abraham. God Elected his children to
inherit the land of the gentile, which is the blessing to them, also God make
them to be a nation in order that they may Evangelize and fulfill the plan of
God.
EFFORT
OF MAN TO FULFIL THE PLAN OF God
God call Abraham and his wife Sarah to
bless them and through their seed the whole world through them might be blessed
Gen 16:2 – 4.
1.
Lot was Nephew of Abraham and Lot ’s own parent has died. Do you think that Abraham might have thought
that he will make Lot his heirs, if Sarah
fails to bear children. This is very
possible, but it was not God’s plan, for very shortly Abraham was forced to
separate himself from Lot Gen 13:9
2.
Abraham
and Haggai, according to the custom and law, as Abraham knew it, this was not
consider sinful. Also the promise that
Sarah was to bear the heirs of Abraham was not given until Ismael was
born. Gen 16:2 – 4 Yet this too shows
how Sarah advice or counsel Abraham to enter with Haggai her maiden, that God
might through Haggai give them child and Haggai who begat Ismael was not God’s
plan. Haggai and Ismael bring much
trouble into Abraham’s tent and finally God separated them from Abraham. The world are in problem today because of
Abraham (Abraham) and Sarah’s effort for the Ismael that Haggai begot to
Abraham were Muslim in the world today, though Abraham pleaded for Ismael for
God that he should not die. (Gen 17:18
– 29)
H
I N T S
Total will of God and permissive will
of God i.e. when God is not ready and you force him, then the result would not
be positive.
GOD’S
PLAN
- This
delay make God’s plan for Abraham to look impossible, because Bible
recorded that both of them were old Gen. 18:11; Rom 4:9; Heb. 11:11 and
the idea of this happen seems ridiculous Gen 17:17; Gen 18:12; 21:6.
- By
commanding Abraham to sacrifice the promise child Isaac, is a supreme test
of faith Gen 22:1 – 19.
- By
searching a suitable wife for Isaac, this is a great important. The wife needed for Isaac should not be
from the people of
- By the
long period of Rebecca’s bareness who has no child for 20 years and that
make Abraham 160 years old when Jacob and Esau were born (Isaac was 60
years old when he gave birth to Jacob and Esau) and Abraham have 2 ground
children when he died, when Abraham died, Isaac was still a sourjorner in
Canaan hardly to become the possessor of the land, when Abraham died there
was no evidence that his life or his child’s life has blessed any nation.
ABOUT
CALL (HINTS)
There is general call and special
call, there is a different in general call and special call. Jesus call every believer to be witness. Not every believer would be a Pastor,
Evangelist, or Deacon or Teacher the call are different. There is time of anointing and time of
coronation, for example David was anointed as king, about 13 years before his
coronation.
JACOB
In Abraham life we see how God has
bless a man, who has been faithfully obedient and lives life of prayer (because
building alter means praying) in the beginning of the child of Isaac (i.e. both
of them were twins they were call Esau and Jacob, but later they call them
Jacob and Esau simply because Esau has sold his birth right to Jacob Gen 25:29
– 34. We don’t know them from their
youth age, but we heard of them when they became elderly person.
MAKING
BARGAIN WITH BIRTH RIGHT
The birth right is a blessing given to
elder son, probably a double portion of possession of the father, in looking at
the story of the obtaining birth right, we see that Esau was not interested in
the blessing of the future. He only
wanted to fill his stomach since he was very hungry, but Jacob value it and he
try to gain it by evil ways. But Jacob
was wrong in tricking his brother and Jacob was so courney and took away Esau’s
promise, so he was punished for it for about 20 years.
BLESSING
OF ISAAC
Esau was
40 years when he married two daughter of Hittites, that is Judith and
Bashemath, Esau was married since 40 years when Isaac thinks that his death was
near. He decided to bless Esau secretly. He though that Esau is going to be his heirs
and he made no effort to marry for Jacob that has reach 80 years. And this he was doing in secret (blessing of
Esau) Rebecca find discovered about this bless to Esau (Gen 25:5) and she and
Jacob was ale to trick the old and blind man to believe that Jacob and Esau,
and when this was reveal to Isaac he believe that, that was God’s plan. Isaac and his wife were to be blame just
because of wife for not seeking for God’s will before the blessing. Jacob is now sent away to Haran
JACOB
FIRST MEETING WITH GOD
As Jacob was flowing from Beersheba,
he slept his first night at a certain place now called “Bethel” there God gave
him a dream, in the dream he saw a leader from heaven to earth, this is a type
of Christ, the only way our prayer can ascend and God blessing descend, (NOTE
IN) Jacob’s reactions, He does not than God for all marvelous promises of the
future nor he seem to remember all spiritual promises, he only think of the
material things; give me bread to eat, clothes to put on, and protect me. He bargain with God by saying that if God
will do this he would be serving God. (Gen 28:20).
JACOB
CHANGE TO ISRAEL
In the northern country, Jacob married
two wives and has eleven sons & one daughter children before coming to land
of promise. When he leaves his father in
law, he does not leave peaceful also Rachel carried away some of her father’s
idol. This shows that Jacob has been
living with people that are worshipping idols, in Gen 31 God commands him to
return to bethel, a place he has choosing to go away for 20 years. He must return to a place he first meet God,
these have been wasted years, how much better it would have been for him. If He had surrendered himself for God, now he
cleanse his house of idol and goes up to bethel to take Abrahamic blessing Gen
35:9 – 13.
Jacob was 100 years when he came back
to bethel, where God reveal himself back to him. There we learn a lesson in the life of Jacob,
who stood alone and fellowship with God because he didn’t want any
disturbances. Also God has forgiven
Jacob, but he (Jacob) can remember his sin and still have condemnation of sin,
when God have already forgiven him, so you too don’t covered your sin. Then Jacob was wrestle with an Angel that was
send to him to bless him because he is preparing to met Esau, but condemnation
of sin prevented him to see mercy of God, we do the same thing today as a
Christian.
JOSEPH
A CHOSEN OF GOD (Gen 37:1 – 50; 26)
In the beginning of this man we see a
young man of 17 years of age who seems to be proud of his special position in
his father’s house. On the other hands
he seems to be only Jacob son who is interested in things of the Lord. God visit him with some dreams, but when he
present his dream to his brothers, he does so in a manner that make them angry,
they begin to plot a way to remove Joseph from his place of favoritism in his
father’s house with the 3 proposter:
- To
slain him
- To
cast him into a pit
- To
sell him to Midianite or Ismael
The terrible lies that Jacob sons told
him about Joseph lead him to believe that he has died, Jacob did not know that
his son was alive for many years. What
so ever man sower shall he reap.
SLAVE IN EGYPT
Joseph
is now taking to Egypt
4
TIMES THAT JOSEPH WAS FAVOURED
1.
With
Jacob his father (Gen 37:3)
2.
With
Portifer (Gen 39:4)
3.
With
Portifer’s wife (Gen 39:7)
4.
With
Pharaoh (Gen 41:37 – 44).
3
TIMES THAT JOSEPH SUFFERED UNFAVOURABLE
1.
From
his own brother’s (Gen 37:4 – 11)
2.
Portifer’s
wife (Gen 39:14 – 18)
3.
Portifer
himself (Gen 39:19 – 20).
JOSEPH TEMPTATION
The Bible says watch and pray that ye
may not enter into temptation, the flesh weak keep they self, watch diligently
out of it. In Gen. 39:7 – 12 verse 9
says ‘How shall I do this and sin” we have no right to expect God to keep us
off but we should voluntarily keep ourselves from temptation. Joseph flew from his master’s wife and
refused to sin against God, that is writing in II Tim. 2:22 “Flee also youthful lusts: but follow
righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a
pure heart”.
Joseph made a ruler in Egypt
There are 70 souls in the family of
Jacob who are now living in the land
of Goshen Egypt land of Egypt Israel
EXODUS
Exodus is from Greek word and it is
from the 2 roots word –
E
K – means out of
OGOS
– means way
E
X – means out of
Exodus is a story of birth of Israel Egypt
1.
Escape
from Egypt
2.
The
giving of the law and construction of tabernacle at Sinai. Exo 20 – End.
Exodus means going out of it or way
out, it is a book of redemption, how the descendant of Abraham were delivered
out of Egypt and Exodus has 40 chapter and 8 division.
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CHAPTER
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DIVISION
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Chapter 1
“ 2
“ 3 – 4
“ 5 – 11
“ 12
“ 13 – 15
“ 16 – 18
“ 19 - 40
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Bondage
Birth of Moses
Call of Moses
Plagues
Passover
Wilderness
Sinai
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BONDAGE
IN EGYPT
Now after 430 years of coming to Egypt
NEW
ERA IN EGYPT
Things have changed in Egypt; the
power of Hyksos Pharaoh has been broken and upper and lower kingdom are now
united, the nation again is at the height of the military power and Egypt was now
rule from the Thebes – Manphis by a new dynasty of pharaoh, the ascension of
seton one probably the New king of Exodus 1:8, attention once again was focus
on the fertile delta region known as Goshen.
A
GREAT BUILDING PROJECT
With Pharaoh’s eyes on the fertile
delta region, a great building project state, this includes a new resident of
pharaoh which named after the seton successor which is Ramsees II.
SUCCESS
OF THE LABOUR
They took the people of Israel
SYMBOL
IN EXODUS
Here is the few of the symbol or
picture present in Exodus.
1.
Israel
2.
Egypt kingdom of satan
3.
The
wilderness stand for on – surrendered life of Christians.
4.
Taxes
master stand for demons
5.
Cannan
stand for the surrender Christian life.
6.
The
land of milk and honey give a picture of a soul, honesty or a soul of constant
victory and delight.
7.
The
pillar of cloud; fire is the picture of Holy spirit, the pillar of cloud by day
and the pillar of fire by night, here is a picture or type of Holy spirit send
by God to give direction to his people, we must be ready to move as the
children of Israel did, when the Holy spirit moves we must move. And when it is time to move the pillar will
shivers.
THE
BIRTH OF MOSES
When things were at their worse for
the people of Israel God prepare deliverer.
Moses parent were Levites, remember a law has been passed requiring all
male Hebrew children should be killed, Moses parent did not keep this law, and
they hid Moses for 3 months Exo. 2:3 – 10.
Moses means – draw out, Exo. 2:10 ; Ps. 18.
Mosheh – means draw out; Moses the
great law giver and deliverer of Israel is mention in 813 times in the
scripture, he has a sister called Mariam, 12 years old when Moses was born and
a brother which is 3 years old before Moses was born (Aaron).
When Moses was 40 years old he thought
his brethren will understand that God has call him to delivered them, but it
was 40 years later with many miracle, before he could convince them Exo. 4:1 –
21; Exo. 5:1; Acts. 7:22 –
29.
The wasting period give time for the
reminder of the last 415 years of the sojourner of Israel 2:10
– 11. The Egyptian might have killed the
Hebrew, so Moses thought it is proper to revenge him according to the law of
Gen. 9:6, but Moses was rejected.
Compare this man Moses with his brethren and Jesus and the Jews at his
time. And when the matter was revel to
the king he try to slain Moses, but he flew to the land of middian, then he
lives for another 40 years for the training of the leadership in
wilderness. Main time the suffering of
the people increase Exo. 2:23
– 24 contain the form of the suffering, it was mother of Moses who taught him
about God. Exo. 2:7 – 9. Moses met his wife in the land of middian
Exo. 2:16 – 22 Moses
journey is like that of Jacob (Gen. 29).
Fire is even a sign of the present of
deity Exo. 3:2; 19:18 ;
Deut. 4:24, the wonder is not the bush burn but the bush did not consume – God
speaks to Moses and first give words of warning and explanation, then a surmon
to service. In this experience of
burning bush Moses learn many things about God.
1. WARNING: A.
That He is a consuming fire Exo. 3:2
B. He learn something of majesty and holiness
of God Exo. 3:4.
2. EXPLANATION: A. He
learn that God who spoke to him was the same God of (one
that was followed thy father)
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Exo. 3:6
B. He learn that God knows
everything about his people No
suffering, crying, and sorrow that escape his knowledge Exo. 3:7
3. SUMMON
TO SERVICE: Moses learnt the 3 fold
work that God want to do for Israel
Exo. 3:8. 1500 years later Jesus came down and did the
Same work for all
man kind, the works are:
1.
To
deliver them from the hand of Egyptian “Christ will” (according to the prophecy
made to Zechariah in Lk. 1:71 – 74) “deliver us from our enemy”.
2.
Bring
them out of the land” God does not deliver us from the land of enemy and leave
us in the thirsty land of bondage. He
bring us out from that land also II Cor 6:17.
3.
To
bring them into good land” – God does not just save us from the bad but he
bring into the good.
EXCUSES
OF MOSES
40 years before when Moses try his own
power, to deliver Israel
1.
He
cannot do the work Exo 3:11 ,
the answer is Exo. 3:12 .
2.
The
people would not listen to him Exo 3:13, the answer is in Exo 3:14. God spoke to him that “I AM THAT I AM’ this
is from the verb and this mean YAWEH (YHWH) that means God that strong in
battle. Sacred means initially Hebrew
language has no verb. Until it was
introduced into it in the time of septuagenist.
I AM THAT I AM, God is I was who I was, I am who I am, I shall be what I
shall be what I shall, all these are possibly translated into original language
to described internally existing one, who was who is, and who is to come the
all might God Rev. 1:8.
3.
They
would not believe Exo. 4:1 God gave him some sign
a.
Rod
turn to serpent
b.
Leprosy
hand
4.
Slow
of speech Exo. 4:10, God told him that he (God) will be with his mouth and
teach him what he will say.
5.
Send
another man who can do it better than me. Exo. 4:13 .
THE PLAGUES
The battle with pharaoh begins when
God demand through Moses “thou says the lord of Israel Israel
Then Pharaoh refused to let the people
of Israel 5:20 – 21). Even Moses seems to lose faith Exo 5:22 , Pharaoh does not know God and Israel
a.
I
will bring you out from under the burden of Egypt
b.
I
will lead you out of their bondage
c.
I
will redeemed you
d.
I
will take you to me for a people
e.
I
will be to you a God and ye shall know that I am the Jehovah who brought you
out.
f.
I
will bring you into the land.
g.
I
will give it to you as heritage.
We will not deal with each plagues
except to say that they increase in suffering, the first 4 touches only the
comfort of the people, the 5th one touches the prosperities the 6th
plagues touches their person, 7th and 8th and 9th
make them helpless while the 10th was the death of their first born.
PHARAOH’S COMPROMISES
Pharaoh like satan today tried to
compromise but Moses refused.
1.
Sacrifice
to your God in the land Exo. 8:25 ;
26 i.e. be a Christian where you are, why be born again, you need not to leave Egypt 6:15 –
20 and Gal. 1:4 says you must be (born again).
2.
Only
ye shall go, ye shall not go far away Exo. 8:28 i.e. that is be Christian, but not a narrow one, do
not be like so and so i.e. do no go too far, but Eph. 5:11 & Matt. 10:22 –
23 says you must be.
3.
Go
now only ye that are men Exo. 10:11
that is be a Christian yourself your home is not matter, your thought and
sexual should be in Egypt
4.
Go
ye only let your flocks and assets be stayed Exo. 10:24 i.e. be a Christian and your business be
in Egypt 10:26
– 29 so also Christian should not compromise with satan, sin, world and flesh.
PASSOVER (EXOD. 12:1 – 51)
This chapter is one of the great
chapter in the Bible or scripture, here is instituted the Passover lambs that
become the great type of Christ the lamb of God. This chapter bring us back to the last night
that people of God used in Egypt
1.
The
blood that was sprinkled at the door post, shows that the people inside have
accepted God’s way of salvation Exo. 12:1 – 3.
They were trusting in the blood.
When God sees the blood, is not their money, power, or righteousness but
the blood he would Passover them, so it is with us who have accepted the blood of
Jesus for it is his blood that can save us from Eternal death Col. 1:20; Rom.
3:24 – 25; I Pet 1:18 – 19.
2.
The
blood gives the Israelites assurance Exo. 12:13, it was to them a token, a sign
and therefore gives them hope on God’s promise.
3.
The
Israelite were busy behind the door of their houses. They were feasting on the lamb, they were
prepare for action and ready for any act action which God might commanded, so
we now are behind the door of Christ should be ready and not to sleep. This day must be kept memorial, when they
came out of the land Exo. 12:25
– 27 if Israel
4.
Not
that the children of Israel 12:28 , 35 and 50. It was faith that lead to obedient that
brought salvation to Israel
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PASSOVER
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REDEMPTION
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1.
The sacrifice must be a lamb vs 3
2.
The lamb must not be with spot or
blemish vs 5.
3.
Lamb’s blood was shed that they
might have life vs 6
4.
The blood was applied with hysop
leaf vs 7
5.
Blood must be outside of the door,
so that every one could see and
know who are trusted in blood vs 7.
6.
No safety except behind blood
stained door vs 22.
7.
When saved behind the blood they
must feed upon the lamb whose
blood had saved them from death
vs 8.
8.
Also eating bitter herbs vs 8
9.
Separate from all leavened (type of
sin) vs 8..
10. We must maintain the pilgrim
attitude, louse girded, shoes on feet,
staff in hand vs 11 (I Pet.
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Christ the lamb of God I Cor 5:7
Christ without spot or blameless I pet
Christ blood was shed that we may
have life.
The blood of Christ would be applied
by faith
Into our heart
Christ must be openly confess before man
Matt.
No safety except by the blood of Jesus
(Mk. 16:16).
When safe behind the blood we must feed
Upon Christ whose blood has redeemed us
From death Jn.6:53 – 56.
We should constantly remember what this
Redemption cost Christ.
We must be separated from sin even the
Appearance of evil I Jn. 3:9 – 10.
Those saved by the blood of Christ should
Maintain pilgrim attitude in this world I
Pet.
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THE RED SEA EXO. 13:1
– 16, 31
God
declare his ownership Exo. 13:1 – 16, the first born of all Egyptian has been
died in the death of plagues but those of Israelites has been saved. Now God claim the first born of his own. They no longer be of Pharaoh, but of his
(God) Exo. 13 – 12. Along way to cannan
Exo 13:12 – 18 God did not lead the Israelite to cannan directly for 2 reasons,
the first one called the librated slaves.
1. THE LIBRATED SLAVES
These
people are the librated slave, they knew not of war, government, themselves and
God. They have to go through a
training. If they have gone through
short way to cannan and had met the Philistines who were trained in the act of
war, and prepare to fight them, they would have become discourage and return to
Egypt
2. GOD’S PROMISED TO ABRAHAM
In
God’s promise to Abraham , Israel
A
STRANGE COMMAND
It was necessary for God to teach them
that He & He alone can delivered them, so he gave a strange command, they
were to turn south and camp behind a mountain, there a big mountain one side,
and red sea in their front and on the other side, a large pit and the Egyptian
at their back.
EGYPTIAN
ARE PURSUING THEM
Pharaoh departing 2.5 million of
Israelite he now begin to realize his lost, because these slaves have produced
much labour for him, they were valuable property to him when he know they were
camped between a mountain and the sea, he taught that they were now under his
power, forgetting the power of God. As
Pharaoh came behind them the people shouted to God and Moses.
THE
GREAT DELIVERANCE
When the people complain against Moses
he told them not to fear, but to stand still and see the salvation of God. God now work through Moses the great
deliverance, and through the midst of the red sea. The water were roll back and the people cross
in the dry land, the Egyptian were not allow to see what is happening until
Israelites were already crossed. Exo. 19:11 – 20
The Pharaoh and his men saw that
Israelite has cross on dry land taught they could do this also but God let the
sea roll back and all Egyptian perished.
He does not pay to fight against God or God’s people.
WILDERNESS
(Exod. 15:22 – 18; 18:27 )
In that chapter we see that Israel
education, it was necessary for God to put them through some trial or test in
order to teach them some trial or test in order to teach them some things. The following are some of the purpose of
their training.
1.
To
give them trials and test: That would
bring out the truth condition of their heart.
As we shall see, their heart are not right with God.
2.
To
train them in God’s own way, to make them fit for living in and keeping the
land of promise.
3.
To
make them understand the sovereignty of God, and to bring them into a proper
relationship with God.
4.
To
give the Israelites an opportunity to learn of the great resources that were in
God.
We might say that children of Israel
1.
The school of disappointment at Marrah: Here they found the disappointing
things, of fact of bitter water, see their reaction in Exo. 15:24 ; Mk. How did you reconcile this with
Exo. 14:31, we too can be trained in the school of disappointment.
a.
By
God’s delay Jn 11:16 – 32 (delay does not mean deny) Samuel and Saul about the
sacrifice – I Sam 13: 8 – 15.
b.
By
God’s method II king 5:11
– 12.
c.
By
God’s claims Mark 10:17
-22.
2.
The school of prosperity at Elim:
The same God who trained in disappointment to test the reality of their believe
in Him also leads into abundance to test our humility and our gratitude (Exo. 15:27 ). Today we may be tested.
a.
By
the material Deut 8:6 – 14
b.
By
the spiritual II Cor. 12:1 – 10.
c.
By
position Dan. 4:24 – 44; John 6:14 – 15.
3.
THE SCHOOL OF NEED
Here is a story of given of manner
from heaven. The Israelite have been
tested in need, so they might learn how to suffer for the glory of God. Phil 4:12 in Exo. 16:3 we have their
reaction. The school of need might also
test us.
a.
By
material Matt 6:29 – 34
b.
By
spiritual Ps. 42:1 – 2; Isa. 44:3
c.
By
position Lk 6:22 – 23.
4.
The school of rest in the Wilderness
of sin (Exo. 16:23 – 36)
Here Israel
a.
From
works Heb. 3:7; 4:11
b.
In
devotion Lk 10:38 – 42
c.
From
unrest (Anxiety, worry) Ps 37:1 – 7)
5.
THE SCHOOL OF SUBMISSION
There was a constant conflict or
battle between the will of God and will of man, it make the school of
submission necessary, the people were still not convinced that God is reigning,
that he has power over all, and that faith in Him is what they need. Submission we have to learn in God’s:
a.
Choice
of an instrument Isa 45:9 – 13
b.
Preparation
for an instrument Isa. 54:11
c.
Discarding
of an instrument Ps. 75:5 – 7
6.
THE SCHOOL OF CONFLICT
The world, the flesh and the devil are
out to bring down the work of God, we are in the conflict with the evils Eph.
6:12 or forces of evil, God must perfect us Ps. 144:1, we also can expect
conflict in:
a.
Temptation
Matt. 4:1 – 11
b.
Opposition
Jere. 11:19 – 21
c.
Suffering
Job. 1:1 – 2; Job. 42:1 – 6.
SINAIC COVENANT (EXOD. 19:1 – 24; 18)
1.
The
law was given at Sinai
2.
Israel
3.
Israel
The purpose of God for Israel land
of Egypt
H I N T S
God made with Abraham – covenant, but
unto Isaac – OATH, with Jacob – law. The
nation of Israel
SIGNIFICANT
OF THE SINAIC COVENANT
God called up to the mountain the
representative of the people of Israel
1.
They
central importance of this covenant in the life of Israel
a.
The
religion and political base on Israel
b.
The
covenant witness the birth of Israel
2.
Through
a solemn oath, God made the Israelites to accept the over Lordship on the
overall powerful God who delivered them, as a result of these Israel
a.
A
visual of subject to God only
b.
Yaweh
became the suzirite party Exod. 23:14 – 17
IMPLICATION
OF ACCEPTANCE OF GOD’S LORDSHIP
1.
Acceptance
of the rule of God over his people: This
implies that it is only God who can rule over them, no other god.
2.
Their
taught of the kingdom
of God
3.
THEOCRAZY
“Thy kingdom come, they will be done
on earth”, this is an invitation to God that his rulership should come to
manifestation in all our face of life.
4.
SYMBOL OF EARLY CULTS ARE SYMBOL
OF THAT KINGSHIP
Kingdom example: The ark is the throne
5.
Israel
Turning away from the truth, God is
considering as Idolatry in Israel
6.
Israel
7.
The
Sinai covenant was to be nominative of all Israel
DECALOGUE
Decalogue means the Ten Commandments,
the ten commandment were spoken by God.
He spoke without intermediary or person, and this prove of it’s great
importance (Matt. 3:17 ). God Himself wrote this law on the tablet of
stone (Exo. 24:15 – 16). The first 4
commandment are duties of man to God, the six remaining are duties of man to
man. This is the properly order, for
only those who love God can truly love their fellow man.
THE
MOSAIC COVENANT
This kind of covenant is commonly
known and refer to as covenant of yaweh made with Israel 2:25
the bible says “And God look upon the children of Israel Israel Israel Israel
The only one outstanding fact is that
the Mosaic covenant was very broad in scope in the sense that it was cult with
the whole Nation which can be seen not an individual but with relation to the
multitude which the eyes of God has seen.
Another interesting thing about this covenant in conclusion is that at
every action and dealing of God with Israel
SINAIC
IDOLATORY
The children of Israel 14:10 – 11, 5:24, 16:3; 17:2. Remember that Moses made one trip to the
mountain Exo. 19:3 – 6 and that time he has receive from God Ten commandment
(Decalogue) and the book of covenant.
Remember that all the people cried “All that the lord has said we shall
be doing” Exo. 19:8; 24:7. Now God call Moses on the mountain again, He
is gone for forty day and forty night while God instructed him on how to build
the tabernacle and given additional law.
When Moses had gone for the long time the people fell away from God and
they cry to Aaron to make them gods to worship.
Aaron show himself to be a fail man i.e. (He weak) for instead of
rebuking them he added them in their sin.
SINAIC
TABERNACLE
The God of Israel who has display his
mighty, delivered his people from bondage, given them his law, now come down to
dwell among his people. He commands them
to prepare a place for him to live Exo. 25:8. This tabernacle is to be built
from the heavenly pattern that was reveal to Moses, and the material given by
the people. All offerings by the people
were voluntary offered Exo. 25:2 – 7; 35:5 – 9; 35:29.
1. The pattern show to Moses in Exo.
25:9 – 40 & Heb. 8:5 were described in details in
7 chapters i.e. Exo 25:31.
2. Nearly 5 chapters Exo. 35 – 39 are
devoted to the actual work and a concluding
summary Exo. 39:33 – 43.
3. Then in Exo. 40 details were given
regarding to the setting up of the tabernacle Exo.
40:1 – 5 followed by a detail
account of the execution of the commands Exo. 40:16 -
23.
4. Finally, after stating for some 20
times that the guiding governing principle was “As
the lord commanded Moses” has
been faithfully followed, the tabernacle is accepted,
consecrated and enveloped in the
cloud that comes down as a sign that God had
entered into earthly dwelling
place (Exo. 40:34).
THIS
IS THE TABERNACLE
1. The entire Tabernacle was figure of
heavenly Heb 9:23 – 24.
2. The ark of covenant.
a. Acacia wood and gold: means the
humanity and deity of +
b.
Content of the ark typifying
Christ.
The law: Christ had God’s Law in His
heart
Manna: is sustenance to believers on
their pilgrimage.
Aaron’s rod: Christ resurrection.
c. The ark: A type of throne of grace/the
mercy seat, the lord Jesus.
3. The table of show bread: Christ our
communion.
4. The candlestick: Christ out light (Heb.
1:9; Rev. 1:9 – 18)
5. The altar of incense: Christ our
advocate and intercessor.
6. The laver: the cleansing by the word
and by Christ.
7. Bronze altar: The cross of Christ and
His Atonement.
8. Anointing oil: The Holy Ghost
anointing for service.
9. Garments: gold for righteousness: blue
for heavenly, purple for royalty: Red for
sacrifice.
10. The gate: only one gate shows that Jesus
is the only way to heaven.
In the North side there is a Merari,
ASHER, DAN NAPHTAU and west ward we have Gershon, Benjamin, Ephraim, Manasseh
and south ward we have Kohath, Simeon, Reuben, GAD and East ward we have Moses
with Aaron and his sons, Zebulun, Judah and Issachar.
LEVITICUS
INTRODUCTION
The author of Leviticus if Moses (Lk
24:44) this book is the most neglected book in the Bible some seems to think
that is just a collection of whole Israel law and have no value for us
today. This is a very mistake view since
this book, as all book s of the Bible has Christ as it’s centre, if we will
just dig below the surface we shall find Christ in all the book.
DATE
AND PLACE OF WRITING
This book Leviticus was writing part
of the law of Moses at mount Sinai at approximately 1686 B.C. Leviticus is the
book of details of work.
T
H E M E
Leviticus is the book of detail work,
worship and service of the redeemed people of God. Naturally follows Exodus of redemption. This book cover only a little over a month of
time. It was written after the
dedication of the tabernacle before their departure from the mount Sinai Num.
10:11. In Genesis we see man ruined, in
Exodus man redeemed and Leviticus man worshiped.
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Offering
The priest hood
The law of purity
The people’s relationship with God
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Chapter 1 – 7
Chapter 8 – 10
Chapter 11 – 17
Chapter 18 – 27
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THE
KEY WORD OF THE BOOK LEVITICUS OR THE MESSAGE OF THE BOOK
“The key word of the book of Leviticus
is holy and it appear at least in 87 times, atonement appears 45 times and the
key verse is “Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord as your God, am Holy. (Lev. 19:2), and is the next most important
word. How can we gain access to
God? Who is to decide these questions
God alone must give the answer. This
book Leviticus teaches that the redeemed people must be Holy because their
redeemer is holy.
THE
OFFERINGS (LEV. 1:7 – 38)
H
I N T S
In Lev. 1:1 God speaks from tabernacle
instead of the mountain Sinai, because he can speak behind the Vail which is
kind of body of Christ. God now
instructed Moses by proceeds him in various kinds of offerings to be made by Israel
1.
THE BURNT OFFERING (LEV. 1:1 –
5): Here is type of Christ who offered himself as
sacrifice without blemish, he did the
will of his father to the point of death.
The burnt
sacrifice was to been done with male
animal without blemish. Phi 2:8 – 9.
2.
THE MEAT OR MEAL OFFERING:
This was another sweet savor offering, and it
picture the perfect person and
character of it. (Lev. 2:1 – 16). This is a type of Christ
in human perfection tested by
suffering, this is an offering of service.
3.
The peace offering (Lev. 3:1 – 17):
This is a type of Christ our peace by which he
removed the state of enmity between
man and God. This is an offering of
relationship.
The last 2 offerings are unsweet savor
offering a type of Christ offering himself to God
as our representative for sin. The priest and sinner will eat out of it
together, is offering
of consolation.
4.
The sin offering (Lev. 4:1 – 35): This is a type of Christ offering
himself in the place of
sinners, for sin, in the sinner’s
nature. This offering represents victory
over sin. This
offering is not a sweet savor
offering, stand in contrast with burnt offering. The burnt
offering was all for God, the sin
offering was all for man.
5. The trespass offering (Lev. 5:1 – 6 –
7). This is a type of Christ offering
himself for
sinners, for sinner’s specific act of
sin. This represent salvation from
sin. The sin
offering dealt with the rooth and
trespass offering with fruit. Is a sign
that the guilt of
sin has been taken away.
THE
PRIESTHOOD LEV 8:1 – 10:20
In reading Lev. 8:1 – 9/23 as a whole
we fund out the redeemed need the priest to represent them before God in order
to be accepted. It is the priest who
takes the blood and present it to the Lord.
This bring us to Hebrew in the New
Testament where Christ is reveal as our high priest Heb. 8:12; Heb. 9:8; 11, 12
& 24 also I Tim. 2:5. The main
function of priesthood was to maintain God’s people in their relationship to
God, which their sacrifice had brought them.
THEIR
DUTY IN 3 FOLD
1. To make atonement for the sins of the
people by sacrifice Lev. 8:1 – 7.
2. To bless the people in the name of the
Lord Lev. 9:22 .
3. To teach the people the will of God and
enforce the law which he had laid down
their observance as a Holy people
Lev. 10:11; Deut. 31:9 – 13.
NADAB
AND ABIHU
In Lev. 9:24 we see fire coming from the Lord and consuming the
sacrifice place on alter by Aaron and his sons.
In Lev. 10:2 we see the same fire coming out from the Lord, destroyed
Nadab and Abihu the son of Aaron who has offered the strange fire before the
Lord; they had burn their incense with strange firer, in other words, with fire
that was not taking from the alter of burnt sacrifice which God had kindled. We can learn something of God in this
passage:
1. Divine grace accepted that which was
offered in accordance with the law of God Lev.
2. Divine Holiness rejected that which was
offered by man’s corruption Lev. 10:1 – 2.
3. The same fire which accept an offering
as a sweet odour, reject a corrupted offering
as an abomination.
4. The story of Nadab and Abihu
demonstrate absolute Holiness of the Lord.
In finishing
with this section we take note of
three facts concerning these priest that are useful for
us today.
i. He must minister above all natural
claim and outside influence Lev. 10:6 – 7.
Aaron
and two remaining son were not
allowed to mourn against their brother that were lose
Mk. 10:29 – 31; Lk 9:62.
ii. He must remain separated from anything that would
hinder his ability to know and to
communicate the mind of God Le.
10:8 – 11; Rom 12:2 and I.
iii. The failure of other should not be
permitted to rubs our privilege in God Lev. 10:12 –
20.
THE
LAW OF PURITY LEV. 11:1 – 17:16
These chapters gives details
instruction to the people of God about or regarding their purity. In purity of any kind would cut them off from
the sanctuary. God’s children were
expected to have:
1.
Pure food Lev. 11:1 - 47
2.
Pure body Lev. 12:1 – 14:32
3.
Purer home Lev. 14:33
– 57
4.
Pure Habit Lev. 15:1 – 33
Constant result to the blood, Lev. 16:1 – 34.
Chapter 16 is the great atonement in the Bible chapel.
THE
PEOPLE’S RELATIONSHIP WITH GODF LEV. 18:1 – 27:34
These chapters contain variety of law
which Israel
1.
Chapter 18 deal with sex
relationship and unnatural vivices.
2.
Chapter 19 deal with different subjects we should pay special attention
to the command
in the Leviticus in Lev. 19:38 – 39. Some of the second part of Decalogue that of
duties
of man to man.
3.
Chapter 20 prohibits some of the most terrible practice of cannanite.
4.
Chapter 21 & 22 are for the priest, they are as the representative
of the Lord they are
be very careful to avoid that which is
sinful.
5.
Chapter 23 describe the various feast set aside for the Israelite, we
will give the list of it
later
6.
Chapter 24 contain, commands of several kinds, oil for lamps to be
provided by the
people, the showing bread, punishment for the blasphemous and so forth.
7.
Chapter 25 deal with sabbathic years, and year of jubilee.
8.
Chapter 26 describe the blessing that would follow the keeping of the
law i.e. 1 – 13, it
also explain the cursed that follow the disobedient vs 14 – 39.
9.
Chapter 27 deal with various vow, tithes and dedicated things.
THE
FEAST (LEV. 23)
Following is the feast in the Chapter
23 that were recorded, together with a brief statement about each with a few
note on each of them:
1. The Passover: Lev 2, 3, 4, 5 this feast celebrated Israel Egypt
stand for Christ our Passover Lev.
23:4 – 5, I Cor. 15:7.
2. The feast of unleavened bread Lev. 23:6
– 8, and it stand for our communion with
Christ.
3.
The feast of the first fruit Lev.
23:9 – 14, it is a type of resurrection I Cor 15:23; I Thess
4.
The feast of Pentecost Lev. 23:15
– 22, prophecy of descend of the Holy Ghost Act
2:21. It took place 50 days after the feast of first
fruits.
5. The feast of trumpet Lev. 23:23 – 25,
this point to prophetic future of regathering of
months interval between
Pentecost and Trumpet.
6. The day of atonement vs. 26 – 29,
32. This point to the atonement of
Christ, it is a day
of fasting not feasting Rom. 5:11 . This feast closely follows the feast of
trumpets,
occurring on the tenth day
of the seventh month.
7. The feast of tabernacle vs. 33 –
43. This is pointing to millionaire
kingdom,
remember the past wondering in
wilderness. After they gather their
fruits and wine, to
typifying the gathering of + at 2nd
coming.
INTRODUCTION
TO THE NUMBERS
THE
NAME: It get it name from the numbering of Israel
at Sinai and again at Moab, the Jew call it the book of wonderings for it gives
an account of 4o years spent in the wilderness.
A
U T H O R
Moses wrote the book of Number Num.
1:1; Lk, 24:44 it was about 1,500 B.C. that the book was been wrote.
STATISTIC:
Number is the forth of the Book of Bible with 36 chapter and 1,288
verses, the book was written in Sinai.
STRUCTURE
The book is divided into 3 division.
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16:1 – 36:13
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THE
MESSAGE OF THE BOOK
1.
The redeemed are save to serve.
2.
Acceptable services must be an act of worship
3.
Order is indispensable to service
4.
The redeemed must be ware of unbelief.
H
I N T S
In the entire generation that had seen
marvelous of God from Egypt
The book of Number contain the history
of Israel, where we left it in Exodus, the year of instruction is now finished
and it is good for them to match to the promise land. The people were now numbered those from
twenty years as a soldier. These were
the men numbered. The Numbered is
603,605 men. The purpose of this census
is to list all men over 20 years to register them as a soldier for military
services.
In Genesis we saw man ruined
In Exodus we saw man was redeemed
In Leviticus we saw man was
worshipping
In Number we saw man was serving. The key word of the book is ‘SERVICE”
Moses and Aaron who were religion
& civil and religion leader were in charge of the counting and these 2
people were assisted by each person from each tribes, this representative of
the tribes will narrate the genealogy of their tribes, because at that time
they were yet to be arrange tribe by tribe (tribally) so they were now to
arrange tribally. In the second census
chapter 26 taking almost 38 years after Aaron’s death, Eliazer was the high
priest by then Num 1:1 – 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 25, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41 and
43.
FROM
SINAI TO KADESH
After a year they had encamp all
Sinai, God decided to lead them to Cannan Num 10:10 & 36 give us the
statement of how they match to the land.
This is a repetition of instruction given in chapter 2 – 4.
MURMURING
(NUM. 11:1 – 36)
Chapter 11 tell us that the people,
even with all the blessing of God, still murmuring and complaining against God.
e.g.
1. They complain about the trials of their
journey.
2. They complained of the manner and desire
meat to eat, God was angry and Moses
displease with the people Num 11:10.
Moses cry out about the burden of
people, and God answer by chosen 70 elders to help Moses. The demand of people for meat was granted,
but they were punished for their greed Num. 11:33
THE
UP RISING OF KORAH:
This is an illustration of men trying to gain power and authority that belong
to others.
This was a challenge to the authority
of Moses and an attempt to interrupt into the priest hood Num. 16:10 korah was
a Levite while some others were from tribes of Ruben. They gather 250 princess of the people that
were influential group of ambitions and envious men. They accused Moses of that which they themselves
were guilty, and blamed him for the result of their own sin Num. 16:3; 7 and
14.
THE DUITY OF THE
LEVITES (NUM. 4:1 – 15)
1. The kohath will carry the Ark
covering veil (Num. 4:1 – 20).
2. The garsonite are to serve, they shall
bear the curtains of the tabernacle of the
congregation (Num. 4:21 – 28).
3. The meratite are to bear the board of
the tabernacle and the pillar thereof and the
sockets Num 4:29 – 33 the Levite
were responsible for the moving of tabernacle
during the match. Each was as
sign part in the tabernacle which he will be
responsible to move to the next
place, the tabernacle is always pitched at the
of the camp.
4. Chapter 5:1 – 10, this deal with
purity of the camp, any one having leprocy should be
carried outside the camp, this is
the Holiness required by God from the people, in this
purity of the camp, this is a room
for restitution of wrongs.
5. Num. 5:11 – 31: The least of an unfaithful wife.
6. Num. 6:1 – 21: This chapter deal with
vow of the Nazarine, scholars considered
Samuel also ass one of the
Nazarene, also John the baptize was Nazarene Lk. 5.
FEATURES OF THE
NAZARENE NUM. -/15
The following
characteristics must be kept.
1. Abstering from strong drink.
2. A razor must not touched his head.
3. The
long hairs indicate that he with whole hertedly dedicated himself to God and
that is prepare to bear the reproach of God, he can now stands between man and
God.
4. He
must not have body contact with dead.
Introduction to Deuteronomy
Deu to as amount of material already
covered in the first 4 book of the Pentateuch and due to
the lack of available class time. This
book Deuteronomy would be present in outline forms.
1. THE
BOOK OF DEUT: Deuteronomy means 2 law because:
a. The
law of God was applied and demonstrated in the wilderness, wondering of Israel
b. This
law is here repeated to a generation which grow up in the wilderness and was
therefore probably not familiar with the law given at Sinai except Joshua and
Caleb.
2. The
second law: This was given by Moses in
many discuss (addresses or sermon) in the plane of Moab
3. The
General Character of the book
a. Historical: In
that it records certain event in Israel
b. Legislative: In that certain statues, ordinances and
regulations were given.
4. Jesus
effidently had no doubt about authority (genuisess) of this book in as much as
he quoted in this book in his conflict with Satan Matt. 4:10-11.
5. Deuteronomy
is not intended as a supplement to the other books of the Pentateuch, but
rather is a closing appeal to the Israel
6. With
this purpose in view, Moses selected those facts in the history of Israel
7. The
entire book is a teaching on obedient which God required because:
1. They
were his children Vs. 14:1
2. He
loved them V. 7:7-8
3. He
yearns for his children obedience V. 5:29
4. He
desire obedient as an expression of gratitude V. 5:6-7
5. Obedient
is a demonstration of the recognition of his sovereignity V 4:32-34
6. He
wanted them to be honour by the other nation V 4:5-8
7. Continue
Possession of the land requires continues obedient V. 4:1; 25, 26 and 40.
8. The Key word of the book is obedient.
THE MESSAGE OF THE
BOOK
A. The absolute necessity of obedience
B. The true motivation of obedience
C. The sure reward of obedience
D. The unfailing consequence of
disobedience .
REVIEW
1. Moses considered the law originally
given at Mount Sinai as been what? 4:44 – 5:22 . As been covenant
between God and Israel
2. Comment on 5:22 God Speaks:
a.
Out
of the fire
b.
Out
of the cloud
c.
Out
of thick darkness
3.
Note
2 forms of the word of God from 5:22
a.
The
spoken word
b.
The
written word
4.
Comment on 5:88-29 in the light of 5:22 -27
fully aware of Isreal’s future failing.
God yearns fir their continuous respond to his word.
5.
Comment
on:
a.
6:
1-3 obedient to God’s word is both demonstration and motivation of the fear of
God.
b.
6:4-9
Love for God’s word comes from a love for God.
6.
To
what is Israel
a.
6:
6 – 9? Ro give the word of God a central place in the family.
b.
6: 10 -12? Not to forget the Lord in the
time of Prosperity.
c.
6: 13 -19? To continue in the fear of God
and to order their lifes in accordance with God’s law of righteousness.
d.
6:20 -25? To testify to their children of
the wonderful works of God, there by making them wanting to follow God also.
7.
Of
what us Srael to remind in 7:7-8? That there selection
by God was because of God’s love and
faithfulness, not on account of any merit or superiority on their part.
8.
What
is made clear in 7 : 9 -11 that both obedient and disobedience would surely
brinreward.
9.
How
is the obedience rewarded in :
a.
7: 12 16? By the blessing of God in their
domestic life.
b.
7:
12 – 22? By victory over natural impossible difficulties.
10. Comment on 7: 22 was necessary to avoid others
difficulties. God may grant deliverance gradually.
11. What did God do for Israel
a.
He
lead them in wilderness (vs2)
b.
He
humble them in the wilderness (vs2)
c.
He
tested them in wilderness (vs2)
d.
He
feed them in the wilderness vs 3
e.
He
taught them in the wilderness vs 3
f.
He
preserved them in the wilderness vs 4
g.
He disciplines them in the wilderness vs. 4
THE CITIES OF REFUGE
Six
cities were appointed in Israel Jordan 4:41 , and chapter 19. It may be that Heb. 6:18 refers to this
procedure. Highways led to the cities
and the gates were always open. Jewish
Tradition says that sings with the word “refuge” were heavens for those who
committed murder unintentionally or through ignorance. Whenever that happened in Middle Eastern
Countries, an avenger would soon be on the track of that man.
The
cities of refuge were evenly place throughout the land. Therefore, if a slayer should crossed the
threshold there he was safe. The avenger
might brandish his sword at the gate, but he could not get in. The offender was tried by judges inside the
city. Like wise, the believing sinner
will not be tried by the world. We are
Judged in the courts of heaven.
The
one who fled for refuge was allowed to stay until the death of the high
priest. We have a High Priest who lives
forever, therefore, we are eternally safe.
The avenger can never lay his threatening sword upon us.
THE DEATH OF MOSES
The
last chapter of Deuteronomy records the death of Moses. This man was a prince in Egypt Israel
Did
he make mistake? Yes, but how faithfully he directed Israel
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