The Tabernacle Today

Exodus Chapter 9

Here’s what we have learned through the first four plagues…

The Fifth Plague: The gods of _________________ are dealt with                   V. 1-7

Hathor           Bat                  Apis                Buchis                        Mneuis

The fact that livestock were still Egyptian alive to make it to the seventh plague must have meant that there were _________________ Egyptians taking seriously Yahweh’s voice and moved their livestock to shelter. The other possibility is that after this plague the Israelites sold some livestock to the Egyptians.

Pharaoh’s action in verse 7 makes him all the more “without _______________” when he refuses to repent. The same thing is true for those of us who are not acting on Bible Truth we read and hear taught!

The Sixth Plague: The gods of pestilence are dealt with                          V. 8-12

Sekhmet                               Isis                              Im-Hotep

How do we reconcile the times Pharaoh hardened his heart with these times it says that the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart?

Pharaoh did exactly what he wanted to, and the LORD let him. The same thing happens in Romans chapter 1 where 3 times (verses 24, 26, 28) God’s response to those bound and determined to sin against Him is “to give them up and/or over” to the practice of those sins and let them experience the ___________ _______ consequences of those sins. Thankfully God giving them up and/or over to their sins is not the same as God giving up on them – He will welcome to Himself those who turn to Him (Ezekiel 18:32).

The Seventh Plague: The gods of the sky are dealt with                          V. 13-35

Nut                 Shu                 Tefnut            Seth

Pharaoh represents every proud sinner who exalts himself and needs to be ___________________ by God.

But with God even as judgment is coming there are ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________ to repent.

There are always those who fear the Word of the Lord and those who disregard the Word of the Lord – and in the end the ____________________ will be plain.

This sermon was recorded on Sunday, September 15, 2019.  On this 88th Homecoming Sunday, guest speaker Dr. Raymond Barber preaches from the Gospel of John.

The King Has Come and is Coming Again     Luke 17:20-37

“Ten Conclusions from studying every Prophecy of the Bible”

“What the Prophets saw”

Knowing About the Kingdom won’t help if you don’t _____________ the King!                                                                           V. 20-21

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants – things which must shortly take place.  -Revelation 1:1

“Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.”                            -Revelation 1:7

“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.”                                                        -John 3:3

The King will be the Suffering Lamb before He is the Conquering Lion                                                                                        V. 22-25

Isaiah 53:6                               John 1:29

Daniel 7:13-14                         Zechariah 14:1-5

Matthew 19:28 – 29               Revelation 19:11-21

The Coming Time of the Lion’s _________________           V. 26-37

In the gospels Jesus primarily does the same thing the Old Testament prophets do – He discusses the topics that relate to the end days with ________________ and the Nations.

Acts 1:6-8                                Revelation 3:10

I Thessalonians 4::13-18         2 Thessalonians 1:6-10; Rev. 19-22).

In the Rapture Jesus takes the living saints up to Heaven; In the Second Coming He takes the wicked living out in ______________

Parallel Passage – Matthew 24:29-44

Exodus Chapter 13

Exodus is the second book of the Law of Moses, also called the Torah (Law) or Pentateuch?

Genesis had 2 major divisions –

Creation & Curse                            Patriarchs & Tribes

Exodus also has 2 major divisions –

Plagues and Passover                   Ten Commands & Tabernacle

The O-I-A process of Bible Study:

O__________ – what does the text say, and why was it given to it’s first audience

I_____________ – what does the text mean, and what is the timeless principle

A________________ – how does the text apply in our world today

The Law of the Firstborn introduced                                                  V. 1-2, 11-16

The word firstborn appears _________ times in the Bible

Israel was to commit their _________________ to God, even as He had to them!

Genesis 4:4              Exodus 4:22                         Ezekiel 20:26

Who is the best firstborn?                                 Matthew 1:25        

Matthew 1:2 says begot, Gennao (1080); Matthew 1:25 says firstborn, Prototokes (4416); John 3:16 says one of this kind, or Monogenes (3439).

The word Monogenes was used 9 times in the NT, for only children and Jesus, and theologically of Isaac in Hebrews 11:17. Ishmael was of another kind; Isaac was “one of a kind.” Jesus was the __________ one of His kind, as in John 1:14.

Romans 8:29           Colossians 1:18       Hebrews 1:6, 12:23           Revelation 1:5

Important Point being drilled into the Israelites: All redemption requires the ___________________ of a substitute!

Isaiah 53:6                           John 1:29

Verse 16 shows the important place Scripture ________________ was to have for the Israelites!

Moses goes over the Passover again                                                              V. 3-10

We read again of the people who dwell in the Promised Land.

God will Sovereignly be moving His chosen people into the Promised Land at the same time He is ready to judge the ___________________ of the land.

The Prophecy of Genesis 15 squares perfectly with the rationale given in Deuteronomy 6.

For the believer, there is no turning back, but God is _________ us!  V. 17-22

God has beforeknowledge.

Instead of having Israel always living on the run, God puts them in position to face their _________________ of Pharaoh head on.

God is calling them to trust Him, and He is calling us to the same!

Pharaoh didn’t know Joseph, but God’s people and their faithful oral traditions remembered – so Joseph’s bones were taken with them!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. -Proverbs 3:5-6

Stand Up for the Jews                              Esther 8-10

Key Dates:

4000ish BC      Creation

1875 BC           Abrahamic Covenant

            1445 BC           Moses leads Israel out of Egypt

            1405 BC           Joshua leads Israel back into the Promised Land

                        1052 BC           Saul becomes Israel’s First King

                        1004 BC           David makes Jerusalem Israel’s Capitol

                                    956 BC             Solomon dedicates the Temple

                                    931 BC             Israel is divided – North (Israel) and South (Judah)

                                                722 BC             Israel falls to Assyria (which falls to Babylon)

                                                            606 BC             Judah first falls to Babylon (605-539)

                                                            586 BC             Nebuchadnezzar destroys Temple

                                                            539 BC             Persia (539-331) conquers Babylon

                                                            536 BC             Persia: Cyrus’ Decree allows Temple rebuild

                                                            516 BC             Temple completed

                                                                        478 BC             Persia: Esther is Xerxes’ Queen

                                                                        466 BC             Jerusalem’s walls destroyed  

                                                                        445 BC             Artaxerxes I’s decree to rebuild walls

                                                                                    331 BC             Greece   conquers Persia

                                                                                                146 BC        Rome conquers Greece

                                                                                                            30’s AD – Christ’s Death/Rez

Divine Recompense – Mordecai receives Haman’s House and Job       8:1-2

Bad Laws ________________ Bad Leaders                                                   8:3-8

Esther 3:13                          13th of Adar                          March 7th 473 BC   

Good Leaders make ____________ Laws                                                      8:8-10

The date of this decree was June 25, 474 BC

The Jews are Given Legal Permission to ____________Themselves    8:11-16

Why in the world does the United Nations act like Israel is doing something wrong when it protects itself and deals firmly with people that try to kill Jews?

Mordecai’s law made it okay for the Jews to arm themselves for that day against

Proverbs 13:34

I love it when doing the right thing also leads to an evangelistic ______________!

The Genesis 12 Curse ___________ on those who cursed the Jews     9:1-17

In Genesis 12 when God gave the Abrahamic Covenant he said He would bless those who bless Israel, and curse those who curse Israel.

“As America has done to Israel” by John McTiernan.

Think about that, there were 75,000 people who hated the Jews enough to STILL try to kill them, even after the state action to allow them to protect themselves.

A New Feast for Israel – the Feast of Purim (Lots)                                     9:18-32

Why is it called Purim?                 Esther 3:7

Haman had used lots (3:7) to _________________ both the month and the day to kill Jews – God’s people used that to show Haman had reaped what he had sown!

The Call to Stand Up for the Jews                                                                    10:1-3

God still blesses people of faith today who do both those things – who are both good citizens of their countries and seek the ____________ of the Jews.

Romans 15:25-27                          Psalm 122:6

Nine Traits of a Christian Leader Part 4                    Gal. 5:16-26

“The reason we scientists all jumped on The Origin of Species (by Charles Darwin) was because the idea of God interfered with our sexual mores.”                                            -Julian Huxley

Christians know that despite mankind’s attempt to erase God, life only makes ultimate sense when we _________________ God!

The sixth trait of an effective Christian leader is moral goodness.

The Greek word translated goodness is agathosyne (19). It occurs 4x, and means Uprightness of heart and life, goodness, kindness.

Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able to admonish one another.                                                            -Romans 15:14

The world needs Christian leaders that ask “What would Jesus do?”, then find the answer in their Bible, live it out in their lives, and _____________________ it to others!        -Ezra 7:10

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter.          -Isa. 5:20

WD > WS

The seventh trait of an effective Christian leader is faithful loyalty.

The Greek word translated faithfulness is pistis (4102). It occurs 244 times, and is translated most as faith. It means conviction about what is true; belief and trust, one who can be __________________ on.

2 Timothy 2:11-13

If you are struggling with faith, don’t confuse moments you are faithless (including _____________ denials) with final denial of Christ. Having doubts is not denial; being discouraged is not denial; being depressed is not denial.

Exodus 10 and 11

Pharaoh’s Choices to Reject God:

Plague:

“Hardened his heart”

“Did not   heed them”

Didn’t let Israel go

“I have sinned”

PRE

G – 4:21; 7:3

P -7:4, 13

7:4, 13

5:2;

7:3-4, 14

1st

P - 7:22

7:22

2nd

P - 8:15

8:15

3rd

P - 8:19

8:19

4th

P - 8:32

8:32

5th

P - 9:7

9:7

6th

G – 9:12

9:12

7th

P - 9:34, 35

9:35

9:27, 34

8th

G – 10:1, 20

10:20

10:16

9th

G – 10:27

10:27

10th

G – 11:10

11:9

11:10

The reality is that for each plague there is acknowledgment that Pharaoh made one or more sinful choices to reject God. Therefore the verses that say “God hardened Pharaoh’s heart” cannot be taken to mean that God overrided Pharaoh’s free choices. Instead, God incorporated Pharaoh’s sinful choices into His certain _________________ to deliver Israel from Egyptian slavery.

In the New Testament Paul was an unlikely convert, and was so grateful that God extended His grace to the “chief of sinners.”                  I Timothy 1:12-17

Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron.                   -I Tim. 4:1-2

“The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”             -Jesus in Matthew 26:24

The Eighth Plague: The gods of pest invasion are dealt with                  V. 1-20

Senehem was a locust-headed god who protected Egypt from the ravages of pests

Pharaoh does listen enough to try and strike a deal in verses 8-11, but in the end he _____________________ them and drives them out.

Based on what verse 17 says, do you think Pharaoh was truly repentant?

The Ninth Plague: The gods of illumination are dealt with                     V. 21-29

Ra was the god of the sun

Horus was the sky god – the sun was his right eye, the moon was his left

3 times in Matthew’s gospel Jesus said that non-believers will be cast into ______________ darkness, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth (Matthew 8:12;22:13;25:30).

I have come as a Light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.                 -John 12:46

How would you compare three days of darkness with the other plagues – where would you place it on your list of hardest to deal with?

“Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.”                      -Jesus in Revelation 3:10-11      Psalm 2

The Tenth Plague will deal with the false god named _______________   11:1-10

What prophecy was verses 2-3 going to fulfill?                     Genesis 15:13-16

You say, “Danny, I can’t understand why God would take the firstborn of Egypt to finally achieve the freedom of the Israelites?”

You understand it ____________________ than you think!

All of these signs and wonders showed that YHWH is the One True God who alone should be ________________________ and obeyed.

But what of God’s heart for the nations beyond Israel?

Next time we will see that the way for Jewish people to be spared the death of the firstborn was to _______________ the blood of a sacrificial substitute to their doors. We will also see that some Egyptians turned to YHWH and did the same!

Hanging on the gallows you erected for someone else

Esther 5-7

“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give to every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”                                    -Jeremiah 27:9-10

If we don’t check the growth of the weed called ________________, it will eventually grow into any number of sins that destroy us.

Esther is received into the King’s ________________         5:1-7

Requests without relationship give the other person the sense they are  being ______________

Haman’s pride and _____________________                      5:9-14

Haman has become so consumed by Mordecai that he can’t enjoy his own _____________________

Proverbs 16:18

The King is stirred by an unseen ________________          6:1-3

Why was the king restless that night?            4:16

Haman begins to ___________ what he sowed                   6:4-14

Galatians 6:7

Haman hangs on the gallows he had erected for Mordecai                                                                                                                       7:1-10

There are many types of Haman’s behavior in our world –

Ezekiel 18:32

Nine Traits of a Christian Leader Part 3

Galatians 5:16-26

Bearing the fruit of the Spirit is both a result of abiding in Jesus and a ____________________ to be a-doing for Jesus!

The fourth trait of an effective Christian leader is patient endurance.

Anyone who leads themselves and others knows that without patient endurance, nothing truly worth having in our lives _______________!

I Timothy 1:16

The Christian Leader shows patient endurance in _______________

10,000 hours                           2 Timothy 4:2

The Christian Leader shows patient endurance in _______________

“If you do not have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?”                  -Coach John Wooden                       Hebrews 6:12

The Christian Leader shows patient endurance in _______________

James 5:10

The fifth essential trait of a Christian Leader is kindness.

Romans 2:4                             Ephesians 2:7

When the Christian leader displays kindness, it _________________ both people and the environment we share. Col. 3:12

The curse of knowledge

The gulf between what Christians and non-Christians know is very wide – to _______________________ that gulf will take Christian leaders with patient endurance and kindness.

Exodus Chapter 9

Here’s what we have learned through the first four plagues…

The Fifth Plague: The gods of _________________ are dealt with                   V. 1-7

Hathor           Bat                  Apis                Buchis                        Mneuis

The fact that livestock were still Egyptian alive to make it to the seventh plague must have meant that there were _________________ Egyptians taking seriously Yahweh’s voice and moved their livestock to shelter. The other possibility is that after this plague the Israelites sold some livestock to the Egyptians.

Pharaoh’s action in verse 7 makes him all the more “without _______________” when he refuses to repent. The same thing is true for those of us who are not acting on Bible Truth we read and hear taught!

The Sixth Plague: The gods of pestilence are dealt with                          V. 8-12

Sekhmet                               Isis                              Im-Hotep

How do we reconcile the times Pharaoh hardened his heart with these times it says that the LORD hardened Pharaoh’s heart?

Pharaoh did exactly what he wanted to, and the LORD let him. The same thing happens in Romans chapter 1 where 3 times (verses 24, 26, 28) God’s response to those bound and determined to sin against Him is “to give them up and/or over” to the practice of those sins and let them experience the ___________  _______ consequences of those sins. Thankfully God giving them up and/or over to their sins is not the same as God giving up on them – He will welcome to Himself those who turn to Him (Ezekiel 18:32). 

The Seventh Plague: The gods of the sky are dealt with                          V. 13-35

Nut                 Shu                 Tefnut            Seth

Pharaoh represents every proud sinner who exalts himself and needs to be ___________________ by God.

But with God even as judgment is coming there are ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________________ to repent.

There are always those who fear the Word of the Lord and those who disregard the Word of the Lord – and in the end the ____________________ will be plain.