Sermons tagged #Plague

Nine plagues have passed. But unlike the rest of the narrative, Exodus 11 doesn't move right into the tenth plague. Instead, it threatens the final plague and foretells the results. If God is so angry with Egypt, why would he bother give them any warning? Maybe more importantly - does God give warning to us today and, if he does, why does he do it? Perhaps God is warning you about something right now and you're currently facing the same choice as Pharaoh. What will you do? Will you desperately hold on to your sin and face the results? Or will you repent and throw yourself into the arms of a loving God who wants to offer you mercy and grace?

Many people see God in the Old Testament as nothing more than a cranky bully who arbitrarily punishes people with no purpose, and the plagues are an example that could be used to support that view. But remember - each plague is a direct attack at an Egyptian false god. God doesn't purposely destroy idols; he does it to bring people into the knowledge of the Him, the true God. The tighter Pharoah holds on to his idols, the worse things become. But even in this instance, God provides grace. As we near the end of these plagues, examine yourself ask yourself if there are idols you're holding on to. If you are, know that God provides grace and gives Himself in place of that idol.

As we near the end of the plagues, we have to ask: Why is so much time devoted to these? Couldn't they have been summed up in a few verses? And were this many plagues actually necessary? After all these plagues, you can't help but wonder why Pharaoh still refuses to let the people go. While we may think that Pharaoh's responses are unusual or absurd, the truth is that many of us, even in the church, share his heart and follow his actions.

This chapter demonstrates exactly why this Book is called "Numbers" because under the Lord's direction, Israel will be literally NUMBERED (that is, counted, as in what we would call a "census")... But we begin by picking up with the context, which is immediately following the PLAGUE brought on when the men of Israel fornicated with Moabite women who were thrown at them by King Balak under the counsel of the now-condemned and soon-to-die false prophet named Balaam... Also Reference: Revelation 7:4-8 https://bbfohio.com

Money and vanity are the gods that every culture has worshiped. As we look around our own culture, we see the same thing. Wealth, looks, celerity status are all sought after incessantly. And ancient Egypt was no different. What did God do to these idols? And what was Egypt's response? What would be your response to God if he attacked these idols in your life?

BR#298 The Last Plague A Type of Hell & The Final judgment Exodus 11:1-13:22 Bible Readings by Dr. Jim Phillips. Dr. Jim preaches this message on the mission field. If anyone would like to make a donation , all donations no matter how small will be appreciated. Thank you. Our Address in Fish Lake Valley is POB 121 Dyer, Nevada 89010.Thank You IRS EIN # 82-5114777

After the first plague (turning the Nile into blood), Moses warns Pharaoh again, threatening to have frogs overrun Egypt. This again is a direct attack against the Egyptian god Heqet. If Heqet was a true god, why is it that the God of the Bible, the God of Moses, has power and control over them? After this, Pharaoh recognizes that it is the God of Moses who is the one who is the only one capable of removing the frogs. Does this mean that he repented and put his faith in the true God?

God's command in Numbers 31:14-18 is explicit, and this is nothing less than divinely sanctioned genocide. Numbers 31:15-16 records what happened under the leadership of Balaam. Numbers 25:3-5 warns demonic idolatry is contagious. 1 Corinthians 10:20 warns us "the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons," and cultic prostitution was part of their worship as can be seen in Deuteronomy 23:17-18. People believed they were having intercourse with gods. This coupling led to 24,000 Israelite deaths (Numbers 25:9). We are warned in Romans 9:20, "But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God?" The law, morals, and ethics are an expression of God's own character. God's character is refracted as a prism in his laws. Without God, there is no such thing as right or wrong, as can be demonstrated throughout history by tyrannical regimes, such as those led by Mao, Stalin, Hitler, and Pol Pot. While such a practice is barbaric by the standards of Christianity, it was necessary in order to prevent people from rising up and destroying Israel in the future: (Numbers 33:55; Cf. Joshua 23:13; Judges 2:3; 2 Timothy 2:26). Supernatural evil pulls people down to hell. Lastly, ancient Israel was the only nation ever commissioned to commit genocide. God had promised Abraham the land, but only after the inhabitants had completed their sinfulness to the point there would be no mercy: "The iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full" (Genesis 15:16). Such a genocidal annihilation under divine authority will not take place again until the return of Christ (Revelation 19:1-3). The conquest of wicked Canaan is a type and foreshadowing of God's final judgment.

We live in the age of Big Data. The most popular class offered to undergraduates at Harvard University is now Introduction to Statistics. It enrolls more than seven hundred each year, out of a total undergrad population of about six thousand. Oh, and there I am too, rattling off statistics with which to make my case. Maybe most statistics are indeed made up on the spot, but the fact that you feel you need statistics to make your claim credible says something about the era in which we live. You may not have realized this, but the Bible directly addresses the concept of Big Data, particularly in terms of the basic idea behind it, which is that counting allows control and is thus a legitimate part of humanity's mission of taking dominion. That said, though counting is a legitimate part of taking dominion, it is a dangerous thing to do. You may have thought Big Data was dangerous. You're right; it is. According to Scripture, it is far more dangerous than the mainstream naysayers of our day claim. But the solution to the threat posed by the power of Big Data is also radically simpler than you would guess. As we'll see, the numbering of God's people unleashes plague and demands atonement — atonement which takes the form of giving money to God in a curiously regressive tax. For us, the application is simple: make sure that your exercise of power through counting is matched by acts of financial devotion. Let's dive into the text.

After the rebellion led by Korah and others, the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron the next day. God sent a plague in His wrath that killed many people, and Aaron offered atonement as the high priest to stop the plague. People are still under the plague of sin with death certain, but Jesus has offered perfect atonement as high priest.

Based on the last part of chapter 1 of Paul David Tripp's primer on biblical counseling, this probing lesson considers the what sin is, what it does to us, to others, and to the world, and how Jesus Christ and the Gospel give the ONLY hope for true help.

Ezekiel 14:1-23; New Heart,New Spirit Ezekiel condemns the Idols of the Heart.In verses 1-20, God says the sins of the nation have become so great that his terrible wrath will fall even if righteous men like Noah, Daniel and Job are numbered among the citizens. If so, they alone will be saved!In Verses 21-23, These four dreadful Judgments are sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague.24) We must do all we can to share the truth of the Word with a blind and deaf world, trusting the Holy Spirit to open their eyes and ears and save them by His grace.

Numbers 16:43-50 "And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 44 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 46 ¶ And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun. 47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. 48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. 49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah. 50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed."