Or, if you spend hours every week watching game after game, but then dont have time to read your Bible, pray, teach your kids Gods ways, or serve the Lord, maybe sports has become your idol. Obedience is the way to experience His blessing. Men, as the spiritual head of the family, its your responsibility to make sure that this happens! So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city. 1. And I will enter into judgment with them there, on behalf of my people and my heritage Israel, because they have scattered them among the nations and have divided up my land, But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. Congressmen, one was the Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury, and one became Vice President of the United States. 1. The same promise is reiterated in Genesis 22 when Abraham was ready to obey God's command to sacrifice Isaac, his promised son. For the LORD God Almighty declares, "I will stir up a nation against you, Israel, that will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah." New Living Translation "O people of Israel, I am about to bring an enemy nation against you," says the LORD God of Heaven's Armies. Exodus 32:9-14 (larger context 32:1-14) This passage is the first of two occasions where Moses intercedes for sinful Israel before an angry God who is ready to wipe them out -- and succeeds in appealing for mercy for them. I also will no longer drive out before them any of the nations which Joshua left when he died, in order to test Israel by them, whether they will keep the way of the. Be diligent to teach your children! Jesus condemned the Pharisees because, although they were very religious and honored God with their lips, their hearts were far from Him (Mark 7:6-8). For example, in Isaiah 48:16, Messiah says, And now the Lord God has sent Me, and His Spirit. There are three divine persons there. My Lord's Gonna Move This Wicked Race. John Pipers website (desiringGod.org) has a helpful one. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.read more.He carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the kings house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, just as the Lord had said. For behold, the Lord God of hosts is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah support and supply, all support of bread, and all support of water; the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor and the skillful magician and the expert in charms. So our goal and prayer should be that our godly children raise godly children who in turn raise godly children. What are some of the idols of the peoples who surround us? There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. I alone can raise up nations, and I alone can bring them down. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Numbers 34:8 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad: 1 Kings 8:65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast. That multi-generational discipleship process should take place in our families. 14 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath . 6:20-25). To raise up godly generations, love God fervently and teach your children diligently. And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius). So Israel was carried away into exile from their own land to Assyria until this day. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow to it, and many peoples shall come, and say: Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. All these are but the beginning of the birth pains. The closing chapters of the book of Zechariah focus on the coming of _____. Thus he said: As for the fourth beast, there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces. He is abounding in riches for all who call upon Him (Rom. May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. He makes the nations great, then destroys them;He enlarges the nations, then leads them away. The sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them until the Lord removed Israel from His sight, as He spoke through all His servants the prophets. The answer to the question, "Does God appoint evil leaders to lead nations?" is yes! Dixie Blues. 7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. 1:2-3). But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. Your teaching should penetrate your child deeply so that it has an effect on him (the NIV translates it impress). Genuine Christianity is growing to know God better through His Word and obeying Him more and more, beginning on the heart or thought level, motivated by His great love for us as seen at the cross. Come, behold the works of the Lord,Who has wrought desolations in the earth. Watch yourself! God's Promise to David. Therefore He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm; He gave them all into his hand. Jesus Calls Us to Obey In Jesus Christ, we find the perfect model of obedience. So if you want to teach your children to follow God, youve got to love God fervently. Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the, Every survivor, at whatever place he may live, let the men of that place support him with silver and gold, with goods and cattle, together with a freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.. Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there. The word of the Lord came to me: Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him and say, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Zechariah 14:16-19 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles, Jeremiah 12:14-17 Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. How can a man who feels spiritually inadequate learn to lead his family and train his children in the things of God. It controls them. In the whole land, declares the Lord, two thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one third shall be left alive. At the end of it, as you might suspect, he was hungry (Luke 4:2). Ed, Issue 46, Winter 2023. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! The phone invariably rings when were reading the Bible. As Jesus said (John 14:21), He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him. (See, also, John 14:23; 15:10, 14; 1 John 5:3.) Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persiain order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiahthe Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, with ten horns and seven heads, with ten diadems on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. As the Lord proclaims (Isa. People would be obedient to God, and His blessings would flow, but then they would allow the influence of pagan cultures to lead them astray. And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. April 6, 2014 Prophet Ken Dewey. But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, said the LORD. Also Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the customs which Israel had introduced. How you handle trials teaches your kids a lot about God! As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?. They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive among all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. If youre not careful, you forget the Lord and then its easy to worship other gods. His point is: To raise up godly generations, love God fervently, teach your children diligently, and live in the world carefully. At the end of the program, as Charles and Carolyn returned to their humble little farm, their children bounded out of the house, delighted to welcome them home with hugs. None remained except the poorest people of the land. 3. We are expected to act in faith on God's promises just as Abraham did, but we do that from a position of trust based on all the knowledge we have of God. They discovered that most of their old friends had become wealthy and sophisticated. Acts 3:22 - AMP - Moses said, ' The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your countrymen; you shall listen to Him and obey everything He tells you. Psalm 102:15 - " The nations will fear the name of the LORD, all the kings of the earth will revere your glory.". They grumbled because there wasnt any water. We should never forget that everything the prophets predicted about the future was always intended to produce obedience in the present. Genesis 11:8 So the Lord scattered them abroad from there over the face of the whole earth; and they stopped building the city. Teach them how to start the day off right with the Lord. Avoid such people. Copyright, Steven J. Cole, 2017, All Rights Reserved. Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the Lord, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem.read more.Every survivor, at whatever place he may live, let the men of that place support him with silver and gold, with goods and cattle, together with a freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem., New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. (John 14:15, ESV ) 2. If youve been negligent, thankfully the Lord allows U-turns! 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