Some Thoughts On The Nazarite A. The O.T. law of the Nazarite is found in NUM 6:1-21. 1. Being a Nazarite was not binding upon all in Israel but only to those so appointed by God, as Samson (JDG 13:5) or a vow, as Samuel

E. NOTE: The sinless Jesus submitted to this ordinance administered by a sinner. Behold this great condescension of Almighty God which shows us that obedience in godly things is not absolutely conditioned upon the flawlessness of the one in authority. 1. As a child, he subjected Himself to sinful parents

IX. The apex of John’s ministry was his baptism of Jesus Christ. MAT 3:13-17; MAR 1:9-11; LUK 3:21-23. A. The sinless Jesus submitted Himself to this ordinance of a temporary figurative death, burial and resurrection which spoke of His own work to save

Idle Words, Questionable Expressions I. God knows altogether every word we speak. PSA 139:4. II. Our speech is a window to the heart. LUK 6:45. A. Our speech can bewray us (expose us). MAT 26:73. B. We can gain reasonable insight into what is going on

Naaman (2 Kings 5) A. Jesus referred to Naaman, the leprous Syrian, in LUK 4:27-29. 1. Naaman was cleansed at a time when many lepers in Israel were not cleansed. a. Naaman was an uncircumcised Gentile who would be immersed in Jordan. b. Naaman was a proficient

VIII. John’s ministry generally had broad acceptance. MAT 3:5. A. The people were for a season willing to rejoice in his light. JOH 5:35. B. But John did not use the crafty sophistry of the religious leaders. c/w 2CO 4:2. 1. He was not a

Judges 3. A. This chapter begins the details of the repetitive roller-coaster pattern of sin, bondage, crying, deliverance, rest and return to corruption. We see here three judges/saviors: Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar. B. The closing verses of JDG 2:20-23 are here given more details (vs. 1-4

VII. The beginning of John’s ministry was a watershed moment in God’s program. LUK 16:16. A. The prophesied kingdom of God was preached as being “at hand” and people were actively pressing into it by faith, repentance, confession of sins, and baptism. MAT 3:1-6; 21

VI. John “...waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts until the day of his shewing unto Israel” (LUK 1:80). A. That day came at a notably identified time. LUK 3:1-2. 1. The sceptre had departed from Judah: they were a subjugated nation under Gentile dominion

Christ, Our Altar For Sacrifices I. The Jews for centuries offered carnal, bloody sacrifices on a material altar which never took away sin since the sacrifices themselves were under the bondage of corruption. HEB 10:1-4. A. Paul makes clear to the Hebrew Christians that the uncorrupted Jesus

IV. Judges 2. A. This chapter consists of three sections: 1. vs. 1-5 deal with a relatively current corruption. 2. vs. 6-10 is a summary review of events following Joshua’s death. 3. vs. 11-23 is a general historical overview of the time of Judges and of

E. Zacharias was doubtful about the promise and was struck dumb in judgment. vs. 18-25. 1. His doubt concerned perceived human limitations. a. Often, our moments of weakness of faith follow this pattern and hinder us from living freely and fully by the promises of God. b. Our inadequacies

This is an extemporaneous message for God-fearing young men from the life of Joseph.

e. As a Nazarite, John would have been “different” and “separate” and under other restrictions. NUM 6:1-8. (1) He would have been restricted from contact with dead bodies. (2) He would have had long hair, the exception to the rule for men (1CO 11:7, 14), which

C. Zacharias was offering the appointed incense when an angel appeared unto him in the temple. LUK 1:8-11. 1. This was one of the hours of prayer. Note the association of incense and prayer. PSA 141:2; REV 8:3-4. 2. Mind that duty is not a

III. Judges 1. A. Joshua had died without appointing a successor but at least the children of Israel were yet willing to proceed with Canaan’s conquest and sought God’s direction. vs. 1-3. 1. This was proper protocol. NUM 27:21. 2. A lack of inquiry of God

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V. Consider the parentage, generation and nativity of John. LUK 1:5-80. A. The time was the reign of Herod the Great, the monster who ordered the slaughter of all children of two years and under. v. 5 c/w MAT 2:16. 1. John would be born during

John the Baptist I. (JOH 1:6) There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. A. His name was by divine order, the first so named in that family line. LUK 1:13, 59-63. B. His name in Greek was Ioannes (SRN G2491), which, according

Judges I. This study is meant to be a light treatment of the Book of Judges. II. Preliminary observations. A. This book deals with a 450 year period after the conquest of Canaan. ACT 13:17-20. 1. An addition of the years of the different judges’ seasons does