Exodus 17:8-15
Israel’s Journey- Our Journey Redemption from bondage and sin Miraculous victory Forgetting and grumbling God miraculously and mercifully providing We forget- We sleep- We grumble
A Deeper Hunger and Thirst Matthew 4:4 Deuteronomy 8:3 John 4:13-14 A more dangerous threat to life than hunger and thirst-v.8- Ephesians 6:12 Amalek today II Timothy 4:3 Corinthians 6:9-11 Danger! Wake up! Ephesians 5:13-15
The Battle with Amalek v.9 Who’s the enemy?- I Peter 5:8 John 10:10 Who is Amalek? Genesis 36:16 Numbers 24:20 Exodus 17:14,16
Why Does God Command his Destruction? Deuteronomy 25:17-18 No fear of God- Amalek- random- coincidence- Isaiah 14: I’m in charge! No consequences Psalm 10:13 Isaiah 25:15
The Real Consequences of Ignoring God and Seeking Compromise with Evil King Saul compromised- I Samuel 15 King Saul lost his throne I Samuel 15:23 King Saul lost his sanity I Samuel 18:10 Romans 1:26-29 King Saul lost his life- II Samuel 1:5-10 Purim- The story of Esther- Esther 3:1 Haman the Agagite In every generation- A choice- Choose life! Deuteronomy 30:19
The Strategy? Ephesians 6:11-13 Prayer- v.11 Philippians 4:6-7 We need each other-v.12 I Thessalonians 5:11 Hebrews 10:25 Rest upon the Rock-v.12 Matthew 7:24-27 We can’t compromise with evil- Flee from it! Destroy it! v. 14, 16 I Corinthians 6:18 II Corinthians 6:15
Testify! V.14 Tell it to the next generation- Romans 1:22 Jeremiah 6:14 – Tend to the wound. It’s serious The victory belongs to the Lord- v.15 Exodus 14:13 John 12:32
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