1. The Tents
of the Righteous
Psalms 118:15

2. The Tents of the Righteous
God rebuilt the tabernacle of David, Acts 15:16-17 (Amos 9:11-12)
Tent, dwelling, house, ruling monarchy
“The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.” (Psa. 118:15)

3. Living in Tents Nomadic Life Wanderers: “This world is not my home”
Hebrew fathers, Heb. 11:8-9
Israel in the wilderness, Num. 9:17-18
Rechabites, Jer. 35:5-10, 18-19
Christians, 1 Peter 2:11

4. Living in Tents Nomadic Life Exposed to danger, Jer. 10:19-20
Rely on God’s protection, Psa. 18:1-3
Judah didn’t…punished, Jer. 5:10-13; 10:17-25
Christians: Dependent on God, Hebrews 12:4-6; 13:5-6

5. Living in Tents Nomadic Life Promise of a homeland, Heb. 11:9-16
Israel in the wilderness, Deut. 8:2-7
God dwells with Christians, Ezek. 37:27; 2 Cor. 6:16
Christians live for heaven, Heb. 13:14; Rev. 21:1-3

6. Pitching Tents Gen. 13:12 Toward Sodom Material choice, Gen. 13:10
Selfish choice, Gen. 13:11
Shortsighted, Gen. 13:13; 2 Pet. 2:7-8
Influence of evil (Gen. 19:14, 16, 26, 30ff)

7. Pitching Tents Gen. 13:12 Away from wickedness, Gen. 13:18
Faith in God’s promises, Gen. 13:14-17
Be separate, 2 Cor. 6:16-7:1; Eph. 5:11-14
Guard yourself by making godly choices
Protect yourself from evil, 2 Tim. 2:22
Choice is before us, Psa. 84:10-12

8. Making Tents Acts 18:3 Honor of Labor, 1 Ths. 4:11-12
Provide, give, live honestly, 1 Ths. 2:9; Acts 20:34-35
Beware of covetousness, Lk. 12:15-21
Seek first things first, Matt. 6:33-34
God’s gift (Eccl. 5:18-20)

9. Putting Off Our Tents 2 Pet. 1:12-15
We all will die, Cor. 5:1-5
Destroyed: “dissolve…throw down”
In death, our “tent” (body) is “thrown down”
For Christians, death is…
Fulfillment of desire, 2 Cor. 5:2
Relief of burden, 2 Cor. 5:4
Prepared for the event, 2 Cor. 5:5-8

10. While We Live in This Tent…
Will We Complain?
24 Then they despised the pleasant land; They did not believe His word,
25 But complained in their tents, and did not heed the voice of the LORD Psalms 106:24-25

11. While We Live in This Tent…
Will We Rejoice?
The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.” Psalms 118:15

12. While We Live in This Tent…
The house of the wicked will be overthrown,
But the tent of the upright will flourish.
-Proverbs 14:11