For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. The recurring theme during that time was Israel following pagan ways and being less than obedient to God. And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings! And Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. A common stereotype of a biblical prophet is an angry robed man with piercing eyes and a long beard shouting words of condemnation. If were not careful, its easy to fall into going through the motions of being Christians outwardly, but all the while, were not loving God on the heart level. Binding Gods commands on your hand (v. 8) means that you should teach your children Gods ways by your actions. If the kids sports teams play on Sunday, the family skips church. N They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone. Details Or fastest delivery December 7 - 12. Publisher: OpenBible.info. Those rules arent to take our fun away; theyre to keep us safe. The most important requirement for raising godly generations is for you to have personal reality with God. When you walk by the way implies teaching your kids when you go places together. In 1900, a man studied the descendants of Jonathan and Sarah Edwards, the New England revival preacher, theologian, and president of Princeton University. Let no one deceive you in any way. And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation. In the whole land, declares the Lord, two thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one third shall be left alive. Those are choice opportunities to talk about how people act and how Christians are to act. Jeremiah 12:17 Context. We are not only to know this Almighty God, but also we are to love Him (v. 5). God, furthermore, said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name to all generations. But the idea rather is making Gods commandments central in your life so that youre thinking about them all the time. Joel 2 (quoted in Acts 2) predicts that God will one day pour out His _____ on all His people. But since we currently are free to come to church, you dont have to trust God to be here. When our services of God are soured with sin, his providences will justly be made bitter to us. Pray constantly that you wont lose your first love for Jesus Christ. If youre often angry and yell at your kids at home, but then put on your Christian front when you go to church, your kids will conclude, If thats Christianity, I dont need it! If your kids see you and your wife angrily yelling at each other and not resolving conflicts in a godly way, but then you go to church and posture yourselves as an exemplary Christian family, your kids conclude that Christianity is just a religious game that doesnt affect real life. Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, Come! And I looked, and behold, a white horse! Habakkuk 1 predicts that God will raise up the _____ to punish the nation of Judah. Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. 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. Your teaching should penetrate your child deeply so that it has an effect on him (the NIV translates it impress). S In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the, The sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they did not depart from them. Many Christian fathers wrongly think that child rearing is the wifes task. After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, Hallelujah! 2. What we are to hear is, Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one. It can also be translated, Yahweh is our God; Yahweh alone. It means that Yahweh and only Yahweh is the true and living God, and He alone is to be the object of our worship. 4. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Amos 6:14 For behold I will raise up against (Amo. We are experiencing the consequences of a nation that has turned its back on. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. But when youve got plenty, you tend to take it for granted. 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.read more.All the articles of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king and of his officers, he brought them all to Babylon. 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. But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. He cares for us and wants to bless us. . And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and they will lead many astray. Even though we did this for years with our kids, we still had to be diligent to keep at it. 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. Theres the idol of affluence. 17:1-7). Its often easier to trust the Lord during hard times. These are but the beginning of the birth pains. B The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. It had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon. Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he and his mother and his servants and his captains and his officials. They were broken in pieces. Kids can smell hypocrisy from a mile away! Prophets were not chosen or elected by men, and they were not permitted to inherit the title or regard it as an official post to be filled by a man specially trained for it. May our leaders work together harmoniously and not get sidetracked by partisan politics. My Lord's Gonna Move This Wicked Race. Jeremiah 18:7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; Jeremiah 31:28 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD. Discuss national and world events with your kids from Gods perspective. Then they sat down to eat. At that time, try to read a portion of the Bible and spend a few minutes in prayer. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Lord God, you are the Builder of all things. Verse 7 assumes that you do, in fact, take the time to sit down in your house to talk with your family (with the TV off!). And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords. The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. Obedience can be legalistic when people obey out of pride to look good before others, while their hearts are far from God. Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress. K These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. The idea of heart, soul, and might (Jesus adds mind, Matt. U 2 He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. It tells us how to think and act, from the most private to the most public details of our lives. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. He is unchangeable in His attributes and perfect in all His ways. 1. If youre not careful, you forget the Lord and then its easy to worship other gods. The New Testament clearly reveals that Jesus, who is God, was actively involved in the creation of all things (John 1:1-3; Col. 1:16; Heb. But he answered them, "You see all these, do you not? 15 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every . When things go well, you worship Him. (Jeremiah 25:9-12) Because we cannot know or understand God's higher purposes until He reveals them, we have to trust Him. They can see that you really walk with God and are seeking to be more conformed to Jesus Christ. You follow this idol when you use the true God for the benefits He gives. Deuteronomy 6:7: You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. Teach diligently in Hebrew means literally to sharpen or whet. We don't know exactly how this happened. 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