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Dedicated to THE LORD, 16 July 2013 - the Ninth of Av
Dedicated to THE LORD, 16 July 2013 - the Ninth of Av
INTRODUCTORY READING FROM NUMBERS 13 AND 14:
THAT WARNS ALL OF US TODAY.
From Numbers 13, starting at 25:
The 12 spies returned from spying out the land after 40 days. They told Moses and Aaron and all the children of Israel in the wilderness of Paran,
27- 31 [paraphrase] The land truly flows with milk and honey, and this is its huge fruit. Nevertheless, the people who dwell in the land are strong. The cities are fortified and very large. Ten of the 12 said “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.” And they gave the children of Israel a BAD report of the land, including “We saw giants.... and we were like grasshoppers....”
NUMBERS 14 -- So all the congregation lifted up their voices and cried, and the people wept that night. And all the children of Israel complained, “Why has the LORD brought us to this land to fall by the sword?”
NUMBERS 14 continues, telling how the people wanted to RETURN to Egypt. How the people REFUSED to trust God's love and protection after all God had done. And starting in verse 21, GOD says --
“Because they have seen my glory and the signs and have not heeded My voice, they certainly shall NOT see the land I promised."
The date was the Ninth of Av, when the people refused to trust God. Refused to OBEY God. And in the centuries since then, many bad things have happened to Israel on the Ninth of Av. Romans 11 tells how God grafts into His people all of us who trust Him as LORD and obey. So.... the NINTH OF AV STILL WARNS US TODAY.
LYRICS
1Israel repeatedly turned against the LORD
God Who had shown them LOVE.
Psalm One-Hundred-Five and -Six tell how Psalm 105, 106
Israel stopped trusting their loving God
2
On the 9th day of Av they chose -- refused --
to enter the Land God gave them.
And bad things still happen on the 9th of Av --
as God reminds them to trust HIM.
3
What of US ? Do we refuse to trust God despite
all of the Love God shows?
Will we force God to teach US with Bad problems --
as God reminds US to trust HIM?
CONCLUSION:
Psalm 105 and 106, summarizes these events.
God never forgets History-changing dates. Do we?
THIS IS A HEART-BREAKING SONG of what we STILL do to God, who has already
done so MUCH for us... yet we struggle to trust Him. And thus HURT Him.
And give Satan SO much joy... like in the beginning-- hinting that God lied to Eve and Adam...
©2013 DianaDee Osborne (all material), all rights reserved. FREE personal usage; see website.God never forgets History-changing dates. Do we?
THIS IS A HEART-BREAKING SONG of what we STILL do to God, who has already
done so MUCH for us... yet we struggle to trust Him. And thus HURT Him.
And give Satan SO much joy... like in the beginning-- hinting that God lied to Eve and Adam...
With thanks to BlueLetterBible.org for providing God's Word in easy-to-research format.
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