Satan… 1 Peter 5:8 Gospel’s enemies… 1 Corinthians 16:9 Israel’s enemies… Joshua 5:13 An enemy… Esther 7:6 A rival… 1 Samuel 1:6 God’s agent… 1 Kings 11:14, 23 God’s angel… Numbers 22:22
Believers attitude toward:
Pray for… Psalms 71:13 Use God’s weapons against… Luke 21:15 Not to be terrified by… Philippians 1:28 Not to give occasion to… 1 Timothy 5:14 Remember God’s judgment on… Hebrews 10:27
Birth… Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23 Forerunner… Matthew 3:1, 2; Matthew 3:1-3 Incarnation… Isaiah 9:6 Time of arrival… Daniel 9:24; Mark 1:15 Rejection… Isaiah 53:1-4; Romans 10:16-21 Crucifixion… Psalms 2:1, 2; Acts 4:24-28 Atonement… Isaiah 53:1-12; 1 Peter 1:18-21 Resurrection… Psalms 16:8-11; Acts 2:25-31 Priesthood… Psalms 110:4, 5; Hebrews 5:5, 6
Prophecies fulfilled by his:
Introduces Gospel age… Acts 3:24 Consummates new covenant… Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 8:6-13 Fulfills prophecy… Luke 24:44, 45 Nullifies the ceremonial system… Hebrews 9 Brings Gentiles in… Acts 15:13-18
ADVENTS OF CHRIST
First Advent
Prophesied… Deuteronomy 18:18, 19; Isaiah 7:14 Came as man… Philippians 2:5-7 Announced… Luke 2:10-14 Time predicted… Daniel 9:25 To save the lost… Mathew 18:11 Subject to government… Matthew 17:24-27
Second Avent
Prophesied… John 14:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Come as God… 1 Thessalonians 4:16 As a thief… 1 Thessalonians 5:2 At a time unknown… Matthew 24:36 To judge the lost… Matthew 25:32-36 Source of government… Revelation 20:4-6; Revelation 22:3 -5
Moses and Aaron, by the Lord… 1 Samuel 12:6 Promised to Balaam… Numbers 22:16, 17 Joseph, by true Interpretation… Genesis 41:38-46 Levites, for loyalty… Exodus 32:26-28 Phinehas, by decisive action… Numbers 25:7-13 Haman, by intrigue… Esther 3:1, 2 Mordecai, by ability… Esther 10:2 Daniel, by fidelity… Daniel 2:48 Deacons, by faithfulness… 1 Timothy 3:10, 13
Conditions of, seen in:
Humility… Matthew 18:4 Faithfulness… Matthew 25:14-30 Skilled in work… Proverbs 22:29; Luke 22:24-30
In God’s Law… Exodus 20:14 By Christ… Matthew 5:28, 32 By Paul… Romans 7:3 In mental attitude… Matthew 5:28 As a work of the flesh… Galatians 5:19
Sin of:
Breaks God’s Law… Deuteronomy 5:18 Punishable by death… Leviticus 20:10-12 Brings death… Proverbs 2:18, 19 Makes one poor… Proverbs 29:3 Produces moral insensibility… Proverbs 30:20; 2 Corinthians 12:21 Corrupts a land… Hosea 4:1, 2, 11 Justifies divorce… Matthew 19:7-9 Excludes from Christian fellowship… 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 Excludes from God’s kingdom… 1 Corinthians 6:9, 10 Merits God’s judgments… Hebrews 13:4 Ends in hell (Sheol)… Proverbs 7:27; Revelation 21:8
Forgiveness of, by:
Man… Judges 19:1-4 Christ… John 8:10, 11 Repentance… 2 Samuel 12:7-14 Regeneration… 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Examples of:
Lot… Genesis 19:31-38 Shechem… Genesis 34:2 Judah… Genesis 38:1-24 Eli’s sons… 1 Samuel 2:22 David… 2 Samuel 11:1-5 Amnon… 2 Samuel 13:1-20 The Samaritan woman… John 4:17, 18
Symbolized by:
Seen in Israel’s idolatry… Judges 2:11,17 Described graphically… Ezekiel 16 Symbolized in Hosea’s marriage… Hosea 1:1-3 Symbolized in final apostasy … Revelation 17:1-5 Figurative of friendship with the world… James 4:4 Figurative of false teaching… Revelation 2:14, 15, 20-22
Punished by death… Leviticus 20:10 Ensnares the simple… Proverbs 7:6-23 Brings a man to poverty… Proverbs 6:26 Leads to death… Proverbs 2:16-19 Increases transgressors… Proverbs 23:27, 28 Defined by Christ… Matthew 5:32 Forgiven by Christ… John 8:1-11
Examples of:
Tamar… Genesis 38:13-24 Potiphar’s wife (attempted)… Genesis 39:7-20 Midianite women… Numbers 25:6-8 Rahab… Joshua 2:1 Bath-sheba… 2 Samuel 11:4, 5 Herodias… Matthew 14:3, 4 Unnamed woman… John 8:1-11 (See Harlot)
Punishment of… Leviticus 20:10 Waits for the twilight… Job 24:15 Offspring of… Isaiah 57:3 Land is full of… Jeremiah 23:10 Shall not inherit the kingdom of God… 1 Corinthians 6:9 God will judge… Hebrews 13:4
A town of Canaan… Genesis 38:1 Conquered by Joshua… Joshua 12:7 Assigned to Judah… Joshua 15:20 Fortified by Rehoboam… 2 Chronicles 11:5-7 Symbol of Israel’s glory… Micah 1:15 Reoccupied… Nehemiah 11:30 David seeks refuge in caves of… 1 Samuel 22:1, 2 Exploits of mighty men while there… 2 Samuel 23:13-17