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God’s message to me: I have written elsewhere that all the key prophecies have been fulfilled for the end times. One is still in question. Christ said that just before the rapture it would be as it was in the days of Noah. While the sinfulness of man is certainly at that stage this is not the first time that has been true. One point about Noah’s time that people don’t normally consider is the presence of 6 fingered, 6 toed giants descended from the Nephalim. The spirits of these giants were imprisoned after their bodies were killed but are connected to several biblical accounts of demon possession. While we may not see physical giants the alternative would be more possessed people making serious trouble and taking positions of authority through the use of supernatural power. While some suspect this is already happening, the giants of Noah’s time were not in the habit of concealing their power. They used it brazenly. This is something we don’t see yet.
Promises: God will establish you for His name’s sake. If you are working in His will and acting in a manner that promotes Him you will find success to come much more naturally. He wants the world to see examples of His people prospering because of Him. You are not condemned to poverty by your Christianity. In fact God wants to make the whole world know His power through your success. Give Him the glory for the things He has done and you will find He enjoys doing them even more.
Commands: Recognize your place in things. David felt it was wrong that he should have great palaces and homes while the Tabernacle of the Lord was a tent. God told him that is was not for him to build a house for the Lord and that his son would accomplish that goal. David made certain to dedicate great riches to that task so that his son would be able to build the temple quickly and grandly with little wasted time. He did not attempt to step outside God’s will and build the temple himself. He did give God the praise for all his successes recognizing that all of his talents and abilities were from God and that he could do nothing without Him.
Timeless principles: I can do all things through Christ but I am nothing without God who made me. I have been blessed with talents and worked hard to learn skills but without God I could do none of what I have accomplished. He gave me the intellect to learn, the judgment and endurance to work and to lead, the talent for music and the voice for teaching. I am proud of my achievements and thankful to God for the ability to achieve.
How can I apply what I’ve learned: Never forget where my abilities come from. Trust God to provide what I need to succeed and thank God for the abilities He gave that lead to every success.
more to learn for in-depth study: Giants are a bible theme rarely visited outside of the story of David and Goliath. Nephelim, Rephaim, Anakim, whatever name is given to refer to them they are of serious importance. Others have done in depth studies of the giants and I won’t try to pretend this brief comment covers the subject but you should learn from them. The Nephelim or fallen ones were angels sent to earth to teach man God’s ways. Having taken a human form these angels fell prey to temptation and took wives of the daughters of men. The result was the giants who were the mighty men of renown. These descendents of fallen angels had no place among men. They did not share the ability of man to find salvation in Christ. Many of the great destructions in the old testament were meant to wipe out this race. The flood, the genocide of some nations in the promised land, wars against the giants by the Edomites and other events mentioned not only in biblical history but the history of the world. Even the Native Americans tell stories of a race of red haired, pales skinned giants with 6 fingers per hand and 6 toes per foot. The practice of raising a hand in greeting is not just a Hollywood affectation. The natives of this land lived in fear of a 6 fingered race and the practice of raising a hand when greeting unknown people was to get a good look at how many fingers they had and to show they themselves had only 5.
tomorrow: First Chronicles 21-23
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Joshua 12-15
God’s message to me: The idea that people deteriorate as they age is a human failing. For those who followed God and stood strong for Him, the bible shows us long lives of good health. Moses and Aaron both walked to their own funerals. Despite being in their 80’s Joshua and Caleb were still as healthy and strong as when they had been in their forties and younger. Both were still capable soldiers who could go into, fight, survive and walk out of a battlefield not only safe but victorious.
Promises: God delivers. He promised Joshua and Caleb they would inherit the land they spied out because they wholly followed the Lord. Alone ,out of the people of Israel who came from Egypt, These two survived to enter the Promised Land. They had been spies at the age of 40, they had wandered with the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years, they had fought in the promised land for 5 years. Caleb asked for the mountain which was Kirjath Arba, named for the Father of Anak whose name is the origin of the name Anakim which refers to Giants. This mountain was still under control of the Giants but, Caleb was still as capable a warrior at 85 as he had been at 40 and he knew God would let him overcome the giants because he had been promised the land as his inheritance. He overcame Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, Giants of the sons of Anak and named the land Hebron.
Commands: Do what God commands and prosper. God told the Israelites to conquer the promised land but, they chickened out and wound up wandering the wilderness for 40 years until that generation died. A few tried to change their minds but were immediately defeated in battle. When the next generation went into the promised land they had no trouble defeating each and every enemy they encountered. They conquered the enemies, enjoyed they spoils of war and divided the land amongst themselves to form the country of Israel. 12 tribes inhabiting land once ruled by over 30 kings. That’s no small nation. God prospered the Children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just as He had promised. The best part was that He wasn’t close to finished.
Timeless principles: God delivers in due time. The population of Israel had grown large and they took a lot of land as their inheritance but, they did not take all they had been promised. God gave them what they could manage at their current size then allowed a time of peace in which they were not attacked and did not attack others so that they could grow and prosper some more until they were ready to expand into the rest of the promised land.
How can I apply what I’ve learned: Never doubt God. Few people, even the if they were the most die hard devil dog Marines, would consider trying to attack and conquer a mountain kingdom ruled and inhabited by giants. Caleb asked for exactly that opportunity because he knew that God had promised him he would inherit the land he had spied out. That mountain full of giants had been one of his assignments and he wanted it.
more to learn for in-depth study: Before entering the promised land, Moses led the children of Israel to victory over Sihon king of the Amorites and Og king of Bashan a rephaim giant. The lands of these kingdoms were divided between the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh, who saw it as good grazing land and land to raise livestock. These tribes had a large amount of livestock and saw this as the perfect land for them.
The rest of the Israelites settled inside the promised land on the other side of the Jordan after defeating: the Hitites the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites. They also had to defeat the kings of Jericho, Ai Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, Eglon, Gezer, Debir, Geder, Hormah, Arad, Libnah, Adullam, Makkedah, Bethel, Tappuah, Hepher, Aphek, Lasharon, Madon, Hazor, Shimron Meron, Achshaph, Taanach, Megiddo, Kedesh, Jokneam in Carmel, Dor in the heights of Dor, the people of Gilgal, and Tirzah. 31 kings and their armies and peoples.
They weren’t nearly finished. As God had promised He allowed them to conquer what they could handle and left the rest for when they had grown enough to make use of the land. Still to conquer was all of the Philistine territory and that of the Geshurites. The land from Sihor, east of Egypt to the border of Ekron in the north which is considered Canaanite territory. The five lords of the Philistines, the Gazites, Ashdodites, Ashkelonites, Gittites, Ekronites and Avites. All the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek to the border of the Amorites and the land of the Gebalites and all of Lebanon toward the east from Baal Gad below mount Hermon to the entrance to Hamath also where left to conquer. In fact, they also still needed to take the mountains of Lebanon as far as the Brook Misrephoth and all of the Sidonians.
Balaam son of Beor is mentioned here again. Balaam was hired to curse Israel but God made him bless them instead. Balaam accepted money to do something God wouldn’t let him do. He could have, and even started to, turn down the job but, he accepted the money and went to work. God took control and blessed Israel through him but, for accepting the commission to curse them Balaam was marked among the enemy and killed in that war.
The Israelites failed to take Jerusalem from the Jebusites during this first series of wars. The rest of the territory and how it was devided between the tribes is described in detail in these passages.
tomorrow: Joshua 16-18
Promises: God delivers. He promised Joshua and Caleb they would inherit the land they spied out because they wholly followed the Lord. Alone ,out of the people of Israel who came from Egypt, These two survived to enter the Promised Land. They had been spies at the age of 40, they had wandered with the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years, they had fought in the promised land for 5 years. Caleb asked for the mountain which was Kirjath Arba, named for the Father of Anak whose name is the origin of the name Anakim which refers to Giants. This mountain was still under control of the Giants but, Caleb was still as capable a warrior at 85 as he had been at 40 and he knew God would let him overcome the giants because he had been promised the land as his inheritance. He overcame Sheshai, Ahiman and Talmai, Giants of the sons of Anak and named the land Hebron.
Commands: Do what God commands and prosper. God told the Israelites to conquer the promised land but, they chickened out and wound up wandering the wilderness for 40 years until that generation died. A few tried to change their minds but were immediately defeated in battle. When the next generation went into the promised land they had no trouble defeating each and every enemy they encountered. They conquered the enemies, enjoyed they spoils of war and divided the land amongst themselves to form the country of Israel. 12 tribes inhabiting land once ruled by over 30 kings. That’s no small nation. God prospered the Children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob just as He had promised. The best part was that He wasn’t close to finished.
Timeless principles: God delivers in due time. The population of Israel had grown large and they took a lot of land as their inheritance but, they did not take all they had been promised. God gave them what they could manage at their current size then allowed a time of peace in which they were not attacked and did not attack others so that they could grow and prosper some more until they were ready to expand into the rest of the promised land.
How can I apply what I’ve learned: Never doubt God. Few people, even the if they were the most die hard devil dog Marines, would consider trying to attack and conquer a mountain kingdom ruled and inhabited by giants. Caleb asked for exactly that opportunity because he knew that God had promised him he would inherit the land he had spied out. That mountain full of giants had been one of his assignments and he wanted it.
more to learn for in-depth study: Before entering the promised land, Moses led the children of Israel to victory over Sihon king of the Amorites and Og king of Bashan a rephaim giant. The lands of these kingdoms were divided between the tribes of Reuben, Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh, who saw it as good grazing land and land to raise livestock. These tribes had a large amount of livestock and saw this as the perfect land for them.
The rest of the Israelites settled inside the promised land on the other side of the Jordan after defeating: the Hitites the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites. They also had to defeat the kings of Jericho, Ai Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, Eglon, Gezer, Debir, Geder, Hormah, Arad, Libnah, Adullam, Makkedah, Bethel, Tappuah, Hepher, Aphek, Lasharon, Madon, Hazor, Shimron Meron, Achshaph, Taanach, Megiddo, Kedesh, Jokneam in Carmel, Dor in the heights of Dor, the people of Gilgal, and Tirzah. 31 kings and their armies and peoples.
They weren’t nearly finished. As God had promised He allowed them to conquer what they could handle and left the rest for when they had grown enough to make use of the land. Still to conquer was all of the Philistine territory and that of the Geshurites. The land from Sihor, east of Egypt to the border of Ekron in the north which is considered Canaanite territory. The five lords of the Philistines, the Gazites, Ashdodites, Ashkelonites, Gittites, Ekronites and Avites. All the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah of the Sidonians as far as Aphek to the border of the Amorites and the land of the Gebalites and all of Lebanon toward the east from Baal Gad below mount Hermon to the entrance to Hamath also where left to conquer. In fact, they also still needed to take the mountains of Lebanon as far as the Brook Misrephoth and all of the Sidonians.
Balaam son of Beor is mentioned here again. Balaam was hired to curse Israel but God made him bless them instead. Balaam accepted money to do something God wouldn’t let him do. He could have, and even started to, turn down the job but, he accepted the money and went to work. God took control and blessed Israel through him but, for accepting the commission to curse them Balaam was marked among the enemy and killed in that war.
The Israelites failed to take Jerusalem from the Jebusites during this first series of wars. The rest of the territory and how it was devided between the tribes is described in detail in these passages.
tomorrow: Joshua 16-18
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