Hosea Chapter One
Pastor Don Elmore
May 22, 2011
Sermon Notes:
Contemporaries: Joel, Amos (Israel) , Micah (Judah), Jonah, Obadiah and Isaiah (Judah)
Hosea prophesied during the reign of all these kings (59-70 years):
Kings of Judah:
May 22, 2011
Contemporaries: Joel, Amos (Israel) , Micah (Judah), Jonah, Obadiah and Isaiah (Judah)
Hosea prophesied during the reign of all these kings (59-70 years):
Kings of Judah:
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
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Today’s Scripture reading was Proverbs 4:14-23 and apparently Esau-Edom partakes of a communion of sorts, “Eating the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence” (v.17). I’m reminded of John’s vision in Rev. 17:6, “And I saw the woman [Mystery Babylon] drunken with the blood of the saints and… the martyrs of Jesus.” What they commune with is the Babylonian Talmud and hang on every word that proceeds from the mouth of their vile rabbis. A rabbi is a jew who is proficient in twisting and convoluting the intent of God’s Word. Evidently, those who enter the path of Talmudic wickedness can’t sleep until they’ve done some mischief and cause people to fall and stumble (v.16).
The current events of this past week are more confirmation of the dialectics of a created solution to satisfy a created problem, which produces the desired result. What is that result? A stumblingblock to perceive reality.
Biblical history surrounding king Nebuchadnezzar.
May 1, 2011
Biblical history surrounding king Nebuchadnezzar. Audio only.
Today’s Scripture reading is Ezekiel 13:16-23. Ezekiel is talking about the smoke and mirrors of false prophets and their lying prophecies. God puts these liars to shame through His divine judgment and making them the object of ridicule. Shame on the political soothsayers and pundits who have been telling tall tales in recent weeks to the American people and the world.
I don’t know about you, but with each passing week I get the impression that there is an escalation in totalitarianism and a loss of control over our personal freedoms. It’s just a continuous social erosion of one thing after another. It’s like watching a train wreck in slow motion. I’m just glad I’m not on that train. I was going to title this message ‘Better Living Under Babylonian Bondage Through the Christian Faith’, but that was a bit wordy. So I chose the often quipped cliché ‘Your papers please,’
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