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Ezekiel 29

Message from the LORD regarding Egypt                   verse 1- 2 

In the 10/12/10 the word of the LORD came unto me

saying

Son of man – set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt

and prophesy against him and against all Egypt 

LORD stated that Egypt a staff of straw                       verse 3- 7 

Speak and say

Thus says the Lord GOD

BEHOLD – I am against you – Pharaoh king of Egypt

the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers 

which has said – My river is mine own

and I have made it for myself

BUT I will put hooks in your jaws

and I will cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales

and I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers

and all the fish of your rivers shall stick to your scales

and I will leave you thrown into the wilderness

you and all the fish of your rivers

            you shall fall upon the open fields

you shall not be brought together – nor gathered

I have given you for meat to the beasts of the field

and to the fowls of the heaven

AND all the inhabitants of Egypt

shall KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD

BECAUSE they have been a staff of reed

to the house of Israel

WHEN they took hold of you by your hand you did break

and rend all their shoulder

and when they leaned upon you

                        you brake

and made all their loins to be at a stand 

LORD states that Egypt will be desolate                       verse 8- 9 

THEREFORE

thus says the Lord GOD

BEHOLD – I will bring a sword upon you

            and cut off man and beast out of you

And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste

            and they SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD

                        BECAUSE he has said

                                    The river is mine – and I have made it 

LORD promised forty years of desolation                    verse 10- 12 

BEHOLD – THEREFORE I am against you

and against your rivers

                        and I will make the land of Egypt

utterly waste and desolate

                        from the tower of Syene even

to the border of Ethiopia

No foot of man shall pass through it

nor foot of beast shall pass through it

                        neither shall it be inhabited forty years

And I will make the land of Egypt desolate

in the midst of the countries

that are desolate and her cities

among the cities that are laid waste shall

be desolate forty years

            and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations

                        and will disperse them through the countries 

Egypt will return a small power                                   verse 13- 15 

Yet thus says the Lord GOD

            At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians

from the people whither they were scattered

                                    and I will bring again the captivity of Egypt

                                    and will cause them to return into the

land of Pathros

                                                            into the land of their habitation

                                    and they shall be there a base kingdom

            It shall be the basest of the kingdoms

                        neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations

                                    for I will diminish them

                                                that they shall no more

rule over the nations 

Egypt would no longer help Israel                                verse 16 

And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel

which brings their iniquity to remembrance

                                    when they shall look after them

                                                BUT they SHALL KNOW THAT

I AM THE Lord GOD 

LORD gives Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar                        verse 17- 20 

And it came to pass in the 1/1/27

the word of the LORD came unto me –

saying

Son of man – Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army

to serve a great service against Tyre

                        every head was made bald

                                    and every shoulder was peeled

            YET had he no wages – nor his army for Tyre

                        for the service that he had served against it

THEREFORE

thus says the Lord GOD

BEHOLD – I will give the land of Egypt unto

Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon

and he shall take her multitude

and take her spoil

and take her prey

and it shall be the wages for his army

            I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor wherewith

he served against it

                                    BECAUSE they wrought for ME

says the Lord GOD 

LORD promises restoration of Israel                            verse 21 

IN THAT DAY will I cause the horn of the house of Israel

to bud forth and I will give you the opening of the mouth

in the midst of them

                                    and they SHALL KNOW

THAT I AM THE LORD 

COMMENTARY:          

                                      DAILY SPIRITUAL BREAKFAST: Young Believers 

: 6        And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. (4938 “staff” [mish‘enah] means support, stick, rod, cane, stave, or walking stick.)

DEVOTION:  Promises are made to all of us throughout our lifetime. Some people keep their promises to us and others let us down. We want to accept the promises of those that love us. We want to be able to depend on those who promise to be our friends for life. The hard facts are that friendships among individuals can come apart.

We can do all we can to keep a friendship alive. We can call friends on a regular basis. We can visit friends on a regular basis. We can help friends with projects throughout the years and still these relationships can end. It is sad but true.

Now we are told of a nation that promised to help Israel when they were going to be invaded by the Babylonians. The nation was Egypt. They were ruled by a Pharaoh that thought he could do anything. He thought of himself as a dragon or crocodile. He owned the waters of the Egypt. He owned the land of Egypt. He could help anyone defeat their enemies.

The truth was that when the Babylonians came to Israel he sent a token army to help but they retreated as fast as they came. In fact, the LORD promised that the Babylonians were going to conquer the nation and it would not come back to power ever again in the strength it had in the past. The LORD told Ezekiel that Israel was depending on a stick that was made of grass. It was only going to break once they put their weight on it. A walking-stick was supposed to support the weight of the person using it. The nation of Egypt was supposed to support Israel against Babylon but they were unable to do what they had promised.

We have to watch where we turn for support when we are facing our enemy the devil. Remember that we have three enemies we face at any given time: the world, the flesh and the devil. Each of them is strong. We are weak. We need Someone to support us during our times of trouble. The Someone can only be the LORD. HE can use our friends to help but ultimately HE is the one we need to turn to when we face any one of these enemies.

HE has promised to never leave us or forsake us. HE is always by our side once we become a child of HIS through Jesus Christ. HE will be with us until death and then we will be with HIM in heaven. What a promise we have from HIM.

CHALLENGE: Don’t lean on grass to support your life. We are to lean on Jesus. HE will never let us down. Praise HIS name! 

DAILY SPIRITUAL LUNCH: Transitional Believers 

: 15      It shall be the basest of the kingdoms neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish the, that they shall no more rule over the nations. (8217 “basest” [shaphal] means low lying, deeply embedded, low or inferior in station or quality, humble, lowly, humiliated, or ignoble.)

DEVOTION: We find that the children of Israel would look to other nations for their protection against another nation coming to conquer them. They would turn to them instead of to the LORD.

The LORD stated here that HE was going to judge Egypt, just like HE would judge other nations that were living in the time of Ezekiel. Too often the children of Israel thought they could make human alliances that  would gain them victory instead of asking the LORD for help and depending on HIM alone.

We do the same thing today as well as not only a nation but as just a people. We look to other people to help us instead of going to the LORD in prayer and looking for HIM to deliver us from the things or people who are giving us a hard time.

In the end we are all going to face the LORD before we go into eternity and what we have done with Jesus will determine where we spend eternity. Our commitment to HIM has to be real. We can’t fake God out by pretending to be genuine followers. HE knows our hearts and sees our lives each day.

The children of Israel were always looking for other ways to get help when they were in trouble rather than going to the LORD first and depending on HIM.

Is this happening in your relationship to HIM as well? If it is please think again and turn to HIM first and ask HIM to give you the help you need. Remember to wait on HIM and HE will give you the right answer and action.

CHALLENGE: We can learn from the actions of the children of Israel or we can continue to make the same wrong choices they made.

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: 16      And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord GOD. (4009 “confidence” [mibtach] means trust, free from danger, a state of trust, object of trust, refuge, safety or security.)

DEVOTION:  The history of the children of Israel shows that every time there was trouble or a need they looked to Egypt before the LORD. Egypt was a type of the world to the children of Israel.

There are two directions that people can turn when they face trouble: the LORD or the world. The children of Israel kept going back to the land of Egypt for help when they were in trouble. They looked for help from the world rather than from the LORD. The LORD was tired of them looking for safety in other places.

HE showed them that even Egypt was under HIS control. HE was going to send Egypt into captivity for forty years. HE was going to show the Israelites that they needed to put their trust in HIM and not in any human nation. The LORD sent the king of Babylon into Egypt as payment for them defeating the nation of Tyre.

Sometimes we have a tendency to follow the example of Israel. We seem to think that we can take the world’s ideas and bring them into the church and the LORD will honor them.

The Bible is our guide for Biblical teaching. The Bible is our guide to our relationships to other people. The Bible is our guide to our relationship to the LORD. We need to take Biblical ideas into our churches and follow them.

One Biblical truth that we are not practicing is reaching our world for the LORD. We need to witness. Each church has the responsibility to reach their neighborhood for the LORD. We are going to be held accountable for our activity around our world. If we are just keeping the Gospel to ourselves we are not honoring the LORD.

The LORD honors faithfulness to HIM. Are we being faithful to HIM or to human formulas for our churches? What is our object of trust? Who is our person of trust? Where do we go to be free from danger? Is our answer the LORD and HIS Word?

CHALLENGE: The world cannot save us from the challenges of life. Our trust has to be in the LORD alone. HIS guidance is always right.

DAILY SPIRITUAL SUPPER: Mature Believers

: 21      In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give you the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. (7161 “horn” [qeren] means figurative of strength, might, power, strength understood as a horn, to increase power and dignity)

DEVOTION:  God mixed judgement with promise. Here HE is giving judgment to Egypt for their treatment of Israel. Here HE is also giving a promise to Israel that there is going to be a future budding of the nation of Israel again in the future.

We realize that Israel deserved judgment for all the iniquity it had practiced that was against the laws of God. They had drifted far from the LORD. They were using HIS temple for the worship of false gods. It was not only the people in the streets it was the nobles and members of the king’s family. There was no part of society that was not worshiping false gods.

There was a remnant that were faithful but they were few and far between. God promised this remnant that there would be a future hope for Israel. They could depend on the Word of God that HE was going to restore them in the future. HE keeps HIS promises.

Today we find that there is only a remnant in our world of those who are worshiping the LORD alone. There are many who are religious. There are many who will go to church on Sunday and then live like they didn’t know the LORD the rest of the week. There were religious but not genuine believers.

We need to find people who are willing to be genuine believers seven days a week. Remember that even these individuals are still sinner but they confess their sin and keep short accounts with the LORD. Their goal is to grow in the knowledge of the LORD. Their goal is to serve the LORD. Their goal is to reach others for the LORD.

CHALLENGE: It is our prayer that everyone reading these devotions fall into this last group. We should be praying for one another. Remember to send any prayer requests whether private or public to the website and we will pray for them. We NEED to pray for one another.

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DISCIPLINES OF THE FAITH:

BODY

Chastity (Purity in living)

Fasting (Time alone with LORD without eating or drinking)

Sacrifice (Giving up something we want to serve the LORD)

Submission (Willing to listen to others and LORD)

Solitude (Going to a quiet place without anyone)

SOUL

Fellowship (Gathering together around the Word of God)

Frugality (wise use of resources)

Journalizing (Writing down what you have learned from the LORD)

Study and Meditation (Thinking through your study in the Word)

Secrecy (Doing your good deeds without others knowing but God)

SPIRIT

Celebration (Gathering around a special occasion to worship LORD)

Confession (Tell the LORD we are sorry for our sins on a daily basis)

Prayer (Conversation with God on a personal level)

Silence (Letting the LORD deal with some problems and needs)

Worship (Time to praise the LORD alone or in a group) 

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DOCTRINES OF THE FAITH:

Scripture (66 inerrant books of the Bible) 

Word of the LORD                                                   verse 1, 17

Thus says the Lord GOD                                         verse 3, 8, 13, 19

 

God the Father (First person of the Godhead) 

LORD – Jehovah (Covenant keeping, Personal)     verse 1, 6, 9, 17, 21

                        Lord – Adonai (Owner, Master)                            verse 3, 8, 13, 16, 19, 20

                        GOD – Jehovah                                                     verse 3, 8, 13, 16, 19, 20

                        Lord GOD                                                              verse 3, 8, 13, 16, 19, 20

                        I am against you (Egypt)                                      verse 3, 10

                        Judgment on Egypt (I will says the LORD)          verse 3- 16

                        Know I am the LORD                                            verse 6

                        I will bring a sword upon you (Egypt)                 verse 8

                        River of Egypt belongs to LORD                          verse 9

                        Creator                                                                  verse 9

                        I will scatter the Egyptians among the

                                    nations                                                      verse 12

                        After 40 years – I will gather Egyptians

from the people I have scattered

them too                                                      verse 13

                        I will diminish Egypt                                             verse 15

                        Israel shall know that I am the Lord God            verse 16

                        I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadrezzar verse 19

                                    take her spoil and prey and it shall be

                                                the wages for his army

                        I will give Nebuchadrezzar the land of Egypt     verse 20

                        Know that I am the LORD                                    verse 21 

God the Son (Second person of the Godhead –God/man, Messiah)

God the Holy Spirit (Third person of the Godhead – our comforter)

Trinity (Three persons of the Godhead who are co-equal = ONE God)    

Angels (Created before the foundation of the world – Good and Evil)

Man (Created on the sixth twenty-four hour period of creation) 

Pharaoh (king of Egypt)                                         verse 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19,  20

            Great dragon

            Land of Egypt will be desolate and waste

            They shall know that I am the LORD

            Shall not be inhabited forty years

            Return to the land of Pathros

            Base kingdom

            No more rule over the nations

            No more the confidence of the house

                        of Israel

Ethiopia                                                                  verse 10

Nebuchadrezzar (king of Babylon)                       verse 18- 20

         His army to serve a great service against Tyrus

Tyrus                                                                       verse 18 

Sin (Missing the mark set by God on man and angels) 

Wrong confidence                                                 verse 16

Iniquity                                                                   verse 16 

Salvation (Provided by Christ’s death on the cross for our sins) 

Know the LORD                                                     verse 9, 16, 21 

Israel (Old Testament people of God) 

Son of man – Ezekiel                                             verse 2, 17, 18

            Prophesy against Egypt

            Word of the LORD came to him

                        1/1/27

House of Israel                                                       verse 6, 16, 21

            Horn of the house of Israel to bud forth

            Know that I am the LORD

 

Church (New Testament people of God)

Last Things (Future Events)

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QUOTES regarding passage

Pharaoh Hophra was known for his arrogance and inflated self-image. He felt no one could defeat him. Second, Egypt had seduced Israel. Pharaoh Hophra had pledged to help them confront Nebuchadnezzar, but when the battle came, he abandoned them like the brittle staff (v. 7).

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Spiritual pride always produces a self-sufficient attitude of rebellion against God and opposition to his people and his work (2 Chr 26:16). Those nations who have championed idolatry and immorality and used their influence to subvert the work of God will be especially marked for judgment.

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This fivefold picture of the “Righteous Branch” was fulfilled in the person of Christ, who is (1) our Righteousness (Rom 3:22; 10:3–4; 1 Cor 1:30; Phil 3:9; 2 Pet 1:1); (2) our Redeemer, Restorer, Protector, Defender (Eph 2:17; 6:10–12; Col 1:14; 4:4–5); (3) our Wisdom, Understanding, Strength (Luke 2:52; 1 Cor 1:24; Rev 5:12); (4) our Servant (Matt 12:18; 20:26–27; Phil 2:27); (5) our Priest/King[Mediator] (1 Tim 2:5; Heb 7:25–28; 10:10–12). (Cooper, L. E. (1994). Vol. 17: Ezekiel. The New American Commentary (276). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.)

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David calls God קֶרֶן יִשְׁעִי “the horn of my help,” or “of my liberation,” i.e. the instrument of liberation, an image taken from horned animals, which use their horns as a defence; Psal. 132:17, “there (in Zion) I will make the horn of David to shoot forth,” I will cause the power of the kingdom of David to flourish; or rather, I will grant to the house of David powerful offspring. (Gesenius, W., & Tregelles, S. P. (2003). Gesenius’ Hebrew and Chaldee lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures (p. 744). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.)

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As horns are the focus of a beast’s power, so God promises to grant strong horns to those of his choosing (Deut 33:17). Thus one could parallel his heart and his “horn” as exalting in God (I Sam 2:1). One could defy God by lifting up his horn in arrogance (Ps 75:4–5 [H 5–6]). Actually, it was God who would cut off the evildoers’ horns and exalt the horns of the righteous (Ps 75:10 [H 11]). To have one’s horns exalted by God is to gain victory and salvation (Ps 92:10 [H 11]; David’s horn is to bud, Ps 132:17). God is the source of all true salvation, hence he is termed the horn of salvation (II Sam 22:3). (Coppes, L. J. (1999). 2072 קָרַן. R. L. Harris, G. L. Archer Jr., & B. K. Waltke (Eds.), Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (electronic ed., p. 816). Chicago: Moody Press.)

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A “horn” meant any kind of animal horn (ram, cow, deer) and sometimes was mentioned as a symbol of strength or power (1 Sam 2:1; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10; Jer 48:25). As used here it meant the rise of a leader of unusual strength and power. That “horn” would “grow” for Israel. The word “grow” is a specific messianic term. It means a “sprout” or “shoot” of new growth as when a tree sprouts and grows from a seed. Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Zechariah use this word in key messianic passages to speak of the coming of the Messiah. The character of the Messiah is revealed throughout the prophets. (1) He is “The Lord Our Righteousness” (Jer 23:5–6). The Messiah was called a “righteous branch” (ṣemaḥ). Zedekiah was the last king of Judah. His name literally means “Yahweh Is Righteous,” a paradox because he was an unrighteous ruler. (2) He is the “beautiful and glorious branch” (ṣemaḥ, Isa 4:2–6). In his day there will be restoration and cleansing of the impurity of Zion. (3) He is the “branch” (neṣer), the root and stem of Jesse (Isa 11:1–5) and will reinstate the line of David. (4) He is the “servant branch” (ṣemaḥ, Zech 3:8–10). He will come as servant of both God and humankind (see Isa 42:1–3; 49:1–7; 50:4–11; 52:13–53:12). His humility will be the key to his greatness (Matt 20:26–27). (5) He is the man called the “branch” (ṣemaḥ, Zech 6:12–13). The God-man, who is a perfect high priest, will rebuild the temple and be a perfect mediator between God and humanity (1 Tim 2:5).

This fivefold picture of the “Righteous Branch” was fulfilled in the person of Christ, who is (1) our Righteousness (Rom 3:22; 10:3–4; 1 Cor 1:30; Phil 3:9; 2 Pet 1:1); (2) our Redeemer, Restorer, Protector, Defender (Eph 2:17; 6:10–12; Col 1:14; 4:4–5); (3) our Wisdom, Understanding, Strength (Luke 2:52; 1 Cor 1:24; Rev 5:12); (4) our Servant (Matt 12:18; 20:26–27; Phil 2:27); (5) our Priest/King[Mediator] (1 Tim 2:5; Heb 7:25–28; 10:10–12). (Cooper, L. E. (1994). Ezekiel (Vol. 17, pp. 275–276). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.)

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But what does all this have to do with God’s people Israel? The prophet added a word of promise for the Jews (v. 21), assuring them that there would come for them a time of restoration when He would give them new strength (the budding horn) for their new challenges. After the Medes and Persians conquered Babylon in 539 b.c. (Dan. 5), Cyrus issued the edict that permitted the Jews to return to their land and rebuild the temple (Ezra 1). Whatever the other nations may do, God sees to it that His people maintain their witness and accomplish their assigned work on earth. (Wiersbe, W. W. (2000). Be reverent (p. 136). Colorado Springs, CO: Chariot Victor/Cook Communications)

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While executing judgment on Egypt, God had not forgotten His promise to restore Israel in the future to Himself. The last verse reiterates this promise and assures us that the day will come when the house of Israel shall bud forth and the people of Jehovah will be recognized in the earth as those to whom has been committed the Word of the Lord. (Ironside, H. A. (1949). Expository notes on Ezekiel, the prophet. (p. 201). Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux Brothers.)

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FROM MY READING: 

(Remember the only author that I totally agree with is the HOLY SPIRIT in the inerrant WORD OF GOD called THE BIBLE! All other I try to gleam what I can to help me grow in the LORD!!)

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Chuck Swindoll: Church attendance doesn’t mean a place to sit on Sunday, it’s to challenge your thinking and reshape your life.

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1 Samuel 17

Goliath the Philistine challenges Israel’s army.

INSIGHT

When God goes to war, there are no accidents. Just as He uses Gideon and an army of only 300 to rout the Midianite army that was “without number,” so He uses a boy with a slingshot to rout the Philistine army. In 2 Chronicles 18:33, “a certain man drew a bow at random,” but it “struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor.” There are no accidents when God goes to war.

We can take comfort in this fact in relationship to the spiritual warfare in which we all find ourselves. The obstacles may seem insurmountable. But if we are on God’s side, no foe is too great (Quiet Walk)

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MISGUIDED ZEAL 

I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

Romans 10:2 

The Jews were looking forward to the coming of the Messiah, but they did not recognize Him when He came. They who declared themselves anxious to be just with God were rejecting the one way whereby mankind can be justified before God.

To Paul there was but one explanation of that tragedy. He expressed it in the words, “I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.” He granted that their view was quite honest and quite sincere. The trouble with the Jews was not that they lacked sincerity, but rather that they trusted to it and, because of their reliance on it, neglected to consider the further light and knowledge that the gospel could give them on the very object that they desired. Again their difficulty was not that they lacked fervor, but that they trusted to it and argued that because they were zealous they were therefore of necessity right. “They have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.” Indeed, they rejected the knowledge the Gospel was offering them because of that very ardor. The conflict in their case was between zeal and knowledge, between sincerity and truth. 

There can be no doubt at all but that these qualities—zeal and sincerity—are being exalted in our day precisely as they were by the Jews of old. Knowledge is being depreciated, almost despised. Clear, logical thinking and exact definitions are discounted. Doctrine and dogma are taboo and regarded as being almost the enemies of truth, and even good deeds are not given the prominence they had a few years ago. 

A Thought to Ponder: These qualities—zeal and sincerity—are being exalted in our day precisely as they were by the Jews of old. (From 
Truth Unchanged, Unchanging, pp. 60-61, by Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones)

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What Mean These Stones

“When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? Then ye shall let your children know.” (Joshua 4:21-22)
The poet George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” In the life of every nation, there are “memories” that must be preserved if that nation is to retain an awareness of its unique role among the nations of the world—indeed, among the long list of nations throughout history.
Long ago, God Himself instituted “memorials” so that the key events of history might be remembered. The rainbow was to remind God of His covenant to preserve life on the earth after the awful destruction of the Flood (Genesis 9:8-17). Jacob set up a stone after he had seen the ladder and spoken with the angel of the Lord (Genesis 28:12-22). Joseph insisted that the children of Israel take his bones with them into the land of promise (Genesis 50:25).
In our text, Joshua is told by the Lord to take 12 stones out of Jordan and make a monument to commemorate the beginning fulfillment of the promise made to Abraham centuries earlier. That day, Israel was to enter the “promised land” and start its conquest of Canaan.
The Memorial Day that we celebrate in the United States began with the ending of the Civil War. Since then, our country has added many memorials. Each of them, whether a mere plaque, a lone statue to a notable person, or a vast and sweeping edifice, are all intended to remember some significant event and the people who made history during that time. Typically, we honor the dead who paid the ultimate price that we might live on—and we should. There are others, though, whose sacrifices in time and treasure were enormous. May our thanks this day “remember” all of them. (HMM III, The Institute for Creation Research)

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Under the crushing weight of persecution, there is no great comfort than to know your faith, and thus your eternity, is held fast in the omnipotent hands of the Lord. Christ Himself opens the door for His people to enter into the blessings of His heaven, and there is no force in existence that can close it. (p. 148)

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Christ says these persecutors “say they are Jews and are not, but lie.” Paul made similar statements in Romans: “For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that which is on the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter, and his praise is not from men, but from God” (Rom. 2: 28-29). (p. 149)

            (Christ’s Call TO REFORM the Chruch by John MacArthur)

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