So if you want to teach your children to follow God, youve got to love God fervently. For the LORD God Almighty declares, "I will stir up a nation against you, Israel, that will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah." New Living Translation "O people of Israel, I am about to bring an enemy nation against you," says the LORD God of Heaven's Armies. If we say that we know and love God, but dont obey His commandments, were either deceived or lying (1 John 2:3; 5:3). What about the idol of self? At the end of it, as you might suspect, he was hungry (Luke 4:2). The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became like the blood of a corpse, and every living thing died that was in the sea. Jim Elliff (When Ball Becomes Baal) argues that many Christian families have made sports the household god. But God views success in terms of godly, loving family relationships. For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. Hallelujah! And from the throne came a voice saying, Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great. And the light of a lamp will shine in you no more, and the voice of bridegroom and bride will be heard in you no more, for your merchants were the great ones of the earth, and all nations were deceived by your sorcery. Even though we did this for years with our kids, we still had to be diligent to keep at it. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it. I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession, saying, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff, and I was told, Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there. I will take you from the nations and gather you from all the countries and bring you into your own land. But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. Jeremiah, complaining of the prosperity of the wicked, by faith sees their ruin. The Lord will Raise up a Standard!! 2 Kings 17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords. . Through stammering lips and a foreign tongue. This requires two things: Verse 4 is called the Shema (from the Hebrew, Hear). But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, said the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath to the river of the wilderness. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase., And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon came to the city, while his servants were besieging it. Moses says (Deut. And the people will oppress one another, every one his fellow and every one his neighbor; the youth will be insolent to the elder, and the despised to the honorable. O He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. Amen! In America, we wrongly view success in terms of money, fame, or career success. Therefore we know that it is the last hour. Someone once accused me of being legalistic. When I asked why he said that, he replied, Because you preach obedience. If preaching obedience is legalism, then Jesus and the entire New Testament is legalistic! Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! E There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. Also it was allowed to make war on the saints and to conquer them. They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace, when there is no peace. More than 60 were physicians. For my decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them my indignation, all my burning anger; for in the fire of my jealousy all the earth shall be consumed. Moses preached Deuteronomy 6 to Israel as they prepared to enter the land of Canaan. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. K And they worshiped the dragon, for he had given his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast, and who can fight against it? And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down. As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? And Jesus answered them, See that no one leads you astray. When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, Come! And I looked, and behold, a black horse! A Message for Israel's Neighbors 16 And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, 'As surely as the LORD lives'just as they once taught My people to swear by Baalthen they will be established among My people. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, Arise, devour much flesh. And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. This is an overflow of your own walk with God. Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not, Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular, Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular, A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute, LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel. God made a way where they seemed to be no way. For behold, in those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders. You want your kids to see both from your life and from your teaching that the Bible is a book that applies to every aspect of life. The answer to the question, "Does God appoint evil leaders to lead nations?" is yes! 6:16; see Exod. Then he led away into exile all Jerusalem and all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. These verses reveal two safeguards: Deuteronomy 6:12: Watch yourself, that you do not forget the Lord. When times are good, a progression sets in: First, you become satisfied with your comfy life (v. 11); then, you forget the Lord (v. 12); finally, you follow the gods of the people who surround you (v. 14). Im not saying that you have to be perfect. We don't know exactly how this happened. Personally knowing and loving God is the foundation for raising up godly generations after you. In the whole land, declares the Lord, two thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one third shall be left alive. 1 God Is Going To Raise A Nation Lyrics [Hook] God is gonna raise a nation, that can obey him God is gonna raise a nation, that will obey him [Verse 1] God is giving us. And one of the elders said to me, Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.. Isaiah 7:20 In the same day shall the Lord shave with a rasor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. 1. Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. When you lie down points to bedtime as a great opportunity to talk with your children about their concerns and pray with them. He will be one of your own people. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. F When you walk by the way implies teaching your kids when you go places together. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! The nation must turn to God The greatest problem our country is facing today is not political; it is spiritual. Its often easier to trust the Lord during hard times. If the kids sports teams play on Sunday, the family skips church. 1:2-3). What we are to hear is, Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one. It can also be translated, Yahweh is our God; Yahweh alone. It means that Yahweh and only Yahweh is the true and living God, and He alone is to be the object of our worship. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 14 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hemath . Your kids will see the reality of your love for God. Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city. As his disciples, we follow Christ's example as well as his commands. This means entering into a personal relationship with God through saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. His Word must be on your heart. Habakkuk 1 predicts that God will raise up the _____ to punish the nation of Judah. Be diligent to teach your children! People would be obedient to God, and His blessings would flow, but then they would allow the influence of pagan cultures to lead them astray. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.". The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place; but they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, until there was no remedy. 7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. Knowing this first of all, that scoffers will come in the last days with scoffing, following their own sinful desires. I will shake the heavens and I will shake the earth and all that is will be undone. Binding Gods commands on your hand (v. 8) means that you should teach your children Gods ways by your actions. Or, if you dont show the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M., 1976 in Bible exposition) and Califo More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. It may be a trip to the grocery store or a family outing. Men should take warning not to harden their hearts, for those who walk in pride . Alas! God admonishes him of his brothers' treachery against him; He promises to the penitent return from captivity. The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and jewels and pearls, holding in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. 3 Nathan replied to the king, "Whatever you have in mind, go ahead and do it, for the Lord . And on that day a great panic from the Lord shall fall on them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other. When you rise up implies that mornings are another opportunity to teach your children. The book of Nahum portrays the LORD as the Divine _____. and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation. They wanted to go back to slavery in Egypt rather than trust God to provide water. The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among youfrom your fellow Israelites; you must listen to him. Obedience can be legalistic when people obey out of pride to look good before others, while their hearts are far from God. Pray constantly that you wont lose your first love for Jesus Christ. ). Dont respond to your kids questions by saying, Thats just what we believe, or, Because I said so! Your child needs to understand the why behind things as he grows older. Jesus Calls Us to Obey In Jesus Christ, we find the perfect model of obedience. And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael. And I will make boys their princes, and infants shall rule over them. After all, the team needs all the players! Cease striving and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.. Deuteronomy 6:18: You shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord. Every aspect of lifeyour thoughts, attitudes, words, deeds, schedule, possessionsmust be lived with a view toward pleasing the Lord. They grumbled because there wasnt any water. Sometimes God will raise up a king to serve as a destroyer of other nations only to destroy that king and his nation when they pass the point of no return. God uses the plural pronoun (Gen. 1:26), Let Us make man in Our image. (See, also, Gen. 3:22; 11:7; Ps. Fight lukewarmness like the plague! "Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever. Then Jeroboam drove Israel away from following the Lord and made them commit a great sin. Father Prepare Me. Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body. Genesis 9.12: And God said: "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations. The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! Ultimately, they have to answer to God. Q 45:5), I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides Me there is no God. He is one God who exists in three co-equal, co-eternal persons, as implied in several places in the Old Testament, and made explicit in the New. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it. Or, if you spend hours every week watching game after game, but then dont have time to read your Bible, pray, teach your kids Gods ways, or serve the Lord, maybe sports has become your idol. He is unchangeable in His attributes and perfect in all His ways. Its easy to forget the Lord and the great salvation He provided (Deut. Labs As they get older, you can venture into more didactic portions, like Romans. Ninety-five percent of those on death row hated their fathers (in Dave Simmons, Dad, the Family Counselor [Thomas Nelson], p. 112). Blog, A Raise R-U-K-U-S Tonight. Deuteronomy 18:1-8.THE LORD IS THE PRIESTS' AND THE LEVITES' INHERITANCE. But like any relationship, you have to maintain and deepen it by spending time alone with the Lord each day, reading and studying the Bible with the constant prayer, Lord, help me to know You better through Your Word! That should be your number one priority. 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