Joshua 9: Discernment Matters - Revision history

Wakefien: /* The unjustified grumbling of Exodus and Number was now justified. */

2022-07-23T23:35:03Z

‎The unjustified grumbling of Exodus and Number was now justified.

Wakefien: /* God delivered the city of AI in Joshua 8 */

2022-07-23T23:28:24Z

‎God delivered the city of AI in Joshua 8

Wakefien at 15:41, 20 July 2022

2022-07-20T15:41:10Z

Wakefien: /* Discernment matters because our choices can have long-term consequences (22-26). */

2022-07-18T15:19:26Z

‎Discernment matters because our choices can have long-term consequences (22-26).

Wakefien: /* Discernment matters because those not among God's people often play by different rules (1-13). */

2022-07-18T14:58:28Z

‎Discernment matters because those not among God's people often play by different rules (1-13).

Wakefien: /* Discernment matters because those not among God's people often play by different rules (1-13). */

2022-07-18T14:57:53Z

‎Discernment matters because those not among God's people often play by different rules (1-13).

Wakefien at 14:47, 18 July 2022

2022-07-18T14:47:24Z

Wakefien: /* MTR: Consider your pending commitments and go to God for discernment.. */

2022-07-18T14:44:56Z

‎MTR: Consider your pending commitments and go to God for discernment..

Wakefien: /* The unjustified gambling of Exodus and Number was now justified. */

2022-07-18T14:44:14Z

‎The unjustified gambling of Exodus and Number was now justified.

Wakefien: /* Ignorance is not bliss (Ephesians 5:15-17). */

2022-07-18T14:43:49Z

‎Ignorance is not bliss (Ephesians 5:15-17).

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 ====When the truth was uncovered the Israelites were livid (18).====
-=====The unjustified grumbling of Exodus and Number was now justified.=====
+=====The unjustified grumbling of Exodus and Numbers was now justified.=====
 ====Yet, they had given their word by the Lord God and could not break it (19).====

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 ====God delivered the city of AI in Joshua 8====
-By this point in the story, we have learned that God is the central figure of Joshua and no matter what one should always go to God. In Joshua 9 we are going to see a case where Israel probably should have gone to God first before just acting.
+By this point in the story, we have learned that God is the central figure of Joshua and no matter what, one should always go to God. In Joshua 9 we are going to see a case where Israel probably should have gone to God first before just acting.
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 '''Theological Proposition/Focus: God is truth and hence the source of truth and has a high expectation that His people be truthful.'''
-'''Homiletical Proposition/Application: We must go to God and petition Him, as truth, for discernment. Failure to have asked God is not an excuse for making a bad decision.'''
+'''Homiletical Proposition/Application: We must go to God and petition Him, as Truth, for discernment. Failure to have asked God is not an excuse for making a bad decision.'''
 =Introduction:=

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 ===MTR: Consider your pending commitments and go to God for discernment.===
-==Discernment matters because our choices can have long-term consequences (22-26).==
+==Discernment matters because our choices can have long-term consequences (22-27).==
 ===Bad decisions often have consequences.===
 ====In the video-game age we are spoiled by the reset button.====

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 =====The request of a ברית (covenant) vs. God's covenant.=====
 The people had a covenant with God but here they enter into another covenant.
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 Have you ever played a board game with someone who only sort of knows the rules? Sometimes after playing the game for a few minutes, it seems like either a rule changed, or something just does not make sense. At this point, most of us probably ask to get the instructions out and look at the actual rules. Why? Because the truth matters. Discerning the truth is critically important.
 ===MTR: Search yourself and make sure you are turning to Truth.===

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 ====God delivered the city of AI in Joshua 8====
-By this point in the story we have learned that God is the central figure of Joshua and no matter what one should always go to God. In Joshua 9 we are going to see a case where Israel probably should have gone to God first before just acting.
+By this point in the story, we have learned that God is the central figure of Joshua and no matter what one should always go to God. In Joshua 9 we are going to see a case where Israel probably should have gone to God first before just acting.
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 ===Image: Looking up the rules when playing a board game because truth matters===
-Have you ever played a board game with someone who only sort-of knows the rules? Sometimes after playing the game for a few minutes it seems like either a rule changed, or something just does not make sense. At this point most of us probably ask to get the instructions out and look at the actual rules. Why? Because the truth matters. Discerning the truth is critically important.
+Have you ever played a board game with someone who only sort of knows the rules? Sometimes after playing the game for a few minutes, it seems like either a rule changed, or something just does not make sense. At this point, most of us probably ask to get the instructions out and look at the actual rules. Why? Because the truth matters. Discerning the truth is critically important.
 ===MTR: Search yourself and make sure you are turning to Truth.===
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 I want you to
 ====Notice that Israel's failure was not that they were deceived but that they failed to ask God.====
-None of us has perfect knowledge. This means that there will be times when we are deceived or tricked. Being decieved or fooled is not itself failure. Failure comes when we do not go to God to seek help discerning.
+None of us has perfect knowledge. This means that there will be times when we are deceived or tricked. Being deceived or fooled is not itself a failure. Failure comes when we do not go to God to seek help discerning.
 You see, what it comes down to is that
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 =====Jacob tricking Isaac into giving him the blessing in Genesis 27 is an example.=====
-Understand the significance of this. We often treat our word somewhat flippantly. When we commit to something we need to see it through!
+Understand the significance of this. We often treat our words somewhat flippantly. When we commit to something we need to see it through!
 ===Image: Canceling appointments for silly reasons===
-Have you ever made an appointment for meeting with someone and then just not felt like it or decided you are too busy? I am guilty, I think we take our commitments far too flippantly.
+Have you ever made an appointment for a meeting with someone and then just not felt like it or decided you are too busy? I am guilty, I think we take our commitments far too flippantly.
 ===MTR: Take stock of your current commitments and make sure you are honoring them.===
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 ====In the video-game age we are spoiled by the reset button.====
 ====Image: saving games so that you can fail and just restart from your save.====
-Growing up my brothers and I had a NES that we loved to play together. We would play for a few hours and sometimes we would win at the end, sometimes we would lose at the end. There was no save so if you made a mistake that was it. Still there were no real consequences for failure. Sure you lost a few hours but you could start over tomorrow. Today almost every game let's you save your progress, so if you make a big mistake you just go back and start from the last place you saved. No big deal.
+Growing up my brothers and I had a NES that we loved to play together. We would play for a few hours and sometimes we would win at the end, sometimes we would lose at the end. There was no save so if you made a mistake that was it. Still, there were no real consequences for failure. Sure you lost a few hours but you could start over tomorrow. Today almost every game lets you save your progress, so if you make a big mistake you just go back and start from the last place you saved. No big deal.
 =====In life, there can be significant consequences.=====
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 =====but for now I want you to know that sometimes bad decisions yield significant consequences. =====
 ====The Gibeonites lost the very thing they hoped to save, freedom (22-25).====
-The Gibeonites were responsible for deception. While their deception did not absolve Israel, it did warrant consequences. In the case of the Gibeonites these consequences came in the form of perpetual service for the house of God.
+The Gibeonites were responsible for deception. While their deception did not absolve Israel, it did warrant consequences. In the case of the Gibeonites, these consequences came in the form of perpetual service for the house of God.
 =====Perpetual service to the house of God.=====
 You may recall that at this point in history the Israelites worshiped God not at a temple but at the tabernacle, the tent.
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 ====The biggest issue with the Canaanites was their idolatry and idolatrous practices.====
 =====Violence, fornication, and all kinds of evil were committed in the names of their gods.=====
-However, here in the last couple of verses we see that God redeems despite our failures.
+However, here in the last couple of verses, we see that God redeems despite our failures.
 ====The Gibeonites were directly exposed to worship of God.====
 You might wonder how this ended, did the Gibeonites ever turn from their idolatrous ways and embrace God?
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 ====It is just like God to not just forgive but transform mistakes into blessings.====
 ===MTR: Determine to see how God turns past failures into present redemptions.===
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 You see, what it comes down to is that
 ===Ignorance is not bliss (Ephesians 5:15-17).===
-We live in a fallen world, a world and we are called to make the right use of every opportunity (see also Col. 4:5).
+We live in a fallen world, a world in which we are called to make the right use of every opportunity (see also Col. 4:5).
 ====We live in a fallen world (days are evil).====
 ====Life is short (making the most of every opportunity)====
 ====We must go to God for wisdom (understand what the Lord's will is)====
 ===God expects His people to keep their word (16-21).===