Self-Taught P.OS. Plan of Salvation
PRAYER - "Let Me See Thy Vengeance On Them"
The prophet had often prayed for his enemies, that they would repent and return to God. After years of persecution and rejection, however, he blessed the LORD, but cursed the day he was born. Then he asked the LORD to show him His vengeance on them.
Jeremiah 20:10,12 - "For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. ...All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. ...O LORD of hosts, ...let me see thy vengeance on them."
PRINCIPALS - "Z for Zedekiah - The Last King In Ancient Israel"
As Z is the last letter in the alphabet, Zedekiah was Israel's last king. The nation fell in 586 BC. Jeremiah was absolutely right.
Jeremiah 21:9-10 - "He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, ...For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire."
PRINCIPLES - "The Counsel Of The LORD Shall Stand"
Compare your wisdom to God's. Well, that's not a fair comparison. He is infinite. He has seen everything and knows everything. He has witnessed every act and thought of every man and woman who ever lived. He is omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient. We are finite, limited, inexperienced, ignorant and unlearned. Still, we trust ourselves, and don't trust HIM? That's illogical! "There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand," Proverbs 19:21.
Jeremiah 10:23 - "It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps."
PROPHECIES - "Many Nations Shall Pass By This City"
Millions of tourists from around the world visit Jerusalem every year, to see the ancient sites
and rehearse the Bible stories. God said that would be the case.
Jeremiah 22:5, 8-9 - "If ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation. ...And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city? Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods."
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Bethshemesh
God led the Ark to Bethshemesh atop the Philistines' cart. The Levites unloaded it and then burned the cart and cattle as a sacrifice to the LORD. Sinfully, the men of Bethshemesh looked into the Ark, forcing God to smite over 50,000 people. The survivors sent to Kirjathjearim asking them to come take the Ark away from Bethshemesh. When God comes into your midst, you must reverence His holiness or suffer consequences.
1 Samuel 6:20 - "...the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?"
Call A Prayer Meeting
The Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant, but it was a curse to them. They sent it back
on a cart towed by two cows headed straight to Bethshemesh. Sinfully, the men of Bethshemesh
looked into the Ark and sorely angered the Lord. God slew many Israelites in anger. Samuel
called a nation-wide prayer meeting at Mizpeh. They repented, God heard them, and smote the Philistines in their behalf.
1 Samuel 7:5 - "...Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD."
Filthy Lucre
This is a cursed thing among God's people. The money coming into the ministry becomes their great lust. Eli's sons were greedy for the Tabernacle offerings. God killed them. Samuel set up his sons as judges in Israel, but they too sinned with the money. This very situation precipitated the people's demand for a king. The judges let them down. Lust for money ruins a lot of otherwise good people and destroys once-legitimate ministries.
1 Samuel 8:3 - "[Samuel's] sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment."
Israel Gets A King
Samuel's sons were corrupt judges, so Israel's elders demanded a king. Samuel was upset
because they would displace God's kingship with a man. He prayed. God gave him a prophetic message. He warned that a king would draft their sons and daughters into his service, and
confiscate their flocks, herds, fields and vineyards. They would eventually cry out against his
oppression. (That would happen many times - i.e., Rehoboam, Jeroboam). Nevertheless, they
insisted on having a king like other nations.
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