Classes 2 & 3 from this series were used in GCT Episode 387.<\/p>\n
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\nrelenting and unrelenting God,
\nand the first class is entitled <\/p>\n
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\nThe Paradox.
\nBrother Aaron going. <\/p>\n
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\nToo far now.
\nAll right. <\/p>\n
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\nWell, good morning, brothers and
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\nThis is a lovely view of
\neverybody. <\/p>\n
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\nBrother Kurt was not wrong about
\nthe weather. <\/p>\n
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\nTo go from a place where we do
\nnot see the sun for weeks on end<\/p>\n
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\nto an abundance of sun made Rose
\nand I question some of our life <\/p>\n
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\nchoices as to as to where we
\nare. <\/p>\n
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\nBut thank you not only for the
\nwarmth of the sun, but also the <\/p>\n
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\nwarmth of your hospitality and
\nwelcoming us here. <\/p>\n
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\nIt’s it certainly means a lot.
\nThe words of Solomon save the <\/p>\n
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\nwriting of many books.
\nThere is no end. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd, and I found myself thinking
\nthis recently as walking the <\/p>\n
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\naisle of a local bookstore.
\nI’ve reflected that while <\/p>\n
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\nwalking by many different books
\nwritten by many different <\/p>\n
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\nauthors, penned over many
\ndifferent years. <\/p>\n
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\nWhile many of the faces were the
\nsame, many of the characters <\/p>\n
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\nwere the same.
\nThere’s nothing revolutionary in<\/p>\n
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\nBecause in fact, some of some of
\nhistory’s most famous <\/p>\n
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\nindividuals are are extensively
\nwritten on, aren’t they? <\/p>\n
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\nYou think they’re Napoleon
\nBonaparte, right? <\/p>\n
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\nThe the, the French emperor, the
\nthe the Conqueror of Europe. <\/p>\n
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\nIn fact, you know he’s
\nextensively written on. <\/p>\n
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\nThere are over 300,000 books
\ndedicated to the life of <\/p>\n
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\nNapoleon.
\nIf William Shakespeare, that <\/p>\n
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\nillustrious playwright, how many
\nof you think there are brothers,<\/p>\n
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\nsisters.
\nThere’s over 150,000 books <\/p>\n
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\nwritten on his life.
\nAbraham Lincoln 120,000 People <\/p>\n
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\nspend years, in many cases
\nhundreds and thousands debating <\/p>\n
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\ncharacter, all for the simple
\nreason that character is hard to<\/p>\n
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\ndefine, isn’t it not?
\nNot only is it defined on a <\/p>\n
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\nnumber of ambiguous moral
\nqualities like being caring and <\/p>\n
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\nkind and and patient and
\nlong-suffering, but but it <\/p>\n
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\nchanges over time and
\ncircumstance. <\/p>\n
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\nIt’s perceived in many different
\nways by the many people who <\/p>\n
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\nobserve us in our lives.
\nYou know how you see something <\/p>\n
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\nthat the angle and event
\ntranspires imparts vastly <\/p>\n
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\ndifferent assessments of a
\nperson’s character? <\/p>\n
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\nFor that reason, Brun sisters,
\nyou might know somebody a very <\/p>\n
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\nlong time in this life, yet yet
\nstill not truly know them. <\/p>\n
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\nTo add to this challenge, people
\nare are frustratingly complex, <\/p>\n
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\naren’t we?
\nNo one of us in this room can be<\/p>\n
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\nreduced to a single thing.
\nBrun sisters. <\/p>\n
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\nIt’s not so neat as that, isn’t
\nit? <\/p>\n
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\nWe can’t be be boxed into
\nsomething. <\/p>\n
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\nWe’re layered as individuals and
\nin many ways that is a <\/p>\n
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\nreflection of our God, our God
\nwho has many things at many <\/p>\n
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\ntimes in the record of this book
\nin front of us this weekend, <\/p>\n
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\nbrothers and sisters, we are
\ngoing to dedicate our thoughts <\/p>\n
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\nto just two qualities of the
\npowerful, dynamic, merciful and <\/p>\n
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\njust character of our God.
\nAnd as I say that, you know, <\/p>\n
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\njust two qualities, we’ll, we’ll
\nknow that that’s going to be <\/p>\n
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\nanything but simple and far from
\neasy. <\/p>\n
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\nBecause on the surface, these
\nare qualities that present as a <\/p>\n
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\nparadox, things conflicting that
\nare seemingly incompatible, <\/p>\n
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\nqualities that that on the
\nsurface are of enormous depth <\/p>\n
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\nand scope.
\nThese are traits woven through <\/p>\n
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\nWe see them pattern from the <\/p>\n
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\nfirst words of Genesis to the
\nfinal statement of Revelation. <\/p>\n
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\nThese are traits we consider
\nthat reveal the essence of our <\/p>\n
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\nGod, who he is, how he works,
\nwhat he expects of the works of <\/p>\n
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\nman trace when considered that
\nthat strike the the heart of his<\/p>\n
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\nidentity.
\nThese are qualities Bron sisters<\/p>\n
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\nrevealed in glimmers and
\nshadows. <\/p>\n
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\nThey pass us on the summits of
\nSinai. <\/p>\n
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\nThey’re born to us in the shadow
\nof God’s law. <\/p>\n
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\nThese are things Bron sisters,
\nprophets and kings long to <\/p>\n
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\nunderstand, sought to know, but
\nwere convinced they knew about <\/p>\n
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\nGod.
\nAnd these are things that John <\/p>\n
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\nwitnessed and all its glory.
\nThese are things, Bron sisters, <\/p>\n
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\nthat will not be hidden from
\nyou, but they are plainly and <\/p>\n
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\npurposely revealed to us in the
\nrecord of this book. <\/p>\n
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\nNot just in sentiments and
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\nare demonstrated in the
\ncountless lives of those who <\/p>\n
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\nallow themselves to be shaped
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\nGod’s character.
\nAnd of course, the things we <\/p>\n
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\nwill dedicate our thoughts to <\/p>\n
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\ngrasp in our coming classes, is
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\ncharacter of our God.
\nBut we’ll start our thoughts <\/p>\n
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\nthis morning with the simple
\nacknowledgement that all <\/p>\n
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\nthroughout Scripture, our our
\nBible is written on a fault <\/p>\n
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\nline.
\nYou guys might know something <\/p>\n
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\nabout that in California, but we
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\nmoment, Brun sisters, because we
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\nWhen we look at at the <\/p>\n
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\ncomposition of the Bible, we see
\nit in the last words of the old <\/p>\n
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\nverse, the New Testament.
\nHow does the Old Testament M <\/p>\n
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\nElijah to turn the hearts of
\nfathers, lest I strike you with <\/p>\n
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\nHow does it end, we think, to
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\nSurely I come quickly.
\nMay the grace of Christ be with <\/p>\n
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\nsome see as these two distinct <\/p>\n
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\ncharacters of God.
\nYou know, some go so far as to <\/p>\n
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\nlabel God a God of Old or New
\nTestament, a God of law and <\/p>\n
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\njustice or or the God of grace,
\na God of judgement and fire. <\/p>\n
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\nThe other who saves some go so
\nfar as to negate one over the <\/p>\n
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\nThey refuse to acknowledge, to <\/p>\n
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\nThey they hold to a God of love
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\nGod of justice who who only
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\nAnd that tension, Brun sisters,
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\nIn fact, it goes to the heart of<\/p>\n
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\nLet’s think about it for a <\/p>\n
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\nminute, Brun sisters.
\nWe’ll dedicate some time this <\/p>\n
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\nmorning to think about it.
\nCome with me to Ezekiel chapter <\/p>\n
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\n24.
\nYou know, it’s no secret that at<\/p>\n
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\ncertain times in the record of
\nScripture, God is depicted in <\/p>\n
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\nvery unrelenting ways.
\nYou know, your minds might go to<\/p>\n
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\nFirst Samuel 15.
\nI am not a man that I relent <\/p>\n
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\nsays God might go to Numbers 23.
\nGod is not man that he lies, nor<\/p>\n
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\nWhat I have said will I not do. <\/p>\n
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\nThese are bold declarations,
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\nsentiments, but we know all too,
\nall too well that there are <\/p>\n
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\ntimes where God takes decisive
\naction, times where judgments <\/p>\n
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\nare decreed and subsequently
\nexecuted and unrelenting ways. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd in Ezekiel 24, we see one
\nsuch character in action. <\/p>\n
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\nHere we’re introduced to a
\npeople in the culmination of <\/p>\n
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\nThis is a people who walk <\/p>\n
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\nThey reject the appeals of <\/p>\n
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\nThey they burn the word of God <\/p>\n
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\nrather than hear it.
\nAnd at the writing of this <\/p>\n
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\nchapter, they now see the
\nculmination of these actions, <\/p>\n
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\nthe judgments of God.
\nThey come to fruition. <\/p>\n
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\nThey look beyond the walls of
\nJerusalem. <\/p>\n
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\nThey see the armies of Babylon.
\nAnd in this moment, verse 14, <\/p>\n
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\nwhat does God say?
\nThis was my judgment. <\/p>\n
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\nThis I have spoken, says God.
\nIt will come to pass. <\/p>\n
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\nI will not go back.
\nI will not spare, I will not <\/p>\n
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\nrelent, I will not relent says
\nGod. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd we know that to be true.
\nBrun sisters once stated this <\/p>\n
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\nwould come to pass and what we
\nsee here is this character of <\/p>\n
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\nGod in action.
\nHe unequivocally stated that his<\/p>\n
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\nwould not be turned. <\/p>\n
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\nI am not a man says God, that I
\nshould relent and and Brun <\/p>\n
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\nsisters, we know this is an
\naspect of our God not only <\/p>\n
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\nhighlighted in the words of
\nEzekiel, not only in the <\/p>\n
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\njudgement of Israel.
\nIn fact, we see this one echoed <\/p>\n
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\nall throughout his word.
\nWe see this character of God in <\/p>\n
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\nthe words of Jeremiah.
\nJeremiah, a contemporary of <\/p>\n
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\nEzekiel, writing to the to the
\nsame impending judgement, makes <\/p>\n
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\na similar declaration in
\nJeremiah 4 verse 28. <\/p>\n
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\nHe says the earth will mourn
\nthis day, the heavens will be <\/p>\n
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\ndarkened for this I’ve spoken,
\nsays God, this I purposed. <\/p>\n
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\nI will not relent.
\nI will not turn back again. <\/p>\n
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\nJeremiah 15, verse six.
\nHe says I’m weary of relenting. <\/p>\n
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\nI will not spare my judgments.
\nAnd of course, this <\/p>\n
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\ncharacterization of our God Bron
\nsisters, it extends far beyond <\/p>\n
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\nthese writings, far past the
\nwords of Israel and Judah. <\/p>\n
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\nWe see this character of God in
\nthe accounts of Amos, Amos <\/p>\n
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\nchapter 1.
\nWe’re giving these declarations <\/p>\n
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\nof guns justice spoken in
\ncontext to holding our world to <\/p>\n
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\naccount for the the
\ntransgressions of the nations. <\/p>\n
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\nWhat does it read?
\nIt says the Lord roars from <\/p>\n
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\nZion.
\nHe utters his voice from <\/p>\n
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\nJerusalem, and thus he says in
\nverse 3 for the transgression of<\/p>\n
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\nDamascus, I will not relent.
\nMy punishment first Lord. <\/p>\n
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\nThus says the Lord for the
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\nI will call them, says God, not
\nby might nor by power, but by my<\/p>\n
340
\n00:22:09,080 –> 00:22:11,080
\nspirit.
\nThis weekend, brothers and <\/p>\n
341
\n00:22:11,080 –> 00:22:18,720
\nsisters, we will seek to better
\nunderstand this spirit, this <\/p>\n
342
\n00:22:18,720 –> 00:22:21,960
\ncharacter of God that changes
\nthe heart of man. <\/p>\n
343
\n00:22:22,120 –> 00:22:29,080
\nBut the second thing we’ll note
\nis that while he uses the winds <\/p>\n
344
\n00:22:29,200 –> 00:22:31,880
\nand the fire and the earthquake
\nto do his bidding and and <\/p>\n
345
\n00:22:31,880 –> 00:22:34,520
\nmanifest power and state his
\nauthority, God says to know me, <\/p>\n
346
\n00:22:34,520 –> 00:22:43,320
\nElijah, to truly understand me.
\nIs to look deeper. <\/p>\n
347
\n00:22:43,320 –> 00:23:06,530
\nCome with me to Exodus 33.
\nYou know it’s no accident that <\/p>\n
348
\n00:23:06,530 –> 00:23:09,730
\nwhen running to understand God
\nElijah comes to Sinai. <\/p>\n
349
\n00:23:09,730 –> 00:23:12,050
\nIn fact, isn’t just just Sinai.
\nHe goes to infect the <\/p>\n
350
\n00:23:12,050 –> 00:23:18,680
\nSeptuagint, calls this place The
\nCave, the very place Moses 400 <\/p>\n
351
\n00:23:18,680 –> 00:23:21,320
\nyears prior stood and sought to
\nknow the character of God. <\/p>\n
352
\n00:23:21,320 –> 00:23:25,400
\nYou see, like Elijah, Moses came
\nhere in despair, Brun sisters, <\/p>\n
353
\n00:23:27,400 –> 00:23:30,280
\nin a moment of confusion and in
\nface of failure, in fear, <\/p>\n
354
\n00:23:30,280 –> 00:23:32,800
\nstruggling to see how God works
\nwith man in face of this <\/p>\n
355
\n00:23:32,800 –> 00:23:35,080
\nenormous sin of Israel, he
\nascends that mountain. <\/p>\n
356
\n00:23:35,080 –> 00:23:38,640
\nAnd in face of grace that
\nchallenged his concept of God, <\/p>\n
357
\n00:23:38,720 –> 00:23:40,640
\nhe cries out these words on the
\nscreen. <\/p>\n
358
\n00:23:40,760 –> 00:23:49,880
\nShow me your ways.
\nThat I may know you in these <\/p>\n
359
\n00:23:49,880 –> 00:23:56,000
\nwords, Brun sisters, we’ll end
\non three thoughts to frame our <\/p>\n
360
\n00:23:56,000 –> 00:23:58,080
\nweekend to come.
\nThe 1st is this statement. <\/p>\n
361
\n00:23:58,160 –> 00:23:59,720
\nShow me your ways, you know do
\ndo. <\/p>\n
362
\n00:23:59,960 –> 00:24:06,560
\nDo you find it strange, Brun
\nsisters, that Moses asked this <\/p>\n
363
\n00:24:06,560 –> 00:24:11,600
\nnow?
\nBut he’s the first person in in <\/p>\n
364
\n00:24:11,600 –> 00:24:14,520
\nthe entire record of Scripture
\nto ever pose this question of <\/p>\n
365
\n00:24:14,520 –> 00:24:15,520
\nGod.
\nBut but think about it for a <\/p>\n
366
\n00:24:15,520 –> 00:24:17,960
\nmoment.
\nThis is a man who after how many<\/p>\n
367
\n00:24:17,960 –> 00:24:23,360
\nyears walked with God?
\nHow many moments did he speak to<\/p>\n
368
\n00:24:23,360 –> 00:24:25,520
\nhim in intimacy?
\nHow many signs and wonders <\/p>\n
369
\n00:24:25,680 –> 00:24:28,800
\nperformed by his power.
\nAnd through his hand the seas <\/p>\n
370
\n00:24:28,800 –> 00:24:32,760
\nwere parted through him.
\nHe spoke to God in the burning <\/p>\n
371
\n00:24:32,760 –> 00:24:34,680
\nBush.
\nHe heard his name in the Bush of<\/p>\n
372
\n00:24:34,680 –> 00:24:36,000
\nfire.
\nHe saw him in the plagues of <\/p>\n
373
\n00:24:36,000 –> 00:24:37,760
\nEgypt.
\nAnd now he says, show me who you<\/p>\n
374
\n00:24:37,760 –> 00:24:47,920
\nare.
\nWe see what Moses is truly <\/p>\n
375
\n00:24:47,920 –> 00:24:50,640
\nasking here, Brun sisters, in
\nthe words of Psalm 103, the <\/p>\n
376
\n00:24:50,640 –> 00:24:53,800
\nwords of David verse seven, who
\nin speaking to this very moment <\/p>\n
377
\n00:24:53,800 –> 00:24:55,320
\nat the events of Sinai, what
\ndoes he say? <\/p>\n
378
\n00:24:55,400 –> 00:24:58,560
\nAt Sinai you showed Israel your
\naxe, the fire in the the <\/p>\n
379
\n00:24:58,560 –> 00:25:08,040
\nearthquake and cloud to Moses.
\nYou showed your ways. <\/p>\n
380
\n00:25:08,240 –> 00:25:14,640
\nLike Elijah Brun sisters, Moses
\nknew God by his actions. <\/p>\n
381
\n00:25:16,360 –> 00:25:18,880
\nThe God that broke the back of
\nEgypt with justice. <\/p>\n
382
\n00:25:18,880 –> 00:25:21,920
\nThe God who broke the the
\nbondage maker with unrelenting <\/p>\n
383
\n00:25:21,920 –> 00:25:23,600
\ntruth.
\nWhat he’s seeking now is to <\/p>\n
384
\n00:25:23,600 –> 00:25:29,160
\nunderstand what is behind these
\nactions, what’s the character of<\/p>\n
385
\n00:25:29,160 –> 00:25:31,000
\nGod that will always guide His
\nhand with men. <\/p>\n
386
\n00:25:31,000 –> 00:25:33,760
\nHe’s looking, Brun sisters, for
\na blueprint for how God is <\/p>\n
387
\n00:25:33,760 –> 00:25:36,800
\ncommitting to work in his life,
\nto work with Israel, to work <\/p>\n
388
\n00:25:36,800 –> 00:25:39,480
\nwith us, and the importance of
\nknowing this Brun sisters of <\/p>\n
389
\n00:25:39,480 –> 00:25:41,400
\nthis distinction.
\nWe see it in the words of Psalm <\/p>\n
390
\n00:25:41,400 –> 00:25:43,840
\n95, the words of David, verse 9
\nto 10. <\/p>\n
391
\n00:25:44,320 –> 00:25:49,440
\nThese are the words of God.
\nActually, your Father’s put me <\/p>\n
392
\n00:25:49,440 –> 00:25:51,600
\nto the test, says God.
\nAnd I loathe them for it, <\/p>\n
393
\n00:25:51,600 –> 00:25:54,840
\nbecause they only saw my axe,
\nbut went astray in their hearts <\/p>\n
394
\n00:25:54,840 –> 00:25:59,040
\nbecause they did not know my
\nways. <\/p>\n
395
\n00:26:02,960 –> 00:26:05,760
\nTime and again, brothers,
\nsisters, Israel only saw the <\/p>\n
396
\n00:26:05,760 –> 00:26:10,000
\nsuperficial.
\nTime and again saw his axe, <\/p>\n
397
\n00:26:10,120 –> 00:26:14,680
\nmissed his intentions,
\ninterpreted his power, missed <\/p>\n
398
\n00:26:14,680 –> 00:26:16,760
\nhis character.
\nWe see it in the spies sent to <\/p>\n
399
\n00:26:16,760 –> 00:26:19,440
\nthe land of Israel, thinking God
\nsent them there for their <\/p>\n
400
\n00:26:19,440 –> 00:26:22,800
\ndestruction.
\nWe see it in the grumblings in <\/p>\n
401
\n00:26:22,800 –> 00:26:24,760
\nthe wilderness, thinking God
\nbrought them there to die. <\/p>\n
402
\n00:26:24,760 –> 00:26:26,840
\nWe see it in the bronze serpent,
\na symbol of their atonement <\/p>\n
403
\n00:26:26,880 –> 00:26:30,560
\nturned into an idol of worship.
\nActs inspire awe and fear. <\/p>\n
404
\n00:26:30,560 –> 00:26:34,440
\nBrothers, sisters, knowing the
\ncharacter of God changes our <\/p>\n
405
\n00:26:34,440 –> 00:26:39,520
\nhearts.
\nThe challenge for believers are <\/p>\n
406
\n00:26:39,520 –> 00:26:42,320
\nthe words of Christ, of John 15.
\nNo longer do I call you <\/p>\n
407
\n00:26:42,320 –> 00:26:46,800
\nservants, for the servant does
\nnot know the master. <\/p>\n
408
\n00:26:46,880 –> 00:26:49,000
\nThey behave on actions and
\norders. <\/p>\n
409
\n00:26:49,000 –> 00:26:52,840
\nBut I call you friends, for all
\nI have heard of the Father, I <\/p>\n
410
\n00:26:52,840 –> 00:26:55,560
\nmake known to you.
\nFriends, brothers and sisters, <\/p>\n
411
\n00:26:55,800 –> 00:27:01,600
\nknow the ways, the intense, the
\nreasons. <\/p>\n
412
\n00:27:01,680 –> 00:27:04,720
\nThat’s what we will endeavour to
\ndo this weekend, to glimpse the <\/p>\n
413
\n00:27:04,720 –> 00:27:10,520
\nways of God, to understand his
\ncharacter guiding his hand and <\/p>\n
414
\n00:27:10,520 –> 00:27:13,360
\nour lives, and in this world, to
\ndraw near as Moses did, and be <\/p>\n
415
\n00:27:13,360 –> 00:27:16,760
\ncalled a friend of the living
\nGod as he once was. <\/p>\n
416
\n00:27:16,840 –> 00:27:22,520
\nFor that reason, Brun sisters,
\nExodus 34 will be a turning <\/p>\n
417
\n00:27:22,520 –> 00:27:27,320
\npoint in our Bibles.
\nFor this reason, the words of of<\/p>\n
418
\n00:27:27,320 –> 00:27:30,480
\nMoses in verse 7 will be one of
\nthe most quoted passages of <\/p>\n
419
\n00:27:30,480 –> 00:27:32,400
\nScripture by other authors of
\nScripture. <\/p>\n
420
\n00:27:32,400 –> 00:27:36,120
\nThis is literally a hinge in the
\nword of God that authors keep <\/p>\n
421
\n00:27:36,120 –> 00:27:39,800
\nreturning to.
\nMoses quotes this, Hosea quotes <\/p>\n
422
\n00:27:39,800 –> 00:27:42,400
\nit, Jeremiah, Joel, David.
\nThe authors of Lamentation quote<\/p>\n
423
\n00:27:42,400 –> 00:27:44,600
\nthis first because they
\nrecognize in it what we should <\/p>\n
424
\n00:27:44,600 –> 00:27:46,480
\nall see.
\nAnd that’s that to know these <\/p>\n
425
\n00:27:46,480 –> 00:27:54,520
\nqualities is to know God.
\nHosea 3 verse 11 says there is <\/p>\n
426
\n00:27:54,520 –> 00:28:02,800
\nno knowledge of God when there
\nis no mercy or truth in the <\/p>\n
427
\n00:28:02,800 –> 00:28:15,160
\nland.
\nThe second thing we’ll note are <\/p>\n
428
\n00:28:15,160 –> 00:28:19,120
\nin these words that I may know
\nyou and it’s so important we <\/p>\n
429
\n00:28:19,120 –> 00:28:22,080
\nunderstand Brun sisters, what
\nMoses is really asking here <\/p>\n
430
\n00:28:22,080 –> 00:28:24,360
\nbecause you see, what he’s not
\nasking is something <\/p>\n
431
\n00:28:24,360 –> 00:28:28,120
\nintellectual.
\nWhat he’s not asking is <\/p>\n
432
\n00:28:28,120 –> 00:28:30,600
\nsomething theological or even
\nideological. <\/p>\n
433
\n00:28:30,600 –> 00:28:32,560
\nWhat he’s seeking is something
\ndeeper. <\/p>\n
434
\n00:28:32,560 –> 00:28:35,320
\nThis word no Brun sisters that
\nis used all throughout Scripture<\/p>\n
435
\n00:28:35,480 –> 00:28:40,880
\nto describe intimacy intimacy in
\nrelationships between husband <\/p>\n
436
\n00:28:40,880 –> 00:28:42,840
\nand wife intimacy between God
\nand man. <\/p>\n
437
\n00:28:42,840 –> 00:28:45,600
\nWe think to the words of Amos
\nthree you only have I known says<\/p>\n
438
\n00:28:45,600 –> 00:28:51,040
\nGod my chosen and elect people
\nintimacy in Exodus 3 verse <\/p>\n
439
\n00:28:51,040 –> 00:28:53,040
\nseven.
\nI know their suffering says God <\/p>\n
440
\n00:28:53,040 –> 00:28:55,680
\nI I feel it as my own in the
\nsuffering of Egypt. <\/p>\n
441
\n00:28:55,760 –> 00:28:58,200
\nSo what he’s asking bronze
\nsisters, it is not just the <\/p>\n
442
\n00:28:58,200 –> 00:29:02,960
\nillogical not just the list of
\nfacts about his God. <\/p>\n
443
\n00:29:03,080 –> 00:29:08,920
\nIt’s an experiential 1 when he
\ncan emulate, when he can, when <\/p>\n
444
\n00:29:08,920 –> 00:29:12,240
\nhe can replicate one that he
\nmight receive the grace of God. <\/p>\n
445
\n00:29:12,320 –> 00:29:17,760
\nWe will endeavour by the sisters
\nto know God in this way, to <\/p>\n
446
\n00:29:17,760 –> 00:29:20,440
\nunderstand the practical
\nexpression behind these <\/p>\n
447
\n00:29:20,440 –> 00:29:22,680
\nqualities of character.
\nSo it may be said of us as <\/p>\n
448
\n00:29:22,680 –> 00:29:26,560
\nwritten long ago of Josiah.
\nHe showed justice and mercy. <\/p>\n
449
\n00:29:31,980 –> 00:29:36,140
\nAnd was that not knowing me?
\nSays God. <\/p>\n
450
\n00:29:47,440 –> 00:29:53,440
\nThe final thing we’ll note, run,
\nsisters, is how God answers <\/p>\n
451
\n00:29:53,440 –> 00:29:56,280
\nMoses, because you see, in
\nresponse to the impossible <\/p>\n
452
\n00:29:56,280 –> 00:30:03,160
\ndream, in response to man’s
\ndesire to stand in the presence <\/p>\n
453
\n00:30:03,320 –> 00:30:06,640
\nof God’s glory, the essence of
\nGod on high and his, his power <\/p>\n
454
\n00:30:06,640 –> 00:30:08,520
\nand might, how does he respond?
\nWhat does he do? <\/p>\n
455
\n00:30:08,640 –> 00:30:14,000
\nLike Elijah, God draws him
\ncloser beyond the divine <\/p>\n
456
\n00:30:14,040 –> 00:30:16,440
\nexpression of power, beyond the
\naxe, beyond this heart of <\/p>\n
457
\n00:30:16,440 –> 00:30:19,240
\ndarkness and cloud and fire that
\nconsumed the mountain top, that <\/p>\n
458
\n00:30:19,240 –> 00:30:21,160
\ndrew the rest of Israel away
\nfrom him. <\/p>\n
459
\n00:30:21,160 –> 00:30:23,160
\nAnd in the midst of these
\nthings, what does he show? <\/p>\n
460
\n00:30:23,440 –> 00:30:29,960
\nHis name, Brun sisters.
\nHis character, the glory of God <\/p>\n
461
\n00:30:30,040 –> 00:30:32,680
\nthat he works in this earth is
\nhis character. <\/p>\n
462
\n00:30:32,680 –> 00:30:34,160
\nAnd what does he say?
\nHow does he show it? <\/p>\n
463
\n00:30:34,160 –> 00:30:41,640
\nHe says, Moses, I am a God
\nmerciful, I am gracious, I am <\/p>\n
464
\n00:30:41,760 –> 00:30:44,160
\nabounding in love and mercy to
\nthe thousandth. <\/p>\n
465
\n00:30:44,160 –> 00:30:48,720
\nThis is who I am, but by no
\nmeans will I clear the guilty. <\/p>\n
466
\n00:30:48,880 –> 00:30:57,040
\nThis is who I am.
\nMoses, always our God is a <\/p>\n
467
\n00:30:57,040 –> 00:30:59,760
\nrelenting and unrelenting God
\nborn sisters. <\/p>\n
468
\n00:30:59,760 –> 00:31:02,960
\nHe is a God of grace and truth,
\njustice and mercy. <\/p>\n
469
\n00:31:03,040 –> 00:31:06,520
\nIn our coming classes we are
\ngoing to reconcile how these <\/p>\n
470
\n00:31:06,520 –> 00:31:13,640
\nqualities work together, not in
\ncontrast, not in compromise. <\/p>\n
471
\n00:31:13,640 –> 00:31:17,000
\nThis man often perceives and
\npractices these things, but <\/p>\n
472
\n00:31:17,000 –> 00:31:19,440
\nthrough each other and for a
\nsingle purpose. <\/p>\n
473
\n00:31:19,440 –> 00:31:22,240
\nBruns sisters, we will work in
\nour coming classes to live the <\/p>\n
474
\n00:31:22,240 –> 00:31:25,520
\nwords of Eli afasted Job.
\nAcquaint now yourself and be at <\/p>\n
475
\n00:31:25,520 –> 00:31:29,920
\npeace with him to be guided in
\nthe words of Jeremiah. <\/p>\n
476
\n00:31:30,000 –> 00:31:32,880
\nLet not the wise glory and
\nwisdom, but let him who glories <\/p>\n
477
\n00:31:33,000 –> 00:31:42,520
\nglory in this, that he
\nunderstands and knows me, that I<\/p>\n
478
\n00:31:42,520 –> 00:31:47,320
\nam the Lord who exercises love
\nand justice in the earth. <\/p>\n
479
\n00:31:47,320 –> 00:31:52,120
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