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Progress of Redemption
“As truly as I live, all the
earth shall be filled with
the glory of the Lord.”
Numbers 14:21
1 Earth, not heaven, will
be the target for the
accomplishment of
God’s plans.
2 The goal involves the
inhabitants of Earth.
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The realization of this goal
will be accomplished when
there is a people on Earth
filled with God
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Look for evidence of “The
Goal” as you read your Bible
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The Biggest Separation
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THE OPENING SCENE
Genesis 12: God begins to speak
God begins to act
God turns from the human race to
one man – from whom there was to
arise a miracle of history.
TEN WORDS
“In the beginning God created the
heaven and the earth.” Gen. 1:1
FIVE WORDS
“He made the stars also” Gen. 1:16
THIRTEEN + CHAPTERS
Describing the life of Abraham!
“I am not going to work a sudden
miracle from heaven: I shall work
through you.”
Whenever God wants to do
something, He will look for a man!
THE CHARTER OF SALVATION
Genesis 12:1-3
Once given this passage dominates
the entire story. What in the Bible
precedes this text is introduction.
GENESIS 12:1-3
All that follows, to the last chapter
of Revelation, is the story of the
development and fulfillment of this
Promise.
“For My thoughts are not
your thoughts, neither are
your wayers My ways, saith
the Lord.” Isaiah 55:8
And the Lord said to Abraham,
“In thee shall all the families of
the earth be blessed.” Genesis 12:4
ABRAHAMIC COVENANT
I WILL make of thee a great nation.
I WILL bless thee.
I WILL make they name great.
I WILL make you a blessing to others.
I WILL bless your allies and curse your
enemies.
I WILL bless all peoples of the earth
through you.
Step One: The
Founding Fathers
Genesis 12-50
Covers 1000s of years Covers portion of one’s life
“And the Lord said to Abram …
Lift up now thine eyes, and look
from the place where thou art
northward, and southward, and
eastward, and westward: for all the
LAND which thou seed, to thee will
I give it, and to thy seed forever.”
Genesis 13:14-15
The dust of the earth
The stars of the heaven
The sand upon the shore
“And Rebekah’s family blessed her,
and said unto her … ‘Be thou the
mother of thousands of millions …’
(but) Isaac entreated the Lord for his
wife, because she was BARREN.”
Genesis 24:60; 25:21
And Rachel (Jacob’s wife) was
BARREN.” Genesis 29:30-31
WHAT PROGRESS LOOKS LIKE
“And Isaac entreated the Lord for his
wife, because she was barren, and
the Lord answered … behold, there
were twins in her womb.”
Genesis 25:21, 24
“Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.”
Genesis 24:22
HOW IMPORTANT ARE
THE PATRIARCHS?
In the covenants which God in His
sovereignty made with Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob … are all the dealings of
His grace and all the purposes of His
Kingdom.
STEP TWO: The Tribal
Framework
Genesis 30; 49:28
ONE PROPHECY
24 VERSES FOR 12 PEOPLE
Jacob assembled his 12 sons to
prophesy their tribal future. This
prophecy covers in a remarkable
manner the entire sweep of
Israelite history—past, present
and future.
Zoom Lens on Joseph
Not a patriarch
No covenant made with God
13 chapter “biography”
Abraham Isaac Jacob
13.5 8 10 Joseph 13
“And God spake unto Israel (Jacob)
In the visions of the night, and said
…‘Fear not to go down into Egypt;
for I will there make of thee a great
nation.”
Genesis 46:3
Joseph was the link between the
family of Israel and the nation of
Israel.
By his God-given wisdom and
foresight, Joseph was able to save
the Egyptians from starvation and
to grant 70 of his relatives a haven
in Goshen, the richest portion of
Egypt.
Thus we see the hand of God
overruling, leading and blessing.
“It was not you that sent
me hither, but God. God
did send me before you to
preserve life … to preserve
you a posterity in the earth,
and to save your lives by a
great deliverance.”
Genesis 45:5-8
STEP THREE: People!
Ex. 1
70 People do not a nation make!
Let alone a “GREAT NATION.”
Nonetheless, this is still progress
Exodus
FIVE EXCLAMATION POINTS
Exodus 1:7 And the children of Israel:
Were FRUITFUL! and
INCREASED ABUNDANTLY! and
MULTIPLIED! and
WAXED EXCEEDINGLY MIGHTY! and
the land was FILLED! with them.
Well, one thing is for sure:
The Israelites are growing as a people.
“And Pharoah said to his people,
‘Behold, the people of the children of
Israel are more and mightier than we!”
Exodus 1:19
“The more they afflicted them, the more
they multiplied and grew.”
Exodus 1:13
This is the first time in the Biblical record
that we find human opposition to what
God is doing!
“I am going to
stop God”
STEP FOUR: A Leader
for God’s People
Exodus 2-4
STEP FIVE:
Deliverance From Egypt
Exodus 5-15
Man Handling the Work of God
DELIVERANCE: THE DIVINE WAY
“And God heard their groaning, and
God remembered His covenant
with Abraham, with Isaac, and with
Jacob. And God looked upon the
children of Israel, and God thought
about them with favor.” Ex. 2:25
WHENEVER GOD WORKS …
He always tells us what He is going
to do BEFORE He does it!
GOD’S LEADERSHIP STYLE
It’s quite different than man’s
Moses was the first theocratic
leader in God’s program
Theocracy isn’t the DIRECT
governmental rule of God in the
affairs of men.
ISRAEL: THE THEOCRATIC NATION
PURPOSE OF THE EXODUS
“That thou mayest know that there
is none like Me in all the earth.”
Exodus 9:14
Because of what God did here, a
special relationship was created
between God and Israel. A
disparate group of families and
clans were now made into a people
who thought of themselves as “the
people of God.”
Two nations cannot exist in one
country. They each must have
their own land.
STEP SIX:
The Culture of a Nation
Exodus 20 - Deuteronomy
STEP SEVEN :
Conquering the Land
Numbers 13-36, Joshua
All of the covenant promises are
conditioned on Israel being in the
land, and they become effective
only when she is there.
SPY OUT THE LAND? REALLY?
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WE ARE UNABLE
Unbelief never gets beyond the
difficulties—the cities, the walls, the
giants.
“And the Lord said to Moses,
‘I have pardoned according to thy
word; But … as truly as I live, all
the earth shall be filled with the
glory of the Lord.”
Numbers 14:2
Moses, I can’t do it with this
generation of people, but, believe
Me, I WILL DO IT.
UNBELIEF AND REBELLION
God can overcome any obstacle
except unbelief and rebellion in
God’s people
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE
God overcame
- barren women
- Pharaoh’s madness
- satan himself
But not rebellion and/or unbelief.
JOSHUA 1-12: Conquering Israel
Joshua smote all the country - on
mountains and in valleys. He left
no king alive, but utterly destroyed
all that breathed.
OBSTACLES
- Professional armies
- Walled cities
- 31 kings removed
- Giants were in the land
ENCAMPMENT AT GILGAL
THE LAND IS CONQUERED
AND ASSIGNED
STEP EIGHT: Tribes
Established in the Land Judges and Ruth
Covers 40-60 years, during
which Israel, under Joshua,
broke the military might of
Canaan in preparation of
taking the land.
Covers about 300 to 350
years, during which Israel
settled, by tribal lot, the
land
The 12 Tribes are
functioning independently!
AFTER JOSHUA’S DEATH
- 12 tribes acted independently
- Many differences amongst tribes
- All the enemies were not routed
THEREFORE, God’s goal of a
unified people was not on track.
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THE TRIBES
- Were settled for about 350 years
- Leadership vacuum
THE LORD RAISED UP JUDGES
- They are theocratic leaders
Judges 2:16-8
GROSS IMMORALITY & IDOLATRY
WILL DELAY GOD’S PLANS
Micah & Dan Gross Idolatry
How men dealt with God!
Men of Gibeah Gross Immorality
How men dealt with each other
NO KING
“In those days there was no king in
Israel; every man did that which was
right in his own eyes.
Judges 21:25
RUTH
Just a little love story?
Think again.
“Now it came to pass in the days
when the judges ruled” Ruth 1:1
RUTH & BOAZ
Linkage to the future king.
“And Obed begat Jesse, and
Jesse begat David …” Ruth 4:22
Moabitess: not allowed in the temple
Boaz’ mother was Rahab the harlot
STEP NINE: Samuel,
The Prophet-Judge I Samuel 1-7
SAMUEL
Word of the Lord was rare in those
days. Gross Immorality & Idolatry
rampant, even in the temple.
Age 12
Israel’s last judge and first “Prophet”
Annointed Israel’s 1st two kings
STEP TEN:
The Monarchy Under Saul I Samuel 8-31
MONARCHY VS. THEOCRACY
Man-Ruled Governmentt
MONARCHY VS. THEOCRACY
God-Rules Through Human Agentt
THREE KINGS, THREE KINGDOMS
No Heart SAUL
Heart for God DAVID
Half a Heart SOLOMON
DAVID WAS CROWNED,
BUT TOOK THE THRONE
16 years after he was anointed
by the Prophet Samuel
When God finally brought David
to the throne, David gave it back
to God.
AS A MAN OF WAR
David longed to build God a house, a
permanent temple.
Because he was a warrior, God would
only let him gather provisions for it.
Solomon built the first and largest
temple.
A RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE
Bring great glory to God.
The theocracy under Solomon was
amazing.
--The economy was so good gold and
silver were in abundance.
--His wisdom was legend.
--Because of David, Solomon never
saw what sin did to the nation
THE TEMPLE
Was the only place on earth where
men could meet God!
It was the only place where men
could find forgiveness of their sins.
It was the only place where God
guaranteed that the Gentiles would
have their prayers answered.
GOD STARTED WITH A NATION
Because He will be dealing with all
the nations on earth.
--some from every tongue, tribe and
nation will be found praising God in
heaven.
--the nations will be judged
--believers are to disciple the nations
2 GOD SCATTERS
THE NATION
A ASSRYIA
B BABYLON
C CAPTIVITY
D DONE
A ASSRYIA 10 Northern Tribes
B BABYLON 2 Southern Tribes
C CAPTIVITY 70 years / Daniel
D DONE Nehemiah/Ezra
A ASSRYIA 10 Northern Tribes
B BABYLON 2 Southern Tribes
C CAPTIVITY 70 years / Daniel
D DONE Nehemiah/Ezra
B