2018-07
2018-07
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 9: "Darkness to Light" (Isaiah 8:19-9:7)
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
Wednesday Jul 25, 2018
The Prophecy of IsaiahLesson 9: “Darkness to Light” (Isaiah 8:19–9:7)
1. A Land of Darkness and Gloom (8:19–22)
a. Living in Spiritual Darkness and Confusion (8:19–20)
When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? 20 Consult God's instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. (Isa. 8:19-20 NIV)
b. Living under the Chastening Hand of the Lord in Despair (8:21–22)
Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God. 22 Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness. (Isa. 8:21-22 NIV)
2. Darkness Turned to Light (9:1–5)
a. Humility Turned to Honor (9:1)
Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan-- (Isa. 9:1 NIV)
b. Darkness Turned to Light (9:2)
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. (Isa. 9:2 NIV)
c. Sorrow Turned to Joy (9:3)
You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder. (Isa. 9:3 NIV)
d. Slavery Turned to Freedom (9:4)
For as in the day of Midian's defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor. (Isa. 9:4 NIV)
e. War Turned to Peace (9:5)
Every warrior's boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire. (Isa. 9:5 NIV)
3. The Light of the Messiah (9:6–7)
a. The Birth of the Messiah (9:6a)
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. (Isa. 9:6a NIV)
b. The Names of the Messiah (9:6b)
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:6b NIV)
c. The Reign of the Messiah (9:7)
Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. (Isa. 9:7 NIV)
Sunday Jul 22, 2018
"Coveting and Idolatry" (Exodus 20:17)
Sunday Jul 22, 2018
Sunday Jul 22, 2018
"Coveting and Idolatry" (Exodus 20:17)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 22, 2018
Exodus 20:17, NIV"You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."
1. The Background and Uniqueness of the Command
2. The Meaning of the Command
3. The Command on Display throughout Scripture
4. The Application of the Command
Main Idea: God's people should be marked by contentment and thanksgiving to God, not greed and coveting, which reveal the idolatry of the heart.
Sunday Jul 22, 2018
"The Glory of God in Judgment and Mercy" (Romans 9:22-23)
Sunday Jul 22, 2018
Sunday Jul 22, 2018
"The Glory of God in Judgment and Mercy" (Romans 9:22-23)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, July 22, 2018
Romans 9:22-2322 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath-- prepared for destruction? 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory--
1. God is glorified in the judgment of sinners, because it reveals the glory of his attributes of righteousness, justice, and holiness.
2. God is even more glorified in his mercy shown to sinners, because it reveals the glory of his attributes of mercy, love, and grace.
Main Idea: It is God's right as the Sovereign Creator to magnify his own glory in the way that he deems best, both in the judgment of sinners and in his choosing to show mercy to some.
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 8: "The Coming Assyrian Invasion" (Isaiah 7:17-8:22)
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
The Prophecy of Isaiah
“The Coming Assyrian Invasion” (Isaiah 7:17-8:22)1
Outline
The Destruction of the Land (7:17-25)
The Birth of Maher-Shalal-Hash- Baz (8:1-4)
The Judgment of the People (8:5-22)
Destruction of the Land
Isaiah 7:17-25
Punishment for trusting in Assyria for protection rather than the Lord.
Assyria will remove the threat of the Syria-Israel alliance, but Assyria will also subjugate Judah.
The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah-- he will bring the king of Assyria." (Isa. 7:17 NIV)
Flies & Bees: No place to hide (7:18-19)
In that day the LORD will whistle for flies from the Nile delta in Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria. They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices in the rocks, on all the thornbushes and at all the water holes. (Isa. 7:18-19 NIV)
Shaved & Shamed: No more dignity (7:20)
In that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates River-- the king of Assyria-- to shave your head and private parts, and to cut off your beard also. (Isa. 7:20 NIV)
1 Cow & 2 Sheep: No one to inhabit the land (7:21-22)
In that day, a person will keep alive a young cow and two goats. And because of the abundance of the milk they give, there will be curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey. (Isa. 7:21-22 NIV)
Briers & Thorns: No harvest to bring in (7:23-25)
In that day, in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will be only briers and thorns. Hunters will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns. As for all the hills once cultivated by the hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns; they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run. (Isa. 7:23-25 NIV)
The Birth of Maher-Shalal-Hash- Baz (8:1-4)
The LORD said to me, "Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz." (Isa. 8:1 NIV)
Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz“Swift is the plunder; speedy is the prey.” – Bryan Beyer
“Speeding is booty; hastening is plunder.” – John Mackay
“The spoil of the two kings will quickly be taken.” – Willem VanGemeren
So I called in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me. Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the LORD said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz. For before the boy knows how to say 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria." (Isa. 8:2-4 NIV)
The Judgment of the People (8:5-22)
Assyrian Invasion (8:5-10)
The LORD spoke to me again: 6 "Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates-- the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels, run over all its banks and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it, passing through it and reaching up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land, Immanuel!" (Isa. 8:5-8 NIV)
Raise the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us. (Isa. 8:9-10 NIV)
Waiting for Yahweh (8:11-22)
Assessing the Options (8:11-15)
This is what the LORD says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people: "Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread. He will be a holy place; for both Israel and Judah he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare. Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured." (Isa. 8:11-15 NIV)
Divinely Given Hope (8:16-18)
Bind up this testimony of warning and seal up God's instruction among my disciples. I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him. Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion. (Isa. 8:16-18 NIV)
The False Alternative (8:19-22)
When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? Consult God's instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God. Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness. (Isa. 8:19-22 NIV)
1 The outline for this lesson was based on Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah and John L. Mackay, A Study Commentary on Isaiah, Volume 1: Chapters 1-39 (Ep Study Commentary).
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
“Truth and Justice” (Exodus 20:16)
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
“Truth and Justice” (Exodus 20:16)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 15, 2018
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” (Exo 20:16 NIV)
1. Ancient Background of the Command2. Meaning of the Command3. The Command in its OT Context4. The Command in its NT Context5. Applications of the Command
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
"The Potter's Prerogative" (Romans 9:19-24)
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
“The Potter’s Prerogative” (Romans 9:19–24)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 15, 2018
Romans 9:19–24 (NIV) 19 One of you will say to me: “Then why does God still blame us? For who is able to resist his will?” 20 But who are you, a human being, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to the one who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’ ” 21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use? 22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction? 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—24 even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?
Intro: Have we misunderstood Paul?
Situation and Problem: Israel’s Unbelief: is the problem with God’s Word/Promise?
Proposition: No! God’s Word has not failed (v. 6a).
Major Premise: Not all those descended from Israel are Israel (v. 6b).
Support #1 for major premise: Inclusion in the true Israel is not based on Abrahamic paternity, but on God’s call (vv. 7–9).
Evidence: Isaac and Ishmael were both children of Abraham, but Isaac was the chosen seed of Abraham not Ishmael.
Support #2 for major premise: Inclusion in the true Israel is not based on Abrahamic paternity or meritorious deeds, but on God’s call (vv. 10–13).
Evidence: Jacob and Esau were both the children of Isaac, the seed of Abraham, but before they were born and before they had done good or evil, God chose Jacob to continue the seed of Abraham.
Objection: Is God unrighteous? (v. 14a)
Response: Absolutely not! (v. 14b)
Scriptural warrant #1 for response: To Moses: “I will have mercy on whomever I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I have compassion” (v. 15).
Inference #1: God’s bestowal of mercy is not based on human considerations, but only on God’s nature, an essential aspect of which is to show mercy to whom he pleases, apart from human considerations (v. 16).
Scriptural warrant #2 for response: To Pharaoh: “For this very purpose I raised you up in order that I might display my power in you and in order that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth” (v. 17).
Inference #2: God has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills (v. 18).
Objection: How can we then be held responsible if no one can resist God's sovereign will? (v. 19)
Response:
1. Remember who you are. You are the creature; God is the Creator.
2. The creature has no right to object or “talk back to” or question (in a judgmental way) the Creator.
3. The Creator has the right to make what he wills to make and do what he wills to do.
4. God is glorified in his right as Creator to do what he wills with his creation.
Wednesday Jul 11, 2018
The Prophecy of Isaiah - Lesson 7: "The Sign of Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:1–17)
Wednesday Jul 11, 2018
Wednesday Jul 11, 2018
The Prophecy of IsaiahLesson 7: "The Sign of Immanuel" (7:1–17)
The Historical Setting (7:1–9)1
Time of National Crisis for Judah
Threat of Israel and Syria Alliance
Syro-Ephraimite War, 735-734 BC
Key Figures:Tiglath-Pileser III (Assyria)
Rezin (Syria)
Pekah (Israel)
Ahaz (Judah)
1When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it. 2Now the house of David was told, “Aram has allied itself with Ephraim”; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind. 3Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field. 4Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood—because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. 5Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah’s son have plotted your ruin, saying, 6“Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.” 7Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘It will not take place, it will not happen, 8for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is only Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people. 9The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.’” (Isaiah 7:1–9, NIV)
The Sign Offered, Refused, and Given (7:10–17)
The Sign Offered and Refused (7:10–13)
10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask the Lord your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.” 12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.” 13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also? (Isaiah 7:10–13, NIV)
The Lord’s Sign: The Birth of Immanuel (7:14–16)
14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. 15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, 16 for before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste. (Isaiah 7:14–16, NIV)
The Repurcussions for Judah (7:17)
17 The Lord will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria.” (Isaiah 7:17, NIV)
Interpretations of Isaiah 7:14
The Meaning of ‘AlmahView 1: Isaiah’s Words Find Their Fulfillment Only in Jesus
View 2: The Prophecies of Isaiah 7 and 8 Are Linked
View 3: The Woman Is Already Pregnant
Conclusion: Isaiah 7:14 and the New Testament
1 This outline is drawn from Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Book of Isaiah.
Sunday Jul 08, 2018
"Honoring One Another's Property" (Exodus 20:15)
Sunday Jul 08, 2018
Sunday Jul 08, 2018
“Honoring One Another’s Property” (Exodus 20:15)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 8, 2018
“You shall not steal.” (Exo 20:15, NIV)
The Ancient Background of the Command
The Meaning of the Command
The Application of the Command in the Old Testament
The Application of the Command in the New Testament
The Modern Application of the Command
Sunday Jul 08, 2018
"God's Sovereign Hardening" (Romans 9:17-18)
Sunday Jul 08, 2018
Sunday Jul 08, 2018
"God's Sovereign Hardening" (Romans 9:17-18) Pastor Cameron Jungels Eastside Baptist Church Sunday AM, July 8, 2018
14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! 15 For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." 16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God's mercy. 17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: "I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." 18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden. (Rom. 9:14-18 NIV)
Examples of God's Hardening in Scripture
God's Hardening of Pharaoh (Exodus 4-14)
God's Hardening of Sihon, King of Heshbon (Deuteronomy 2:30)
God's Hardening of Israel in Isaiah's Time (Isaiah 6:8-13)
God's Hardening of Israel in Jesus' Time (John 12:37-41)
God's Hardening of Israel in Paul's Time (Romans 9-11)
Principles of God's Hardening from Scripture
God Hardens Sovereignly
When God hardens, it is completely compatible with the stubbornness and hard-heartedness of the individual.
God hardens as a means of judgment, leading to greater judgment.
When God hardens some, others receive mercy.
Everyone whom God hardens deserves it.
God hardens to advance his own glory and fame.
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
“The Sanctity of Marriage” (Exodus 20:14)
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
“The Sanctity of Marriage” (Exodus 20:14)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday PM, July 1, 2018
“Do Not Commit Adultery” (Exod. 20:14)
1. What is the historical and cultural background for this command?
2. What is adultery?
a. Adultery is fundamentally a breach or violation of covenantal obligations. It is a breach of the marriage covenant, particularly by engaging in sexual relations with someone other than your spouse.b. Other forms of inappropriate sexual actions (homosexuality, fornication, bestiality, pornography, self-gratification) would all be considered sexual sins in the OT, but they are not technically adultery. c. Adultery is treated with special significance in the Scriptures, because it involves the severing of a covenantal marriage agreement between two individuals. It is considered a crime against people, the family, society, and against God.d. In the Hebrew Bible, the prohibition against adultery is fundamentally designed to protect the sanctity of the family, which serves as the foundation for all of society.
3. How is this command applied in the Old Testament?
a. Adultery was a capital offense in OT Israel. Lev 20:10; Deut 22:22b. Consensual sex between a betrothed woman and a man that she was not betrothed to was considered adultery and carried the death penalty (Deut 22:23–24).c. Examples of adultery: David/Bathsheba in 2 Sam 11.d. Adultery in wisdom literature: Proverbs carries repeated warnings about engaging in adultery and the lure of the adulterous woman.e. Adultery is used metaphorically to refer to Israel’s unfaithful violation of their covenant with Yahweh. Their worship of false gods is typically referred to as an act of whoredom/adultery. It is a covenant breach where the covenant involved an exclusive, permanent relationship between two parties.
4. How is the command applied in the New Testament?
a. Little change in terms of ethics from OT to NT.b. Adultery include sins of the heart (Matt 5:27–28; cf. Matthew 15:17–20). c. Illegitimate divorce is considered adultery. Also, marrying someone who was illegitimately divorced is also considered adultery (Matt 5:31–32; Matt 19:1–9).d. Adultery is also used metaphorically to represent idolatry/false worship in the NT. (James 4:4)
5. Conclusion
a. Adultery is a violation of life’s most important relationship. b. Adultery is the destruction of a marriage, which results in the destruction of a family, which inevitably will erode the foundation of a society.c. Adultery is a demonstration of a lack of faithfulness to one’s commitments and to the well-being of his or her closest human relationship. Unfaithfulness in the closest of relationships destroys faithfulness and integrity in all relationships.d. It is a sin against God himself and a violation of his holy purity. It should never be named among God’s holy people.
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
“God’s Sovereign Mercy” (Romans 9:14–18)
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
“God’s Sovereign Mercy” (Romans 9:14–18)Pastor Cameron JungelsEastside Baptist ChurchSunday AM, July 1, 2018
14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! 15 For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." 16 It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God's mercy. 17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: "I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." 18 Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden. (Rom. 9:14-18 NIV)
1. Who Is Being Elected and What Are They Being Elected To?
a. Is the election discussed in this passage corporate (peoples/nations) or individuals?b. Is the election discussed in this passage temporal (within time for historical purposes) or eternal (unto salvation)?
2. If this passage is talking about the election of individuals unto eternal salvation, on what basis does he elect them?
a. Not ancestry (Abraham)b. Not parentage (Isaac/Rebecca)c. Not worthiness of position (older over younger) or normal human considerationsd. Not works or character (before Jacob and Esau were born and “not on the basis of works”)e. Not on the basis of foreseen faith (“not of works” vs. “him who calls” not “by faith”)f. It is based on the wise, loving, sovereign, eternal, electing purpose of God (“in order that God’s electing purpose might stand”).
3. If God elects individuals to eternal salvation unconditionally, purely on the basis of his wise and loving sovereign will, then how can God be righteous and just? Isn’t this unfair?
a. How do we determine the justice of God?b. Isn’t God the author and exemplar of all justice?c. Wouldn’t an appropriate definition of the justice of God have to begin with God himself and what he has said about his justice in his own Word? This is why Paul uses Scripture and the words of God in his answer to the potential objection about God’s justice.d. Why would we think that we could determine what is just and fair?
4. God is just in his unconditional election of individuals to salvation, because it is consistent with the character and revelation of God himself.