Title Othniel Judges/Judges 3:1-11
Contents Othniel Judge (May 98, 1998)
Othniel Judge
Many people who read the Bible read the Old and New Testaments separately.
There are disadvantages that come from It is the God in the Old Testament who judges sin.
Poetry is recognized as a God of wrath, whereas God in the New Testament is sinful.
He is recognized as a God of love who forgives. So the Old Testament
Accept the law as a way to keep the law, and the New Testament is the gospel as the good news.
Accepted. However, both the Old Testament and the New Testament
The God of love is appearing at the same time. That is, the gospel is contained in the law.
The original spirit of the law is contained in the gospel.
Therefore, the Apostle Paul said in 2 Timothy 3:16, “All Scripture is one
For teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness,
It is profitable for the man of God to be perfected for every good work.
to make it perfect.” That is, it is necessary to make the man of God.
These are the words of John. So, through the Bible, what God is like
That's where the focus should be.
Today is called the 'era of competition for survival'. in order to survive
Invest all your passion in gathering your strength by any means and methods.
is. But the way God deals with man is through His promises.
Therefore, it is a distinction between whether they are really God's people or not. follow
He is angry every day against those who reject God's promises. Psalm 7:11
It is said that God is angry with the wicked every day. "Ha
I am a righteous judge, a God who is wrathful every day."
prepared and poured out on him. God wants his people to repent
When not in time, even by mobilizing foreign countries, he works to select only his own people.
is that
Those who were mobilized as instruments of judgment to select God's own people
Ironically, it's not about choosing people who are good and good listeners.
He chose and sent those who were worse than them. that person
This is Risathaim, Gusan, king of Mesopotamia. Who is Gusan Risadaim?
Its meaning is 'Double evil Kusan' (the one with the nickname). So evil Mesovo
In the end, it was Israel who had King Damia to harass Israel.
They forsook God by marrying a Gentile nation, regardless of the word of God's promise.
Because he served Baal and Asherah. With this, God
“The children of Israel have done evil in the sight of the Lord.”
(v. 7).
The concept of sin that humans think about sin and the sin that God thinks about sin
of different perspectives. Usually, people try to hide their crimes.
All. Because if your sins are known to the outside, it can be a joke
I hide because I am afraid of becoming and being put to shame by many.
will be On the other hand, another type takes a rod and disciplines them. yes
The reason for doing this is not because it is against the truth, but just because it is one's own house.
This is to protect the honor inside.
Therefore, even when people look at their attitude toward the truth, they are indifferent to the truth.
However, you can judge the truth by whether it is harmful or beneficial to yourself.
I'm trying to be bold. Without knowing that this is a great sin before God
is.
However, with regard to sin, God thoroughly
It's Lucy. For the Gentiles, it is consistent with a curse. Nevertheless
Temporarily pretending to be a blessed person and appearing to be successful, but also
Even when there is no pain, God pursues them to the end.
He is a God who must curse and drink for ever. If so
God disciplines his people in the same way,
Instead of chasing you lightly without knowing it, chastising in front of other nations
is that So make it a laughing stock and a teasing in front of many
is. But if you repent, you send someone in the Holy Spirit to preach the will of forgiveness.
will be So Jesus came to save this world. forgiving
He came as a spirit. Nevertheless, many people
I miss Lang.
Judges how Israel survived in spite of human transgression and depravity.
It's a figure that shows you're going out. If you follow God's covenant, you
They should be immediately expelled from the Promised Land. But Jehovah God
When they cry out in pain, they send a savior again to save them.
that's what you do. When we see that human beings are saved, that salvation is human
not as a result of the help or effort of
that is done. The fact is that it is the result of God's grace and mercy
is.
So God sent Israel to the wicked king Cushan Risathaim 8
It made them suffer for years of oppression and suffering. The people of Israel suffered
Unable to bear it, I cry out to God again. to this Israel
God sends a savior, and that person is Othniel. this
Othniel was Caleb's nephew who saved Israel by his own power.
Rather, “the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he
He became a judge” (verse 10). It is salvation by the power of God.
is.
Othniel, who was Israel's savior, was to save God's people completely.
One self-chosen people who are oriented toward the desired Savior, Jesus Christ
It is like an arrow (road sign) showing to So, for eight years,
The people of Israel, who had suffered intensely, depended on the savior sent by God.
He was able to enjoy 40 years of peace after being saved. all this
That was the providence of God.
Those who know this grace of God do not always rely on their own strength or talent.
It is only by relying on God's grace and power to live. But the problem
shouting out the name of God and saying that they would exalt the name of the Lord, but the field of life
What's wrong with not seeing it in ? to believe in Jesus
There are many people, but they are indifferent to who Jesus is.
There is only one thing I want to ask such people, "Are you a believer in patterns?
Aren't you?". Our believers, first of all, I go to church.
But it's not okay to just pretend to believe in front of people by being a Jesuit.
You should always check it out.
The fact that Jesus came to this world in a lowly form is a kind of faith among believers.
This is a work to check. Therefore, true faith is like Jesus
A person who has given up on this world. What is the true will of God in that appearance?
A true believer is one who discerns what is wrong and obeys the will. everyday
Without giving any meaning to my own existence, the Lord always asks me why
I searched for the meaning of whether he even saved the liver, and from there I went one step further.
I do not live for my sake, but depend only on the Lord who sacrificed himself for me.
The life of a believer is a life that only exalts the name of the Lord. the church
Reform is not the goal. The church exists because Christ
The purpose of the church is to testify of God's work. ◈