90 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 2 - Part 2 - Book 8 - Manna: God's Same Grace Keeps Us

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 2 * PART 2 * BOOK 8 MANNA: GOD'S SAME GRACE SAVES US AND KEEPS US Exodus 16-19 Let's go back to the Book of Exodus, Chapter 17. Exodus 17:1-3 Wherefore the people did chide (or argue) with Moses, and said, `Give us water that we may drink.' And Moses said unto them, `Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?' And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, `Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?'" Now, that must have been quite a group of people for Moses to put up with. In fact, at one point he said "God these are not my people, they are yours." Exodus 17:4,5 "And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying `What shall I do unto this people? Exodus 17:6 Also underline the word rock if you don't mind marking in your Bible.); and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink...." We have to identify the term rock. that followed them: and that Rock was Christ." Matthew 16:16,17 "And Simon Peter answered and said, `Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.' And Jesus answered and said unto him, `Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.'" And again, we cannot comprehend spiritual truths unless God opens our understanding. Matthew 16:18 "And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Peter or Christ? Well Christ is, all the way through Scripture. How could the Scriptures suddenly make Peter the Rock? Now, let's go back to Exodus 17, where this rock has been smitten. Moses strikes the rock and out comes all this water. Then verse 8 will start out "Then came Amalek." Now, it becomes warfare over what God has provided. Just as soon as a person comes into that right relationship with God, and becomes a child of God, and we partake of that living water, what does the old flesh do? Here with Moses, we are not dealing with Grace, we are still with God dealing with Israel, and very soon into Law. Back here God would help them with their physical battles, but in our economy, how do we fight our battles? Now verse 8: Exodus 17:8-10a,11-15 "Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. And Moses said unto Joshua, `Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.' Zechariah 14:1 Zechariah 14:2 The Sovereign God is still in control. Zechariah 14:3 "Then shall the LORD (the LORD is Jehovah in the Old Testament but in the New Testament it is Christ) go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle." Who really fought the battle against Amalek? - God did. God was in complete control using the Israelites. And this is why Moses in verse 15 built an altar and called it Jehovah-nissi: God is our Banner. Moses' father-in-law Jethro, now comes on the scene, and he sees this multitude of Israelites and he see them besieging poor old Moses with one problem after another. Exodus 18:14-21 "And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, `What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? Exodus 18:19 "Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel,...." Exodus 18:20,21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, (Sounds good doesn't it?) men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and ruler of tens:" So verse 24: Exodus 18:24 "So Moses (What is the next word?) This spiritual man Moses, who has such a close relationship with God, listens to this man; I guess I can call him pagan, and hope I am not wrong. Remember, God hasn't said a word about it. Now, let's see the spiritual. Turn with me to Numbers Chapter 11: Numbers 11:14,15 Now, here in verse 16 and 17 is the spiritual remedy: Numbers 11:16 "And the LORD said unto Moses, `Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel (Remember, 7 is the number of God), whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle (By now the Priesthood has been established and the tabernacle is in the midst of the camp) of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.'" Numbers 11:17 God has said he would come down and empower these 70 men, that they will have the same quality of spiritual leadership that Moses had from the beginning. Exodus 18:27 Israel is gathered around Mt. Sinai, and God is getting ready to give them the Law and then the Tabernacle. #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible