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Intro:
The characters in this drama fit each one a role
that is re-enacted in our lives as Christianson a
regular basis.
1. Serpent (nahash) Ammonite (inbred). Incest.
(Gen. 3:15; II Cor. 11:3)
2. Saul (King) = descendant on monthers side of
Jabesh. Gileadites. “Dry hill of witness”. 2/3 of
Benjamite mothers were Jabesh – Gileadites.
3. Spirit of God (11:6): Came upon Saul. (Jud.
3:10; 6:34; 11:29; 14:19)
a) Bezek: Lightening (11:8) (Lk. 10:18)
b) Gilgal: Circle (11:14). Renewal. (Ro.
12:1-2)
4. Struggle that existed (11:1-2). (Jud. 1:5-7)
a) Requirement: reproach of ultimatum.
(11:2). Vision
b) Response: respite of undecided. (11:3).
Verdict
c) Refusal: repulsion of unwilling..
(11:7) Valiant.
Right eye was essential to victory.
I. Vision of the Word (Ps. 119:18; Amos 8:11)
A. The Word is our weapon. (Job 23:12)
1. Cleanses the heart. (Ps. 119:9, 11)
2. Changes one’s habits. (Jer. 20:8-9; Ps. 39:3)
3. Charges one’s hearing. (Ro. 10:17)
B. The Word is our warranty. (Rev. 12:11)
1. Pledges all our supplies. (Phil. 4:19)
2. Pledges all our support. (Deut. 33:27)
3. Pledges all our success. (Josh. 1:8)
(Samson blinded. Paul: poor sight but
great vision)
II. Vision for Worship (Jn. 4:24)
A. Involves faithfulness in communion. (I Jn. 1:3,
7)
1. Adoration of person
2. Appealing in prayer
B. Involves faithfulness in church. (Heb. 10:25)
1. Addicted to it. (I Cor. 16:15)
2. Affection for it. (Eph. 5:25)
a. He loved it enough to give himself for it.
b. We need to love it enough to give ourselves
to it.
Illustration: Once when mules were used in great
numbers in coal mines they had to be pastured one
day a week (Sunday). If they were not brought up
from underground they would eventually lose their
eyesight.
III. Vision for Soul Winning (Ps. 126:5-6)
A.
There is a harvest. (Jn. 4:35)
1.
The need to see self as a reaper. (Mt.
9:37-38)
2.
The prayerful search for others as reapers.
(II Tim. 2:1-2)
B.
There are hardships. (I Cor. 16:9)
1.
Do it haphazardly: handicap. (Ps. 142:4)
a. Hindrances
b. Hesitatingly: no hurry
c. Hostile: resent sinner
2.
Do it heartbrokenly: Honoringly. (Ps.
126:5-6)
a. Harmoniously (I Cor. 3:6-8)
b. Habitually. (Eccl. 11:6)
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