Fixer Upper
Notes
Transcript
Introduction
Introduction
Home renovation as a kid
Tearing Down What’s Broken
Tearing Down What’s Broken
Inescapable Judgment
Inescapable Judgment
1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said:
“Strike the tops of the pillars
so that the thresholds shake.
Bring them down on the heads of all the people;
those who are left I will kill with the sword.
Not one will get away,
none will escape.
2 Though they dig down to the depths below,
from there my hand will take them.
Though they climb up to the heavens above,
from there I will bring them down.
3 Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel,
there I will hunt them down and seize them.
Though they hide from my eyes at the bottom of the sea,
there I will command the serpent to bite them.
4 Though they are driven into exile by their enemies,
there I will command the sword to slay them.
“I will keep my eye on them
for harm and not for good.”
God stands by the altar (probably false altar – the temple is destroyed)
Reversals
The altar is a place of judgment rather than reconciliation
Bring them down on the heads of all the people (v. 1) – Samson
They cannot hide
6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Ps 139
Divine Judgment
Divine Judgment
5 The Lord, the Lord Almighty—
he touches the earth and it melts,
and all who live in it mourn;
the whole land rises like the Nile,
then sinks like the river of Egypt;
6 he builds his lofty palace in the heavens
and sets its foundation on the earth;
he calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the land—
the Lord is his name.
God makes it clear that he is the source of judgment. Israel is not the recipient of a twist of fate but of divinely ordained condemnation
Judgment isn’t arbitrary; it is a consequence of their actions
Complete Judgment
Complete Judgment
7 “Are not you Israelites
the same to me as the Cushites?”
declares the Lord.
“Did I not bring Israel up from Egypt,
the Philistines from Caphtor
and the Arameans from Kir?
8 “Surely the eyes of the Sovereign Lord
are on the sinful kingdom.
I will destroy it
from the face of the earth.
Yet I will not totally destroy
the descendants of Jacob,”
declares the Lord.
9 “For I will give the command,
and I will shake the people of Israel
among all the nations
as grain is shaken in a sieve,
and not a pebble will reach the ground.
10 All the sinners among my people
will die by the sword,
all those who say,
‘Disaster will not overtake or meet us.’
Just like God raised up Israel, he can raise up other nations
Three nations
Cushites (Sudan)
Philistines from Caphtor (maybe Crete)
Arameans from Kir
If Israel is insistent on acting like the other nations, God will treat it like the other nations and use those nations to discipline Israel.
Verse 8 provides us one of our first glimpses of hope here in the last chapter.
The Northern Kingdom will forever cease to exist, but Jacob will not be destroyed completely
This section proclaims the fulfillment of predicted judgment, while leaving just a hint of hope
Building Something Beautiful
Building Something Beautiful
Near and far fulfillment
The Restoration of David
The Restoration of David
11 “In that day
“I will restore David’s fallen shelter—
I will repair its broken walls
and restore its ruins—
and will rebuild it as it used to be,
The Inclusion of the Nations
The Inclusion of the Nations
12 so that they may possess the remnant of Edom
and all the nations that bear my name,”
declares the Lord, who will do these things.
The Fruitfulness of Israel
The Fruitfulness of Israel
13 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman
and the planter by the one treading grapes.
New wine will drip from the mountains
and flow from all the hills,
An end to the Genesis curse
The Return of the People
The Return of the People
14 and I will bring my people Israel back from exile.
“They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them.
They will plant vineyards and drink their wine;
they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Compare to Amos 5:11
11 You levy a straw tax on the poor
and impose a tax on their grain.
Therefore, though you have built stone mansions,
you will not live in them;
though you have planted lush vineyards,
you will not drink their wine.
The Security of Israel
The Security of Israel
15 I will plant Israel in their own land,
never again to be uprooted
from the land I have given them,”
says the Lord your God.
The only way this can happen is if they are delivered from the power of sin
Conclusion with the authority of God “Says the Lord your God”
Similar to the beginning of the prophecy
2 He said:
“The Lord roars from Zion
and thunders from Jerusalem;
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
and the top of Carmel withers.”
Conclusion
Conclusion
Salvation through judgment
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Coming security
Don’t be short shortsighted – security and prosperity are best found in Christ
