Tag: judgment
Biblical Principle #361: Samson Lost His Strength
Biblical Principles List Principle Samson lost his strength because GOD left him when he was shaved, and this led to Samson’s death. Explanation After the city gates incident, Samson came to love a Philistine woman named Delilah. Desperate to get the best of Samson, the Philistine leaders bribed Delilah to trick Samson into revealing to…
Biblical Principle #353: Deborah the Female Judge
Biblical Principles List Biblical Principles God chose Deborah as one of the judges, and the only female in Judges, to deliver Israel. Explanation It is often stated that, in this time period, Israelite women, as well as those of most Gentile cultures, were basically seen as property and of lesser social status than men. If…
Biblical Principle #351: God’s Discipline Increased with Israel’s Rebellion
Biblical Principles List Principle As Israel’s idolatrous rebellion increased, so also did God’s discipline of Israel. Explanation Once the Israelites had conquered Canaan, and Joshua’s generation had died, the people quickly broke their covenant with GOD and began to serve the Canaanite gods, beginning with Baal and the Ashtoreths. 10 And when all that generation…
Biblical Principle #345: God Gave Israel Victory Over Jericho
Biblical Principles List Principle God miraculously delivered the city of Jericho into Israel’s hands and gave them the victory. Explanation We previously established how Rahab hid Israel’s spies, choosing to save her family and her own life over loyal death alongside her fellow citizens in Jericho. From this, we know that Jericho was well aware…
Biblical Principle #339: Moses Died on Mount Nebo
Biblical Principles List Principle As Israel was camped on the boarder of Canaan, Moses died upon Mount Nebo. Explanation We previously established how Moses was forbidden from entering the land of Canaan because of his prideful and rebellious actions at Meribah, some forty years earlier. With all preparations completed, the last of which were the…
Biblical Principle #338: The Song of Moses and Purifying the Land of Israel
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Song of Moses, God revealed that He would cleanse the land of Israel. Explanation This is an important Principle linked to many other Scriptures and Principles. The final statement of the Song of Moses is that GOD was going to purify His people’s land: 43 “Rejoice, O Heavens, together…
Biblical Principle #337: The Song of Moses and Heaven’s Division of Angels
Biblical Principles List Principle The Song of Moses exposed the division between righteous and demonic angels and prophesied of God’s victory over the demons. Explanation We have previously established that: One important but perhaps less obvious theme in the Song of Moses is the contrast made between the righteous angels of GOD and the evil…
Biblical Principle #336: A Twisted and Perverse Generation
Biblical Principles List Principle The events described within the Song of Moses were prophesied to come upon Israel during a generation described as twisted and perverse. Explanation The Song of Moses described a coming judgment upon Israel. These events would happen during a generation which the Song repeatedly described as perverse: 5 “They sinned; the…
Biblical Principle #335: The Song of Moses and God’s Judgment
Biblical Principles List Principle The Song of Moses describes God’s response to Israel’s eventual idolatry: judgment. Explanation Shortly before Moses’ death, GOD revealed Israel’s future through the Song of Moses. Following Moses’ death, Israel would rebel, serve other gods, and provoke GOD to jealousy. During the time that these events were describing, the Song of…
Biblical Principle #334: Israel’s Idolatry Would Provoke GOD’s Jealousy
Biblical Principles List Principle The Song of Moses revealed that it would be Israel’s worship of other gods that would provoke God to jealousy against Israel. Explanation In the Song of Moses, Moses prophesied: 12 So the Lord alone led them,And there was no foreign god with them. … 15 … Then he forsook God…