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Biblical Principle #363: Samuel, the Nazarite Servant of God
Biblical Principles List Principle Samuel was a Nazarite dedicated by his mother to serve God, which he faithfully did his entire life. Explanation We have previously established how important to GOD the Nazarite vow was for Israel. At the time that Samuel’s parents, Elkanah and Hannah, lived, Israel’s most recent national hero had been Samson.…
Biblical Principle #362: Israel’s Unfaithfulness Led to Civil War
Biblical Principles List Principle Israel’s abandonment of God and the Law of Moses created problems that included civil war. Explanation We have previously established that: At one point, things became so dark that the Benjamites virtually copied the playbook of Sodom (see Judges 19). This led to Israel’s first civil war.
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…
Biblical Principle #318: Israel’s Army to Be Only Single-Minded Selected
Biblical Principles List Principle Before going to war, Israel’s officers were to select only the single-minded to fight. Explanation A distracted soldier is a liability, if not a danger to themselves and their comrades. GOD wanted Israel to only take the focused—the single-minded—into war. 5 Then the scribes shall speak to the people, saying, ‘What…
Biblical Principle #314: Israelites Not to Covet
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid Israelites from coveting their neighbor’s wife, house, land, servant, animals, and possessions. Explanation We previously established in the ten commandments how GOD had commanded Israel not to covet. Later, as Moses recounted the Law to Israel not far from the land of Canaan, he said: 1…
Biblical Principle #289: Law of Moses Forbid Bestiality
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid Israelite bestiality. Explanation Bestiality is defined as a man or woman having sex with an animal. In the Law of Moses, GOD told Israel not to engage in bestiality because it is a perversion. 23 Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with…
Biblical Principle #288: Law of Moses Forbid Homosexuality
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses prohibited Israelite homosexuality. Explanation We previously established that it was GOD who created: Since each of these are GOD’s creation, He set the guidelines on how they should work. In the Law of Moses, GOD said: 22 You shall not lie with a male as with a…
Biblical Principle #286: Law of Moses Forbid Incest
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid incest and unhealthy sexual relationships with close family members. Explanation The Law of Moses provided the following restrictions against sexual relations with close relatives. (As you read these, remember that we previously established that, biblically, “shame” means the natural human embarrassment one feels by the realization…