Which 'Books?' (Eccl. 12:12)

Which 'Books?' (Eccl. 12:12)

I. No Guarantee (Eccl. 9:11)

A. Vanity...Eccl. 1

1. Wisdom, Folly? Eccl. 1:12-18

2. Certainly? Prov. 13:22; Eccl. 2:18-21

B. Wasn't He...2 Chron. 22:14-16

1. Didn't He...1 Ki. 3:13

2. As Well As...1 Ki. 4:29-34

C. Better? Eccl. 9:11-18

II. Confusing? (Ex. 15:25)

A. "But Where Shall Wisdom Be Found?" Job 28:12; Deut. 30:11-14

1. Facts: Enslaved And Far Away...Ex. 1:1-16; 2:1-22

2. Facts: Always A Bigger Picture...Gen. 12; 15; 37-50

3. Their Mistake...Num. 14; 16; Deut. 29

B. "I Have Found The BOOK!" 2 Ki. 22:8

1. State Of The Nation...2 Ki. 20:12-19; 21:1-23

2. Unprecedented? Jer. 7:1-15; 2 Chron. 34

3. "A Consuming Fire"...Deut. 4:24; 2 Ki. 25:1-11

C. Far From It! Dan. 12:4

1. Wisely...Eccl. 1:9; Gen. 8:20-22; Jer. 23:16-20; Dan. 12

2. Nothing! Am. 3:1-8; Ps. 89:1-4; Isa. 55

3. Unfinished 'Book'...Acts 13:16-41

III. Hard To Believe (Rev. 1:11)

A. Seven Churches...Rev. 1-3; 18:1-4

B. Many Tribulations...Acts 14:21, 22; Matt. 24:15-22; Rev. 7

C. The 'Book Of Life'...Rev. 13:1-10; 20

Unwrapped (Gen. 25:31)

Unwrapped (Gen. 25:31)

I. Noah, Daniel And Job (Ezek. 14:14)

A. Famous Forevermore...Matt. 24:37

1. Opportunity Knocks...Gen. 6:13-22

2. Eternal Legend! Gen. 8:20-22; 9:24-28; 2 Pet. 2:1-9

B. Transformed Not Conformed! Rom. 12:2; Dan. 1:8

1. "Prudence And Discretion"...Dan. 2:1-23

2. Courageous And Blameless! Dan. 6

C. The 'Patience Of Job'...Job 2:9, 10

1. Murdered...Job 1:13-22

2. Traitorous...Job 4

3. Vindicated! Job 42

II. 'Disguised' (Heb. 12:2)

A. Are You Kidding? Heb. 12:16

1. Unfair Prophecy? Gen. 3:15; 4:1-12; 25:20-23

2. Choosing Wisely...Gen. 18:17; 19; 22:1-18; 25:1-6

3. Unawares? Gen. 25:29-34; 27:1-41

B. 'Sober Minded'...Heb. 11:1

1. Deserving The 'Highest Compliment'...Heb. 11:4-38

2. In Common...Heb. 11:39, 40

C. 'UNWRAPPED' Gift Or Punishment? Jn. 12:27

1. Thankfully...Jn. 12:27-36

2. Motivation...Heb. 12:1

3. The Obvious! Jn. 17:13-24

III. Not Enough (Heb. 12:17)

A. Many, Many...Matt. 7:12-23

B. Noah, Daniel, Job And...Jn. 12:38

1. Everything...Jn. 12:20-36

2. No Middle Ground...Matt. 12:30, 33-37

3. Discernment Required! Jn. 12:44-50

Second Place (Matt. 6:33)

Second Place (Matt. 6:33)

I. Notice To All Challengers: (Isa. 41:21)

A. Unbelievably Inadequate...1 Ki. 18:27

1. Jerubbaal...Jud. 6:25-32

2. Dagon...1 Sam. 5

3. Mt. Carmel...1 Ki. 18:20-40

B. A 'True Test'...Isa. 41:21-29

C. To His Dismay...Jer. 2:20-35

II. No Better Teacher! (Ex. 19:4)

A. 400 Years In The Making...Gen. 15:12-16; Ex. 9:15-17

1. Totally In Control...Gen. 26:1-33; 37; 42; 46:1-4

2. Just As He Promised! Ex. 3; 7:1-5; 10:1-7; 14:13-31

3. "You Have Seen For Yourselves"...Ex. 19, 20:18-23

B. How Do You Explain? 1 Ki. 12:28

1. In The First Place...1 Ki. 11:26-39

2. His Thinking...1 Ki. 12:25-33

3. Unacceptable! 1 Ki. 13:1-10; 14:1-18

C. He Never Forgot...Matt. 16:5

1. "Forty Days"...Lk. 4:1-13

2. "Yahshua Lifted Up His Eyes"...Jn. 11:1-44

3. "Do You Not Remember?" Lk. 16:5-12

III. A Shocking Choice (Jer. 2:5)

A. Choosing...Deut. 30:15-20

1. Everything...Prov. 23:23

2. They Chose Correctly, Though Painfully...Ezek. 21:1-17; Jer. 15:1-16

B. Despite The Mountains 🏔️ Of...Matt. 24:3-12

1. And Then...Rev. 13:1-8

2. Even Worse...Rev. 13:11-18

C. "Faithful"...Lk. 16:10-16