"Plain", But Not Simple (Hab. 2:2)

 "Plain", But Not Simple (Hab. 2:2)

I. 'Please!' (2 Thess. 2:1, 2)

A. "Even If"...Gal. 1:8

1. "More Crafty" And Able...Gen. 3:1; Jn. 9:18-23; 12:12-19; 12:36b-43

2. "Angel Of"...Lk. 22:31-34; 2 Cor. 11:14

B. Not So 'Cut And Dry'...Acts 1:6

1. They Had No Idea 🤷🏾...Matt. 16:13-23; Lk. 18:31-34; 24:13-27

2. As Promised...Jn. 16:4b-15; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Thess. 2:1-12

II. "Through Their Word" (Jn. 17:20)

A. 'Not One Stone Upon Another?' Matt. 24:1, 2

1. Alarming, But Clear...Matt. 24:3

2. Warnings...Matt. 24:4, 5, 11, 23-27

3. More Questions?? Matt. 24:45-51

B. Carefully...Isa. 22:8-25

1. "Breaches"...Isa. 22:8-13; Jer. 5:1-11

2. 'Eliakim vs. Shebna'...Jer. 23:1-8; Isa. 22:15-25

3. Choosing Wisely...Matt. 25:1-13; 10:34-42

C. "Mine"...Zeph. 3:1-9; Jn. 17:20-26

III. "All The Remnants Of The Peoples" (Hab. 2:8)

A. The Masses...Matt. 7:13, 14; 22:1-14; Rom. 9:22-29

B. Yahweh's Plan...Hab. 3; Isa. 66:15-24

'Always A Word' (Matt. 24:35)

 'Always A Word' (Matt. 24:35)

I. 'Indifference' (Zeph. 1:12)

A. Far From It! Jn. 5:10-17; Ps. 121; Isa. 41:21-29

B. So Close, And Yet...Matt 13:1-9

1. Physically...Matt. 13:1, 2

2. Mentally And...Matt. 13:10-15

3. He Further Explains...Matt. 13:18-22

C. Isaiah Testifies...Isa. 42:20

1. On The One Hand...1 Ki. 8:31-53

2. The 'Indifference'...1 Sam. 2:27-36; 1 Ki. 11:1-11

II. "Near" (Isa. 55:6)

A. Observant...Dan. 2:22

1. Meaningless? Matt. 10:29, 30; Prov. 16:2; 21:2; 24:12

2. Across The Board...Gen. 18:22-33; 2 Chron. 16:9; Job 1:6-8; Ps. 139:7-16

B. A Two-Way Street...Acts 10:1-3

1. 'Making It Rain' 🌧️ ...Job 21:1-14; Matt. 5:44, 45

2. Making It Obvious...Matt. 8:5-13; Acts 8:26-39; 10:9-43

C. Not Like Us...Lk. 5:4, 5

1. Nothing...2 Ki. 4:1-7; 2 Chron. 25:5-9

2. Whoever...2 Ki. 4:8-17; Matt. 25:31-46

3. Focused...Lk. 10:38-42; 5:4-11

III. "With You Always"(Matt. 28:19, 20)

A. "O Baal, Answer Us!" 1 Ki. 18:26

1. Fundamental...1 Ki. 18:21

2. No Answer...Prov. 1:20-32; 1 Ki. 18:26-29

3. Clearly...1 Ki. 18:30-39

B. 'No Excuse'...Rom. 2:12-16; Matt. 11:20-24

C. Obedience Essential...Lk. 12:35-40; Jn. 14:8-31; Matt. 28:18-20

'No Pass' (Amos 7:8)

'No Pass' (Amos 7:8)

I. 'Careful' (Num. 35:31)

A. Covenants Matter...Gen. 22:15-18

1. Till This Day...Gen. 9:11-17

2. The Covenants Before? Gen. 2:15-17; 4:1-12

3. "Blessed Be Shem"....Gen. 9:18-27; 11:10-32; 12:1-7; 22:1-18; 26:1-5; Ex. 3:1-10

B. Two Sides...Deut. 7:1-16; Num. 35:30-34; Jos. 23:1-13

C. "Innocent Blood"🩸...2 Ki. 21:1-16; Ezek. 21

II. Why So Angry? (Gen. 18:23)

A. Another Example...Gen. 6:1-7

1. The Authority Question...Gen. 3:1-5; 3:8-19

2. The Significance Of 'Twice'...Gen. 42:1-32

3. No Question! Gen. 19:1-29; Lk. 17:26-30

B. Unlearned Lessons...Lk. 11:46-48

1. Unappreciative...Ezek. 16:1-14; Jer. 2:1-13

2. Repercussions...2 Ki. 17:7-23; Jer. 39:1-9; Lam. 4

3. "They Will Respect My Son?" Matt. 21:33-40; Lk. 19:45-48

4. "Do Not Weep For Me"...Lk. 23:26-31

III. "What More Was There To Do?" (Isa. 5:4)

A. No Choice...Isa. 5:1-6; 1:2-15

B. 'No Forgiveness?' Num. 35:31-34; Isa. 2:6-22

C. 'Twice'...Am. 7:1-9; Jer. 31:31-40

'Raising Up Kings' (Jn. 17:3)

'Raising Up Kings' (Jn. 17:3)

I. The Real Power? (Gen. 10:7)

A. Flexing 💪🏾...Ex. 1:10

1. Short Memory...Gen. 41

2. 'Really Smart?' Ex. 1:8-22

3. Hundreds Of Years Before! Gen. 15

B. In Case You Didn't Know...Ex. 9:13-16

1. Logically? Cor. 2:16; Gen. 15:15-21; Deut. 7:1-12; 8:1-10

2. What About This Non-Dispute? Lk. 4:5-8; Jn. 19:9-11; Dan. 10

C. Far Reaching...Ex. 33:10; Deut. 18:15-19; 32:15-43; 33:29

II. "Has It Not Been Told You From The Beginning?" (Isa. 40:23)

A. No Accident...Job 12:16-25

1. In Good Times...2 Sam. 8:1-14; 10; 1 Ki. 10; 2 Chron. 14

2. In Unfaithfulness...1 Ki. 11:9-40; 12:16-24

3. Deceived...1 Ki. 22:1-40

B. "He Changes Times And Seasons"...Dan. 2:21

1. "His Son And His Grandson"...Jer. 27:2-7; Dan. 5

2. "The Medes"...Isa. 13; Dan. 9:1, 2

3. "The King Of Greece"...Dan. 8:1-14; 10

C. "The Great Horn?" Dan. 8:5-8

1. "The Little Horn"...Dan. 7:7, 8, 19-27; 8:8-14

2. "I Sought To Understand It"...Dan. 8:15-27; 11:1-31

3. Built For Deception! Job 12:16; Dan. 11:32, 33; Matt. 24: 15-25; Rev. 13

III. A Flawed Concept (Ps. 146:3)

A. Already Decided...Ps. 2:1-9

B. Truly Convinced? Dan. 12:10; Matt. 7:7-11

C. Afraid? Isa. 51

Choosing Wisely (Deut. 30:19)

Choosing Wisely (Deut. 30:19)

I. Unbelievably (Rev. 20:9)

A. Miraculously...Rev. 7:9

1. "Scarcely"...1 Pet. 4:17-19; Lk. 18:18-26; Isa. 6:8-13

2. "Cold"...Matt. 24:3-12; Isa. 10:15-23; 2 Tim. 3:1-9

3. "The Gentile Times"...Matt. 24:15-25; Lk. 21:20-24; Isa. 54

B. 'Reconstruction'...Rev. 21:5

1. "Two Sticks?" 1 Ki. 11:28-39; Isa. 11; Ezek. 37

2. "The Valley Of Decision!" Joel 3:1-16; Ezek. 38; Zeph. 3:9-20

3. 'Seven Months'... Rev. 11:15-19; 21:1-6; Ezek. 39:1-24

C. The 'Second Death?' Rev. 20:8

1. No Brainer? Rev. 21:9-27

2. Shockingly! Rev. 21:7-10

II. A Very High Bar (Rev. 20:7)

A. Setting The Tone...Mic. 7:5-7

1. "Bone Of My Bones"...Gen. 2:15-25; 3:6

2. 'Testing Him'...Gen. 22:1, 2; 1 Sam. 13:1-12; Job 2:9, 10

3. Not Yet? Ex. 15:22-26

B. Trusting Yahweh? 1 Ki. 13:18

1. What If? Deut. 13:1-8

2. What Changed? 1 Ki. 13

3. Expectations...Esther 4:10-17; Neh. 6:1-14

C. Spiritual Fitness...Deut. 10:12

1. Starts With Love...Deut. 10:12-22

2. Continues With Diligence...Deut. 6:5-9; 2 Pet. 1:3-11

3. What Endurance Looks Like...Phil. 3:12-17; Jn. 17

III. The Promise (Mal. 3:10)

A. The 'Head'...Deut. 28:1-14

B. "I Will Show You Great And Hidden Things"...Isa. 66:7-14; Jer. 33:1-11

C. Perfection! Rev. 22:1-5

Missing? (Isa. 4:5)

Missing? (Isa. 4:5)

I. Before (Ex. 2:23)

A. "I Will Not Leave You?" Gen. 28:15

1. Focused...Gen. 27:1-29; 28:10-15

2. "Can We Find A Man Like This?" Gen. 41, 45

3. Abandoned? Gen. 50:22-26; Ex. 1; 3:1-10

B. A Lack Of Knowledge...Ex. 3:13

1. Who Is Yahweh? Ex. 4:1; 5:1, 2

2. Still? Ex. 9:1-7; 10:1-11

3. They 'Cracked!' Ex. 14:1-12

C. Thence!!! Ex. 14:15-20

1. 🔥🔥🔥...Ex. 14:21-30

2. For Forty Years Afterwards...Deut. 1:30-33

II. None? (Jos. 1:8)

A. Everything! Ps. 78:7

1. Foundational...Gen. 18:17; Deut. 6:1-15

2. "In The Daytime"...Ps. 78

3. Just Look Around You? Ps. 104

B. He Knows!!! Jer. 10:23

1. Through Moses... Deut. 8:1-6; 17:14-20; 31:9-13

2. In Spite Of...Deut. 31:14-29; 2 Ki. 17:7-23

3. Even In Captivity...Ezek. 11:14-20; Esther 8; Dan. 2:17-23

C. "A Great Light!" Isa. 9:1, 2; Matt. 4:12-17; Jn. 14:1-14

1. "Night Is Coming"...Jn. 9:1-5; Acts 20:26-32

2. "The Helper"...Matt. 28:16-20; Jn. 14:15-31

III. Doubts (Isa. 49:4)

A. Unaccounted, Unexpected, Unprepared...Jer. 23:17

1. Infidelity...Isa. 57:1-11; Ps. 89:30-32, 38-48

2. The Blame...Jer. 23:9-22

3. Desperate... Isa. 3:6, 7; 4:1

B. Still Faithful...Isa. 4:2-6; 49

1. Yahweh's Promise...2 Tim. 2:1-13

2. From Long Ago...Deut. 32:36-47

David (Ps. 89:22)

David (Ps. 89:22)

I. Clearly (Ex. 34:14)

  A. Inflamed! Num. 25:4

    1. 'Seduced'...Num. 25:1-5

    2. Instinctively And Aggressively! Num. 25:6-8

    3. Does Faithfulness Matter? Num. 25:10-13

  B. Very Few...2 Chron. 16:9; Ps. 14:2, 3; Matt. 7:13, 14

  C. Close To Me? Lev. 10:3

    1. Expectations...Lev. 10

    2. Unnoticed? 1 Sam. 2:12-36

    3. Angry? 2 Sam. 6:1-11

II. Unsurprisingly (Acts 13:22)

  A. Personal Glory? 1 Sam. 17:45

    1. Role Models? 1 Sam. 13:1-14

    2. Alignment...1 Sam. 17; 24:1-15

    3. Self-Reliant? 1 Sam. 23:1-5; 23:6-14; 30:1-20

  B. Times And Seasons...Matt. 16:1-4

    1. "Shall I Go Up?" 2 Sam. 2:1-4; 5:1-12

    2. "Year After Year"...2 Sam. 21:1-6

  C. Personal...Ps. 132:4, 5

    1. Just Another Promise? 2 Sam. 7

    2. David's Leadership...Ps.132:1-5; 1 Chron. 28:1-8; 28:9-21

III. Exemplary (2 Ki. 14:3)

  A. Fair And True...1 Ki. 15:1-5

    1. Terrible! 2 Sam. 11

    2. Yahweh's Choice: Atonement...Matt. 20:15; 2 Sam. 12:1-15

  B. Yahweh's Standard Bearer! 2 Ki. 14:1-3; 22:1, 2; Zec. 12:5-9

  C. Where Do We Fit In? Heb. 11:32-40