Is. 5:1-7: Israel is God's special vineyard. But Israel did not bear good fruit. The Lord looked for justice but only found killing. God was hoping that his people would live right, but only saw oppression and heard the cries of those being oppressed.
Ps. 80:1-2, 8-19:A song to God Asking him to come back to them and save them from their enemies. For they are like a vineyard that has had it's wall broken down and burnt vines.
Heb. 11:29-12:2:Let us look at the examples of those of old who had faith such as The Israelites as the crossed the Red Sea & walked around Jericho, Rehab, Gideon, Barack, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, & the prophets, as well as those who has gone behind them. These people show us what faith looks like. Let us be like them and run the race of faith. Don't give up no matter what come your way. Be sure to take anything out of your life that would keep you from running a good race for God. Even Jesus was a good example when we went to the cross and died for our sins.Now he sits at the right hand of God the Father in heaven.
Luke 12:49-56:Jesus said, " I did not come to bring peace to the world, but judgment like burning fire. People will be divided because of me. Why is it that you understand what kind of weather is coming, but now what is happening in the spiritual?"
In times of the Old Testament, God made Israel his special people. They were like a special vineyard that he loved. God had planted and cared for them like they were a vineyard, He planted them hoping for good grapes, but they only grew bad ones instead. In other words, he was hoping that they would live good and upright lives, but the did evil instead (Is. 5:1-7; Ps:80:1-2, 8-19). In the New Testament, when Jesus came , he told them that he was there to bring the judgment fires to mankind for the evil they have done. God wants us to bear good spiritual fruit(Luke 12:49-56). But where do we look to find how that looks? In Hebrews, Paul gives us godly people of old to look at , then if that were not enough, he gives us Jesus as the best example to look to (11:29-12:2). Now we have no excuses.
Challenge of the Week:
Let us look to those of old in the Bible as examples, but above all, let us be like Jesus.
Accomplishment of the week:
So what sis you learn in your bible study of the saints of old? what sis you learn from Jesus in your studies? How did you put what have you learn in your life this week?
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