Date: May 1, 2016
Text: Numbers 20-21
Sermon Audio (link)
The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, c. 1511-1512, public domain
below is the handout referred to in the sermon:
God As Provider
They who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing. Psalm 34:10b
They who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing. Psalm 34:10b
THE
MARRIAGE METAPHOR
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Promise to
Abraham (Gen 15)
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Betrothal
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Exodus from Egypt (Exodus 1-15)
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Wedding
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Numbers
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Conquest (Joshua – Samuel)
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Marriage
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Exile (Prophets)
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Divorce
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New Covenant (Prophets - New
Testament)
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Remarriage
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What
does God Provide?
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Sustenance for all His Creation: Psalm
104; 65; 147; Jer 10; Matt 5:43-45
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Supernatural water, bread, meat – for His chosen
people and the not-chosen: Num 11; Gen 21; Exod 15-16; 1 Kings 17; John 6
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Physical
healing/miracles: Num 12; 21; Gen 20; 1 Kings 13; 17; 2
Kings 4; 5; 13; Job 42; all over the Gospels and Acts
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Protection and
victory: Num 21; 31; 2
Kings 6; Joshua-Kings; Eph 6
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A substitute for our
death: Num 21 || John
3; Gen 22
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A way of escape from
temptation: Numbers || 1
Cor 10:6-13
Numbers
11: (also Num 12, 14, 16, 20, 21; Exod 14,
15, 16, 17):
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Why did the people grumble? How did God respond?
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What does this tell us about God? What does it tell us about our relationship
to God?
Me
as The Provided For:
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He is the Husband; I am the Wife: Deut 10:12-22; Hosea 2; Eph 5:22-33
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I belong to God: 1 Cor 6:19-20; 1 Pet 2:9; Titus 2:14; Col 1:21-22; Eph 5:27
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I don’t have to worry: Matt 6:25-34; Phil 4:6-13; 1 Tim 5:3-8; Rom 8:28
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I can trust Him to provide all that I need: same as above
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And more: Eph
3:20-21
Ephesians
3:14-21
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What does Paul pray for God to grant the
Ephesians?
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What should our prayers to God our Provider be
like?
Daily Devotion Follow Up
Monday: Read Psalm 103:1-12
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What are all the things this Psalm says God has
provided/done for us?
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Why has God not dealt with us according to our
sins? If He were to do that, what would He have to do?
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Why has God removed our transgressions from us?
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Are you thankful for it? Do you show Him through
the way you live?
Tuesday: Read Psalm 104:1, 10-17, 24
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How does the Lord provide for all that He
created?
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Where you get your food? Why don’t we always
remember this food actually comes from God? Do you believe that everything you
have comes from God, even the basics?
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Why does God provide more materially for some
people than for others? Does this make Him unfair? This Psalm says that God can provide you with everything you
could ever want. Why doesn’t He?
Wednesday: Read 1 Kings 17:1-6
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Why would YHWH cause a drought during Ahab’s
reign (see 16:33)?
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Why did God provide for Elijah and the widow
during the drought? Does this prove God will always provide for those who
follow Him?
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Do you trust that God will provide for you even
if there is a ‘drought’ in your life? How might a drought bring you closer to
Him?
Thursday: Read Numbers 21:6-9; John 3:14-16
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Why did God send fiery serpents upon the
Israelites (see v. 5)? Did they know they deserved it (v. 7)?
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Why did they humble themselves? Out of love or
fear?
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Who does John compare this serpent to? Did you
accept Jesus out of love or fear? What about now?
Friday: Read Genesis 22
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Why would God ask Abraham to sacrifice his son
when later in the law, He would say that child sacrifice was a sin?
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Why would God ask Abraham to sacrifice the child
of promise?
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Could you have the faith to do that? In what
ways is God calling you to trust Him, even if it sounds crazy?
Saturday: Read 1 Corinthians 10:6-13
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Why is it important that we study how the
Israelites reacted to God’s providing for them in the wilderness?
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Why is it easy to crave evil things, act
immorally, test God or grumble and complain in difficult times in our lives?
How would believing that God is your Provider change how you acted in those
times?
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Why does God let us go through difficult times?
What should we look for when we are tempted?
The video referenced in the sermon is from The Bible Project.
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