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Foolish Galatians!!!    Believe the gospel!  Review Gal 3:13

Galatians 3:13

13 Christ aredeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us—for it is written, “bCursed is everyone who hangs on ca 1tree”—

a	Ga 4:5
b	Dt 21:23
c	Ac 5:30
1	Or cross; lit wood

as reminder.     We will study Gal 3 again this week but use the story of King Saul to demonstrate and develop our understanding of why Paul is calling the Galatians foolish.  Read Gal 3 and notice how Paul is moving to a description of a multi-cultural community of believers!    Also, read 1 Sam10:8,

1 Samuel 10:8

8 “And ayou shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and bsacrifice peace offerings. cYou shall wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you should do.” 

a	1 Sa 11:14 1 Sa 13:8
b	1 Sa 11:15
c	1 Sa 13:8

 1 Sam 12:22-25, 

1 Samuel 12:22-25

22 “For athe Lord will not abandon His people bon account of His great name, because the Lord chas been pleased to make you a people for Himself. 

a

Dt 31:6 1 Ki 6:13

b

Ex 32:12 Nu 14:13 Jos 7:9 Ps 106:8 Je 14:21

c

Dt 7:6–11 1 Pe 2:9

 23 “Moreover, as for me, afar be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but bI will instruct you in the good and right way. 

a

Ro 1:9 1 Co 9:16 Col 1:9 1 Th 3:10 2 Ti 1:3

b

1 Ki 8:36 Ps 34:11 Pr 4:11

24 “aOnly 1fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider bwhat great things He has done for you.

a

Ec 12:13

1

Or reverence

b

Dt 10:21 Is 5:12

25 “aBut if you still do wickedly, bboth you and your king cwill be swept away.”

a

Is 1:20 Is 3:11

b

Jos 24:20

c

1 Sa 31:1–5 Ho 10:3

1 Sam 13:8-13 

1 Samuel 13:8–13

8 Now ahe
waited seven days, according to the appointed time set by Samuel, but
Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him.

a

1 Sa 10:8

9 So Saul said, “Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And ahe offered the burnt offering.

a	Dt 12:5–14 2 Sa 24:25 1 Ki 3:4

10 As soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and aSaul went out to meet him and to 1greet him. 

a

1 Sa 15:13

1

Lit bless

11 But Samuel said, “What have you done?” And Saul said, “Because I saw
that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come
within the appointed days, and that athe Philistines were assembling at Michmash,

a	1 Sa 13:2 1 Sa 13:5 1 Sa 13:16 1 Sa 13:23

12 therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not asked the favor of the Lord.’ So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering.”

13 Samuel said to Saul, “aYou have acted foolishly; byou have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, for now the Lord would have established your kingdom 1over Israel cforever. 

a

2 Ch 16:9

b

1 Sa 15:11 1 Sa 15:22 1 Sa 15:28

1

Lit to

c

1 Sa 1:22

 and all of 1 Sam 15 

1 Samuel 15

Saul’s Disobedience

1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “aThe Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the 1words of the Lord.

a	1 Sa 9:16 1 Sa 10:1
1	Lit sound of the words

2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I will 1punish Amalek afor what he did to Israel, how he set himself against him on the way while he was coming up from Egypt

             1 Or visit

             a  Ex 17:8–16 Nu 24:20 Dt 25:17–193 ‘Now go and strike Amalek and autterly destroy all that he has, and do not spare him; but bput to death both man and woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’ ”

a	Nu 24:20 Dt 20:16–18 Jos 6:17–21
b	1 Sa 22:19

4 Then Saul summoned the people and 1numbered them in aTelaim, 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.

               1 Lit mustered

a   Jos 15:24

5 Saul came to the city of Amalek and set an ambush in the valley.

6 Saul said to athe Kenites, “Go, depart, go down from among the Amalekites, so that I do not destroy you with them; for byou showed kindness to all the sons of Israel when they came up from Egypt.” So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

a	Nu 24:21 Jdg 1:16 Jdg 4:11

b	Ex 18:9 Ex 18:10 Nu 10:29–32

7 So aSaul 1defeated the Amalekites, from bHavilah as you go to cShur, which is 2east of Egypt.

              a    1 Sa 14:48

              1    Lit smote

               b   Ge 25:18

               c   Ge 16:7 Ex 15:22 1 Sa 27:8

               2   Lit before

8 He captured aAgag the king of the Amalekites alive, and butterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.     a   Nu 24:7 1 Sa 15:20 Es 3:1 

               b    1 Sa 27:8 1 Sa 27:9 1 Sa 30:1 2 Sa 8:1

9 But Saul and the people aspared
Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and
all that was good, and were not willing to destroy them utterly; but
everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed.

              a    1 Sa 15:3 1 Sa 15:15 1 Sa 15:19

                                                                        Samuel Rebukes Saul

10 Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,

11 “aI regret that I have made Saul king, for bhe has turned back from 1following Me and has not carried out My commands.” And Samuel was distressed and ccried out to the Lord all night.

a	Ge 6:6 Ge 6:7 Ex 32:14 1 Sa 15:35 2 Sa 24:16
b	Jos 22:16 1 Sa 13:13 1 Ki 9:6 1 Ki 9:7
1	Lit after
c	Ex 32:11–13 Lk 6:12

12 Samuel rose early in the morning to meet Saul; and it was told Samuel, saying, “Saul came to aCarmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself, then turned and proceeded on 1down to bGilgal.”

a	Jos 15:55 1 Sa 25:2
1	Lit and went down
b	1 Sa 13:12 1 Sa 13:15

13 Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “aBlessed are you of the Lord! I have carried out the command of the Lord.”

a	Ge 14:19 Jdg 17:2 Ru 3:10 2 Sa 2:5

14 But Samuel said, “aWhat then is this 1bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the 1lowing of the oxen which I hear?”

a	Ex 32:21–24
1	Lit sound

15 Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites, for athe people spared the best of the sheep and oxen, to sacrifice to the Lord your God; but the rest we have utterly destroyed.”

a	Ge 3:12 Ge 3:13 Ex 32:22 Ex 32:23 1 Sa 15:9 1 Sa 15:21

16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Wait, and let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak!”

17 Samuel said, “Is it not true, athough you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed you king over Israel,

a	1 Sa 9:21 1 Sa 10:22

18 and the Lord sent you on a 1mission, and said, ‘aGo and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are exterminated.’

1	Lit way
a	1 Sa 15:3

19 “Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord, abut rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord?”

a	1 Sa 14:32

20 Then Saul said to Samuel, “aI did obey the voice of the Lord, and went on the 1mission on which the Lord sent me, and have brought back Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.

a	1 Sa 15:13
1	Lit way

21 “But athe people took some of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the choicest of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal.”

a	Ex 32:22 Ex 32:23 1 Sa 15:15

22 Samuel said,“aHas the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord?Behold, bto obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.

a	Ps 40:6–8 Ps 51:16 Ps 51:17 Is 1:11–15 Mic 6:6–8 Heb 10:6–9
b	Je 7:22 Je 7:23 Ho 6:6 Mt 12:7 Mk 12:33

23 “For rebellion is as the sin of adivination,And insubordination is as biniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,cHe has also rejected you from being king.”

a	Dt 18:10
b	Ge 31:19 Ge 31:34
c	1 Sa 13:14

24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “aI have sinned; bI have indeed transgressed the 1command of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and listened to their voice.

a	Nu 22:34 2 Sa 12:13 Ps 51:4
b	Pr 29:25 Is 51:12 Is 51:13
1	Lit mouth

25 “Now therefore, aplease pardon my sin and return with me, that I may worship the Lord.”

a

Ex 10:17

26 But Samuel said to Saul, “I will not return with you; for ayou have rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord has rejected you from being king over Israel.”

a	1 Sa 13:14 1 Sa 16:1

27 As Samuel turned to go, aSaul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore.

a	1 Ki 11:30 1 Ki 11:31

28 So Samuel said to him, “aThe Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor, who is better than you.

a	1 Sa 28:17 1 Sa 28:18 1 Ki 11:31

29 “Also the 1aGlory of Israel bwill not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind.” 

1	Or Eminence
a	1 Ch 29:11
b	Nu 23:19 Eze 24:14 Tt 1:2

30 Then he said, “I have sinned; abut please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and go back with me, bthat I may worship the Lord your God.”

a	Jn 5:44 Jn 12:43
b	Is 29:13

31 So Samuel went back following Saul, and Saul worshiped the Lord.

32 Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him 1cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”

1	Or in bonds

33 But Samuel said, “aAs
your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless
among women.” And Samuel hewed Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

a	Ge 9:6 Jdg 1:7 Mt 7:2

34 Then Samuel went to aRamah, but Saul went up to his house at bGibeah of Saul.

a	1 Sa 7:17
b	1 Sa 11:4

35 aSamuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death; for Samuel bgrieved over Saul. And the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

a	1 Sa 19:24
b	1 Sa 16:1

but at a minimum read verses  

1 Sam 15:1 

 Saul’s Disobedience

1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “aThe Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the 1words of the Lord.

1 Sam 15:3

3 ‘Now go and strike Amalek and autterly destroy all that he has, and do not spare him; but bput to death both man and

woman, child and infant, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.’

1 Sam 15:7-10

7 So aSaul 1defeated the Amalekites, from bHavilah as you go to cShur, which is 2east of Egypt.

8 He captured aAgag the king of the Amalekites alive, and butterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

9 But Saul and the people aspared
Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and
all that was good, and were not willing to destroy them utterly; but
everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed.

Samuel Rebukes Saul

10 Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying,

1 Sam 15:14-19

14 But Samuel said, “aWhat then is this 1bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the 1lowing of the oxen which I hear?”

15 Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites, for athe people spared the best of the sheep and oxen, to sacrifice to the Lord your God; but the rest we have utterly destroyed.”

16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Wait, and let me tell you what the Lord said to me last night.” And he said to him, “Speak!”

17 Samuel said, “Is it not true, athough you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed you king over Israel,

18 and the Lord sent you on a 1mission, and said, ‘aGo and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are exterminated.’

19 “Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord, abut rushed upon the spoil and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord?”

1 Sam 15:21-21

21 “But athe people took some of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the choicest of the things devoted to destruction, to sacrifice to the Lord your God at Gilgal.” 

1 Sam 15:30-31

30 Then he said, “I have sinned; abut please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel, and go back with me, bthat I may worship the Lord your God.”

31 So Samuel went back following Saul, and Saul worshiped the Lord.

 and  

1 Sam 15:32-35

32 Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag, the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him 1cheerfully. And Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”

33 But Samuel said, “aAs
your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless
among women.” And Samuel hewed Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal.

34 Then Samuel went to aRamah, but Saul went up to his house at bGibeah of Saul.

35 aSamuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death; for Samuel bgrieved over Saul. And the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

 to get the context of Saul’s heart.  This will be a powerful discussion on false doctrine and the related consequences of decisions made outside the will of God. 

With reference to Antioch, I confused Peter’s visit to Simon the tanner with Peter’s visit to Antioch but it is a great lesson in false teaching as well.    If we have time, we’ll dig into 

the story of Cornelius and Peter.

This sermon - blog post is about Cornelius and Peter:

  
Now, the apostles and the brethren who resided throughout Judaea heard
that the Gentiles also received the word of God. And when Peter went up
to Jerusalem those of the circumcision disputed with him saying, You
went in to men who were uncircumcised and ate with them. And Peter
having begun, went to expounding the matter in its sequence of events,
saying, As for myself, I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I being
in a state in which my attention was withdrawn from everything else and
fixed on things divine, saw a vision, a certain container like a great
sheet descending, being let down out of heaven by four great strips of
cloth. And it came even to me, and having fastened my gaze upon it, I
considered it attentively. And I saw the four-footed animals of the
earth and the wild beasts and the birds of heaven. And I heard also a
voice saying to me, Having arisen, Peter, kill at once and eat. And I
said, By no means, Lord, because that which is unhallowed or unclean,
never yet did it enter my mouth. But there answered a second time a
voice out of heaven, The things which God cleansed, as for you, stop
calling them unhallowed. And this was done three times. And all was
drawn up again into heaven.

    And behold. Immediately, three men had come to the house in which we were, sent on a mission from Caesarea to me. And the Spirit told me to go with them without even one bit of hesitation as to its propriety. Moreover, there came with me also these six brethren, and we entered into the house of the man. Then he reported to us how he saw the angel in his house stand and say, Send at once a mission to Joppa and bring back Simon, the one surnamed Peter, who will speak words to you by which, as for yourself, you shall be saved and everyone of your household. Now, when I began to be speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon them even as upon us at the beginning. Then there was brought to my remembrance the word of the Lord how He was saying, John indeed baptized by means of water, but as for yourselves, you will be baptized by means of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, in view of the fact that God gave the equal gift to them as also to us who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, as for myself, who was I that I would be able to hinder God? And having heard these things, they were silent and glorified God saying, Then also God gave repentance to the Gentiles resulting in life.[11]

continuation of sermon - blog post is about Cornelius and Peter:

XI: 1–3. The novel scene which had transpired in Cæsarea was soon reported abroad over the country. (1) “Now the apostles and brethren throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles had received the word of God. (2) And when Peter went up to Jerusalem, they of the circumcision disputed with him, (3) saying, You went into the house of men uncircumcised, and did eat with them.”
The prejudice from which Peter had been delivered was still preying
upon the hearts of his Jewish brethren, including the other apostles.
The same change is now to be wrought in them which had already been
effected in him. But there is no repetition, in their case, of the
vision and voices which had occurred in his. On the contrary, there is
nothing brought to bear upon them but what is contained in the words of Peter.

4–17. (4) “But Peter related the matter to them in order from the beginning, saying, (5) I
was in the city of Joppa, praying, and saw, in a trance, a vision, a
certain vessel like a great sheet descending, let down from heaven by
the four corners, and it came to me. (6) Having looked intently
into it, I perceived and saw four-footed animals, and wild beasts, and
reptiles of the earth, and birds of the air. (7) And I heard a voice, saying to me, Arise, Peter; kill and eat. (8) But I said, Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean has at any time entered into my mouth. (9) But the voice from heaven answered me, What God has cleansed, do not you make common. (10) This was done three times, and all was drawn up into heaven again. (11) And behold, three men immediately came to the house in which I was, sent to me from Cæsarea, (12) and
the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. But these six
brethren also went with me, and we entered into the man's house. (13) Then
he told us that he had seen an angel in his house, standing and saying
to him, Send to Joppa, and call for Simon who is surnamed Peter, (14) who will speak words to you by which you and all your house will be saved. (15) And while I was beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them as upon us in the beginning. (16) Then I remembered the word of the Lord, that he said, John immersed in water, but you shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit. (17) Since,
then, God gave to them the same gift as to us who already believed on
the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I should be able to withstand
God?” The events here rehearsed by Peter had removed his own prejudice, and now, through the words
which he addressed to the brethren, the same vision of unclean animals,
with the command to kill and eat; the same command of the Spirit to go
with the Gentile messengers; the authority of the angel who had ordered
him to be sent for; and, finally, the same immersion of those Gentiles
in the Holy Spirit, are all pressing upon their minds and hearts, with
precisely the same import that they did upon his.

18. The effect of these influences was the same upon them that it had been upon Peter. (18) “When they heard these things they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then has God to the Gentiles also granted repentance in order to life.”
So greatly are their hearts enlarged, that they now glorify God for the
very things on account of which they had just been censuring Peter.

We
have, in this incident, an exhibition of the actual method by which the
minds of Christians were enlightened, and their hearts enlarged. We see
that Peter was first enlightened by a combination of facts, visions,
and words, so as to understand the will of God in the matter, and that through this enlightened understanding he was made to feel
the weight of divine authority. Although the Spirit of God dwelt in him
continually, and imparted ideas to his understanding directly, yet,
when his heart was to be relieved from an injurious prejudice,
the end was accomplished by means of ideas communicated to his
understanding. Thus the case stands with Peter, who occupies the
position of an original recipient of truth.

With the brethren in Jerusalem, who occupied the exact position toward this particular subject which we do to all revealed truth, there is this difference, that all the influence, both upon the understanding and the emotional nature, exerted in their case, reached them through Peter's words. Still, the influence was not inherent in the words, but in the facts of which the words were the medium of communication. Moreover, the facts had such an influence only because they indicated the will of God. It was then, at last, the moral power of God, embodied in the facts reported by Peter, but brought to bear through the words of Peter, which so changed their hearts. They had only to believe what Peter reported, in order to feel this power. If they had retained their prejudice after this, they would have felt that they were resisting God.[12] 

That concludes Cornelius and Peter sermon blog post:

  They both have visions from God that bring them together for a better understanding of God’s intent.  The story flows into Paul’s discussion of the multi- cultural community. 

These two stories help contrast men that seek truth and act on it verses men that rely on one’s self….ultimately, this is the freewill that God allows……where do you find your freedom?

Thanks to all for the discussion and participation and make lots of notes for Tuesday and let’s discuss….

Lastly, read 

Deu 32:6, 

6 “Do you thus arepay the Lord,bO foolish and unwise people?cIs not He your Father who has bought you?dHe has made you and established you.

   

a	Ps 116:12
b	Dt 32:28
c	Dt 1:31 Ps 74:2 Is 63:16
d	Dt 32:15

 Mat 7:26,

 26 “Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not 1act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

                          1Lit do

 Luk 24:25,

 25 And He said to them, “O foolish men and slow of heart to believe in all that athe prophets have spoken!

a

Mt 26:24

 Eph 5:15 

15 Therefore 1be careful how you awalk, not bas unwise men but as wise,

1	Lit look carefully
a	Eph 5:2
b	Col 4:5

 for biblical support of “foolish”….Finally, read 

2 Cor 11:3 

3 But I am afraid that, as the aserpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ. 

                a    Ge 3:4 Ge 3:13 Jn 8:44 1 Th 3:5 1 Ti 2:14 Re 12:9 Re 12:15

 for some food to think about….See you guys on Tuesday!

Grace to you!

Nathan

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