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Lesson # Zeph. 3:6-7 Study Material - Zeph. 3:6-7 You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source, of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth. Zeph. 3:6-7 6 I have cut off [karath] the nations [gowy] : their towers [pinnah] are desolate [shamem] ; I made their streets [chuwts] waste [charab] , that none passeth by [abar] : their cities [iyr] are destroyed [tsadah] , so that there is no man [iysh] , that there is none inhabitant [yashab] . 7 I said [amar] , Surely thou wilt fear [yare] me, thou wilt receive [laqach] instruction [muwcar] ; so their dwelling [ma`own] should not be cut off [karath] , howsoever [aher] [kol] I punished [paqad] them: but [aken] they rose early [shakam] , and corrupted [shachath] all their doings [aliylah] . KJV-Interlinear 6 'I have cut off nations; Their corner towers are in ruins. I have made their streets desolate, With no one passing by; Their cities are laid waste, Without a man, without an inhabitant. 7 'I said, 'Surely you will revere Me, Accept instruction.' So her dwelling will not be cut off According to all that I have appointed concerning her. But they were eager to corrupt all their deeds. NASB Through the many, many centuries of human history (about 6000 years since Adam and Eve), many nations, by many different names have come and gone from the historical scene. Most from the distant past we don't even know their names. Archeology is constantly discovering cultures and civilizations buried under eons of sand and soil. But nations are merely collections of people who identify themselves together by some geographical area or a common purpose or characteristic. Many American Indian nations who roamed the Americas have vanished from history. Many tribes of Africa have disappeared from history. Even in recent times, in the 1900's (just this past century) European national boundaries have been drawn and redrawn because of wars or the fall of communism and such. And last, every person who has ever been a part of some nation in history (and that includes us all) and who ever lived from the early 1900's and prior, then 99.9% of all of those folks have died and left the earth. They all reside in one of two places - Heaven or Torments. Those in Torments await their final judgment at the Great White Throne which will occur at the end of the Millennium and then they will go to the Lake of Fire. Those who are in heaven await the resurrection. A much better event to anticipate. Who controls history? Man? No. Satan? No. Some lucky chance or sequence of events? No. A natural evolutionary process? No. Those who have all the money, or power? No. God and God alone controls history. 'I (God and specifically Jesus Christ) have cut off nations.' Nations even in their collective arrogance. Nations even in their collective philosophies. Nations even in their collective beliefs of purpose, or interpretations of themselves or history. All these and more, from the Sadaam's, to the Hitler's, to the religious zealots, to terrorists, to anyone who has ever come along and tried to convince anyone that they have the answer to history and they alone can bring about their own defined world order - none of these have any control over history - none. You and I are obviously just single individuals. None of us can control our entire nation. Though there are certainly some who think that they have the right and power to run a nation. No one can control world events. God alone controls history, the rising and failing of nations. And some might say, 'So what!' Those are the negative folks who, no matter what argument you use to convince them that God is the right pursuit for their lives, will come up with every excuse to not bring God into their lives. God states here, 'Surely you will revere Me, Accept instruction.' Surely with all the proof of Gods existence, and power, and foresight, and wisdom, people will naturally turn to Him. One would think that. But here we have a world full of people who pursue other beliefs, religions which have absolutely no proof of their substance. The world is full of people who pursue philosophies just because they (the philosophies) appeal to them. The world is full of people who just don't care. We know that we have been born, that is if you are alive and reading or hearing this study. Check your pulse. You know that one day you will die. None of us can control the beat of our heart which rests right inside of our chest. How much closer can you get than that? So what of the future - after death? Will you leave it up to chance? Pretty big risk since eternity will last gazillions of years. Or, will you follow a wise mans investment plan - and study the Bible? Ah, decisions, decisions. Wonder what's on TV tonight! 
Now is the time to post a prayer. End Of Lesson Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth. |
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