Sunday, March 15, 2015

Life of Moses - Numbers 21

Homiletics                                             Study of Life of Moses
Lesson     23                                         Passage Numbers 21

Content (List of Topics or Events)
Canaanite King of Arad Attack and God’s help delivers destruction of Israel’s enemy (Numbers 21:1-3)
a. Arad King attack Israel with initial success (1)
b. Israel vow with Lord’s help to totally destroy (2)
c. Lord listens and Israelites totally destroy them and towns in Homah (3)

Israelite impatience brings sins, snakes and Lord’s deliverance (Numbers 21:4-9)
a. Impatience brings bad talk (4-5)
b. Lord sends venomous snakes and death (6)
c. People request Moses pray for deliverance from snakes (7)
d. Lord asks Moses to build snake, place it on pole and people to look up; bringing life (8-9)
Israel requests passage from Amorite King with refusal and Israelite victory (Numbers 21:10-35)
a.  Moving to Amorite territory Israel request passage  (10-22)
b.  Sihon King of Amorites refuses and Israel conquers (23-31)
c. Og King of Bashan march to battle and Israel leave not survivors (32-25)


Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Canaanite King of Arad Attack and God’s help delivers destruction of Israel’s enemy
Numbers 21:1-3
Israelite impatience brings sins, snakes and Lord’s deliverance
Numbers 21:4-9
Israel requests passage from Amorite King with refusal and Israelite victory
Numbers 21:10-35



Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Looking up to God brings deliverance from Canaanite King, snakes of sin and Amorites

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL looking to Jesus is the answer for destroying the enemies we face in life.

Specific Application Questions
1.
What attacks from the outside do you face and what vows to the Lord should you be making?
2.
Where are you impatient with the Lord; how are you going to look up and trust Him for your answer?
3.
Where on your journey are you facing opposition, and how have you sought God’s provision?
4.


Principles to Remember

1.
Attacks will come
2.
Looking up to God is our answer to life’s circumstances
3.
We will face opposition; God will deliver.
4.

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