Homiletics Study
of Life of Moses
Lesson 24 Passage
Numbers 22-25
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Balak summons Balaam to come and curse Israel and has
donkey issues (Numbers 22:1-38)
a. Balak sees
Israel and looks to Balaam for curse and God speaks(1-14)
b. Balak sends second set of officials to request Balaam
come (15-20)
c. Donkey gets
Balaam’s attention and speaks (21-30)
d. Angel opens Balaam’s eyes is to speak only God’s words
(31-38)
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Balak shows Israel from 3 places and desires Balaam curse (Numbers 22:31-24:25)
a. First place:
without a curse – Jacob as numerous as dust (22:31-23:12)
b. Second place:
without curse – No misfortune (23:13-26)
c. Third place:
without curse – Abundance in Israel (23:27-24:25)
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Israel Sins and sinners punish in Shittim; zealously for
God blessed (Numbers 25)
a. Sexual
Immorality – Punishment called out (25:1-5)
b. Israelite man
and woman zealously punished by Phinehas (25:6-15)
c. Midianites called out as ememies to be killed
(25:16-17)
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Division
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Scripture
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Balak summons Balaam to come and curse Israel and has
donkey issues
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Numbers 22:1-38
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Balak shows Israel from 3 places and desires Balaam curse
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Numbers 22:31-24:25
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Israel Sins and sinners punish in Shittim; zealously for
God blessed
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Numbers 25
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Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No
more than 10 words)
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Balaam used to bless Israel; Israel’s sin brings curse
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Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
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CTATL God uses all circumstances to bless those who
zealously follow Him
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Specific Application Questions
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1.
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When God speaks what do you do?
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2.
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Seeing God’s people, how do you bless them?
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3.
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In what ways do zealously seek after God’s will in your
life?
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4.
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Principles to Remember
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God uses those who will listen
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2.
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God wants us to be a blessing to others
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Sin is turning our back on God; it brings separation and
death.
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