OCTOBER 10TH,
2004
I. If the Children of
A.
Go will give them problems
never seen before (36).
1.
A nation not known by the
past generations will rise up against you (36).
2.
False gods of wood and stone
will become your gods.
B.
Notice three descriptions of
God’s children in verse 37:
1.
Astonishment – people will look in shock.
2.
Proverb – an example of what
NOT to be and do.
3.
By-word – a common knowledge
example
II.
Regardless of how hard they
try, God will not allow them to prosper.
A.
Your work in the field will
be for nothing (38).
B.
Your work in the vineyards
will be for nothing (39).
C.
Your work among the fruit
trees will be for nothing
(40).
D.
You will lose your children (41).
E.
Strangers will be lifted up
above you (43-44).
III. Why will God deal so harshly with His
children? (45-47)
A.
They would not listen to the
voice of God.
B.
The would not keep the commandments of God.
C.
They lost their joy in
serving God. (47).
IV. A list of terrible details is given in
the remainder of the chapter:
A.
They will become slaves and
serve in hunger, thirst, and nakedness.
(48).
B.
A terrible nation will
defeat you. (49-52)
1.
The language will be foreign (49).
2.
He will be merciless (50).
3.
He will eat up your food (51).
4.
He will destroy your cities
(52).
C.
“Civilized” men and women
will turn on their own families.
1.
Their children will die by
their own hands. (53 and 55).
2.
Fathers and husbands will act unnaturally (54).
3.
Mothers and wives will act
unnaturally (56-57).
D.
Diseases will be numerous
(60-62).
V. God is thorough in
whatever He sets out to do – in blessing and curses.
A. God will thoroughly scatter them (63-65).
B. Fear and doubt will fill their hearts (65-68).
Conclusion – If you don’t fear God BEFORE He deals with you, you’ll fear God after He deals with you (58).