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Numbers 23:19-23

Numbers 23:19-23. 19  “God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? 20  Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it. Truthful.

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Numbers 23:19-23

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  1. Numbers 23:19-23 19 “God is not a man, that He should lie,Nor a son of man, that He should repent.Has He said, and will He not do?Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?20 Behold, I have received a command to bless;He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it. Truthful Unchanging Faithful Absolute Authority 21 “He has not observed iniquity in Jacob,Nor has He seen wickedness in Israel.The Lord his God is with him,And the shout of a King is among them.22 God brings them out of Egypt;He has strength like a wild ox. Two Possible Meanings Present Conquering Powerful

  2. God Not With Them Otherwise • Joshua 7:1-9 Israel was defeated at AI “Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them.” (Joshua 7:11) • 1 Samuel 4 Israel defeated by Philistines. “And when the ark of the covenant of the Lordcame into the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the earth shook.” (verse 5) • “…the ark of God was captured.” (verse 11) God is with His people ONLY when they are with Him!

  3. Isaiah Foresaw a Visible King • “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel (Is. 7:14). • “For unto us a Child is born,Unto us a Son is given;And the government will be upon His shoulder.And His name will be calledWonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.7 Of the increase of His government and peaceThere will be no end.” (Is. 9:6-7)

  4. Zechariah Foresaw the King Among His People! “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!Behold, your King is coming to you;He is just and having salvation,Lowly and riding on a donkey,A colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9

  5. Birth of the King • Promise: “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. 33 And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.” (Lk.1:31-33) • Announcement to Shepherds: “Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:10-11)

  6. In the Flesh He Proved His Power: • Over Nature by stilling storms, etc. • Over Diseaseby His Healing • Over Satan by casting out Demons. • Over Sin by His sinless life. • Over Death! But He Died! Apostles Recognized Him. • But He was raised from the dead “anddeclared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead. (Rom. 1:4)

  7. He Lives as Our Reigning King • [God] “raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come” (Eph. 1:20-21). • Before He ascended, He promised to be with His people “till the end of the world” (Mt. 28:20) • “Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:5)

  8. He is a Conquering King! Three Great Battles we Face Against Satan Against the Flesh Against Death

  9. 1. Our Battle Against Satan • While we are citizens of Heaven, “the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one” (1 Jn.5:19) • We must “fight the good fight of faith” (1 Tim. 6:12). • 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12) • Satan seems to be winning!

  10. Our Changing Culture How can we hope for victory in this war? Alcohol Gambling Fornication Fashion Abortion Divorce The End is Not Yet! Movies Television Homosexuality 2 Tim. 3:13 Profanity Theology

  11. “The Shout of a King is Among Us!” • As Stephen died he saw “the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” (Acts 7:57) • In Corinth Paul saw Him in a vision saying, “I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you” (Acts 18:10) • Facing death, Paul wrote, “At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me.…But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me” (2 Tim. 4:16-17). • The book of Revelation reassures those who overcome and it climaxes with the “shout of a king” (Rev. 19:11-16)

  12. 11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He hada name written that no one knew except Himself. 13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. 15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: (Revelation 19:11-16) KING OF KINGS ANDLORD OF LORDS.

  13. 2. Our Battle Against the Flesh • “For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish” (Gal. 5:17). • “For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace” (Rom. 8:6). • Satan is constantly finding new ways to strengthen the flesh!

  14. Paul Experienced the Conflict “The Shout of a King is Among Us!” “I thank God— through Jesus Christ our Lord!” For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man. 23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 24 O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?

  15. Our King can Deliver Us! • ”For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted” (Heb. 2:18). • “The Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one” (2 Thess. 3:3). • Romans 8:35-37; Philippians 4:13 • The surest way to overcome is to keep our eye on our King, but the surest way to fail is to lose sight of Him.

  16. 3. Our Battle with Death • But truly, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death.” (1 Sam. 20:3) • “Lord, make me to know my end,And what is the measure of my days,That I may know how frail I am. (Psalm 39:4) • “…it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment” (Heb. 9:27). • Death is an enemy (1 Corinthians 15:26) • Unbelievers see it as the ultimate tragedy.

  17. Robert Ingersoll’s Speech “Life is a narrow vale between the cold and barren peaks of two eternities. We strive in vain to look beyond the heights. We cry aloud, and the only answer is the echo of our wailing cry. From the voiceless lips of the unreplying dead there comes no word; but in the night of death hope sees a star and listening love can hear the rustle of a wing. “He who sleeps here, when dying, mistaking the approach of death for the return of health, whispered with his latest breath, ‘I am better now.’ Let us believe, in spite of doubts and dogmas, of fears and tears, that these dear words are true of all the countless dead.”

  18. The Believer’s View is Different • “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I will fear no evil;For You are with me;Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4) • “…the righteous hath hope in his death” (Prov.14:32 KJV) • Paul: “…the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.” (2 Tim. 4:6-8)

  19. Why the Difference? “The shout of a King is Among us!”

  20. The Shout is Heard in Scripture • “O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. • But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

  21. The Shout is Heard in Scripture “If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.”

  22. When Jesus stood at Lazarus’ tomb And none believed He had the power, Despite their grief and their disbelief, He commanded, “Take away the stone.” • When Jesus lay in Joseph’s tomb And none believed He had the power, True Love spoke forth in a Father’s voice, And the angel took away the stone. • When I shall lie within my tomb, And none believe He has the power, The Lord, Himself, will descend from heaven with a shout… to take away the stone. Robert L. Morrison

  23. When the King comes, He will punish those still in Satan’s kingdom.

  24. 2 Thessalonians 1:6-9 “…it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you, 7 and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 These shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,

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