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MORAL IMPLICATIONS IN THE FALL OF NATIONS

MORAL IMPLICATIONS IN THE FALL OF NATIONS. “Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people” (Prov. 14:34). More From God. “It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts, For a throne is established on righteousness” (Prov. 16:12).

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MORAL IMPLICATIONS IN THE FALL OF NATIONS

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  1. MORAL IMPLICATIONS IN THE FALL OF NATIONS “Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people” (Prov. 14:34).

  2. More From God • “It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts, For a throne is established on righteousness” (Prov. 16:12). • “The wicked will return to Sheol, Even all the nations who forget God” (Psa. 9:17). • Romans 13 not only commands our respect for civil government, but government’s function to deserve that respect.

  3. The State of the World • The point is not to lament the passing of the “good old days”, when we were all moral. • There were no such times. • But we did sit around discussing whether a song was “suggestive” or not. Now no discussion is needed. • We need to spend some time thinking about how God views us.

  4. God’s Judgment • “’Shall I not punish these people,’ declares the Lord, ‘And on a nation such as this shall I not avenge Myself?’” (Jer. 5:9, 29) • Some nations were destroyed directly because of immorality (the Canaanites). • Some indirectly (Rome).

  5. Israel and the Canaanites • Gen. 15:16. • Ex. 23:30-33; Num. 33:50-56. • Their religious cults corrupted the nation. God declared them unfit to inhabit the land. • Lev. 18:24-30; Deut. 9:4-6. • Israel failed to destroy them. They remained to seduce Israel, which led to their downfall.

  6. The Pagan Nations and Immorality • Amos 1-2 • Not just sexual immorality. They acted against God’s commanded standards. • Damascus – Gaza – Tyre – Edom – Ammon – Moab, etc. • Cruelty, slavery, no pity, “ripping with the sword” women with child.

  7. The “Major” Nations • Ninevah – Destroyed because of idolatry, Isa. 10:5-7, 12-14. • Assur – god of war, demanded excessive cruelty. • Ishtar – goddess of “fruitfulness”, immorality abounded.

  8. Babylon – pantheon of gods. • Morals exemplified in feast of Belshazzar – Daniel 5. • Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire.

  9. Israel and Judah • Idolatry – I Kings 12:25-33; 16:29-33 • They forgot God. Hosea 4:6 • Judah followed Israel’s lead –Micah 3:9-12 • Worse than Sidon or Israel – Ezek. 16:48-52.

  10. Each of these nations • Gone, gone, gone. • False religion yields immorality which causes God to abandon them. • “Righteousness exalts a nation…” • The burden is on US.

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