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Explore the dynamics of rebellion in Numbers with lessons on leadership, fault, and redemption. Discover how genuine leaders, flatterers, and God's judgment play crucial roles. Witness the consequences for rebels and the faithful. Learn from Moses and God's mercy in judgment. Who truly gets the glory? Find inspiration from Biblical truths and examples.
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Anatomy of a Rebellion • People blame the leaders – but it is their fault.
Anatomy of a Rebellion • People blame the leaders – but it is their fault. • Genuine leaders minister, others capitalize.
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Anatomy of a Rebellion • People blame the leaders – but it is their fault. • Genuine leaders minister, others capitalize. • Those who flatter, bring the people to danger.
Anatomy of a Rebellion • People blame the leaders – but it is their fault. • Genuine leaders minister, others capitalize. • Those who flatter, bring the people to danger. • God allows rebellion, to show who is faithful.
Anatomy of a Rebellion • People blame the leaders – but it is their fault. • Genuine leaders minister, others capitalize. • Those who flatter, bring the people to danger. • God allows rebellion, to show who is faithful. • At the right time, God judges leaders.
Anatomy of a Rebellion • People blame the leaders – but it is their fault. • Genuine leaders minister, others capitalize. • Those who flatter, bring the people to danger. • God allows rebellion, to show who is faithful. • At the right time, God judges leaders. • The rebels in the crowd, still have to repent.
Anatomy of a Rebellion • People blame the leaders – but it is their fault. • Genuine leaders minister, others capitalize. • Those who flatter, bring the people to danger. • God allows rebellion, to show who is faithful. • At the right time, God judges leaders. • The rebels in the crowd, still have to repent. • God makes memorials for future warning.
Anatomy of a Rebellion • People blame the leaders – but it is their fault. • Genuine leaders minister, others capitalize. • Those who flatter, bring the people to danger. • God allows rebellion, to show who is faithful. • At the right time, God judges leaders. • The rebels in the crowd, still have to repent. • God makes memorials for future warning. • God uses His leaders, to bring people to safety.
Who gets the glory? • God: • Holy in Judgment. • Merciful to Intercession.
Who gets the glory? • God: • Holy in Judgment. • Merciful to Intercession. • Moses: • Always praying. • Not vengeful.
Who gets the glory? • God: • Holy in Judgment. • Merciful to Intercession. • Moses: • Always praying. • Not vengeful. • The leaders: • Some faithful. • No mercy on the leaders of the rebellion.
Who gets the glory? • God: • Holy in Judgment. • Merciful to Intercession. • Moses: • Always praying. • Not vengeful. • The leaders: • Some faithful. • No mercy on the leaders of the rebellion. • The families: • Some perished. • Some fled to safety: Numbers 26:11.
Who gets the glory? • God: • Holy in Judgment. • Merciful to Intercession. • Moses: • Always praying. • Not vengeful. • The leaders: • Some faithful. • No mercy on the leaders of the rebellion. • The families: • Some perished. • Some fled to safety: Numbers 26:11. • The people: • Some perished. • Some were saved by faithful intercession.
Christ for us • Hebrews 7:25: “Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”
Christ & the devil • Hebrews 7:25: Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” • Jude 11: “Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, and for pay they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam, and perished in the rebellion of Korah. These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted; wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever.”