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Hosea 13
August 29, 2006
*Intro:* It’s been said that there are 4 stages that a nation goes
through.
*#1- Is its birth.*
a- Ours being July 4th 1776
*#2- There is the stage of growing strong.*
b- From the early 1900’s to today, no stronger nation than
the USA.
- *Look at other nations* during our time of growth.
~* England, France, Japan, Germany, Soviet
Union.
*#3- The 3rd stage is a deterioration that starts from within.*
c- Look how the Soviet Union imploded, Iraq
*#4- The last stage is the death of that nation.*
d- Either ceasing to exist or a shell of its former self.
- For the most part there Dead nations walking.
*Romans **6:23**, *For the wages of sin /is/ death, but the gift of God /is/ eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
*A- This applies to: *an individual, family, culture, a movement
* * of God, a nation.
*Ezekiel 18:20, *The soul who sins shall die.
The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son.
The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.
1- The point in which deterioration starts???
a- The overwhelming Presents of Pride.
- The attitude of look what I am and what I’ve
done.
*Satan:* *Isaiah 14:14, *I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I
will be like the Most High.’
*Nebuchadnezzar:* *Daniel 4:30-31, *The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”
While the word /was still/ in the king’s mouth, a voice fell from heaven: “King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you!
*For Belshazzar:* *Daniel 5:25, *MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.
The writing was on the wall.
*Herod Agrippa: Acts **12:20**-25*
*Proverbs 16:18-19, *Pride /goes/ before destruction (crushing), And a haughty spirit before a fall (stumbling).
Better /to be/ of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
*1 Corinthians 4:7, *For who makes you differ /from another?/
And what do you have that you did not receive?
Now if you did indeed receive /it,/ why do you boast as if you had not received /it?/
*Luke 12:48, *...
For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; ...
* *
*> The charge this time is against Ephraim, *not as a rep. of Israel*, *
* but God is making it personal.*
* A- Ephraim = Born 2nd to Joseph and bless 1st by Jacob.*
* *1- Joshua was from Ephraim as well as the 1st king of the
northern kingdom.
a- What do we see happening in our section of
scripture tonight.
*- Ephraim has died and God is doing the *
* **Autopsy.*
*Dictionary Definition:* *Autopsy* = An operation done to Determine the cause of the casualty AND Establish the condition of the corps, for the record.
*> Before Ephraim’s let’s look at Adam and Eve’s autopsy.*
* A- 1st, most important is the Presents of Pride.*
*Genesis 3:5, *For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
* *1- Knowing that they should be submitted to God, Pride
Persuaded them to eat.
a- *THE RESULT* = Just as God said.
*Genesis 2:17, *but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
2- The Autopsy reveals a 3 fold death: (remember the
make up of man).
*1 Thessalonians 5:23, *Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
a- *SO looking at Adam and Eve,* there is 1st a
death of Spirit.
- Man’s Spirit = The part of him that, when
alive, seeks fellowship with God.
*Read Genesis 3:8-9*
* *b- Their 2nd death is the death of their SOUL.
- Man’s Soul = His personality make up.
~* Our likes and dislikes, dispositions,
ambitions, the moral and ethical side
of man’s nature.
*Read Genesis 3:10-13*
* *c- The 3rd death is the ultimate death of their
physical bodies.
*Genesis 3:19, *In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Till you return to the ground, For out of it you were taken; For dust you /are,/ And to dust you shall return.”
- *Until that time* = “Dead mankind working”.
*> NOW A NATION; because it’s the same thing when we open up *
* Ephraim.*
*#1- The 1st way that a nation dies is in **Spirit.*
*Read Verse 1*
* A- This is when a people try to terminate their relationship*
* with God.*
* *1- How do we hide from a relationship with God?
a- We use our time to worship BAAL
- Or as Germany did RACE.
- Or as Americans do STUFF.
2- This is when A consciousness of God dissipates and
then is deliberately removed.
a- The bible and prayer in school = a natural thing
to do.
b- To do it today = Prayer of all kinds and the
reading of every false thing.
*Ephesians 2:1-3*
*#2- The 2nd way that a nation dies is in SOUL.*
*Read Verse 2*
* A- A nation who has dies in Spirit, will die in SOUL and the *
* symptoms will be.*
* *1- A deterioration in national Character.
a- Gary Heart, Bill Clinton,
- *The latest headline:* Kerry alleges
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