Treaty and Compromise
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Read 1 Sam. 11:1-6
Treaty and Compromise
Treaty and Compromise
Nahash- ‘snake’ a metaphor for Satan
“Make a treaty”
-people will often sacrifice liberty in exchange for a sense of security.
- voluntary servitude to an earthly master
[ e.g. surveillance, transportation security]
[ e.g. addiction, social/tribal identity, cause orientation, wealth, self-centeredness]
The Conditions of Compromise
The Conditions of Compromise
v. 1-2
The Conditions- gouge out the right eye
disable the warrior- short range (see around the shield)
nullify the warrior- long range (depth perception- decisions for the now)
bring disgrace to Israel (make God a laughing stock)
Cruelty of Satan’s offer
You will say that these are very small sins; and doubtless, like all young tempters, you are anxious to be able to report spectacular wickedness. But do remember, the only thing that matters is the extent to which you separate the man from the Enemy.
It does not matter how small the sins are provided that their cumulative effect is to edge the man away from the Light and out into the Nothing. Murder is no better than cards if cards can do the trick. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts...
temptation- offering the shiny exterior without mentioning the grotesque reality beneath the surface
sin will take you deeper, hold you longer, and cost you more than you ever intend.
Looking for a Savior
Looking for a Savior
v. 3
Compromise was the response of a people who did not believe they had a strong deliverer.
Search for a savior
Just like the desperation of the people of Jabesh-gilead, our world is desperate!
entertainment, amusemement
gluttony
substance abuse
philosophy
isolationism (political, social, spiritual, etc.)
The Savior who came
The Savior who came
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.