| “Although
the LORD Was There” A. Our heavenly Father is able to shape our
thinking in so many ways, even with the book of Ezekiel. B. Seir was a desolate, mountainous region
that stretched from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea. 1. This was where Esau and his family (the
Edomites) settled (Gen 36:8; Deut 2:1-5). 2.
For hundreds of years, the region of Seir formed the southeastern
border of Judah with Edom. C. In 586
BC, Jerusalem was destroyed by Babylon. 1.
The prophet Obadiah reveals how the Edomites felt about the calamity
of their distant cousins. 2. In
Ezekiel 35, God compels Ezekiel to prophesy against the Edomites of Mount
Seir. I. “Although the LORD was There”:
A Principle That Echoes Throughout Scripture •_______and______(Gen 3:8) •______and__________(Ruth 4:14) •Cain and
Abel (Gen 4:10) •Samuel (1 Sam
3:1) •The days of_______(Gen 6:5) •_________(2 Sam 12:7) •The tower of Babel
(Gen 11:4-5) •Elijah (1 Kings 17:1)
•____________(Gen 15:1)
•_________(2 Kings 6:15-17) •Sarah (Gen 18:12-15) •Mordecai and Esther (Est 4:14)
•__________and Gomorrah (Gen 18:20-21)
•________friends (Job 42:7) •Jacob (Gen 28:15-16) •Daniel in the lions’ den (Dan 6:22)
•_________(Gen 50:19-20)
•The____________in a storm (Luke 8:25) •Moses (Exo 3:7-8) •Peter in prison (Acts 12:6-7)
•_________(Josh 1:9) •_______on trial
(2 Tim 4:16-17) •The age of the judges (Judg 2:18) •Jesus (Rev 22:12-13) II.
“Although the LORD was There”: The Principle Applied •In your_______…
right NOW! (Psa 139:1-6) •At school
(Psa 73:23) •Wherever you go this week (Psa 139:7-12) •On your_______(1 Tim 4:12) •Before you
were_______(Psa 139:13-16) •At work
(Eph 6:6-8) •While you sleep (Psa 139:17-18)
•In your______________(Mal 2:14) •At________(Psa 127:1) Conclusion: A.
The_______ignores this fact (Psa 14:1). B. ________men and women build their lives
on this fact (Matt 7:24-29) C. How would your heavenly Father describe
you. Right here? Right now? |
