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ALL ABOUT YOU:
GIDEON, CHAPTER 11
TRANSITION:
FROM THE FIFTH INTO THE SIXTH SEAL
12-28-03
TRANSITION
(Judg
6:28-32) And when the men of
the city arose early in the morning
[dawn – the beginning of the
Millennium; still of the first (Jewish) day (Judg 6:25)], behold, the altar of Baal was
cast down [symbolic of the
apostasy of the church: perverted doctrine (Sodom) and perverted works
(Gomorrah)], and the grove was
cut down [idolatry: the worship
of other gods] that was by it, and the
second bullock [the second
anointing: associated with the fullness] was
offered upon the altar that was
built [i.e. completed]. And they said one to another, Who hath done this
thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of
Joash hath done this thing. Then
the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son [Gideon], that he may die:
because he hath cast down the altar
of Baal, and because he hath cut
down the grove that was by it [i.e.
he has come against our doctrine and our gods]. And Joash said unto
all that stood against him, Will
ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for
him, let him be put to death
whilst it is yet morning [the rule
(king) and reign (priest) of Christ]: if he be a god, let him plead [defend, contend]
for himself, because one hath cast down his
altar [i.e. his place of worship
– his church]. Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal [defend, contend
against Baal (a name change celebrating a change of character, e.g. Jacob
into Israel)], saying, Let Baal
plead against him, because he hath thrown down [tear, beat, break, cast, pull (down), destroyed] his
altar [his place of worship – his church universal].
1.
(1 Cor 3:11) For other
foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which
is Jesus Christ.
2.
(John 19:30) When
Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It
is finished [complete; His
sacrificial atonement for our sins, i.e. His Sixth Day, upon which His
innocent soul was afflicted for us]: and he bowed his head, and
gave up the ghost.
3.
“the men of the city” = (Judg 6:27) “because he feared his
father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by
day, that he did it by night.”
4.
(Mat 13:33) Another
parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven [false doctrine],
which a woman took [Gen 3:6],
and hid [to conceal] in
three measures of meal [ground
seed: flour (i.e. the Word rightly divided – to make bread)], till
[until] the whole was leavened [caused
to ferment, boiled up (i.e. attained full apostasy - Then what do you
suppose will happen?)].
5.
(Mat 24:1,2) And Jesus
went out, and departed
from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to show him the
buildings [structures: edify
(edifices)] of the temple [i.e.
the false doctrines that men have made, i.e. built – one stone upon
another]. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things?
verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone [a
stone: (mill-stone, stumbling-stone)] upon another, that shall
not be thrown down [demolished:
destroyed, dissolved].
IN THE THIRD YEAR OF A FAMINE IN THE LAND
(1
Ki 18:17-20) And it came to
pass, when Ahab [king of Samaria]
saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth
Israel? And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and
thy father's house, in that ye have
forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim [other gods]. Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto
mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and
the prophets of the groves [Asherah
(or Astarte)] four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. So
Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets
together unto mount Carmel.
1.
(Luke 4:25) But I tell
you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the
heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great
famine was throughout all the land;
2.
(James 5:17) Elijah
was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that
it might not rain: and it rained
not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
(1
Ki 18:21-24) And Elijah came
unto all the people, and said, How long halt [hesitate]
ye between two opinions? if the
LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And
the people answered him not a word. Then said Elijah unto the people, I,
even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four
hundred and fifty men. Let them therefore give us two
bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it
in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will
dress the other bullock [i.e.
the second bullock: Judg 6:25-28], and lay it on wood, and put no
fire under: And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will
call on the name of the LORD: and the God that
answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and
said, It is well spoken.
(1
Ki 18:25-29) And Elijah said unto
the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress
it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no
fire under. And they took the bullock which was given them, and they
dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until
noon, saying, O
Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered.
And they leaped [danced wildly]
upon the altar which was made. And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah
mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is
talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he
sleepeth, and must be awaked. And
they cried aloud, and cut
themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood
gushed out upon them. And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they
prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice [preceding
3pm], that there was neither voice, nor any to answer,
nor any that regarded.
1.
(Lev 19:28) Ye shall
not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks [an incision or gash] upon you: I am the LORD.
(1
Ki 18:30-35) And Elijah said unto
all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto
him. And he repaired the altar of
the LORD that was broken down. And Elijah took twelve stones,
according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the
word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: And with the
stones he built an altar in the
name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would
contain two measures of seed [Who
might they represent?]. And he put the wood in order, and cut
the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four
barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on
the wood. And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second
time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time [How
many barrels with water?]. And the water ran round about the altar;
and he filled the trench also with water.
1.
(Acts 15:16,17) After
this I will return, and will build again the
tabernacle of David, which is fallen
down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set
it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the
Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these
things. [Amos 9:11,12]
(1
Ki 18:36-40) And it came to
pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice [3pm],
that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac,
and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and
that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear
me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD
God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. Then
the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice,
and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked
up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they
fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the God; the LORD,
he is the God. And Elijah said
unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape.
And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon [winding],
and slew them there.
Amen
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