- Going back 10 __________
- Genesis 19:1-13
- V. 8: Make note of these two girls
- Genesis 19:30-38
- The sinfulness of this family results in the nations of __________ and Ammon
- Lot is the nephew of __________
- Living in Sodom and __________
- The cities destroyed by God
- Raining down fire
- For their sinfulness
- Lot escapes with his two __________
- Who are thoroghly corrupted.
- Each one has a son who becomes the father of a nation
- Moab – father of the __________
- Ben Ammi – father of the people of __________
- Any ties between these two nations and Israel is strictly forbidden by __________
- The Balaam Account: Numbers 22-24
- Israel is forbidden to attack Moab and Ammon by
- Deuteronomy 2:9, 19
- In fact, Israel was to be a __________ to these people – a customer even
- Buying food and water from the __________ as they passed through
- Maybe even sharing the common origin of Abraham and the knowledge of a God they mutually were connected to.
- We know that one purpose of the nation of Israel was not to keep God a secret, but to be a blessing to the world.
- __________ was never supposed to be secluded
- But to be generous and helpful to those they encountered
- God called His people to be a light for __________ the nations.
- Isaiah 42:6, 49:6, 52:10, Acts 12:44-47
- Even though they would fail in their mission over and over again.
- The same holds true for Lot’s family
- And ours today.
- God __________ people for His will to be done.
- Genesis 11:27, Deuteronomy 2:26-29
- Moab knows they cannot challenge Israel in a __________ battle: Numbers 22:1-6
- Israel has just defeated the king Sihon
- Who had just recently taken a huge amount of land from the Ammorites
- Instead of war the Moabites will seek __________ intervention
- Maybe a god will fight for them
- Thus the summons for __________
- But it does not work
- Instead of curses, Balaam speaks __________
- So on to plan c: destroy them from the __________.
- Numbers 25:1-3, 17-18
- The Moabites intice the Israelites into pagan worship, sex cults, and temple prostitutes.
- God orders the Israelites the make ________
- A hard line is drawn between the people of __________ and the people lf __________.
