Who can you trust?
Dr. Brian Fletcher
Ezra 1
Introduction to the Series on Ezra
1. Why we chose it
2. How we hope it applies
3. Where it stands on the timeline of redemptive history
Read Ezra 1
Pray
Introduction:
It's hard to know who to trust right now. There are lots of differing opinions from experts on what we should have done, what we should be doing now and what in the world will we do when we come out of this crisis.
There is definitely One whom you can trust and that's God. Let's take a look at three reasons why we can trust God right now to find encouragement and hope.
1. Trust God because He fulfills His Promises.
As the Israelites sit in exile in Babylon, God is moving to free them from their bondage and to fulfill His promise from the prophet Jeremiah.
In Ezra 1:1 we read, ''In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put in writing:...''
The big question is what was this prophecy? Let's go to Jeremiah 25:11-14 and Jeremiah 32:36-41.
In speaking of Jerusalem and Israel...
Jeremiah 25:11-14
11 This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 12 Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the Lord, making the land an everlasting waste. 13 I will bring upon that land all the words that I have uttered against it, everything written in this book, which Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations. 14 For many nations and great kings shall make slaves even of them, and I will recompense them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.''
So this was the promise of the Lord's discipline on Isreal and them being taken away into exile for 70 years by Babyl ...
Dr. Brian Fletcher
Ezra 1
Introduction to the Series on Ezra
1. Why we chose it
2. How we hope it applies
3. Where it stands on the timeline of redemptive history
Read Ezra 1
Pray
Introduction:
It's hard to know who to trust right now. There are lots of differing opinions from experts on what we should have done, what we should be doing now and what in the world will we do when we come out of this crisis.
There is definitely One whom you can trust and that's God. Let's take a look at three reasons why we can trust God right now to find encouragement and hope.
1. Trust God because He fulfills His Promises.
As the Israelites sit in exile in Babylon, God is moving to free them from their bondage and to fulfill His promise from the prophet Jeremiah.
In Ezra 1:1 we read, ''In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put in writing:...''
The big question is what was this prophecy? Let's go to Jeremiah 25:11-14 and Jeremiah 32:36-41.
In speaking of Jerusalem and Israel...
Jeremiah 25:11-14
11 This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 12 Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the Lord, making the land an everlasting waste. 13 I will bring upon that land all the words that I have uttered against it, everything written in this book, which Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations. 14 For many nations and great kings shall make slaves even of them, and I will recompense them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.''
So this was the promise of the Lord's discipline on Isreal and them being taken away into exile for 70 years by Babyl ...
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