“The Irrevocable Promise” | April 18, 2021

Joshua 9:16-27
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I.     “Truth on the Third Day”
 
Joshua 9:1-15
Joshua 9:16-21; 9:15
Numbers 30:1-2;
Deuteronomy 29:10-15
 

 II.     “We Want Life!”
 
Joshua 9:22-27
Dt. 7:1-2
Joshua 18:25-28; Ezra 2:25
Dt. 7:9-10; 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah; Ne. 3:7;
Nehemiah 11:3; 9:7-8; Genesis 9:25-27
Dt. 7:6
Isaiah 49:5-6
Philippians 2:5-11
1 Peter 2:4-10; Dt. 10:15; Is. 43:20-21; Ex. 19:5-6
Rev. 1:6; 5:10; Is. 61:6; 66:21; Dt. 7:6; Malachi 3:17
Is. 42:16; Acts 26:18; Psalm 36:9
Revelation 5:1-10
 
Word Study:
Hb: servant: ‘ebed: a servant, (male) slave, vassal. A masc. noun meaning a servant, a slave. Although the most basic concept of this term is that of a slave, biblical slavery was not the same as the slavery of modern times. The Term is also applied to those who worship God (Ne 1:10). The phrase, the servant of the Lord, is the most outstanding reference to the Messiah in the OT (Isaiah 42:1, 19; 43:10; 49:3. 5-7; 52:13; 53:11)
Gk: servant: doulos: a slave, (Lit. of Fig., involuntary or voluntary; frequently therefore in a qualified sense of subjection of subservience): - (Bond-) servant, slave. N.
(I) Spoken of Involuntary service: a slave as opposed to a free man (1 Cor. 7:21, Gal. 3:28, Col 3:11, Rev. 6:15). Also, generally; a servant (Mt. 13:27-28, Jn. 4:51, Ac. 2:18, Eph. 6:5; 1 Ti. 6:1; Sept.: Lev. 25:44; Joshua 9:27)   In Php. 2:7, “having taken the form of a servant” means appearing in a humble and despised condition. (II) Metaphorically, speaking of voluntary service; implying obedience, devotion.
Hb: covenant: beriyth: a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh): - allies, covenant, be in league with, treaty. A fem. Noun meaning covenant, treaty alliance, agreement. The Lord never broke His covenants, He always remembered a covenant.