Monthly Ladies meetings:
People's Baptist Church, Kelowna, BC
Teacher: Mrs. Wendy Madle
August 29th, 2006
The Place of Meribah -
The Waters of Strife
Psalms
106:25-33 “They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went
ill with Moses for their sakes: Because they provoked his spirit, so that he
spake unadvisedly with his lips.”
Exodus
17:1-7
V 7 “And
he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of
the children of Israel,..”
Numbers
20:1-13
V 13 “This is the water of
Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was
sanctified in them.”
I.
The __________________ of Strife
A.
_____________ - Exodus 17:7 “Is the LORD among us or not?”
1. They
doubted His ____________ - Exodus 13:21-22 (They had God’s continual presence)
2. They
doubted His ____________ - God was in control
3. They
doubted His ____________ - Exodus 6:6-9, 14:10-14
B.
_____________ - Proverbs10:12
C.
_____________ - Proverbs 22:10
D.
_____________ - Proverbs 29:22/15:18 – The children of Israel had anger
towards Moses and God
E.
_____________ - Proverbs 16:28 – Webster’s 1828 Dictionary: “not willing to
yield or comply with what is required, unyielding, disobedient
F.
_____________ - Proverbs 28:25/13:10
G.
________________________________ - Galatians 5:19-20
II.
The __________________ of Strife
A.
______________ - Division – Genesis 13:7-9, I Corinthians 1:10/12:24-27
B.
______________ - Exocus 17:4 Moses went crying unto the Lord; he was
distraught.
C.
______________ - Moses was so upset with the people that it interfered with
his obedience to God’s instruction (Numbers 20:10-11). Strife within the
church can cause distraction to God’s service.
D.
______________ - Because of Moses’ disobedience, he could not bring the
children of Israel into the Promise Land - Numbers 20:12
E.
______________ - Numbers 16 – account of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram – the earth
swallowed them up)
III.
The __________________ for Strife
A.
______________ for the brethren. - Proverbs 10:12, Galatians 5:13, I
Thsessalonians 4:9, I Peter 4:8
B. Be ________
to anger. - Psalms 37:8, Proverbs 14:17, 15:18, 16:32, 19:11, Ecclesiastes
7:9, James 1:19
C. Demonstrate
_________________ - Proverbs 11:2, 16:18-19, 18:12
D. __________
in the Spirit. – Galatians 5:15-16, 22-26
Although
the Answer Key is provided,
I
pray that it will only be used as a reference
after
you have personally looked up all verses,
and
entered in all information for yourself.
Answer Key
I.
Causes
A.
Doubt
1.
prescence
2.
providence
3.
promose
B.
Hatred
C.
Scorn
D.
Anger
E.
Frowardness
F.
Pride
G.
Works of the flesh
II.
Casualties
A.
Division
B.
Discouragement
C.
Disobedience
D.
Disapointment
E.
Death
III.
Cure
A.
Love
B.
slow
C.
humility
D.
Walk
