Theme: What you Believe is Worked Out in Your Life. The Historic Rejection of God's Salvation in Israel is Worked Out in the Crucifixion of the Christ and the Persecution of His Disciples.
I. Israel in Egypt Rejects God's Savior in Moses β vv. 17-36
A. Moses, whom Israel had Rejected, sent by God to be a Ruler and Deliverer β vv. 30-36
II. Israel Rejected God directly at Mt. Sinai, seeking False gods to whom God Turned them Over β vv. 37-43
A. Israel Rejected God at Mt. Sinai, seeking Aaron to make gods to go before them β vv. 37-41
B. God turned them over to worship the host of heaven and Moloch, and Remphan, etc β vv. 42-43
III. God Directs the Building of the Temple and Tabernacle, but He doesn't Need Earthly Temples β vv. 44-50
A. God directed Moses to Build the Tabernacle, and David and Solomon to Build the Temple β vv. 44-47
B. God does not live in or need temples made with hands β vv. 48-50
IV. They were Cut to the Heart and Respond by Stoning God's Representative, Stephen β vv. 51-60
A. You Always Resist the Holy Spirit; as Your Fathers Did, So Do You β vv. 51-53
B. They Were Cut to the Heart and Stoned Stephen as he Gazed into Heaven and asked God to Forgive Them β vv. 54-60 |
