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‘They Were Ordered.’
a) Acts 23:31. To take Paul on a journey to face trial.
b) Genesis 12:20. To escort Abram and his family out of Egypt.
c) Genesis 19:17. By the Angel to flee.
d) Genesis 26:16. Isaac was ordered to go somewhere else because he became powerful.
e) Genesis 42:25. Joseph’s servants to help Joseph’s brothers.
f) Genesis 43:31. To bring out the food.
g) Exodus 12:31. Moses and Aaron by the Egyptian Pharaoh, to take their people out of Egypt.
h) Numbers 25:5. Israel’s Judges, by Moses, to pass severe sentences.
i) 2 Samuel 18:5. Joab, Abishai and Ittai, by David, to be kind to Absalom, even though he did not deserve kindness.
j) 1 Kings 2:19. King Solomon ordered that his mother be honoured.
k) 2 Kings 11:9 & 15. The commanders of God’s peoples’ armies by Jehoiada the High Priest.
l) 1 Chronicles 15:16. The Levite leaders, by King David, to appoint a Praise band.
m) 1 Chronicles 22:17. All the leaders of Israel by King David to assist Solomon.
n) 2 Chronicles 20:3. Everyone in Judah to begin fasting.
o) 2 Chronicles 24:8. To make a chest to contain the people’s offerings outside the Temple of the Lord.
p) 2 Chronicles 29:27 & 30. To Worship, by King Hezekiah.
q) Esther 2:9. By Hegai, special care for Esther.
r) Jeremiah 36:8. Baruch, by Jeremiah, as to His Service in God’s House.
s) Matthew 14:19. The crowd, by Jesus, to sit down and enjoy a meal.
t) Mark 1:25; Luke 4:35. The evil spirit, by Jesus, to come out of the man.
u) Acts 1:4. The Disciples, by Jesus, to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit.
v) 1 Corinthians 9:14. Those people who have benefited from the Good News to support those people who preach it.
(Through this QT, They Were Ordered, I find that orders given in the Bible were very reasonable and sensible. As True Believers we need to obey orders given to us that are reasonable and sensible, whatever authority over our lives they may come from)
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‘Apostle Paul’s Legal Struggles.’
Acts 28:16-30.
a) Acts 28:16. He was kept under house arrest.
b) Acts 28:17-18. He was visited by Senior Jewish leaders who wanted to release him as being innocent.
c) Acts 28:19-24. He was able to explain the Truth to others even when he was imprisoned.
d) Acts 28:25-27. Apostle Paul was very frank about the situation.
e) Acts 28:28. From house prison for two years he served the multi ethnic community in Rome.
(Through this Second one I realise that despite Apostle Paul’s Legal Struggles, he continued to serve the Lord faithfully, even from a prison environment)
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Chris.
God gives us authority over our lives in several spheres of our lives. Firstly is our own authority, in Proverbs the Word of God tells us to guard our hearts - that means we take authority over them. Secondly, in home, work place, school, university, Nation and Church there are always authority figures that will give us reasonable and sensible orders at times. We should obey these orders.
