Rodney Wilder

Faithful Giving

1 Kings 17:12-16 (ESV)
And she said, "As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die."

Death

2 Samuel 12:23 (ESV)
But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me."

The Christly relationship

Psalm 85:10-11 (ESV)
Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other.

Sin and Sacrifice

1 Samuel 15:22-23 (ESV)
And Samuel said, "Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

Purpose of Difficulty

Judges 3:1-2 (ESV)
Now these are the nations that the Lord left, to test Israel by them, that is, all in Israel who had not experienced all the wars in Canaan.

And He Added No More

Deuteronomy 5:22 (ESV)
"These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly at the mountain out of the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and he added no more. And he wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.

Meaning?

Numbers 33:4 (ESV)
while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the Lord had struck down among them. On their gods also the Lord executed judgments.

The Proper Offering

Psalm 50:13-15 (ESV)
Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?

Christ Prophecy?

Numbers 24:17 (ESV)
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth.

Freed

Leviticus 26:13 (ESV)
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. And I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.

Foolishness

Psalm 38:5 (ESV)
My wounds stink and fester because of my foolishness,

Hidden in the Rock

Exodus 33:20-22 (ESV)
But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live."

Pure Heart

Psalm 24:3-4 (ESV)
Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place?

Fathomless God

Exodus 10:26 (ESV)
Our livestock also must go with us; not a hoof shall be left behind, for we must take of them to serve the Lord our God, and we do not know with what we must serve the Lord until we arrive there."

Metal Band Name 1

Genesis 35:8 (ESV)
And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel. So he called its name Allon-bacuth.

Psalm 4:7

Psalm 4:7 (ESV)
You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.

Foreshadowing of Christ's harrowing

Luke 2:42-49 (KJV)
And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.