SNT-0478- Obedience to God (Cummins)
DRAFT SNT-478-ObediancetoGod(Cummins) DRAFT SUMMARY KEYWORDS: God, Saul, sacrifices, obey, Samuel, Israel, offerings turn to Psalms, chapter 40. And put a little smile on your face. Psalms chapter 40. Israel was a peculiar nation. One minute they were walking on the word, one minute they were the next minute, they'd be off in left field. And as you read the Old Testament, and watch how Israel moved, it's just a wonder they even made it through. But they didn't at certain periods of time in history. But Israel, one of the kings, God did not want kings over Israel. But God said, If you want a king, this is how you're going to do it. 00:54 He sat down the guidelines by which the king was chosen, and by which they set up the kingdom and so on. At another period of time in history, in the Old Testament history, Israel wanted judges to rule over them. God did not want them to have judges. But God said, if you're going to have judges, you're going to do it by my rule book. And he set down the guidelines for putting judges and how they would rule over the people. The same way with offerings, sacrifices, and so on, which were offered by the people to God, whether it was before the law administration, or during the law administration. God did not want the people to offer sacrifices. God did not want them to have these burnt offerings and so forth, the things that they laid on the altar and burnt the putting of the, the animals on there and burning them up, or the this kind of thing. He did not want sacrifices. But the people wanted to make sacrifices beginning with Adam. From Adam on down what Cain and Abel remember them made sacrifices, didn't they? Sure. Abraham, a lot of other people, you get down to the law. And God said, Well, if you want to make sacrifices, you're going to do it by my rulebook. And God set up the pattern for making sacrifices to him. He did not want them to make sacrifices. But he says if you're going to make sacrifices, this is how you're going to do i
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Tweet Topic: DRAFT, God, Saul, sacrifices, obey, Samuel, Israel, offerings Format: Mp3 Publication Date: 11-29-1970 Walter J. Cummins graduated from the Power for Abundant Class in 1962. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Ohio State University in 1968 and his Master of Education degree in Secondary School Administration in 1978 from Wright State University. He was ordained to the Christian by The Way International in 1968. He has studied at The Way International under Victor Paul Wierwille and K.C.Pillai. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he was director of the Research department of the Way International and served as assistant to the president. DOC AUDIO