Open—S. Allan, J. Kemp, S. Hallowell
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The book is Hebrews chapter 2.
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For the subtle freedom of death.
Download glory and honor that he thought the grace of God should face death.
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Man, now just a few comments.
Brethren.
That save Lord that came down to take our place is going to come again and take us to Himself in the glory.
Are you looking for him? Either are you? He's gonna come, perhaps today and call us away. We don't know when he's coming, but it must be very soon.
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They'll come and take us home. It's wonderful being here and to be able to share all the precious things of the Lord Jesus Christ.
To keep us going to come.
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I think to all of us here, but I think we need to be reminded of it.
You know, a week or so more than that, a couple of months ago someone posted on the Internet this little thing that I want to read.
And it's been an exercise to me, and I think it should be to each one of us.
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It says this What if we began to treat our Bibles the way we treat our cell phones?
What if we carried it with us everywhere?
Turn back to get it if we forgot it.
Check it for messages throughout the day.
Used it in a California in case of an emergency.
Spent an hour or more using it each day.
Don't you think that's something we should think about? How much time do we spend with our cell phones?
I'm not criticizing cell phones. I have one in my pocket.
But you know, I think we need to think about this. We recognize there's a great deal of weakness among us these days. Why is it? I think it's because we're not spending enough time alone with the Lord. And I want to say that what I'm saying today, I need to speak to this person right here too.
It's so tempting to take out a tablet or something and use it to waste time rather than use it in a way that's for the Lord's glory.
But you know, I was thinking of a verse, several verses actually the first one in Leviticus Chapter 11.
I don't want to take up too much time.
But just remind us of these things, this verse and Leviticus Chapter 11.
I often heard we heard you in Ottawa. I know Brother John mentioned that we sort of grew up together and I'm quite sure that he remembers.
This verse being referred to and in connection with what we've been saying.
Within 611 and verse 3.
Whatsoever part of the hoof and his cloven footed, and choose the cut among the beasts that shall eat, that shall ye eat. I'm sorry, I'll read that again. Whatsoever part of the hoop and is cloven footed, and chew with the cut among the beasts that shall ye eat.
You know, I remember hearing the story of a young brother that went to a conference like this.
And after the conference he went home, and he began to discuss with some of his local brethren what he had heard.
And.
He mentioned how he particularly enjoyed the ministry of a certain brother who was there.
And this older brother said to him, you know, I'm not surprised that you enjoyed the as the ministry of that brother because, you know, he chooses the cut and he has the cloven foot. And, you know, he was quite young and he had never heard of this verse before. And he thought, my, I feel so sorry for that disabled brother.
He said, you know, I knew that brother well enough that there must have been something special that he was trying to convey to me when he said that. And so he said, I went home and I began to search the Scriptures and I came across this verse and I realized that there was something here for us.
And you'll notice here there's two things that are mentioned, the cloven foot and chewing the cut. And I just want to say to some of the younger children here that there is a group of animals.
That are well known. They're called ruminants and they include the cow or the cattle. It includes goats and sheep and camels. And they're part of a group of animals known as Romanus. And what is it about them? Well, as I understand, these animals have up to four stomachs.
You know, we only have one stomach, but these animals have 4 stomachs. And they'll dwell in the pasture. Excuse me. And they'll eat, uh, the grain, or at least the, umm, grass. And it'll go down into the first stomach. And then they'll go out and sit under a tree or somewhere and they'll chew and chew and chew and chew. And this is referred to here as chewing the cut.
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And I think this is a very important lesson for us all. Why does the Lord make those animals like that? I think he's trying to teach us a lesson. It's very important to spend time alone with the Lord. You know, we live in a very busy world.
And we have 1000 things that we want to do every day, but do we spend that time just reading the word and then just going by ourselves and thinking about what we read? We often refer to it as meditation, don't we? And you know, I think that that is something that's lacking today. I think we need to spend time thinking of the offices, the titles, the works.
The ways and the work of the Lord Jesus, we should discover him. You know it says there in Luke 24 we are reading this morning and says that he opened up the scriptures and expounded to them the things concerning himself and you know the whole word of God would have us attracted to his glorious person, the Lord Jesus. How much time do we spend chewing the cut just thinking about.
What we have in the Scriptures, going over it, thinking about it and so on. Well, you'll find here that that was what was going on with the one, the clean animal that chewed the cut. The other thing that was noticed here was that they were cloven footed. And of course that just means that instead of having just a hoof, it had a parted hoof. And I think that speaks of separation.
And, you know, I think that's very important, too. And I have to say that I think more and more the world is creeping in and there isn't that separation that perhaps there should be.
But you know what's been often said, and I believe it's true that it's no use chewing the cut and not having a cloven foot.
And it's no use having a cloven foot and not chewing the cut. You know, we can meditate on the scriptures and enjoy what it has to say. But if we go on, excuse me, in the world enjoying what the Lord the world has, then it's not going to do us any good. Or if practically, outwardly.
We seem to be separate from the world and all that has, and yet we don't spend time alone with the Lord. That's worthless too, and what I wanted to show here.
Is that all? Through the Scripture we have that principle brought before us. Here it is in Leviticus. Let's look up another place where it's found. Joshua, chapter one.
Joshua, chapter one.
These are not new thoughts, but they're ones that I gleaned and enjoy. We'll just read a few verses here. The first verse Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses minister, saying, Moses, my servant is dead.
Now, therefore, arise, go over this Jordan.
Thou and all this people unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel, every place that the soul of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses, verse seven. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the laws which Moses my servant commanded thee.
Turn not promise to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou boast. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein. For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then shalt thou have a good success.
Well, here we have a umm.
Jehovah the Lord speaking to Joshua, Moses had led the children of Israel.
Moses had led the children of Israel out of Egypt. They had been led by Moses through the wilderness.
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But God had not seen since for Moses to take the children of Israel over into the land of Canaan. We could go into that, and we won't take time today.
It was now up to someone new who was Joshua, and you'll notice here that God told Joshua that Canaan had been given to the children of Israel as their title.
And yet they were to go over and possess them. You'll notice that third verse. Every place that the soul of your foot shall tread upon. That's how I given unto you.
And so it wasn't enough just to have it given to them. They had to go over and possess it. They had to take possession of it. And you know, that's a very important point. The Lord has given us many blessings, but he wants us to appropriate them, to make them our own. And he was going to give the responsibility of leading the children of Israel into Canaan to Joshua.
And, you know, it's very interesting to to study the history of Joshua and Caleb.
Because, you know, it says of Caleb that he wholly followed the Lord and those two men were the only two spies that recommended that the children of Israel go ahead and the Kingdom and take over the land. But what is interesting here is what kind of leader would be qualified to take the children of Israel into the land of Canaan? Well, I think we have the answer there in verses.
Versus 7:00 and 8:00.
You'll notice first it says, the Lord says to Joshua, Be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded thee. Turn my front to the right hands, or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou doest.
So what do we see here? That the person who would be a leader?
To lead the children of Israel should be someone who observes to do according to the law. Isn't that the clothing foot?
Is not this referring to someone who was willing to walk in a path of obedience to the Lord? And not only that, but in the eighth verse, I believe we get the chewing, the cut, because it says this book of the law shall not be part of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night. You know that word meditate means to inwardly consider, to dwell upon. And so I believe this is the chewing of the cut.
And uh, what is the reason?