Address—C. Lunden
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Noah, Daniel and Joe.
Please turn with Major Ezekiel 14 verse 14. Though these three men, Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness of the Lord.
And the Lord calls our attention to these three men. There must be something special for us to notice.
Jordan made it Genesis 6 verse five. And God saw that the wakenedness of man was great in the earth. And the Lord said I will destroy man who had I have pleaded from the face of the earth that Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
Nor was a just man imperfect among his generations. Noel gave a testimony to each of them. Noah walked with God. Nor was it menace. 600 years old, and the flood came upon the earth.
But preserved Noah was that he walked with God.
Make me an arc of Gopher wood room. So I thought I'll make in the ark shall pitch it within and without with pitch. And so on 22nd verse.
Thus ignore according to all that God commanded him.
So.
Going to Hebrews?
The 11Th chapter.
Verse 7 By faith, Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, move the fear, but fair enough to the saving of his house. By the way, she condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
He turned back to Genesis 8.
21St And Noah builded an altar.
Unto the Lord he took of every clean beast with every clean fall.
And offered burnt offerings on the altar.
And the Lord smelled a sweet savour. And the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse to the ground anymore for man's sake, for the imagination of his heart is evil from his youth.
Neither will I against might anymore, everything living as I have done.
We have a man here that's gained favor with God.
And as we read these things, speak of them.
Shall we test ourselves to see that these things are true of ourselves?
That we gained favor with God.
That is.
Have we taken Christ as our Savior?
There may be some in this room this afternoon.
That do not know the Lord you know.
You know it's possible to move about among Christian people.
And yet not know the Lord.
To gain favor with God is to have the Spirit of God operative.
Bosnian doesn't realize our needs before God and to gain salvation by simple faith in the Lord Jesus trusting in that precious blood that was shed.
For the salvation of our souls.
We have a condition here on the earth that is corrupt.
And we look at it, we say it was terrible. But you know, dear friends, I believe the conditions today are far worse.
We don't realize it, and I don't believe the people there realize it's a time, the conditions.
Or the amount of answer to no I was approached the gospel to them all those.
Days What is building the arts?
Nor was a just man.
And perfect among his generations.
That is, no one has removed about among men. He was just righteous.
But it says it was perfect in his generation.
And there were many generations. In all, he lived 600 years.
At least 50.
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Generations of his own, besides their children's children's children.
And he moved around among them. Perfect.
This testimony was constant.
For the God that he loved.
And nor walk with God. That's communion.
Now, are these things true of us?
As we move about among men, is there a testimony that we yield here now?
And also.
Is there communion with us, with the Lord? You know, really, a Christian cannot walk down here.
Accepting communion to the glory of God.
There must be that constant going to his presence to be preserved in our ways down here. This man walked with God.
Now we read in Hebrews that he was moved with fear.
Any build an ark.
God told him to.
Is that exactly what God told him to?
And it's lovely to say, isn't it?
Now as Noah passes through that period.
When the rain had covered the earth, the water.
At the close of it.
We find them building an altar.
And he offers a burnt offering which was a sweet smelling savor to God.
Is that your experience? Or you say Noah lived a long time ago? That's true.
But it was the same kind of an offering, you know?
And you gather with the Saints on Thursday morning. Are you offering up?
The sacrifice of the sweet smelling savor.
All right in your own home life.
You plan on reading the word because sacrifice going up of the sweet spelling saver.
You know, it says here.
God and the Lord smelled a sweet savor.
And you said I won't again curse your.
Now you know in the 5th chapter of Ephesians and the second verse, the Lord Jesus offered himself up as a sacrifice of a sweet smelling savor.
We'll go on to Daniel now, the first chapter.
Verse 4.
Or rather through three.
And the king spake unto Ashman, as the master of the eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, of the King's seed, and of the Princess.
That word, children, should be youth, youth, in whom was number, blemish, but well favored, and skillful in all wisdom, cunning, and knowledge, with understanding, science, and such as that ability them to stand in the King's palace, whom they might teach the learning in the tongue of the Chaldeans.
And the king appointed them a daily provision of the King's meat.
And of the wine which he drank, so nourishing them three years, the end thereof, they might stand before the king.
Forsake, But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with a portion of the King's meaning, nor with the wine which he drank.
Therefore he requested of the Prince of the Eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
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Verse 12.
Daniel said, Prove thy servants I beseech to 10 days, and let them give us parts to eat and put water to drink.
Verse 17.
Ask for these for use. God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom, and Daniel had understanding and all visions and dreams.
Now at the end of the day, the king had said he should bring them in. Then the Prince of the eunuchs brought him them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
And the king communed with them, and among them all was found none like Daniel, Ananiah, Michelle Nazariah, therefore stood there before the king.
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding that the King inquired of them.
He found them 10 times better.
Than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
The other sections here that too long to read about, we'll comment on them.
Daniel was given the ability to.
And open up dreams, and the king has a dream.
In fact, he has two dreams and Daniel interpreted them.
But in doing so, he warns the king.
Of the coming judgments.
But at the same time, Daniel, as you know, is a prophet.
And destroying these dreams he learned his prophecies.
Is that interesting?
He didn't realize this, perhaps.
But the second chapter?
Nevertheless, dream and from the 7th chapter on are all prophetic.
What she learned while there was doing this other work.
Of interpreting the dreams.
And so Daniel became a great prophet.
Now what was the basis of this?
Well, he purposed in his heart, but he would not defile himself with the King's meat.
And what was the King's meat? Well, the delicate meat, of course, and fine wines and all.
When they speak to us of something.
The maid space service of the things that this world feeds on.
The King's name.
Is that what you and I are feeding on their ones this afternoon?
Or are we feeding on the word of God now? Daniel preferred pulse.
That's beans and peas and Brentles. It's Pilgrim's Food.
She preferred that she doesn't want to eat the other. She didn't want the King's wine, but he took water instead.
And God saw to it that he was fair and Saturn flesh at the end of this period.
But one thing we would like to speak up to that Daniel was without blemish.
You know.
One may be found, Any of us may be found in sin, public scandal, or something like that. And the Lord may forgive us. Our brethren may forgive us. We may be used again of the Lord. But there will be a star. Yes, there will be a star.
Rehab was Rahab the harlot in the book of James.
She was given long before that.
The laws were in this world. There will be a scar. Remember that.
Your young people.
Let's keep ourselves pure.
Daniel did.
And look at the end of his course.
Now.
I'd like to turn to.
The Book of Job.
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First chapter.
There was a man in the land of Oz whose name was Job.
And that man was perfect. I want you to notice this.
And upright, and one that feared God.
And a steward evil, or rather he abstained from evil.
His son, Mabel.
For the righteous man, wasn't he?
Yes.
Important to notice this because of what followed.
Now God had blessed this man with seven sons and three daughters.
He was he was the greatest of all the men of the East.
He had cattle and sheep.
And camels.
They had everything.
You might say.
A prosperous man.
We had seven sons and three daughters, and he prayed for them continually. You pray for your children.
More than that, he offered sacrifice a burnt offerings continually for them.
He wanted his children saved.
That's the fifth verse.
That may be my sons of sin.
So all of sin had come short of the glory of God.
Joe was concerned about those sins.
He was a righteous man himself and he was concerned about those sins of his children.
Now we have Satan coming into the picture.
Six votes. And now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.
First, Satan, the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? There's none like him in the earth, the perfect and upright man, one that fears God and the surest evil.
Then Satan answered the Lord and said, the child fear God for not.
Hast thou not made any hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he had?
On every side.
Thus bless the work of his hands and his substance the increasing amount.
Put forth on hand now and touch all that he has. He will curse the divine face.
The Lord said unto Satan, Behold, already have is in my hand thy power only upon himself could not forth thy hand.
So Zayton went forth in the presence of the Lord.
I.
Now what happened?
You know, Satan doesn't like a righteous man.
He doesn't like God's people.
He does everything he can to upset them.
And so he takes some causes.
Job cattle to be taken away.
His camels are stolen.
The sheep are burned up. We can't read all this.
I suppose by lightning it says from heaven.
And the sons and daughters were feasting and the elder son's home.
And the whirlwind or tornado?
Struck this home and they all were killed. Seven sons and three daughters.
Isn't that quite a blow for a righteous man?
So what does Job do? What would you do? Job Worcester?
Did you do that?
Job worship.
And this is what he said.
21St words on Chapter One.
Naked came layout of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return Thither the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away.
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Blessed be the name of the Lord and all this job Sin not no choice. God foolishly.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Can you speak in this way about all the circumstances of life?
You can, if you walk with God.
If you walk with God.
Now we have another attack by Satan.
Didn't win the first one, you know.
No, he doesn't run out with job.
The old heart was set on the Lord.
And so now he attacks him again, and he says.
You just touch his flesh.
That'll be different.
But you notice in third verse the Lord recites what he said before about how righteous.
Sure, what?
Repeats twice what he said in the first chapter.
And the Lord said unto Satan, verse 3, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there's none like him in the earth, the perfect man, and an upright man, one that bears God and assures evil, notice, and still a hold of fast his integrity. Now this was not mentioned in the other instance.
But dear friend, this is the key to the book of Job.
Integrity.
What does integrity mean?
Well, we understand his journalism, honest man.
Faithful man.
But it means also one who holds.
In self righteousness.
Self-righteous truth.
That was Joel's trouble.
It was self-righteous. Now this was something that men couldn't see very well.
About God could see it.
As far as men were concerned, Job was upright.
In all his ways, no one could point their finger at job.
My friend. And now God is going to allow this to come out and God is going to deal with Job.
Asks Satan asked that Job might be put in his hands again, but he does, and Joel breaks out with boils.
Notice from the very head or from the foot.
To the top of the head.
How would you like to go around with boils?
Tumors covering your body from your foot to your ****. *** did.
I don't know how long the 29th chapter speaks. A month. That was probably the time for several months.
But it was covered with boils.
He was self-righteous.
Now notice.
In the ninth verse, then set his wife unto him. Dost thou still retain thine integrity?
Integrity.
Self righteousness.
Or else he was a righteous man before men.
He didn't walk in sin.
But he carried that character that he himself was righteous before God will never do.
Nevertheless.
What else does she say?
Dost thou still retain thine integrity, curse God, and die? So Job says. You speak like one of the foolish women do.
He doesn't say his wife was a fool.
No, He kept his lips.
He only said that which was.
In order.
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Thou speakest is one of the fullest women do.
And he says, What shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall not, will not receive evil?
In all this did not build sin with his lips.
As far as men were concerned, this pathway was good.
As far as God was concerned, it was different.
And, you know, sometimes God has looked into the secret of our lives.
It reminds us.
Of our sins, and as Job was debating with his three friends.
In the next few chapters, we find Job finally admits that there were sins in his life, but he didn't consider them too bad. You know he was a righteous man. You see what that does to a person?
It doesn't make a man humble, it makes him proud.
Job was proud of his righteousness.
That won't do.
Uh-huh.
Well, we won't go into the story.
You've probably read it many times. Let's go back to the 19th chapter.
Verse 25.
Now here's something that Job knows and as we read it.
I want you to save your heart. Do I know this?
For I know that my Redeemer liveth that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth.
And go after my skin worms destroy this body. Yet in my flesh shall I see God.
Job had a Redeemer. Do you?
You have a savior.
Something else?
Do you believe in resurrection Job did?
Rose that after the Ones destroy this body, he expected to die anytime.
Boils from head to foot.
In my flesh I shall see God in that wonderful.
Oh, what a wonderful resurrection is, dear friend.
We see God in our flesh.
Bodies of Glory. Job didn't know about that, though. But you do.
Now we turn to the.
36th chapter.
We have another person coming in on the scene besides the three friends, if she like you.
July, you gave many wonderful things in his ministry. I say ministry.
His answer?
But I want to just call attention to two of them.
The 22nd verse.
Of the 36th chapter.
Belongs God exalteth by his power who teaches like him.
Now that's just before.
The 38th chapter.
With the Lord, Jesus himself takes over.
And he deals with his servant job personally.
And before he accuses him of things.
We read a verse here.
35 slots.
Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades?
Can't stop buying the sweet influences of Pleiades. Now what are those influences? Heavenly.
Suddenly.
Job can you bind them?
What are the sweet influences?
The play it is.
There were seven fives. No, not when it's over.
He wants it that way, but he didn't know it then.
Oh, how good God is there is no other way.
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See, Job was self-righteous.
He didn't know that he was a Sinner from the bottom of his soul on the top of his head.
You know what Peter said when the Lord.
Filled his bowl with fishes. The parts were made because I've sinned, no.
Depart from me because I am a sinful man, O Lord.
That's what I am.
Out of my foot to the top of my head, the Southern.
What I am not what I have done.
God to murder them for what he had done.
Now he's going to discover what he is, or if we could discover this.
We'd be through making something of ourselves.
So all these chapters the Lord is speaking. He's speaking about his power.
And so if we turn now to.
After 40.
After the Lord has spoken about the sweet influence of Pleiades.
George didn't understand it then, but he did later.
Now he brings right home to the heart of job.
What he has done?
Verse eight, Will thou disallow my judgment till bad?
And his debates with his friends, he told about how God was unrighteous and what he was doing to him.
Is God unrighteous in what he is doing to his people? Nor he is doing the very best that he can according to our state and soul.
The best that he can.
Will thou condemn me that thou must be righteous or with a blow?
Oh, what a blow to children.
Now let's turn on to the 42nd chapter.
Then the Lord answered Job.
And then the job answered the Lord and said.
I knew that thou canst do everything.
That's what's before in these chapters, The power of God.
I know that God has to do everything that no fraud can be withholding from thee.
I uttered that I understood not things too wonderful for me.
Which I knew not.
Here I beseech thee, and I will speak, I will demand of thee declared unto me.
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear.
But now mine seal the.
Wherefore I abhor myself and repent.
And dust and asthma.
Integrity.
Ah, that was his trouble.
And now I repents of the whole thing.
Repents of the whole thing.
Jobs.
The foot of sores.
From the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.
In the sight of God, he's discovered it. Have you discovered that?
What a wonderful discovery. Because you know then God can flow out on all his grace to us.
If we discover that all the time we think of ourselves and our righteousness.
We don't have any.
If we're righteous is because God and mildest grace got his son down here to die.
So we might have the lion righteousness.
That's all we have, Not human righteousness. It's all gone.
And now what's the result? I know it's so blessed.
This last chapter of Job.
You know, when we read stories, we'd love to have them end up well.
This one ends up well.
Beautiful.
Lord says to his companions, You go and take some.
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Sacrifices down to Job and he'll offer them up for you and he'll pray for you.
Because they had offended God as well as Job.
And you know, as soon as Joel prayed, let's read it.
Turned the captivity of Job when he played for his friends.
Notice this also the Lord gave Job twice as much.
As you had before.
Was it worthwhile to go through this?
Was it worthwhile?
That's not all, though. All how God loves to give and loves to bless.
Are we hindering that blessing because of self righteousness?
Integrity, anything that comes in between US and God.
Then came and all his brothers and his sisters there always had been of his acquaintance. Verse 11 before they wouldn't go near him when he was.
And there's trouble.
They wouldn't go near him as relative and his friends were all gone, but now they're all back again.
You see, God orders things. We don't.
Now we know there's too.
Seven sons, George, 13, and three daughters.
Are given to him.
Now you may ask the question, how is it that job had twice as much when he only has?
Seven sons when he should have had 14.
Three daughters when he should have had six.
And does have them.
Didn't he pray for his children?
Where are they up there, friends?
Is that where your children are going?
Because you're praying for them.
Does not God save thou in thy house?
So we had twice as much as before.
But in closing, I want to speak of these three daughters.
Jemima.
Means a dove purity, not nice.
Sure.
Zion.
Casa or sweetness?
And tan havoc.
Taryn Haber, The Horn of Beauty.
That's the way the story of Job ends.
Oh, how gracious God is. But he has to put Job through the test so that he'll discover what he is, a new site. So we sing together that Hymn 76 in the back of the book.