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</p><p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="CENTER"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>OCT
25 - HEBREWS 5-6 - COVENANT: LEADS INTO SPIRITUAL CANAAN</b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in" align="LEFT"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>1.
5:1-2 (5:1-4, NNT) AARON: INFIRM MAN ORDAINED HIGH PRIEST. <font size="3">“For
every high priest, being taken from men, </font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal">is
appointed for men in </span></font><font size="3"><i>things</i></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal">
:pertaining to:God, that he offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
</span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="font-style:normal">2
</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal">who can
bear gently with </span></font><font size="3"><i>the </i></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal">ignorant
and erring, since himself also is compassed with infirmity.” </span></font></b><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">How
wise You are, Father! You do not send angels to minister to us
directly, but flesh and bone like ourselves. We commit ourselves to
Your way of doing things. </span></span><b><i>Hallowed be your
:name.</i></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><b><font style="font-size:11pt">2.
5:8-10 (5:5-10) CHRIST: ORDAINED HIGH PRIEST AFTER MELCHIZEDEK</font>.
<font size="3">“Though he was a Son, yet learned :obedience by what
he suffered; </font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">9 </font><font size="3">and,
perfected, he became unto all that obey him the cause of eternal
salvation: </font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">10 </font><font size="3">named
of :God high priest after the order of Melchizedek.” </font></b><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">What
an amazing revelation! In Your flesh, Lord Jesus, You grew into
maturity through suffering. Father, You exalted Him because of this,
far above Aaron! </span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt"><i>Your
:kingdom come!</i></font></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in"><font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><b><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal">3.
5:12 (5:11-14) BABES: UNABLE TO HEAR THIS TEACHING. </span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal">“For
when by </span></font><font size="3"><i>reason of</i></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style:normal">
the time you ought to be teachers, you have need again that some one
teach you the rudiments of the beginning of the oracles of :God; and
are become such as need milk, not solid food.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal">How
dull of hearing we are, Father! Like the 12 disciples before
Pentecost, we stumble to understand You. Yet You overlook our
immaturity. </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size:11pt"><i>Your
:will be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</i></font></b></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>4.
6:1-2 (6:1-3) FOUNDATION TRUTHS: MILK FOR BABES. <font size="3">“Therefore
leaving the word of the beginning of the Christ, let us be borne on
unto the perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from
dead works, and of faith toward God, - </font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1">2
</font><font size="3">the teaching of baptisms, and of laying on of
hands, and of resurrection of </font><font size="3"><i>the</i></font><font size="3">
dead, and of eternal judgment.” </font></b><span style="font-weight:normal">Forgive
us Father, for so often relaying foundations again and again, and not
pressing on to maturity! </span><b><i>Our :daily :bread Give us this
day.</i></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>5.
6:4-6 (6:4-8) APOSTASY: HOPELESS. <font size="3">“</font><font size="3">For
as to those who were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly
:gift (d</font><font size="3"><u>o</u></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">-reA),
and became partakers of </span></font><font size="3"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">the</span></i></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">
Holy Spirit, </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">5
</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">and
tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the age to come, </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">6
</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">and
fell away, it is impossible to renew </span></font><font size="3"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">them</span></i></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">
again unto repentance; they crucifying again to themselves and openly
shaming the Son of :God.” </span></font></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Father,
we choose not </span></span><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">to</span></span><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
be soil two or three; we choose to be soil four in great
fruitfulness! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">And
forgive us our :debts, as we also have forgiven our :debtors.</span></i></b></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">6.
6:9-10 (6:9-12) SALV</span><span style="text-decoration:none">A</span><span style="text-decoration:none">TION:
WORKS WHICH ACCOMPANY IT. </span><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">“</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">But
of you, beloved, we are persuaded :better things and having
salvation, even if we thus speak: </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">10
</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">for
:God is not unrighteous to forget your :work and the love which you
showed toward his :name, in that you ministered unto the saints, and
do minister. </span></font></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Yes
Father, we choose to walk in these things. </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">And
bring us not into temptation.</span></i></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">7.
6:17-18 (6:13-20) COVENANT AND OATH: BASIS FOR CANAAN. </span><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">“Wherein
:God, intending to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise
the immutability of his :counsel, mediated with an oath; </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">18
</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">that
by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we
may have strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold
of the hope set before </span></font><font size="3"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">us.</span></i></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">”
</span></font></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">What
a promise! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">one!</span></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><u><b>NOTE</b></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>:
5:7 (5:5-10) CHRIST: A KEY PART OF HIS EARTHLY MINISTRY. </b></span><b><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">“Who
in the days of his :flesh, having offered up prayers and
supplications with strong crying and tears unto the </span></font><font size="3"><i><span style="text-decoration:none">one</span></i></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">
who could save him from death, and having heard him for his :godly
fear.” </span></font></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">We
would follow Jesus’ example, Father!</span></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">Quote
on “Believing” by Thomas Carlyle - </span></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">“A
man lives by </span></span><u><span style="font-weight:normal">believing</span></u><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">
something; not by debating and arguing about many things.”</span></span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><b><span style="text-decoration:none">Our
Psalm for the Day: 115:1-3 (115, ESV) TO YOUR NAME GIVE GLORY. </span><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">“Not
to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name give glory, for the sake
of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">2
</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">Why
should the nations say, ‘Where is their God?’ </span></font><font style="font-size:8pt" size="1"><span style="text-decoration:none">3
</span></font><font size="3"><span style="text-decoration:none">Our
God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.” </span></font></b><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-weight:normal">Like
Job Father, we will not sin against You with our mouths, though we
understand not Your Sovereign dealings. We choose to continually
</span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration:none">hallow your
:name!</span></i></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">In
the former Psalm, the past wonders which God had wrought were
recounted to His honor, and in the present Psalm He is entreated to
glorify Himself again, because the heathen were presuming upon the
absence of miracles, were altogether denying the miracles of former
ages, and insulting the people of God </span><span style="text-decoration:none">with
</span><span style="text-decoration:none">the question, “Where is
no</span><span style="text-decoration:none">w</span><span style="text-decoration:none">
their God? It grieved the heart of the godly that Jehovah
should be thus dishonored, and treating their own condition of
reproach as unworthy of notice, they beseech the Lord at least to
vindicate His own name. The Psalmist is evidently indignant that the
worshipers of foolish idols should be able to put such a taunting
question to the people who worshiped the only living and true God;
and having spent his indignation in sarcasm upon the images and their
makers, he proceeds to exhort the house of Israel to trust in God and
bless His name.</span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">115:l.
</span><i><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>Not unto us, O
Lord, not unto us, but unto Your name give glory. </b></span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">The
people undoubtedly wished for relief from the contemptuous insults of
idolaters, but their main desire was that Jehovah Himself should no
longer be the object of heathen insults. The saddest part of all
their trouble was that their God was no longer feared and dreaded by
their adversaries. When Israel marched into Canaan, a terror was upon
all the people round about, because of Jehovah, the mighty God; but
this dread the nations had shaken off since there had been of lat</span><span style="text-decoration:none">e</span><span style="text-decoration:none">
no remarkable display of miraculous power. The</span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">repetition
of the words, “Not unto us,” would seem to indicate a very
serious desire to renounce any glory which they might at any time
have proudly appropriated to themselves, and it also sets forth the
vehemence of their wish that God would at any cost to them magnify
His own name. In these times, when the first victories of the gospel
are only remembered as histories of a dim and distant past, skeptics
are apt to boast that the gospel has lost its youthful strength and
they even presume to cast a slur upon the name of God Himself. We may
therefore rightly entreat the divine interposition that the apparent
blot may be removed from His escutcheon, and that His own Word may
shine forth gloriously as in the days of old. We may not desire the
triumph of our opinions, for our own sakes, or for the honor of a
sect, but we may confidently pray for the triumph of truth that God
Himself may be honored.</span></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0.01in;margin-bottom:0in;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal">
<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">115:2.
</span><i><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>Wherefore should
the heathen say, Where is now their God? </b></span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">Or,
more literally, “Where, pray, is their God?” Why should the
nations be allowed with a sneer of contempt to question the
existence, and mercy, and faithfulness of Jehovah? They are always
ready to blaspheme. In our case, by our own lukewarmness and the
neglect of faithful gospel preaching, we have permitted the uprise
and spread of modern doubt, and we are bound to confess it with deep
sorrow of soul; yet we may not therefore lose heart, but may still
plead with God to save His own truth and grace from the contempt of
men of the world. Wherefore should the pretended wise men of the
period be permitted to say that they doubt the personality of God?
Wherefore should they say that answers to prayer are pious delusions,
</span><span style="text-decoration:none">and that the resurrection
and the deity of our Lord Jesus are moot points? Wherefore
should they be permitted to speak disparagingly of atonement by blood
and by price, and reject utterly the doctrine of the wrath of God
against sin, even that wrath which burns forever and ever? They speak
exceeding proudly, and only God can stop their arrogant blusterings:
let us by extraordinary </span><span style="text-decoration:none">intercession
prevail upon Him to interpose, by giving to His gospel such a
triumphant vindication as shall utterly silence the perverse
opposition of ungodly men.</span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">115:3.
</span><i><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>But our God is in
the heavens. </b></span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">Where
He should be; above the reach of mortal sneers, overhearing all the
vain janglings of men, but looking down with silent scorn upon the
makers of the babel. Once they bade His Son come down from the
cross and they would believe in Him; they they would have God
overstep the ordinary bounds of His providence and come down from
heaven to convince them: but other matters occupy His august mind
besides the convincement of those who willfully shut their eyes to
the superabundant evidences of His divine power and Godhead, which
are all about them. </span><i><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>He
has done whatever He has pleased. </b></span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">We
may well endure the jeering question, “Where is now their </span><span style="text-decoration:none">G</span><span style="text-decoration:none">od?”
while we are perfectly sure that His providence is undisturbed, His
throne unshaken, and His purposes unchanged. What He has done He will
yet do, His counsel shall stand, and He will do all His pleasure, and
at the end of the great drama of human history, the omnipotence of
God and His immutability and faithfulness will be more than
vindicated to the eternal confusion of His adversaries.</span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">115:9.
</span><i><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>O Israel, trust
thou in the Lord. </b></span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">Whatever
our trouble may be, and however fierce the blasphemous language of
our enemies, let us not fear no</span><span style="text-decoration:none">r</span><span style="text-decoration:none">
falter, but confidentially rest in Him Who is able to vindicate His
own honor, and protect His own servants.</span></font></font></p>
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<font face="Palatino Linotype, serif"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="text-decoration:none">115:18.
</span><i><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>But we will bless
the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. </b></span></i><span style="text-decoration:none">We
who are still living will take care that the praises of God shall not
fail among the sons of man. Our afflictions and depressions of spirit
shall not cause us to suspend our praises, neither shall old age and
increasing infirmities damp the celestial fires, no, nor shall even
death itself cause us to cease from the delightful occupation. The
spiritually dead cannot praise God, but the life within us constrains
us to do so. </span><span style="text-decoration:none"><b>(From
“The Treasury of David” by C.H. Spurgeon, abridged by D.O.
Fuller)</b></span></font></font></p>
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