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"Then the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit them so that many Israelites
died." NUMBERS 21:1-6
Consequently, mankind has to receive punishment for paining the Almighty.
Consequences smoncequences,
Righteounes, In spite of this!
How much rightouesness is enough in a man? Can the quantity be measured? Of course
it can.
Apparently it was like pulling teeth with the exadus bunch. They prayed and
whined and nagged God for deliverance from the Egyptians. "The Holy Lotto" rolled around and the Hebrews some
how came up with more righteousness than the Egyptians. Then finally God granted their "wishes" then boom mankind again
backed out on their part of the deal. He promised to visit evil upon the rebellious.
- He made provision in the time of famine. When it was time for the Isralites to really show God what they where made
of and to declare worthyness of His graces, he tested them through the Pharoh. See it was El Shaddai that
hardened Pharohs heart. He used him to make them a dependant people, the people that he wanted. When they left
it was like Pharoah slammed the door behind them, saying " and don't come back no more!" But now this came along,
real firey serpents, or serpents seen only by those with spritual eyes??? Curses, dreaded curses! Felt only by the spiritually
sensative, they burn. Oh and when they bite only the righteous, the spritually fit can survive it. By his stripes
we are made immune. Your quantity of his righteousness is important.
- Did someone mention "The Holy Lotto?" Yes when a certain area has turmoil you can bet that God is the culprit.
He will allow evil to buffet certain societies to chasen men. Another example is found in what is commonly referred
to as the incident of Sodom and Gomorrah. God was willing to save the city based on the number
of righteous found. Couldn't find enough so he told the one righteous guy to take his family and run! So yes you
have heard that the numbers are not important, people don't matter. But they do. If somebody told you that they
weren't ... Then Yes dat nigga lied!
- If you are currently feeling and experiencing all kinds of distresses, look to the obvious. The numbers, the quantity
and the quality in the man (men).
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