A Walk Exhibiting Patience

Westside Care Center Tuesday, February 20, 2006

 C. Pat Lanyon

Review: We are now looking at what appear to be results of having a worthy walk. Last time we studied the strength and power we are to glorify God’s Will– how to act so as to show God’s power and might. Here are some ...

God’s strength and His power are closely knit together. His power enables His strength, and His strength manifests His power, and both are often set in contrast to man’s powerlessness and weakness. To be sure, man is helpless in His own strength to do God’s will or to manifest a worthy walk like Jesus Christ.2 Cor 10:12 Jesus actually exults in man’s weakness because it allows His full glory to be manifested when His power completes works which man begins. When men did ask for that strength and power for His sake – they got it (Daniel in the revelation of the Dream of Nebuchadnezzar). God immediately gave it whenever it would bring Him the greatest glory (compare the Red Sea Crossing, Ex 14), and those asking were willing to give Him that glory exclusively (1 Chron 29 – David, for example). When men seek His strength and power for the purpose of doing His will, a strong emotion from God can be said to be excited as we saw in the lesson: Fully pleasing Him. The human emotion of seeing God react like this has to be one of the most exquisite joys to be felt by a mortal man.

Colossians 1:9-12 (with outline sectional marking as we are seeking to understand it)

9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that (1B.) you may be filled with the knowledge of His will (1c.) in all wisdom and (2c.) spiritual understanding;

10 that you may 2B. walk worthy of the Lord, (1c1d.) fully pleasing Him, (1c2d.) being fruitful in every good work and (1c3d.) increasing in the knowledge of God;

11 (1c4d.) strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for (1c5d.) all patience and (1c6d.) longsuffering with joy;

12 (1c7d) giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

We observe that these principles are describing more what results in a worthy walk, than conditions for a worthy walk, although some are definitely conditions, but in our prayer study’s context, they are to be subjects of prayer when they are not as they should be under prayer for God’s will.

The phrase, for all patience, is a significant study because of the word which is translated here patience. In Greek, the word hupomone [hoop-om-on-ay'] appears 32 times in the NT, but most of these times it is translated ‘patience’ (29) A key passage concerning God’s will is in Hebrews:

HE 10.36, 37 5D.(was 1E.) PATIENCE and ENDURANCE which You will give when I ...(The Promise (His coming) received only after it is done.)

The lexicon defines it as: in the NT the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings. It also appears in Col 1:11 our text verse. There are at least two main ways that we can exhibit this kind of enduring patience:

PS 37.7; IS 40.31 1E. Wait on God (spend time with)

RO 8.31 2E. Trust in God (acts that affirm so)

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Use Godly wisdom. I will not be able to understand all life’s ebb and flow. – J.I. Packer, Knowing God., Book of Ecclesiastes.

Many excellent examples are found in the Bible of this kind of character, but the greatest concentration of examples is given in Hebrews 11, Faith’s Hall of Fame.

Application:

List the Bible Examples of patience in Hebrews 11 that you relate to and how you are needing to endure something that you must accept as God’s will:

Bible character How you relate, What you must endure:

1. ____________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________

11 (1c4d.) strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for (1c5d.) all patience and (1c6d.) longsuffering with joy;

God’s Hall of Fame gives us several outstanding examples.

1. Noah endured the scoffing of men for 120 years Ge 6:3 while he was building the ark, and Peter calls him a preacher of righteousness 2 Peter 2:5

2. Moses is my favorite in this list of Heroes. He made choices that revealed his faith: He refused to be called Pharaoh’s son, thus choosing to suffer the same affliction other Hebrews received in Egypt at that time. Yea, this meant that he was rejected as an Egyptian. And when he was found out – the murder of the Egyptian – he had to enter a new enduring phase of his life in the Wilderness. And when preparation was done there and he is able to successfully lead the children of Israel out of Egypt, he had to face the stubborn and rebellious Israelite nation in the wilderness for another 40 years and not even enter himself. He certainly knew the ‘enduring’ part of doing God’s will.

3. David is another example of patience and endurance. He was anointed King of Israel early in his life, but waited 7 ½ years before He ruled all of Israel for the remaining 33 years of His sovereignty. He waited for Saul to be removed by God Himself, and endured much bloodshed throughout his lifetime. He endured Absalom’s revolt and left his own kingdom trusting God alone to restore him. He endured Adonijah’s near take-over at he end of his reign just before he gave Solomon control.

# = passage to be read; $ = whole chapter to be read

Genealogy of

#Ru 4:18-22 1Sa 16:11 17:12 1Ch 2:3-15 Mt 1:1-6 Lu 3:31-38

A shepherd

#1Sa 16:11

Kills a lion and a bear

#1Sa 17:34-36

Anointed king, while a youth, by the prophet Samuel, and

inspired

#1Sa 16:1,13 Ps 89:19-37

Chosen of God

#Ps 78:70

Described to Saul

#1Sa 16:18

Detailed as armor-bearer and musician at Saul's court

#1Sa 16:21-23

Kills Goliath

#1Sa 17$

The love of Jonathan for

#1Sa 18:1-4

Popularity and discreetness of

#1Sa 18$

Saul's jealousy of

#1Sa 18:8-30

Is defrauded of Merab, and given Michal to marry

#1Sa 18:17-27

Jonathan intercedes for

#1Sa 19:1-7

Probably writes Psalms Eleven at this period of his life

#Ps 17$ 35$ 52$ 58$ 64$ 109$ 142$

Conducts a campaign against, and defeats the Philistines

#1Sa 19:8

Saul attempts to kill him he escapes to Ramah, and lives at

Naioth, where Saul pursues him

#1Sa 19:9-24

About this time writes

#Ps 59$

Returns, and Jonathan makes covenant with him

#1Sa 20$

Escapes by way of Nob, where he obtains shewbread and

Goliath's sword from Abimelech

#1Sa 21:1-6 Mt 12:3,4

Escapes to Gath

#1Sa 21:10-15

At this time probably writes

#Ps 34$ 35$ 52$ 56$ 120$

Recruits an army of insurgents, goes to Moab, returns to

Hareth

#1Sa 22$

Probably writes

#Ps 13$

Saves Keilah

#1Sa 23:1-13

Makes second covenant with Jonathan

#1Sa 23:16-18

Goes to the wilderness of Ziph, is betrayed to Saul

#1Sa 23:13-26

writes a psalm on the betrayal

#Ps 54$

And probably

#Ps 22$ 31$ 34$ 140$

Saul is diverted from pursuit of

#1Sa 23:27,28

At this time probably writes

#Ps 12$ 22$

Goes to En-gedi

#1Sa 23:29

Refrains from killing Saul

#1Sa 24$

#Ps 57$

Covenants with Saul

#1Sa 26$

Marries Nabal's widow, Abigail, and Ahinoam

#1Sa 25$

Lives in the wilderness of Ziph, has opportunity to kill

Saul, but only takes his spear Saul is contrite

#1Sa 26$

Flees to Achish and lives in Ziklag

#1Sa 27$

The list of men who join him

#1Ch 12:1-22

Conducts an expedition against Amalekites, misstates the

facts to Achish

#1Sa 27:8-12

At this time probably writes

#Ps 141$

Is refused permission to accompany the Philistines to battle against the Israelites

#1Sa 28:1,2 29$

Rescues the people of Ziklag, who had been captured by the Amalekites

#1Sa 30$

Probably writes

#Ps 18$ 20$ 21$

Death and burial of Saul and his sons

#1Sa 31$ 2Sa 21:1-14

Kills the murderer of Saul

#2Sa 1:1-16

Lamentation over Saul

#2Sa 1:17-27

After living for one year and four months at Ziklag

#1Sa 27:7

David goes to Hebron, and is anointed king by Judah

#2Sa 2:1-4,11 5:5 1Ki 2:11 1Ch 3:4 11:1-3

The list of those who join him at Hebron

#1Ch 12:23-40

Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, crowned

#2Sa 2:4

David wages war against and defeats Ish-bosheth

#2Sa 2:13-32 3:4

Demands the restoration of Michal, his wife

#2Sa 3:14-16

Abner revolts from Ish-bosheth, and joins David, but is

killed by Joab

#2Sa 3$

Punishes Ish-bosheth's murderers

#2Sa 4$

Anointed king over all Israel, after reigning over Judah at

Hebron for seven years and six months, and reigns

thirty-three years

#2Sa 2:11 5:5 1Ch 3:4 11:1-3 12:23-40 29:27

Makes conquest of Jerusalem

#2Sa 5:6 1Ch 11:4-8 Isa 29:1

Builds a palace

#2Sa 5:11 2Ch 2:3

Friendship of, with Hiram, king of Tyre

#2Sa 5:11 1Ki 5:1

Prospered of God

#2Sa 5:10 1Ch 11:9

Fame of

#1Ch 14:17

Philistines make war against, and are defeated by him

#2Sa 5:17,25

Assembles thirty-thousand men to escort the ark of the

covenant to Jerusalem with music and thanksgiving

#2Sa 6:1-5

Uzzah is struck down when he attempts to steady the ark of

the covenant

#2Sa 6:6-11

David is terrified, and leaves the ark at the house of

Obed-edom

#2Sa 6:9-11

After three months, David brings the ark of the covenant to

Jerusalem with dancing and great joy

#2Sa 6:12-16 1Ch 13$

Organized the tabernacle service

#1Ch 9:22 15:16-24 16:4-6,37-43

Offers sacrifice, distributes gifts, and blesses the people

#2Sa 6:17-19

Michal rebukes him for his religious enthusiasm

#2Sa 6:20-23

Desires to build a temple, is forbidden, but receives God's

promise that his seed should reign forever

#2Sa 7:12-16 23:5 1Ch 17:11-14 2Ch 6:16 Ps 89:3,4 132:11,12 Ac 15:16 Ro 15:12

Interpretation and fulfillment of this prophecy

#Ac 13:22,23

At this time, probably, David writes

#Ps 15$ 16$ 24$ 101$ 138$

Conquers the Philistines, Moabites, and Syria

#2Sa 8$

Treats Mephibosheth, the lame son of Saul, with great

kindness

#2Sa 9:6 19:24-30

Sends commissioners with a message of sympathy to Hanun, son

of the king of Ammon the message is misinterpreted, and

commissioners treated with indignity David retaliates by

invading, and defeats the combined armies of the Ammonites

and Syrians

#2Sa 10$ 1Ch 19$

Probably writes

#Ps 18$ 20$ 21$

Commits adultery with Bath-sheba

#2Sa 11:2-5

Wickedly causes the death of Uriah

#2Sa 11:6-25

Takes Bath-sheba to be his wife

#2Sa 11:26,27

Is rebuked by the prophet Nathan

#2Sa 12:1-14

Repents of his crime and confesses his guilt

#Ps 6$ 32$ 38$ 39$ 40$ 51$

Is chastised with grievous affliction on account of his

crime

#Ps 38$ 41$ 69$

Death of his infant son (born from Bath-sheba)

#2Sa 12:15-23

Solomon is born to

#2Sa 12:24,25

Ammonites defeated and tortured

#2Sa 12:26-31

Amnon's crime, his murder by Absalom, and Absalom's flight

#2Sa 13$

Absalom's return

#2Sa 14:1-24

Absalom's usurpation

#2Sa 14$ 15$

David's flight from Jerusalem

#2Sa 15:13-37

He probably writes, at this time

#Ps 5$ 7$ 26$ 61$ 63$ 69$ 70$ 86$ 143$

Shimei curses him

#2Sa 16$

Crosses the Jordan River

#2Sa 17:21-29

Absalom's defeat and death

#2Sa 18$

Laments the death of Absalom

#2Sa 18:33 19:1-4

Rebuked by Joab

#2Sa 19:5-7

David rebukes the priests for not showing loyalty amid the

complaints of the people against him

#2Sa 19:9-15

Shimei begs for clemency

#2Sa 19:16-23

Mephibosheth begs for the king's favor

#2Sa 19:24-30

Barzillai rewarded

#2Sa 19:31-40

Judah accused by the ten tribes of stealing him away

#2Sa 19:41-43

Returns to Jerusalem

#2Sa 20:1-3

At this time, probably, David composes

#Ps 27$ 66$ 122$ 144$

Sheba's conspiracy against David, and his death

#2Sa 20$

Makes Amasa general

#2Sa 19:13

Amasa is killed

#2Sa 20:4-10

Consigns seven sons of Saul to the Gibeonites to be killed

to atone for Saul's persecution of the Gibeonites

#2Sa 21:1-14

Buries Saul's bones, and the bones of his sons

#2Sa 21:12-14

Defeats the Philistines

#2Sa 21:15-22 1Ch 20:4-8

Takes the military strength of Israel without divine

authority, and is reproved

#2Sa 24$ 1Ch 21$ 27:24

Probably composes

#Ps 30$ 131$

Marries Abishag

#1Ki 1:1-4

Probably composes

#Ps 19$ 111$

Adonijah usurps the sceptre

Solomon appointed to the throne

#1Ki 1$ 1Ch 23:1

Delivers his charge to Solomon

#1Ki 2:1-11 1Ch 22:6-19 28$ 29$

Probably composes

#Ps 23$ 145$

Last words of

#2Sa 23:1-7

Death of

#1Ki 2:10 1Ch 29:28 Ac 2:29,30

Sepulchre of

#Ac 2:29

Age of, at death

#2Sa 5:4,5 1Ch 29:28

Length of reign, forty years

#1Ki 2:11 1Ch 29:27,28

Wives of

#2Sa 3:2-5

Children born

At Hebron

#2Sa 3:2-5 1Ch 3:4

At Jerusalem

#2Sa 5:14-16 1Ch 3:5-8 14:4-7

Descendants of

#1Ch 3$

Civil and military officers of

#2Sa 8:16-18

See Naves on Cabinet 930

Lists of his heroes, and of their exploits

#2Sa 23$ 1Ch 11$ 12:23-40

Devoutness of

#1Sa 13:14 2Sa 6:5,14,18 7:18-29 8:11 24:25 #1Ki 3:14 1Ch 17:16-27 29:10 2Ch 7:17 Zec 12:8 #Ps 6$ 7$ 11$ 13$ 17$ 22$ 26$ 27:7-14 Ps 28$ 31$ 35$ 37$

Justice in the administration of

#2Sa 8:15 1Ch 18:14

Discreetness of

#1Sa 18:14,30

Meekness of

#1Sa 24:7 26:11 2Sa 16:11 19:22,23

Merciful

#2Sa 19:23

David as musician

#1Sa 16:21-23 1Ch 15:16 23:5 2Ch 7:6 29:26 Ne 12:36

Am 6:5

David as poet

#2Sa 22$

See Naves on Psalms of David 3987

David as prophet

#2Sa 23:2-7 1Ch 28:19 Mt 22:41-46 Ac 2:25-38 4:25

Type of Christ

#Ps 2$ 16$ 18:43 69:7-9

Jesus called son of

#Mt 9:27 12:23 15:22 20:30,31 21:9 22:42 Mr 10:47,48 Lu 18:37,39

Prophecies concerning him and his kingdom

#Nu 24:17,19 2Sa 7:11-16 1Ch 17:9-14 22$ 2Ch 6:5-17 #2Ch 13:5 21:7 Ps 89:19-37 Isa 9:7 16:5 22:20-25 Jer 23:5 33:15-26 Lu 1:32,33

Chronicles of, written by Samuel, Nathan, and Gad

#1Ch 29:29,30

#Jer 30:9 Eze 34:23,24 37:24,25 Ho 3:5