Sermon Title: Consequences
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Everything that we are and everything
that we have comes from God. How is it possible for us, God’s
children, not to acknowledge Him and His greatness? How is it possible that we do not teach our children what God has done for us and them? By not teaching our children about God and what He has done for us, we have “begotten strange children (Hosea 5:7).” These are children who have not known God. They are weak and vulnerable among people who provoke God’s wrath. Believers must understand that there are dire consequences for failing to recognize and reverence God Almighty. |
Traditional 12 Tribes Of Israel | ||||||||||||
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12 Tribes (according to allotment of land) |
Reuben | Issachar | Naphtali | Benjamin |
Simeon | Zebulun | Gad | Ephraim (Son of Joseph) |
Judah | Dan | Asher | Manasseh (Son of Joseph) |
Levites being priest
were not allocated land, except a number of cities located
within the territories of the other tribes. (Joshua 14:3). Jacob elevated the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh (the two sons of Joseph by his Egyptian wife Asenath) (Genesis 41:50) to the status of full tribes in their own right, replacing the Tribe of Joseph (Joshua 14:4). |
Israel was divided during the reign of Rehoboam (son of Solomon
960s BCE). Israel (Northern Kingdom) rejected Rehoboam as their
king. Ten tribes formed the
Northern Kingdom: the tribes of Reuben, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan,
Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Ephraim, Simeon and Manasseh. In addition, some members of Tribe of Levi, who had no land allocation, were found in the Northern Kingdom. The Tribes of Judah and Benjamin remained loyal to Rehoboam, and formed the Kingdom of Judah (or Southern Kingdom). Members of the Tribe of Levi, and the remnant of the Tribe of Simeon was also part of the Southern Kingdom. |