{"id":899,"date":"2020-06-21T17:25:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T22:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=899"},"modified":"2020-06-22T16:34:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T21:34:04","slug":"remembering-the-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/21\/remembering-the-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering the History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"642\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Web-Verse-66-Revelation-3-3a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Web-Verse-66-Revelation-3-3a.jpg 980w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Web-Verse-66-Revelation-3-3a-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Web-Verse-66-Revelation-3-3a-768x503.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><figcaption>  \u201c<strong>Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent \u2026<\/strong>\u201d<br> Revelation 3:3a <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you remember anything you have learned from the Bible? It\nis important to daily read God\u2019s Word. If you do not read it, you will not\nremember it. Remember is the key word. If we do not remember and hold fast to\nwhat we learn from God\u2019s Word, we will never grow in Christ. The more we learn\nabout God\u2019s Word, the more we will want to be like Him. By learning the history\nin the Bible, we will understand the significance of why things happened. God\nhad a plan, which is hard to understand unless you learn the Old Testament\nhistory. While it was happening, men did not fully understand what that plan\nwas, but through faith, they believed. The more we learn, the more pieces of\nthe puzzle we can fit together. Each piece helps us become better students of\nGod\u2019s Word, which helps us become better Christians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, remember the book of Judges. The dominant theme\nwithin the book is this: \u201c<strong>In those\ndays <em>there was<\/em> no king in <\/strong><strong>Israel<\/strong><strong>: every man did <em>that which was<\/em> right\nin his own eyes<\/strong>\u201d (Judges 21:25).\nNotice that it doesn\u2019t say they did wrong, men thought what they were doing was\nright. But also notice this: \u201c<strong>And\nthe children of <\/strong><strong>Israel<\/strong><strong> did evil in the sight of the LORD, and\nforgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves<\/strong>\u201d (Judges\n3:7). Although it didn\u2019t appear wrong to them, it was wrong in God\u2019s eyes. They\ndid not obey the commands God had given them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a vicious cycle that occurred in Judges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The people forsook God.<\/li><li>God allowed the enemy to oppress\nthe people.<\/li><li>The people cried out to God.<\/li><li>God sent a deliverer (a judge) to\nend the oppression.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In Judges, the people as a whole rejected God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then we remember the book of Ruth. It is a breath of\nfresh air in a time of turmoil in the nation of Israel,\nfor it is a picture of redemption. Ruth was a Gentile (a Moabitess) who lived\nin a pagan land. She did not know the true God. When an Israelite family moved\nto Moab because\nof a drought in Israel,\nRuth married into this family and heard of God. When her husband,\nfather-in-law, and brother-in-law died, she returned with her mother-in-law to\nthe land of Israel.\nBecause she had recognized a light in her dark world, she wanted to follow that\nlight. She had learned of God and did not want to lose that. Her view is\nclearly stated: \u201c<strong>16. And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, <em>or<\/em>\nto return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and\nwhere thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people <em>shall be<\/em> my people, and thy\nGod my God: <\/strong><strong>17.&nbsp; Where\nthou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and\nmore also, <em>if ought<\/em> but death part thee and me<\/strong>\u201d (Ruth 1:16-17). It was there after being redeemed by\na kinsman, that she forever became a part of Jesus\u2019 genealogy. She was the\ngreat-grandmother of King David.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One important thing about studying the history in the Bible is to be aware of God\u2019s plan for His people. As we consider what God\u2019s Word says, we should understand how it fits together, much like pieces of a puzzle. As we try to keep in mind and hold fast to the things we learn from God\u2019s Word, it will help us recognize God\u2019s plan for <strong><em>our<\/em><\/strong> lives. We must remember what God\u2019s Word says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you recognized God\u2019s plan in your life? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also published at <a href=\"https:\/\/store-df9qvd8f5a.mybigcommerce.com\/blog\/remembering-the-history\/\">Lighthouse Gospel Beacon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you remember anything you have learned from the Bible? It is important to daily read God\u2019s Word. If you do not read it, you will not remember it. Remember is the key word. If we do not remember and hold fast to what we learn from God\u2019s Word, we will never grow in Christ. 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