Sunday Morning: August 15, 1999
Text: Matthew 7:6 "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you."
Matthew 7:6 "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you."
2 Peter 2:21-22 "For it had been better for them (dogs and swine) not to have known [epignwskw] the way of righteousness (which is by faith), than, after they (dogs and swine) have known [epignwskw] it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them (dogs and swine). 22. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire."
Isaiah 28:7-9 "But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 8. For all tables are full of vomit (wine and strong drink) and filthiness, so that there is no place clean. 9. Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts."
Matthew 15:26-28 "But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and cast it to dogs [little dogs]. 27. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs [little dogs] eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman (Gentile), great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour."
Mark 7:27-28 "But Jesus said unto her, Let the children [teknon, mature children] first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs [little dogs]. 28. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs [little dogs] under the table eat of the children's [paidion, little children] crumbs."
Leviticus 11:7 "And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you."
Numbers 5:2-3 "Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead: 3. Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell."
Revelation 22:14-15 "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 15. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie."
Joshua 6:23 "And the young men that were spies went in, and brought out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel."
Matthew 10:5-7 "These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles (dogs), and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6. But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven (that which is holy) is at hand."
Ephesians 2:12-14 "That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers (Gentile dogs) from the covenants (either earthly or heavenly) of promise, having no hope (of inheritance), and without God in the world: 13. But now in Christ Jesus ye (Gentile dogs) who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. 14. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us (Jew and Gentile);"
Mark 4:11 "And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without (most of Israel and all Gentiles at that time), all these things are done in parables:"
Matthew 13:9-11 "Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10. And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11. He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven (that which is holy), but to them (most of Israel and all Gentiles at that time) it is not given."
Colossians 4:3-6 "Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ (that which is holy), for which I am also in bonds: 4. That I may make it (that which is holy) manifest, as I ought to speak. 5. Walk in wisdom toward them (without ears eyes) that are without (dogs that can't be weaned from milk), redeeming the time. 6. Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."
1 Peter 3:15 "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you (don't cast that which is holy to them) a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:"