WITHOUT THE CAMP
Sunday Morning:
September 1, 2002
Text: Hebrews 13:10-14 "We have an altar, whereof they have
no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
11. For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary
by the high priest for sin, are burned
without
the
camp.
12. Wherefore Jesus also, that he might
sanctify
the people
with his own blood,
suffered
without the gate.
13. Let us go forth therefore unto him
without the camp,
bearing his reproach.
REWARDS
Hebrews 11:26
"Esteeming the
reproach
of
Christ
greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the
recompense of the
reward."
14. For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come."
HEAVENLY CITY
Hebrews 11:16
"But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is
not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city."
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."
WHO HAS GOD CHOSEN?
1 Corinthians 1:27-28 "But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to
confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to
confound the things which are mighty; 28. And base things of the world, and
things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to
bring to nought things that are:"
Hebrews 7:13-15
"For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to
another
tribe,
of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
14. For it is evident
that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses
spake nothing concerning priesthood.
15. And it is yet far
more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there
ariseth another priest,"
Hebrews 9:11-14
"But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a
greater and
more perfect
tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this
building;
12. Neither by
the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered
in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal [agelasting]
redemption for us.
13. For if the
blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an (red) heifer
sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the
flesh:
14. How much
more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit
offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works
to serve the living God?"
Exodus 33:7-14
"And Moses took
the
tabernacle [tent], and pitched it
without the camp,
afar off from the
camp,
and called it the Tabernacle [tent] of
the
congregation. And it came to pass, that
every one
(not all went out) which
sought
the LORD
went out unto the
tabernacle [tent]
of
the
congregation,
which was
without the camp.
8. And it came to
pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle [tent], that all
the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after
Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle [tent].
PRESENCE OF THE LORD
9. And it came to
pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle [tent], the cloudy pillar
descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle [tent], and the LORD
talked with Moses.
10. And all the
people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people
rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.
FACE TO FACE
11. And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle [tent].
BOLDNESS
Hebrews 10:19 "Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the
holiest by the blood of Jesus,"
I KNOW THEE
12. And Moses said
unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast
not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I
know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
13. Now therefore, I
pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, show me now
thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in
thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
14. And he said, My
presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee
rest."
Hebrews 13:5 ". . . He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake
thee."
Exodus 33:18-19 "And he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory.
19. And he said, I
will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the
name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be
gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
Exodus 16:10
". . . they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold,
the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud."
Romans 9:11-16
"(For
the
children being not yet born, neither having done any
good or evil, that the
purpose of God
according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
12. It was said unto her, The elder (Esau) shall
serve
the younger (Jacob).
13. As it is written,
Jacob
(younger who should serve but will rule) have I loved (chosen, elect),
but
Esau (the elder who should rule but will serve)
have I hated.
14. What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
15. For he saith to Moses, I will have
mercy
on whom I will have
mercy,
and I will have
compassion
on whom I will have
compassion.
16. So then it is not
of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy."
2 Corinthians 4:3-4
"But if
our
(Paul's)
gospel be hid [covered],
it is hid [covered] to them that are lost [perishing, present middle]:
4. In whom
the
god
of
this world [age] hath
blinded
the
minds
of them which believe not, lest the light of the [gospel of the glory of
the Christ] glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should
shine unto them."
Exodus 33:7
"And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from
the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to
pass, that
every one which
sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle [tent] of the
congregation, which was
without the camp."
Hebrews 4:16 "Let us therefore come boldly unto the
throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and
find grace to help in time of need."