“And thou
shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a
byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.”
(Deuteronomy
28:37)
In other
words … to become a nothing … you’re not
even important enough to be a ‘word’.
You are
placed beside … by … the words of God.
Because
Israel would not obey God’s laws and words,
they would be placed by his words!
They were,
as it were, outside of his words … they
have become a byword.
Number 16:
Some days
you just feel “bent out of shape”
“For we
would not, brethren, have you ignorant of
our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of
measure,
above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:” (2 Corinthians 1:7-8)
Also
called “pushed to the limit” and “Man! I’m
shredded today!” and “That’s it … I got nothing else!”
Paul was
hemmed in from all sides and even
despaired of life (2 Corinthians 1:8) but suicide was not his answer to
his
problems.
Of course
he thought about departing to be with
Christ (Philippians 1:23-24) but knew he had a job to do on earth.
The
world’s way is simply to commit suicide …
however when burning in hell … I’m sure they are saying “Oooops! I’ve
made a
big mistake!” (Luke 16:19-22,23-26,27-31)
Number 17:
“Beside himself”
…and this
man in the above verse had a devil
in him … and this happens today as well. He had another spirit that was
controlling him.
David was
beside himself but this the result of his
acting as a man beside himself … pretending he
was mad
(1 Samuel 21:10-13).
But when
you get saved … you actually get another
Spirit to live in you … the Spirit that is Holy … the Holy Spirit that
lives in
you … and old things are done away with. (2 Corinthians 5:17) ... you
become a
new creature … you get a new nature as they say … with the fruit of the
Spirit
(Galatians 5:22).
You become
a ‘nicer’ person … no violent emotions …
more stable and predictable.
Number 19:
“to come to a bitter end”
Harley
Hitchcock
January
2023
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