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Through the Bible with Les Feldick
LESSON 2 * PART 4 * BOOK 54
I Peter 1:1 - 2:14 - Part 2
"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may (what?) Here, Paul uses the same analogy of milk. The leaders have never given people anything more than milk.
All right, I Corinthians chapter 3? 3. For ye are yet carnal:…" I Corinthians 3:3
All right now Peter is dealing with the same kind of a situation amongst the Jewish believers. Now come back with me to I Peter chapter 2. Most believers never go beyond infancy and God’s heart must just break. All right, so Peter is admonishing even these Jewish believers:
I Peter 2:2-4
"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: (don’t remain an infant) 3. If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious."
Christ! Who was the stone cut out without hands? The returning Christ.
So all through Scripture we have over and over the picturing of Christ as "the stone."
I Corinthians 3:11
"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ." And so all through Scripture we have this analogy of Christ as a Rock or as a Stone. I Peter 2:6
"Wherefore also it is contained in the scriptures, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, (speaking of Christ as He presented Himself to the Nation of Israel) elect, precious: (in other words, Christ was the chosen One of God to bring about the salvation of, not just Israel, but, the whole human race) and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded." I Peter 2:7a
"Unto you therefore which believe…" See, now here Peter is close to Paul again isn’t he? So always remember that, even though people did not understand that Christ would die on a Roman Cross and be raised from the dead, the merit of that work of the Cross is still put to their account.
I Peter 2:8a
"And a stone of stumbling,…" I Peter 2:8b
I Peter 2:8c
Remember, Peter is speaking to these Jews of this day and time, shortly after the crucifixion. I Peter 2:9a
"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people;…" Paul doesn’t use those words, but you know what? The same words. Exodus 19. All right, and so God says to Moses:
Exodus 19:5a
"Now therefore, if ye (the Nation of Israel) will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure…." Same word in Peter! Flip back to Peter again, "ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people." Now the word peculiar doesn’t mean odd. All right, back to Exodus.
Exodus 19:5b-6a
Now flip back to Peter. And what does Peter say? "A royal priesthood, A holy nation." Exodus 19:6
"And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation, These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel." I Peter 2:9b
Now come back to John’s Gospel, chapter 3 and let’s begin with verse 19. And, again, we’ve got Christ dealing with Israel, not with the world in general – Israel. John 3:19-21
"And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. All right, so now if you’ll come back to I Peter chapter 2. And so you have all these comparisons of God dealing with the Nation of Israel, previously, and Peter is just simply rehearsing it.
I Peter 2:9a
"But ye (as he speaks to these Jewish believers) are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,…" I Peter 2:9b-10a
"…an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 10. Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God:…" Now, I don’t know what point in time Peter was referring to. Peter is saying as we finish the verse.
I Peter 2:10b
All right, now verse 11.
I Peter 2:11-12a
I Peter 12b-14
We are still to behave the same way, as believers, as Peter admonishes those Jews in the midst of all that Roman persecution. Romans 13 - this is Paul’s approach.
Romans 13:1-2
For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God, 2. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, (that is of government) resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation."Now verse 3.
Romans 13:3
Romans 13:4a
"For he (government) is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid;…"
Absolutely. Government is to punish if we act evil; but if we are as we should be, we should never have to fear the punishment of government.
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