This is probably not the best title for this blog posts, but for those that know the Bible and follow my writings, they will understand. There are certain verses in the Bible filled with the glory of God, great promises, great deeds and works of God and filled with hope. Too many focus solely on these verses and reject, refuse and neglect the other side of the verses and nature of God. To focus on only 1/2 is to neglect the whole; and from this comes a half truth. So as many may have written, spoke, shared and brought the great verses of the Bible, here is the other half.
The 'awful verses' in the Bible are that which reveals certain realities for those that it was written about, as well as to reveal to us that there are many still in that place. As we go down through these, may it reveal to us what not to do, allow or become. How awful is the plight of many of these circumstances, people and situations. May it not be said of us! Brethren, 'grow in grace & knowledge of our Lord' and dare not repeat their folly. Oh, that it may be so!
(This is not a comprehensive, simply those that have stopped, gripped and shamed me)
The pattern will be to state the book, chapter and verse and then a short devotion/commentary to follow.
Genesis 6:6, "And it repenteth the Lord that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Hima t His heart."
Before this verse and after are added phrases that makes this verse that much worse. God sees His creation of man and in verse 5, 'the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually'. What an awful verse of the plight of man. In verse 7, for what God sees, His response is to destroy the earth and all that is found in it. Now many will focus on Noah and finding grace in the sight of the Lord, which is great and wonderful; but what about the 10,000's of those that perished, and did not find grace but wrath? This is the imbalance of 1/2 truths that I mentioned in opening. And what should captivate us here is all that God goes through in this verses - He repents; He made man; His heart is grieved. Oh, my! God's heart is grieved because of the wicked hearts of men. should that not speak volumes to our hearts and souls when we view this wicked world today!
WHAT AN AWFUL VERSE!!
Deuteronomy 29:20, "The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him; and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven."
God declares that that one who knows the Lord's commands and refuses to do them, shall meet God's wrath. And how severe is His wrath? 'their name shall be blotted out from under heaven."
I Samuel 10:19, "And ye have this day rejected your God, Who Himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto Him, Nay but set a king over us. . . . "
Oh, how many set in this plight this day, 'ye have rejected your God'. Of any wisdom to be underst
I Kings 14:13, "And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave because in him there is found some good thing toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam."
The epitaph of Jeroboam may also be included in this listing of 'awful' verses, 'Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin'. but this verse has always intrigued me. What was it of this one soul out of all the family that God found one good thing? Was he the only one that feared the Lord? loved the Lord? served the Lord? Was he the only one that sought his father to turn from his wickedness and plead with him to return and serve the Lord? God always has His man. His sole witness, pray-er, servant that is used as a witness against the wicked.
But put in context this phrase, out of all the family, he only has found good toward the Lord God. Out of dozens, maybe 100's none was found good, but this one boy. And for his reward of being that only one, he would die. He would perish as soon as his mother returns to the city from the prophet and her feet hit the door of the house. God in mercy would allow for him to perish before God's wrath is unleashed. One good family member, one soul that God sees as only good in all that family. All others would die a horrible death, but this boy would die the death of sickness to be delivered from that which is to come. WHAT AN AWFUL VERSE!!
II Chronicles 21:20, "Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not int he sepulchres of the kings."
this is Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat. Now there is much good that comes from Jehoshaphat, but his son did not walk in his ways. And Jehoram did so much evil, so wicked, not because of his father, but because of his mother, this awful phrase is left for his epitaph, 'he departed without being desired'. He was 32 years old when he began to reign and reigned for 8 years. He died at 40 years old. Are you telling me that with 40 years on this earth and so much that could be done, should be done, that you live it so wickedly that not one souls languishes when you die? not one soul cares? but rather they rejocie when your gone. WHAT AN AWFUL VERSE!!
II Chronicles 36:16, "But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised His Words, and misused His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till there was no remedy."
All the activity in this verse is bad enough, but the last phrase, is to me the worst verse in all the Bible. It is not just for that moment for Judah and God's land, city, temple, and people; but it is the same message for all those in hell for all eternity - NO REMEDY. What do you do when God says, 'there is no remedy'?
Psalm 34:16, "the face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth."
Two horrible phrases are found within this verse. One, that God's face is set against them that do evil. There is no hope when God sets His face against evil ones. Woe to them that are in this plight. Secondly, God removes them from the earth. And not just removes, but removes their rememberance also from the earth. This is complete annihialtion.
Ezekiel 27:36, 28:19 - ". . . and never shall be any more."
Matthew 7:23 & 25:41, 'Depart from Me, I never knew you"
Matthew 13:58, "And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief."
Luke 19:41, "And when He was come near, He beheld the city, and wept over it."
Mark 10:21 - 22, 'Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him. . . . And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions."
Started: November 30, 2018
Continued: 7/2/19;7/11/19;7/14/19;
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