Wilderness Wisdom by Mike Connell

Wilderness Wisdom by Mike Connell

Author:Mike Connell
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Wilderness, Wisdom
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00


Transition over Heart Issues :

Ex 6:1-11 Israel came to the wilderness of sin = Thorny, a thorny place

God is a God who provides. Complaining has been mentioned four times. What comes out of the mouth reveals our heart attitude = the heart responds to a difficult situation. This doesn’t come out in good times but in bad/difficult times.

· They had experienced lack of water – bitter waters. Revelation God is a healer – abundant waters

· Now they experience lack of food – transition pressure and uncertainty

· Responses of Israel vs 2-3 Heart Attitude

(i) Bitter judging – “You have bought us to this wilderness to kill us”. Deep bitterness of heart

(ii) Complaining = “The whole congregation of Israel complained against Moses. A heart attitude expresses against people.

· 3885 = to stop overnight, to lodge, to stay permanently, to complain

· Dictionary = to find fault, to protest against something, judged wrong, to make accusation

· Against = in opposition to, hostile to, resistant to

· They positioned themselves in opposition to and critical of Moses

(iii) Accusation/critical spirit - “You have brought us here into this wilderness to kill us”

(iv) Bitter resentment and despair – “Oh that we had died by the land of the Lord in Egypt”

· They judged God – and expressed the bitter judgments against God and against self

· Death wishes are rooted in bitter judgments against God and against self

· Their words were full of emotional manipulation and attempts to control



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