1. The Close of the Commandments
James 4:12 There is only one…
Rom 6:23 The wages…
Mt 10:28 Do not be…
1 Tim 4:8 Godliness has…
Memorization Verses:

3. I am part of the
sinful, fallen
world. I
deserve….
You graciously
and
mercifully…

4. LSB 513
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1. The clouds of judgment gather,
The time is growing late;
Be sober and be watchful;
Our Judge is at the gate:
The Judge Who comes in mercy,
The Judge Who comes in might
To put an end to evil
And diadem the right.
2. Arise, O true disciples,
Let wrong give way to right,
And penitential shadow
To Jesus’ blessèd light:
The light that has no evening,
That knows no moon or sun,
The light so new and golden,
The light that is but one.
3. The home of fadeless splendor,
Of blooms that bear no thorn,
Where they shall dwell as children
Who here as exiles mourn;
The peace of all the faithful,
The calm of all the blest,
Inviolate, unfading,
Divinest, sweetest, best.
4. Oh, happy, holy portion,
Relief for all distressed,
True vision of true beauty,
Refreshment for the blest!
Strive now to win that glory;
Toil now to gain that light;
Send hope ahead to grasp it,
Till hope be lost in sight.

5.  The God of the Old Testament is
arguably the most unpleasant
character in all fiction: jealous and
proud of it; a petty, unjust,
unforgiving control-freak; a
vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic
cleanser; a misogynistic,
homophobic, racist, infanticidal,
genocidal, filicidal, pestilential,
megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic,
capriciously malevolent bully.

6. Godis indeeda jealous God
He cannot bear to see
That we had rather not with Him
Butwith eachother play.

7.  Christ makes a terrible statement when He says: "The children of this
world are in their generation wiser than the children of light" (Luke
16:8). The world is giving an obvious illustration by the way in which it
carefully considers a matter in which it sees its advantage and begrudges
no difficulty, no labor. How much difficulty, care, risk, and danger does a
prowling thief experience? Neither by day nor by night does he have rest,
and yet he loves that sort of life and does not tire of it. Thus a thief, a
lover, an adulterer, one and all, lead a laborious life, use all sorts of tricks
and schemes, and have an immeasurable amount of trouble before they
have discharged their service to the devil. On the other hand, one sees
that even the true Christians are idle, disgusted, careless, and lazy in the
affairs of God. They do not want to suffer for His sake. Whereas the
world goes to such painful expense to go to hell and suffers everything
for the sake of the devil, our Lord God must drag and pull Christians by
the hair, as it were, before they do what they ought to do.

8.  I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the
fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate Me, but showing love
to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
 I, Yahweh, am the “God Jealous” (the one God whom you MUST worship exclusively),
visiting in my imminent power judgment upon those who teach and develop a culture
of hatred towards me, but will visit love/blessing forever for those who love and walk
in this covenant (Law/Gospel).
 )nq (Quanna): Jealous
 Eqn (Naqam): Vengence
 dqp (Paqad): Visiting
 bh) (‘ahab): Love

9.  In God “jealousy” is not a passing or petty
passion.
 It is more of an action than a feeling.
 It is an aspect of his very essence.
 It is his holiness in action against sin, his
hatred of evil (Ps 5), his desire that his glory
not be shared with another (Is 42:8).
 It is his possessive protectiveness of his own
flock, so that no one can pluck them out of his
hand.

10.  Vengence is a word of many meanings. The
basic meaning “is come upon, meet, or strike
against.”
 The verb dqp usually refers to a visit made in an
official capacity, for example, to make an
inspection, to enroll people on the draft rolls or
the tax rolls.
 When used of God, this verb, often translated
“visit,” refers to occasions when God manifests
his presence, either in mercy or in judgment.
God is, of course always present and active at
every time and place, but the verb dqp refers to a
decisive intervention by God to bless or punish

11.  The vigorous and welfare-motivated intervention by the
Royal God, in breaking oppression and delivering His
"dependents", by forceful removal of the aggressively
treacherous from their lives, and by a re-structured
reality, characterized by blessing and peace for the good.
 The hope of the abused, the exploited, the victimized,
the violated...
 "I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I
have heard them crying out because of their slave
drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. So I
have come down to rescue them from the hand of the
Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a
good and spacious land"...

12.  God’s love for His people is not dependant
on the conditional covenant promise who has
executed with Israel
 Rather, many argue that the best translation
of ‘ahab is “mercy,” not necessarily
“steadfast love” so as to emphasize the
importance of God’s internal character which
stems into steadfastness
 Ultimately, the full firm, and eternal basis of
the law derives meaning within God’s love,
mercy, and blessing in salvation (complete
gospel)

13.  Always consider gospel before law, unless
you need a bit of humility
Fulfilled in Christ:
 The Father is jealous for the Son, yet gave him for
us in accordance with His will
 He is afflicted under the vengeful wrath of God in
conjunction with his mercy for us.
 He secures the blessings unto the nth generation
for all mankind generally, and specifically for the
elect and to whom he has called, given faith, and
produced every kind of good work in them.

14.  Questions:
 Why does God call himself a jealous God?
 What does God threaten to do to all who
hate Him and break His commandments?
 What does God mean when He threatens
to punish the children for the sin of the
fathers?
 Why does God threaten such
punishment?
 How does God bless those who love Him
and keep His commandments?
 Teams:
 SS: Jealous God
 M: God’s Threats
 T: Punishing Generations
 W: Why punishment?
 Th: Blessings

15.  We believe God is holy. He hates sin
and insists on strict and perfect
obedience; He will not share with idols
the love and honor we owe Him; He
will punish those who hate Him.
 Ps. 5:4-5 You are not a God who takes
pleasure in evil; with You the wicked
cannot dwell. The arrogant cannot stand
in Your presence; You hate all who do
wrong.
 Is. 42:8 I am the Lord; that is My name!
I will not give My glory to another or
My praise to idols.
 Ezek. 6:9 I have been grieved by their
adulterous hearts, which have turned
away from Me, and by their eyes, which
have lusted after their idols.
 James 4:12 There is only one Lawgiver
and Judge, the one who is able to save
and destroy.
 Pray: O God, so jealous are You of
Your Word that You have allowed it to
cost the blood of Your beloved Son.
And yet, men smile when they hear it
condemned and persecuted. Heavenly
Father, Your judgments are right. You
are a witness that I have fear and
anxiety in my heart that if this
sacrilege does not soon end, You will
take away Your Word and will send
our nation such blindness and so
harden it that I shudder to think of it.
Lord, heavenly Father, if we cannot
help falling into other sins, keep us
from turning away from You. Keep us
near and in Christ. Amen. (Luther).

16.  We believe: God threatens earthly
punishment, physical death, and
eternal damnation.
 Lev. 26:18 If after all this you will
not listen to Me, I will punish you for
your sins seven times over.
 Rom. 6:23 The wages of sin is death.
 Gal. 3:10 Cursed is everyone who
does not continue to do everything
written in the Book of the Law.
 Pray: You, O Lord, are a righteous
and a jealous God, who did
threaten to punish all
transgressors of Your
commandments even unto the
third and fourth generation of
them that hate You. But You are
also a gracious and merciful God,
who did pardon transgressions and
sin, and did promise grace and
every blessing to those that love
You and keep Your
commandments. Grant that I may
evermore fear, love, and trust in
You, so that my heart may be set to
obey Your commandments and I at
last be found faithful, through
Jesus Christ, Your Son, my Lord,
who lives and reigns with You and
the Holy Spirit, ever one God,
world without end. Amen. (Paul
Bente, 1886-1957).

17.  We believe: If the children,
grandchildren, and great-
grandchildren also hate God and
follow in the evil ways of their parents,
then God will during their earthly
lives punish them for the sins of their
ancestors.
 Ezek. 18:20 The soul who sins is the one
who will die. The son will not share the
guilt of the father, nor will the father
share the guilt of the son. The
righteousness of the righteous man will
be credited to him, and the wickedness
of the wicked will be charged against
him.
 The family of wicked Ahab and Jezebel
were destroyed (2 Kings 9:7-8; 10:11).
 Israel was led into captivity for its
disobedience and wickedness (2 Chron.
36:17-21).
 Pray: Lord Jesus, though I am
conscious within myself of great sin,
yet will I say, “I have not denied You
may pardon the infirmity of my flesh.
My transgression I confess. My sins I
do not deny. If You are willing, You
can make me clean. In saying this,
the leper obtained his request. Enter
not, I pray, into judgment with Your
servant. I ask, not that You may
judge, but that you may forgive.
Amen. (Ambrose of Milan, c. 339-97).

18.  We believe God threatens such
punishment to make us fear His
anger, so that we do not act
against His commandments.
 Eccl. 12:13-14 Fear God and
keep His commandments, for this
is the whole duty of man. For God
will bring every deed into
judgment, including every hidden
thing, whether it is good or evil.
 Matt. 10:28 Do not be afraid of
those who kill the body but cannot
kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of
the One who can destroy both
soul and body in hell.
 Pray: My Lord and Savior, here am
I, a poor sinner, who ahs deserved
nothing but wrath and punishment.
But bestow upon me that grace
which You have procured for me and
promised unto me. Forgive me my
sins. Let me be a child of God.
Teach me by Your Holy Spirit to
walk, though ever so feebly, in the
paths of god’s commandments. And
be pleased with it according to Your
tender mercy, and bless me, and do
good unto me, O Jesus! Amen.
(C.M. Zorn, 1846-1928).

19.  We believe He showers those
who believe in Him and their
God-fearing descendants with
His constant love and good
gifts. If you are suffering that
does not necessarily mean that
God is punishing you (Jn. 9:1-
3).
 1 Tim. 4:8 Godliness has value
for all things, holding promise
for both the present life and the
life to come.
 Bible narrative: God blessed Job
for his faithfulness (Job 42:10-
17).
 Pray: Heed Your people, O
Lord, with Your grace, and
deliver our souls from the
death of sin; so that, being
filled with Your mercy, we may
be united with the joys of the
righteous, through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Sarum Breviary, c. 13th c.).

20.  Questions:
 Why does God call himself a jealous
God?
 What does God threaten to do to all who
hate Him and break His commandments?
 What does God mean when He threatens
to punish the children for the sin of the
fathers?
 Why does God threaten such
punishment?
 How does God bless those who love Him
and keep His commandments?
Answers:
 SS: God is holy. He hates sin and insists
on strict and perfect obedience; He will not
share with idols the love and honor we owe
Him; He will punish those who hate Him.
 M: God threatens earthly punishment,
physical death, and eternal damnation.
 T: If the children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren also hate God and
follow in the evil ways of their parents,
then God will during their earthly lives
punish them for the sins of their ancestors.
 W: believe God threatens such punishment
to make us fear His anger, so that we do
not act against His commandments.
 Th: We believe He showers those who
believe in Him and their God-fearing
descendants with His constant love and
good gifts.

21.  Fulfillment & Purpose
of the Law (3 uses)