Chopper
Member
Greetings in the Name of Jesus the Christ. Grace and peace to all in the Forum. Special greetings to the Forum Owner and Admistration for creating this forum and allowing me to become part of this Community....I go by the name of "Chopper" probably because of my motorcycle background....I honor Jesus Christ Who saved me at the age of 34. I have been a Baptist Pastor/teacher for 38 years now, although ritired from the full time ministry at the age of 73, I still remain active in teaching the Scriptures and counselling various people in various situations....I have a question for the Forum. I spend a lot of time each day studying the Old Testament. I have been deeply grieved for Elohim (the Name of the triune God) because of the rebellion of the Nation of Israel, especially in the Words of the Prophets. I have discovered 4 areas of sin that led to their rebellion. 1. They married foreign wives. 2. They did not have the Holy Spirit's indwelling. 3. They did not make it a practice of praising God daily for His great deliverances. 4. # 1,2,3 produced a stiffnecked people who would not listen to God. I hope you Old Testament students would let me know if you can think of other reasons for their rebellion. Thank you so much.