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The Rebellion of Korah

The Rebellion of Korah. Numbers 16. Rebellion against God Jude 5-11. Israel in wilderness (5) Angels (6) Sodom and Gomorrah (7) Defiled, who reject authority & speak evil of things that belong to God (8, 10) Cain, Balaam and Korah (11). Rebellion against God Numbers 16.

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The Rebellion of Korah

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  1. The Rebellion of Korah Numbers 16

  2. Rebellion against GodJude 5-11 • Israel in wilderness(5) • Angels(6) • Sodom and Gomorrah(7) • Defiled, who reject authority & speak evil of things that belong to God(8, 10) • Cain, Balaam and Korah(11)

  3. Rebellion against GodNumbers 16 • The Rebellion of Korah: • Korah, Moses & Aaron were first cousins (Exo. 6:18-21) • Korah’s rebellion & its aftermath – almost 15,000 died (Num. 16:49) • Rebellion happens today… WHERE DO WE STAND?

  4. The Rebellion of KorahNumbers 16 • Against God,16:1-3 (11, 30); 26:9 • God’s order: • MOSES(12:6-8) • AARON(3:10) • LEVITES(3:5-9)

  5. The Rebellion of KorahNumbers 16 • God’s approved leadership(16:3) • Opposed(16:12-14) • Not of self(16:28) • cf. Elders(1 Tim. 5:19; Acts 20:28; Heb. 5:4)

  6. The Rebellion of KorahNumbers 16 • God’s blessings of service ignored(16:8-10) Psa. 84:10 • Levites cared of the tabernacle(1:47-53) • Kohathites: Furniture (most holy things)(4:4-20)

  7. The Sin of GainsayingJude 8-11; Titus 1:9-11 “To speak against, gainsay, contradict, to oppose one’s self to one, decline to obey him, declare one’s self against him, refuse to have anything to do with him”

  8. The Sin of GainsayingJude 8-11; Titus 1:9-11 • Against Moses & Aaron(16:3, 12-14, 28) • Envy,Psa. 106:16 • Pride & ambition(16:3, 10; Heb. 5:4) • Service is great, Matt. 20:26; Jno. 13:12-17 • Not content…wanted priesthood (16:10)

  9. The Sin of FactiousnessPsa. 106:17 (Gal. 5:20) • Selfish ambitions (factions),16:7 (Phil. 2:3-4) • Dissensions (divisions),16:11 (1 Cor. 1:10; 3:3) • Heresies (parties),16:16 (1 Cor. 11:19; 2 Pet. 2:1) • Carnal tactics that respect man above God, 1 Cor. 1:11-12; 3:3

  10. Influence of FactiousnessNum. 16:2, 41-50 • It grows • 250 leaders (16:2, 35) • Congregation (16:41; 1 Cor. 5:6; 2 Tim. 2:16-17) • Do not go alongwith(16:26); 2 Jno. 10-11

  11. God Punishes the FactiousNum. 16:30-33 • Wicked,Psa. 106:16-18 • Sower of discord (Prov. 6:19) • Works of the flesh (Gal. 5:20-21) • Woe to them! (Jude 11)

  12. A Clear Warning for Us! • Don’t be complainers(1 Cor. 10:10) • Factiousness promotes opinions, not the doctrine of Christ(Rom. 16:17) • Humble ourselves before God & His ways(Isa. 55:8-9, 11)

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