god's holiness & justice part 3

KadoshKadosh == HolyHolyAdonaiAdonai == LordLord

ElohimElohim == GodGodSabaothSabaoth == HostsHosts

Genesis 18:25Genesis 18:25

The Holiness of God The Holiness of God Part 3Part 3

God’s Holiness & JusticeGod’s Holiness & Justice

Due to God’s holiness He must Due to God’s holiness He must express and demand justice.express and demand justice.

Genesis 18:25 : Genesis 18:25 : Surely you Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the innocent with the destroying the innocent with the guilty. Why, you would be treating guilty. Why, you would be treating the innocent and the guilty exactly the innocent and the guilty exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?the earth do what is right?”” NLTNLT

Have you ever been upset or Have you ever been upset or confused with some of the confused with some of the

things the Judge does?things the Judge does?

Is my life reflective of Justice? Is my life reflective of Justice?     

Do I live a just life? Do I live a just life?     

   The closer you are to the The closer you are to the HOLY, HOLY, HOLY ONE HOLY, HOLY, HOLY ONE

the more you will the more you will naturally live a just life.naturally live a just life.

Leviticus 10:1-2 – Leviticus 10:1-2 – Aaron’s sons Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu put coals of fire Nadab and Abihu put coals of fire in their incense burners and in their incense burners and sprinkled incense over it. In this sprinkled incense over it. In this way, they disobeyed the Lord by way, they disobeyed the Lord by burning before him a different kind burning before him a different kind of fire than he had commanded. of fire than he had commanded.

22So fire blazed forth from the So fire blazed forth from the Lord’s presence and burned them Lord’s presence and burned them up, and they died there before up, and they died there before the Lord. the Lord. NLTNLT

Isaiah 57:15 - Isaiah 57:15 - The high and lofty The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this: I live in the high One, says this: I live in the high and holy place with those whose and holy place with those whose spirits are spirits are contritecontrite and and humblehumble. I . I restore the crushed spirit of the restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of humble and revive the courage of those with those with repentantrepentant hearts. hearts. NLTNLT

Leviticus 10:3 – Leviticus 10:3 – Then Moses Then Moses said to Aaron, said to Aaron, ““This is what the This is what the Lord meant when he said, Lord meant when he said, ‘‘I will I will show myself holy among those show myself holy among those who are who are nearnear me. I will be me. I will be glorified before all the people.glorified before all the people.’’ ”” And And Aaron was silentAaron was silent. . NLTNLT

What is your response? What is your response?   

1 Peter 2:5 – 1 Peter 2:5 – And you are And you are living living stonesstones that God is building into his that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priestsyou are his holy priests. Through . Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, the mediation of Jesus Christ, you you offer spiritual sacrifices that offer spiritual sacrifices that please Godplease God. . NLTNLT

Romans 12:1 - Romans 12:1 - And so, dear And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a Let them be a livingliving and and holyholy sacrifice—sacrifice—the kind he will acceptthe kind he will accept. . … … NLTNLT

2 Samuel 6:1-11 – 2 Samuel 6:1-11 – Then David Then David mobilized thirty thousand special mobilized thirty thousand special troops. troops. 22He led them to Baalah of He led them to Baalah of Judah to bring home the Ark of Judah to bring home the Ark of God, which bears the name of God, which bears the name of the Lord Almighty, who is the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim. enthroned between the cherubim.

33They placed the Ark of God on a They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the new cart and brought it from the hillside home of Abinadab. Uzzah hillside home of Abinadab. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were and Ahio, Abinadab’s sons, were guiding the cart guiding the cart 44with the Ark of with the Ark of God on it, with Ahio walking in God on it, with Ahio walking in front. front.

55David and all the people of Israel David and all the people of Israel were were celebrating before the Lord celebrating before the Lord with all their might, singing songs with all their might, singing songs and playing all kinds of musical and playing all kinds of musical instruments—lyres, harps, instruments—lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets, and tambourines, castanets, and cymbals. cymbals.

66But when they arrived at the But when they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, and Uzzah put oxen stumbled, and Uzzah put out his hand to out his hand to steadysteady the Ark of the Ark of God. God. 77Then the Lord’s anger Then the Lord’s anger blazed out against Uzzah for blazed out against Uzzah for doing this, and doing this, and God struck him God struck him deaddead beside the Ark of God. beside the Ark of God.

88David was angryDavid was angry because the because the Lord’s anger had blazed out Lord’s anger had blazed out against Uzzah. He named that against Uzzah. He named that place Perez-uzzah (which means place Perez-uzzah (which means ““outbreak against Uzzahoutbreak against Uzzah””). It is ). It is still called that today. still called that today. 99David was David was now afraid of the Lord and asked, now afraid of the Lord and asked, ““How can I ever bring the Ark of How can I ever bring the Ark of the Lord back into my care?the Lord back into my care?””

1010So David decided not to move So David decided not to move the Ark of the Lord into the City of the Ark of the Lord into the City of David. He took it instead to the David. He took it instead to the home of Obed-edom of Gath. home of Obed-edom of Gath. 1111The Ark of the Lord remained The Ark of the Lord remained there with the family of Obed-there with the family of Obed-edom for three months, and the edom for three months, and the Lord blessed him and his entire Lord blessed him and his entire household. household. NLTNLT

Numbers 4:15 – Numbers 4:15 – When Aaron and When Aaron and his sons have finished covering his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the sacred the sanctuary and all the sacred utensils, the Kohathites will come utensils, the Kohathites will come and carry these things to the next and carry these things to the next destination. destination.

But they But they must not touchmust not touch the the sacred objects, sacred objects, or they will dieor they will die. . So these are the objects of the So these are the objects of the Tabernacle that the Kohathites Tabernacle that the Kohathites must carry!must carry! NLTNLT

Uzzah must have thought he Uzzah must have thought he was an exception.was an exception.

We think God is unjust We think God is unjust because we don’t understand because we don’t understand

his holiness.his holiness.R.C. SproulR.C. Sproul

We take mercy for granted, We take mercy for granted, later we assume it, and then we later we assume it, and then we

demand it.demand it. R.C. SproulR.C. Sproul

Do you think Do you think you you

are an exception? are an exception?   

 1 Peter 2:5 1 Peter 2:5 - And you are - And you are living living stonesstones that God is building into that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s his spiritual temple. What’s more, more, you are his holy priestsyou are his holy priests. . Through the mediation of Jesus Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, Christ, you offer spiritual you offer spiritual sacrifices that please Godsacrifices that please God. . NLTNLT

BE HOLY – ACT JUSTLYBE HOLY – ACT JUSTLY

As God’s Priests We Are As God’s Priests We Are Not An ExceptionNot An Exception