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CONTENTS Part 1: Framework for Understanding Part 2: The Judgments of God in the O.T. Part 3: Judgments and the N.T. Preface: Your history and your view of God P1. Introduction P2. Intellect and Emotions P3. Wrong Views of God P4. The Specific Problem of demands and commands P5. And so… Part 1: Framework for Understanding Chapter 1: Setting the Framework for our Considerations 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Big Question 1.3 A Wider View of Judgment 1.4 Starting from a Biblical Viewpoint 1.5 The Framework of the Fall 1.6 If we could design God 1.7 To Conclude Chapter 2: The Perfection of God 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Preliminary Considerations 2.3 The Testimony of the Bible: Part 1: God's Being 2.4 The Testimony of the Bible: Part 2: God's Actions 2.5 The Picture that gets bigger and bigger 2.6 And So… Chapter 3: The Love and Goodness of God 3.1 Introduction 3.2 God's Loving Forgiveness 3.3 God's Loving Goodness 3.4 Can God be Angry and Love at the same time? 3.5 To Summarise Chapter 4: The Justice of God 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Do we believe in Justice? 4.3 Biblical Punishments according to the Law of Moses 4.4 How God brings about justice Chapter 5: Aspects of God's Judgments 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Recap: the way God works to bring Justice. 5.3 Not a Hasty God: a Cool, Calm and Collected responder 5.4 Not a God of knee-jerks: clear objectives 5.5 Sharpening the Focus on Righteousness 5.6 God's Judgments sometimes involve discipline Chapter 6: Focusing God's Intentions 6.1 Introduction 6.2 God's Greater Desire: restraint and redemption 6.3 The God of Second Chances 6.4 God's Reputation 6.5 The Glory of God 6.6 God of Anger & Favour 6.7 A Brief Testimony Chapter 7: Corrective Disciplinary Judgments of God 7.1 Introduction 7.2 God gives them over to….sin 7.3 God gives them over to….Satan 7.4 God gives them over to….enemies 7.5 God gives them over to….sickness 7.6 To conclude Chapter 8: Terminal Judgments of God – Warnings & Refusals 8.1 Introduction 8.2 God's Warnings 8.3 Refusal to Listen 8.4 A Study in Hardness 8.5 Recap
CONTENTS
Part 1: Framework for Understanding Part 2: The Judgments of God in the O.T. Part 3: Judgments and the N.T.
Preface: Your history and your view of God
P1. Introduction
P2. Intellect and Emotions P3. Wrong Views of God P4. The Specific Problem of demands and commands P5. And so…
P2. Intellect and Emotions
P3. Wrong Views of God
P4. The Specific Problem of demands and commands
P5. And so…
Part 1: Framework for Understanding
Chapter 1: Setting the Framework for our Considerations
1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Big Question 1.3 A Wider View of Judgment 1.4 Starting from a Biblical Viewpoint 1.5 The Framework of the Fall 1.6 If we could design God 1.7 To Conclude
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Big Question
1.3 A Wider View of Judgment
1.4 Starting from a Biblical Viewpoint
1.5 The Framework of the Fall
1.6 If we could design God
1.7 To Conclude
Chapter 2: The Perfection of God
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Preliminary Considerations 2.3 The Testimony of the Bible: Part 1: God's Being 2.4 The Testimony of the Bible: Part 2: God's Actions 2.5 The Picture that gets bigger and bigger 2.6 And So…
2.2 Preliminary Considerations
2.3 The Testimony of the Bible: Part 1: God's Being
2.4 The Testimony of the Bible: Part 2: God's Actions
2.5 The Picture that gets bigger and bigger
2.6 And So…
Chapter 3: The Love and Goodness of God
3.1 Introduction 3.2 God's Loving Forgiveness
3.3 God's Loving Goodness 3.4 Can God be Angry and Love at the same time? 3.5 To Summarise
3.3 God's Loving Goodness
3.4 Can God be Angry and Love at the same time?
3.5 To Summarise
Chapter 4: The Justice of God
4.1 Introduction 4.2 Do we believe in Justice? 4.3 Biblical Punishments according to the Law of Moses 4.4 How God brings about justice
Chapter 5: Aspects of God's Judgments
5.1 Introduction 5.2 Recap: the way God works to bring Justice. 5.3 Not a Hasty God: a Cool, Calm and Collected responder 5.4 Not a God of knee-jerks: clear objectives 5.5 Sharpening the Focus on Righteousness 5.6 God's Judgments sometimes involve discipline
Chapter 6: Focusing God's Intentions
6.1 Introduction 6.2 God's Greater Desire: restraint and redemption 6.3 The God of Second Chances 6.4 God's Reputation 6.5 The Glory of God 6.6 God of Anger & Favour 6.7 A Brief Testimony
Chapter 7: Corrective Disciplinary Judgments of God
7.1 Introduction 7.2 God gives them over to….sin 7.3 God gives them over to….Satan 7.4 God gives them over to….enemies 7.5 God gives them over to….sickness 7.6 To conclude
Chapter 8: Terminal Judgments of God – Warnings & Refusals
8.1 Introduction 8.2 God's Warnings 8.3 Refusal to Listen 8.4 A Study in Hardness 8.5 Recap
Chapter 9: Lessons for the Remaining People 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Fear as a Future Deterrent 9.3 Revealing the Greatness of the Lord 9.4 And So….
Chapter 9: Lessons for the Remaining People
9.1 Introduction 9.2 Fear as a Future Deterrent 9.3 Revealing the Greatness of the Lord 9.4 And So….
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Fear as a Future Deterrent
9.3 Revealing the Greatness of the Lord
9.4 And So….
Chapter 10: The Big Picture Understanding 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Portraying God 10.3 Portraying God's Design 10.4 Working with a Primitive People, an Embryonic Nation 10.5 And So….
Chapter 10: The Big Picture Understanding
10.1 Introduction 10.2 Portraying God 10.3 Portraying God's Design 10.4 Working with a Primitive People, an Embryonic Nation 10.5 And So….
Part 2: The Judgments of God in the Old Testament Chapter 11: The Judgments of Genesis (1) Adam and Eve 11.1 Introduction PART 1: Big Concepts 11.2 The Big Picture of Salvation 11.3 Man's Free Will versus God's Sovereignty PART 2: All about ‘life' 11.4 The Concept and Vital Necessity of ‘Life' 11.5 Reflecting on the ‘Tree of Life' 11.6 The meaning of ‘Life' and ‘Death' in this context. PART 3: Aspects of this Judgment 11.7 Additional Elements of the Judgment 11.8 What alternatives 11.9 The Bigger Outcomes of this Judgment Chapter 12: The Judgments of Genesis (2) 12.1 Cain & Abel 12.2 The Flood 12.3 Canaan Cursed 12.4 Summary Chapter 13: The Judgments of Genesis (3) 13.1 The Tower of Babel 13.2 Abram and Pharaoh 13.3 Sodom and Gomorrah 13.4 Summary
Part 2: The Judgments of God in the Old Testament
Chapter 11: The Judgments of Genesis (1) Adam and Eve
11.1 Introduction PART 1: Big Concepts 11.2 The Big Picture of Salvation 11.3 Man's Free Will versus God's Sovereignty PART 2: All about ‘life' 11.4 The Concept and Vital Necessity of ‘Life' 11.5 Reflecting on the ‘Tree of Life' 11.6 The meaning of ‘Life' and ‘Death' in this context. PART 3: Aspects of this Judgment 11.7 Additional Elements of the Judgment 11.8 What alternatives 11.9 The Bigger Outcomes of this Judgment
Chapter 12: The Judgments of Genesis (2)
12.1 Cain & Abel 12.2 The Flood 12.3 Canaan Cursed 12.4 Summary
12.1 Cain & Abel
12.2 The Flood
12.3 Canaan Cursed
12.4 Summary
Chapter 13: The Judgments of Genesis (3)
13.1 The Tower of Babel 13.2 Abram and Pharaoh 13.3 Sodom and Gomorrah 13.4 Summary
13.1 The Tower of Babel
13.2 Abram and Pharaoh
13.3 Sodom and Gomorrah
13.4 Summary
Chapter 14: The Judgments of Genesis (4) 14.1 Er and Onan 14.2 Famines 14.3 Genesis recap Chapter 15: The Judgments of Exodus: 15.1 Pharaoh & the Plagues of Egypt 15.2 Pharaoh's Demise – Prelude to Travel 15.3 To Sinai 15.4 The Golden Calf 15.5 Recap Chapter 16: The Judgments of Leviticus: 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Casual Priests 16.3 Casual Blasphemy 16.4 And So? Chapter 17: The Judgments of Numbers (1) 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Casual Sabbath Disobedience 17.3 Grumblings about Hardships 17.4 Miriam's Leprosy 17.5 The Rejection of Canaan 17.6 And so…. Chapter 18: The Judgments of Numbers (2) 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Korah's rebellion 18.3 More foolish grumbling 18.4 Grumblings get to Moses 18.5 Judgment of Snakes 18.6 The Folly with Moab 18.7 And so….. Chapter 19: The Struggle for Canaan (1) The Basics 19.1 Introduction: The Complexities of the Accounts 19.2 Origins and Background 19.3 The Source Books for the References to the Judgment 19.4 Summarising the Order of Events 19.5 Before Entering the Land - The Lessons of Deuteronomy 1-4 19.6 Gods Instructions – Drive Out or Destroy 19.7 Recap Appendix Chapter 20: The Struggle for Canaan (2) The Complexities 20.1 How God will drive them out 20.2 God's Reasons for these Instructions 20.3 Taking Possession Gradually 20.4 The Hardening of the Canaanites 20.5 The Critical Nature of this Action 20.6 An Alternative Option 20.7 Incomplete Expulsion 20.8 The Miraculous Dimensions of the Taking of the Land 20.9 Some Conclusions Chapter 21: The Roller-Coaster of Judges 21.1 Introduction & a New Testament Insight 21.2 Introducing the Roller Coaster: Judges, chapter 2 21.3 The Roller Coaster: Judges, chapters 3 to 16 21.4 Some Concluding Thoughts Chapter 22: The Strange Events of 1 Samuel 22.1 Introduction & Overview 22.2 The Judgment of Eli & his family 22.3 The Judgments on the Philistines 22.4 Judgment back in Israel 22.5 The Importance of the Nature of God 22.6 The making of a King – his rise and fall 22.7 Summary-Conclusions Chapter 23: The Judgments involving King David 23.1 Introduction 23.2 David Sets the Standard 23.3 David's First Failure and its Judgments 23.4 An Aside: Resolving Past Issues 23.5 A Second Judgment in Respect of David 23.6 Summary-Conclusions Chapter 24: The Disaster of King Solomon 24.1 Introduction 24.2 The Grace in Solomon's Background 24.3 Solomon as king with God's blessing 24.4 Solomon's failure and God's judgment 24.5 Possible Reasons for this Judgment 24.6 The Outworking of the Judgment 24.7 Summary-Conclusion Chapter 25: The Sin & Judgments of the Northern Kingdom (1) 25.1 Introduction 25.2 The Transfer of Power to Jeroboam 25.3 God's Judgment on Jeroboam 25.4 The kings between Jeroboam and Ahab 25.5 The Reign & Judgment of Ahab 25.6 Summary-Conclusions Chapter 26: The Sin & Judgments of the Northern Kingdom (2) 26.1 Introduction 26.2 Post Ahab 26.3 The Sins of Israel 26.4 Israel seen in the big picture 26.5 Summary-Conclusion Appendix 1: Prophetic Words from God in this time Appendix 2: Times of God's blessing or intervention Chapter 27: The Sin & Judgments of the Southern Kingdom (1) 27.1 Introduction 27.2 The Early Kings 27.3 To Summarise the three ‘Early Kings' 27.4 Jehoshaphat 27.5 Summary-Conclusions Chapter 28: The Sin & Judgments of the Southern Kingdom (2) 28.1 Introduction 28.2 The Middle Kings 28.3 Hezekiah 28.4 Summary-Conclusions Chapter 29: The Sin & Judgments of the Southern Kingdom (3) 29.1 Introduction 29.2 The Last Kings 29.3 The Big Picture 29.4 Jeremiah's Seventy Years 29.5 Summary-Conclusions Chapter 30: A Summary of the Judgments of the Divided Kingdoms 30.1 Introduction 30.2 The Northern Kings 30.3 The Southern Kings 30.4 Comparing the two kingdoms 30.5 The Mystery of God's Inaction 30.6 The Big Picture of God's Will Chapter 31: Understanding the Exile (1) 31.1 Introduction 31.2 Recap: The Early Prophetic Context 31.3 The Historical Context 31.4 The Prophetic Context – through Jeremiah 31.5 Brief Conclusions Chapter 32: Understanding the Exile (2) 32.1 Introduction – Recap 32.2 The Prophetic Context – through Ezekiel 32.3 The Miracle of the Return from Exile 32.4 A Quick Glance at Daniel 32.5 Final Conclusions Part 3: Judgments and the New Testament Chapter 33: The Gospels, Acts & the Epistles 33.1 Introduction 33.2 Judgments in the Gospels 33.3 Judgments in the Acts 33.4 Judgments in the Epistles 33.5 Summary-Recap Chapter 34: The Judgment of Jesus Christ 34.1 Introduction 34.2 The Human Causes of Jesus' Death 34.3 The Plan of God at the Heart of the Cross 34.4 The Real Reason for the Death of Jesus Christ 34.5 The Outworking 34.6 Conclusions Chapter 35: The Revelation 35.1 Introduction 35.2 A Skeleton Outline 35.3 Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor (Ch.3 & 4) 35.4 The Seven Seals (Ch.6-8) 35.5 The Seven Trumpets (Ch.8-11) 35.6 Figures of Doom (Ch.12-14) 35.7 The Seven Bowls (Ch.15-16) 35.8 The Fall of Babylon and the very end (Ch.17-20) 35.9 Conclusions Chapter 36: The Final Judgment (1) Where it fits 36.1 Introduction 36.2 The Day of the Lord 36.3 The Return of Jesus 36.4 Why the Second Coming? 36.5 The Final Judgment itself 36.6 Summary Chapter 37: The Final Judgment (2) How it works 37.1 Introduction 37.2 The Means of Assessment 37.3 Sentencing Believers? 37.4 Sentencing Unbelievers? 37.5 Summary Chapter 38: The Final Judgment (3) Hell? 38.1 Introduction 38.2 Definitions and Meanings 38.3 Jesus' teaching about Hell 38.4 Beyond the Gospels 38.5 The Awfulness of Hell? 38.6 Why the Church liked Hell 38.7 Summary Chapter 39: Conclusions 39.1 Introduction 39.2 The Working Premise 39.3 Types of Judgment 39.4 The Goals of Judgments 39.5 Amazing Restraint 39.6 The Mystery of Invisibility 39.7 And so…. 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Chapter 14: The Judgments of Genesis (4)
14.1 Er and Onan 14.2 Famines 14.3 Genesis recap
14.1 Er and Onan
14.2 Famines
14.3 Genesis recap
Chapter 15: The Judgments of Exodus:
15.1 Pharaoh & the Plagues of Egypt 15.2 Pharaoh's Demise – Prelude to Travel 15.3 To Sinai 15.4 The Golden Calf 15.5 Recap
15.1 Pharaoh & the Plagues of Egypt
15.2 Pharaoh's Demise – Prelude to Travel
15.3 To Sinai
15.4 The Golden Calf
15.5 Recap
Chapter 16: The Judgments of Leviticus:
16.1 Introduction 16.2 Casual Priests 16.3 Casual Blasphemy 16.4 And So?
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Casual Priests
16.3 Casual Blasphemy
16.4 And So?
Chapter 17: The Judgments of Numbers (1)
17.1 Introduction 17.2 Casual Sabbath Disobedience 17.3 Grumblings about Hardships 17.4 Miriam's Leprosy 17.5 The Rejection of Canaan 17.6 And so….
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Casual Sabbath Disobedience
17.3 Grumblings about Hardships
17.4 Miriam's Leprosy
17.5 The Rejection of Canaan
17.6 And so….
Chapter 18: The Judgments of Numbers (2)
18.1 Introduction 18.2 Korah's rebellion 18.3 More foolish grumbling 18.4 Grumblings get to Moses 18.5 Judgment of Snakes 18.6 The Folly with Moab 18.7 And so…..
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Korah's rebellion
18.3 More foolish grumbling
18.4 Grumblings get to Moses
18.5 Judgment of Snakes
18.6 The Folly with Moab
18.7 And so…..
Chapter 19: The Struggle for Canaan (1) The Basics
19.1 Introduction: The Complexities of the Accounts 19.2 Origins and Background 19.3 The Source Books for the References to the Judgment 19.4 Summarising the Order of Events 19.5 Before Entering the Land - The Lessons of Deuteronomy 1-4 19.6 Gods Instructions – Drive Out or Destroy 19.7 Recap Appendix
Chapter 20: The Struggle for Canaan (2) The Complexities
20.1 How God will drive them out 20.2 God's Reasons for these Instructions 20.3 Taking Possession Gradually 20.4 The Hardening of the Canaanites 20.5 The Critical Nature of this Action 20.6 An Alternative Option 20.7 Incomplete Expulsion 20.8 The Miraculous Dimensions of the Taking of the Land 20.9 Some Conclusions
21.1 Introduction & a New Testament Insight 21.2 Introducing the Roller Coaster: Judges, chapter 2 21.3 The Roller Coaster: Judges, chapters 3 to 16 21.4 Some Concluding Thoughts
22.1 Introduction & Overview 22.2 The Judgment of Eli & his family 22.3 The Judgments on the Philistines 22.4 Judgment back in Israel 22.5 The Importance of the Nature of God 22.6 The making of a King – his rise and fall 22.7 Summary-Conclusions
Chapter 23: The Judgments involving King David
23.1 Introduction 23.2 David Sets the Standard 23.3 David's First Failure and its Judgments 23.4 An Aside: Resolving Past Issues 23.5 A Second Judgment in Respect of David 23.6 Summary-Conclusions
Chapter 24: The Disaster of King Solomon
24.1 Introduction 24.2 The Grace in Solomon's Background 24.3 Solomon as king with God's blessing 24.4 Solomon's failure and God's judgment 24.5 Possible Reasons for this Judgment 24.6 The Outworking of the Judgment 24.7 Summary-Conclusion
Chapter 25: The Sin & Judgments of the Northern Kingdom (1)
25.1 Introduction 25.2 The Transfer of Power to Jeroboam 25.3 God's Judgment on Jeroboam 25.4 The kings between Jeroboam and Ahab 25.5 The Reign & Judgment of Ahab 25.6 Summary-Conclusions
Chapter 26: The Sin & Judgments of the Northern Kingdom (2)
26.1 Introduction 26.2 Post Ahab 26.3 The Sins of Israel 26.4 Israel seen in the big picture 26.5 Summary-Conclusion Appendix 1: Prophetic Words from God in this time Appendix 2: Times of God's blessing or intervention
26.1 Introduction
26.2 Post Ahab
26.3 The Sins of Israel
26.4 Israel seen in the big picture
26.5 Summary-Conclusion
Appendix 1: Prophetic Words from God in this time
Appendix 2: Times of God's blessing or intervention
27.1 Introduction 27.2 The Early Kings 27.3 To Summarise the three ‘Early Kings' 27.4 Jehoshaphat 27.5 Summary-Conclusions
Chapter 28: The Sin & Judgments of the Southern Kingdom (2)
28.1 Introduction 28.2 The Middle Kings 28.3 Hezekiah 28.4 Summary-Conclusions
Chapter 29: The Sin & Judgments of the Southern Kingdom (3)
29.1 Introduction 29.2 The Last Kings 29.3 The Big Picture 29.4 Jeremiah's Seventy Years 29.5 Summary-Conclusions
Chapter 30: A Summary of the Judgments of the Divided Kingdoms
30.1 Introduction 30.2 The Northern Kings 30.3 The Southern Kings 30.4 Comparing the two kingdoms 30.5 The Mystery of God's Inaction 30.6 The Big Picture of God's Will
31.1 Introduction 31.2 Recap: The Early Prophetic Context 31.3 The Historical Context 31.4 The Prophetic Context – through Jeremiah 31.5 Brief Conclusions
32.1 Introduction – Recap 32.2 The Prophetic Context – through Ezekiel 32.3 The Miracle of the Return from Exile 32.4 A Quick Glance at Daniel 32.5 Final Conclusions
Part 3: Judgments and the New Testament
Chapter 33: The Gospels, Acts & the Epistles
33.1 Introduction 33.2 Judgments in the Gospels 33.3 Judgments in the Acts 33.4 Judgments in the Epistles 33.5 Summary-Recap
33.1 Introduction
33.2 Judgments in the Gospels
33.3 Judgments in the Acts
33.4 Judgments in the Epistles
33.5 Summary-Recap
Chapter 34: The Judgment of Jesus Christ
34.1 Introduction 34.2 The Human Causes of Jesus' Death 34.3 The Plan of God at the Heart of the Cross 34.4 The Real Reason for the Death of Jesus Christ 34.5 The Outworking 34.6 Conclusions
34.1 Introduction
34.2 The Human Causes of Jesus' Death
34.3 The Plan of God at the Heart of the Cross
34.4 The Real Reason for the Death of Jesus Christ
34.5 The Outworking
34.6 Conclusions
35.1 Introduction 35.2 A Skeleton Outline 35.3 Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor (Ch.3 & 4) 35.4 The Seven Seals (Ch.6-8) 35.5 The Seven Trumpets (Ch.8-11) 35.6 Figures of Doom (Ch.12-14) 35.7 The Seven Bowls (Ch.15-16) 35.8 The Fall of Babylon and the very end (Ch.17-20) 35.9 Conclusions
35.1 Introduction
35.2 A Skeleton Outline
35.3 Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor (Ch.3 & 4)
35.4 The Seven Seals (Ch.6-8)
35.5 The Seven Trumpets (Ch.8-11)
35.6 Figures of Doom (Ch.12-14)
35.7 The Seven Bowls (Ch.15-16)
35.8 The Fall of Babylon and the very end (Ch.17-20)
35.9 Conclusions
36.1 Introduction 36.2 The Day of the Lord 36.3 The Return of Jesus 36.4 Why the Second Coming? 36.5 The Final Judgment itself 36.6 Summary
36.1 Introduction
36.2 The Day of the Lord
36.3 The Return of Jesus
36.4 Why the Second Coming?
36.5 The Final Judgment itself
36.6 Summary
Chapter 37: The Final Judgment (2) How it works
37.1 Introduction 37.2 The Means of Assessment 37.3 Sentencing Believers? 37.4 Sentencing Unbelievers? 37.5 Summary
37.1 Introduction
37.2 The Means of Assessment
37.3 Sentencing Believers?
37.4 Sentencing Unbelievers?
37.5 Summary
38.1 Introduction 38.2 Definitions and Meanings 38.3 Jesus' teaching about Hell 38.4 Beyond the Gospels 38.5 The Awfulness of Hell? 38.6 Why the Church liked Hell 38.7 Summary
38.1 Introduction
38.2 Definitions and Meanings
38.3 Jesus' teaching about Hell
38.4 Beyond the Gospels
38.5 The Awfulness of Hell?
38.6 Why the Church liked Hell
38.7 Summary
Chapter 39: Conclusions
39.1 Introduction 39.2 The Working Premise 39.3 Types of Judgment 39.4 The Goals of Judgments 39.5 Amazing Restraint 39.6 The Mystery of Invisibility 39.7 And so….
39.1 Introduction
39.2 The Working Premise
39.3 Types of Judgment
39.4 The Goals of Judgments
39.5 Amazing Restraint
39.6 The Mystery of Invisibility
39.7 And so….