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WARRIORS

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of
EPHRAIM
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Psalms 781-11

• O my people, listen to my instructions.
  Open your ears to what I am saying, for I will
  speak to you in a parable. I will teach you
  hidden lessons from our past
• stories we have heard and known stories our
  fathers have handed down to us.

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Psalms 781-11

• 4 We will not hide these truths from our
  children we will tell the next generation about
  the glorious deeds of the LORD, about His power
  and His mighty wonders. 5For He issued His laws
  to Jacob He gave His instructions to Israel.

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Psalms 781-11

• 5 He commanded our fathers to teach them to
  their children, 6 so the next generation might
  know themeven the children not yet bornthat
  they in turn will teach their own children.

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Psalms 781-11

• 7 So each generation should set its hope anew on
  God, not forgetting His glorious miracles and
  obeying His commands.

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Psalms 781-11

• 8 Then they will not be like their
  fathersstubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful,
  refusing to give their hearts to God.

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Psalms 781-11

• 9 The warriors of Ephraim, though fully armed
  with bows and weapons of war, turned their backs
  and retreated from the battle.

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Psalms 781-11

• 10 They did not keep Gods covenant and refused
  to live by His instructions.
• They forgot what He had donethe great wonders He
  had shown them, and the miracles He had done for
  their fathers.

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Psalms 781-11

• 9 The warriors of Ephraim, though fully armed
  with bows and weapons of war, turned their backs
  and retreated from the battle.

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• Who was

Ephraim?
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• Gen 4152

Ephraim
52 Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he
said, God has made me FRUITFUL, even in this
land of suffering and grief.
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• Gen 485

Ephraim
5 Now I am claiming as my own sons these two
boys of yours, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were
born here in the land of Egypt before I arrived.
They will be my sons, just as Reuben and Simeon
are.
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• Gen 4814-15

Ephraim
14 Jacob crossed his arms as he reached out to
lay his hands on the heads of Josephs two sons.
He put his right hand on the head of Ephraim,
though he was the younger boy, and his left hand
on the head of Manasseh, though he was the
firstborn. 15Then he blessed them.
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• Gen 4817-19

Ephraim
17 Joseph was upset when he saw that his father
placed his right hand on Ephraims head. So
Joseph lifted it to move it from Ephraims head
to Manassehs head. 18No, my father, he said.
This one is the firstborn. Put your right hand
on his head.
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• Gen 4817-19

Ephraim
19 But his father refused. I know, my son I
know, he replied. Manasseh will also become a
great people, but his younger brother will become
even greater. And his descendants will become a
multitude of nations.
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• Gen 4820

Ephraim
20So Jacob blessed the boys that day with this
blessing The people of Israel will use your
names when they give a blessing. They will say,
May God make you as prosperous as Ephraim and
Manasseh. In this way, Jacob put Ephraim ahead
of Manasseh.
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Ephraim

• was the son of the birthright blessing the son
  of promise of divine fruitfulness!

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Psalms 781-11

• 9 The warriors of Ephraim, though fully armed
  with bows and weapons of war, turned their backs
  and retreated from the battle.

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• What could cause

WARRIORS
turn back?
to
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• What could cause

WARRIORS
DOUBT UNBELIEF
turn back?
to
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Hebrews 312-13

• 12 Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters.
  Make sure that your own hearts are not evil
  filled with doubt and unbelief for that will
  cause your hearts to turn away from the living
  God. 13You must warn each other every day, while
  it is still today, so that none of you will be
  deceived by sin and hard-hearted toward God.

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• What could cause

WARRIORS
FEAR
turn back?
to
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2 Timothy 17

• 7 God has not given us a spirit of fear and
  timidity, but of power, love, and
  self-discipline.

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• What could cause

WARRIORS
WEARINESS
turn back?
to
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Hebrews 1035-36

• 35 Do not throw away your confident trust in the
  Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!
  36Patient endurance is what you need now, so that
  after you have continued to do what you know is
  the will of God, you will receive all that He has
  promised.

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• What could cause

WARRIORS
DISILLUSIONMENT
turn back?
to
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Matthew 112-6

• 2 When John had heard in prison about the works
  of Christ, he sent two of his disciples 3and said
  to Him, Are You the Coming One, or do we look
  for another?

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Matthew 112-6

• 4 Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell
  John the things which you hear and see 5The
  blind see and the lame walk the lepers are
  cleansed and the deaf hear the dead are raised
  up and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
  6And blessed is he who is not offended because of
  Me.

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• What kind of

WARRIORS
We?
are
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Psalms 781-11

• 9 The warriors of Ephraim, though fully armed
  with bows and weapons of war, turned their backs
  and retreated from the battle.

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Hebrews 1035-36

• 35 Do not throw away your confident trust in the
  Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!
  36Patient endurance is what you need now, so that
  after you have continued to do what you know is
  the will of God, you will receive all that He has
  promised.

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Hebrews 1037-39

• 37 In just a little while,
• the Coming One will come and not delay any more.
  38 And My righteous ones will live by faith. But
  I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns
  away. 39But we are not like those who turn away
  from God to their own destruction. We will be the
  faithful ones, who will receive His full
  salvation.

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WARRIORS

• The

of
EPHRAIM