The Rebellion of Korah

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The Rebellion of Korah

• Numbers 16

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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)

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Rebellion against God Numbers 16

• The Rebellion of Korah
• Korah, Moses Aaron were first cousins (Exo.
  618-21)
• Korahs rebellion its aftermath almost 15,000
  died (Num. 1649)
• Rebellion happens today
• WHERE DO WE STAND?

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The Rebellion of Korah Numbers 16

• Against God, 161-3 (11, 30) 269
• Gods order
• MOSES (126-8)
• AARON (310)
• LEVITES (35-9)

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The Rebellion of Korah Numbers 16

• Gods approved leadership (163)
• Opposed (1612-14)
• Not of self (1628)
• cf. Elders (1 Tim. 519 Acts 2028 Heb. 54)

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The Rebellion of Korah Numbers 16

• Gods blessings of service ignored (168-10) Psa.
  8410
• Levites cared of the tabernacle (147-53)
• Kohathites Furniture (most holy things) (44-20)

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The Sin of Gainsaying Jude 8-11 Titus
19-11

• To speak against, gainsay, contradict, to oppose
  ones self to one, decline to obey him, declare
  ones self against him, refuse to have anything
  to do with him

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The Sin of Gainsaying Jude 8-11 Titus
19-11

• Against Moses Aaron (163, 12-14, 28)
• Envy, Psa. 10616
• Pride ambition (163, 10 Heb. 54)
• Service is great, Matt. 2026 Jno. 1312-17
• Not contentwanted priesthood (1610)

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The Sin of Factiousness Psa. 10617 (Gal.
520)

• Selfish ambitions (factions), 167 (Phil. 23-4)
• Dissensions (divisions), 1611 (1 Cor. 110 33)
• Heresies (parties), 1616 (1 Cor. 1119 2 Pet.
  21)
• Carnal tactics that respect man above God,
  1 Cor. 111-12 33

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Influence of FactiousnessNum. 162, 41-50

• It grows
• 250 leaders (162, 35)
• Congregation (1641 1 Cor. 56 2 Tim.
  216-17)
• Do not go along with (1626) 2 Jno. 10-11

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God Punishes the FactiousNum. 1630-33

• Wicked, Psa. 10616-18
• Sower of discord (Prov. 619)
• Works of the flesh (Gal. 520-21)
• Woe to them! (Jude 11)

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A Clear Warning for Us!

• Dont be complainers (1 Cor. 1010)
• Factiousness promotes opinions, not the doctrine
  of Christ (Rom. 1617)
• Humble ourselves before God His ways (Isa.
  558-9, 11)