336 Making Atonement for Israel-337 So All Israel were Reckoned

Sermon adapted from, Discovering Christ Day by Day, David Fortner

1. Making Atonement for Israel Sermon adapted from, Discovering Christ Day by Day, David Fortner May 3 Today’s Reading: 1 Chronicles 6-7

2. 1 Chronicles 6:49 NIV But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

3. 1 Chronicles 6 gives us the genealogy of Levi. How defective and fluctuating that legal priesthood of Israel was.

4. Hebrews 7:23 NIV Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.

5. Reading of that priesthood that is no more, that priesthood that could never put away sin by all their countless sacrifices, how we ought to rejoice and give thanks to our God for Him who continues forever an unchangeable Priest over the house of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, who is able to save to the uttermost all who come to God by Him.

6. 1 Chronicles 6:31 NIV These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark came to rest there. David appointed specific men to lead singing in the house of God, “ after that the ark had rest ;” and their singing was all about God’s greatness, God’s glory, and God’s salvation, everything looking to the mercy-seat and the atonement blood on the mercy-seat. So it should be in all our solemn assemblies. Temple Singers

7. Ephesians 5:19 NIV speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Colossians 3:16 NIV   Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

8. Let every song be filled with Jehovah’s praise, giving thanks to God for His great salvation through the blood and righteousness of His dear Son, our great Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

9. As we behold the sons of Levi and remember their sacrifices to the Lord, Spirit of God, give us grace to remember our great Savior, who made His soul an offering for sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him, and lift our hearts with joy to Him in songs of praise and thanksgiving. Sons of Levi

10. How thankful we ought to be to and for the Lord Jesus, typified by these men, who wears a vesture dipped in blood and ever lives to make intercession for us by the will of God! He is our almighty, effectual, saving Priest of a better covenant, established upon better promises.

11. The law made men priests which had infirmities; but Christ is our perfect, holy Priest, consecrated with an oath by Him that swore and will not repent. Psalms 110:4 NIV  The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek." Hebrews 5:6 NIV And he says in another place, "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”

12. He takes our cause, our persons, our poor offerings, all that we have, and all that we are into His nail-pierced hands, and perpetually presents us an offering acceptable and well-pleasing to God, acceptable and well-pleasing to God by the merits of His blood and righteousness, acceptable and well-pleasing to God in union with Himself!

13. 1 Chronicles 7 continues with genealogical records. In the short span of these first seven chapters thousands of men, their lives, and their deaths are covered in a few short pages. How insignificant man is! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. James 4:14bc NIV Not even the memory of a man’s name commonly survives a generation or two. How utterly meaningless and insignificant is man! Insignificant Man

14. Yet, the Son of God became one of us, that He might save poor, worthless sinners like you and me, that He might make of vanishing, sinful mists, sons of God forever! John 1:14 NIV The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

15. Carry from our reading today the words, “ making atonement for Israel .” 1 Chronicles 6:49 NIV But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. Atonement

16. May God the Holy Spirit inscribe these words upon our hearts and memories. The atonement made by Aaron and his sons for Israel pointed to the death of our Lord Jesus Christ to make atonement for His elect, the Israel of God.

17. The Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died upon the cross more than 2000 years ago. Though He was crucified by the hands of wicked men, He died according to the will and purpose of God. Acts 2:23 NIV This man was handed over to you by God's deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.

18. He died as a sin-atoning substitute for a specific people. Isaiah 53:8 NIV By oppression and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished.

19. By His death upon the cursed tree, the Son of God finished the work of atonement. John 19:30 NIV When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

20. Brought in an everlasting righteousness. Daniel 9:24 NIV "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.

21. Obtained eternal redemption. Hebrews 9:12 NIV He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.

22. Purchased an inheritance in heaven for somebody. Ephesians 1:11 NIV In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will,

23. Without question, all for whom He died shall be saved by His blood and enter into heaven at last, because, he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.” Isaiah 42:4 NIV

24. Isaiah 53:11 NIV After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities. His blood was not shed in vain. All for whom the Savior died must be saved! But, for whom did He die? Did the Lord Jesus Christ die for you? He died for His sheep, for God’s elect.

25. John 10:11 NIV "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. Is it not absurd to imagine that He died for those who were already in hell when he died? Christ died for those for whom He makes intercession. He makes intercession for some, but not for others.

26. John 17:9 NIV I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours … 20 "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,

27. Do you not think it ridiculous to hear men declare that the Son of God died for people for whom He refused to pray? The Lord Jesus Christ died and made atonement for all who trust Him. If you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, He died for you. Your faith in Him is both the gift of His grace and the proof of His grace to you. Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 NIV

28. So All Israel were Listed Sermon adapted from, Discovering Christ Day by Day, David Fortner May 4 Today’s Reading: 1 Chronicles 8-10

29. 1 Chronicles 9:1 NIV All Israel was listed in the genealogies recorded in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. They were taken captive to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.

30. What a succession of men and monarchies have passed through the world whose names, whose works, whose riches, whose momentary fame no one knows! Yet, scattered among those vast numbers of men spread over the face of the earth is a people, poor and despised, unknown among men, whose names are held in everlasting remembrance, because they are the Israel of God.

31. Rejoice, my soul, that your name is written in heaven, written in the Lamb’s book! Think of that great day soon to come when the dead, both small and great, shall stand before God in judgment. Written in Heaven

32. Revelation 20:11 NIV Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.

33. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

34. With every memory of everlastingly forgotten, but everlastingly damned souls, blessed Lord Jesus, give me grace to remember and give thanks to You for Your great grace and Your great salvation. You have delivered Your chosen people from the wrath to come.

35. For that great deliverance by Your blood and righteousness, by Your power and grace, by Your love and mercy, I rejoice and give thanks for the pleasing, glorious hope that my name, worthless as it is, is written in heaven!

36. When the children of Israel returned from Babylon, which is where 1 Chronicles 9:1 begins, the people returned to their beloved city, finding Jerusalem and Zion as a plowed field. How sad the picture! Jerusalem was ruined by sin. Yet, how little we think of sin’s effect! If God so punished Israel, what security does any other nation have? If God spared not the natural branches, what must the nations of the Gentiles expect? Heal Us

37. Let us this day, for ourselves and for our nation, confess our sins to God and beg His mercy. O Lord God, visit us again in mercy! Come with grace to pardon, grace to sanctify, grace to bless, grace to deliver, grace to renew, grace to heal all our diseases. Hosea 6:1 NIV "Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.

38. 1 Chronicles 10:13 NIV Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, 14 and did not inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse. Saul’s Ruin

39. Such shall be the end of every rebel sinner dying with his fists in God’s face, eternally abandoned by every friend and eternally abandoned by God in hell! O precious, precious Lord Jesus, keep me, keep me in Your hands, keep me in Your grip, lest I depart from You at last!

40. HAVE YOU HEARD THE GOOD NEWS?

41. Jesus died on the cross for our sins.

42. He was buried and rose on the third day.

43. When He did this He solved 2 problems we all have. He solved our sin problem because He nailed our sins to the cross; & He solved our grave problem when He rose from the dead because it proved we could also rise from the dead.

44. Jesus said, if we want to get in on of all this we must . . . BE BORN AGAIN. FOLLOW HIM; &

45. ISN’T THAT GREAT NEWS? WHO ARE YOU GOING TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS WITH TODAY?

46. Mark 16:15 NIV  He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. Numbers 6:24 NIV '"The LORD bless you and keep you; 25 the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.“’