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- GOD’S PURPOSES FOR HIS PEOPLE REVEALED BY HIS PROPHETS – Part 3
MID-WEEK MANNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:
October 28, 2026
God’s Purposes Revealed by Inspiration
GOD’S PURPOSES FOR HIS PEOPLE REVEALED BY HIS PROPHETS – Part 3
Again, this first part of this series we are learning from direct from the Bible that having dreams and visions from God does not, in and of itself alone, make one a prophet of God’s order.
Now see Judges 7: 9-15. To obtain a broader and proper context, read both chapters 6 and 7 on your own Bibles. You will understand and appreciate even more the truth of this subject.
When, by God’s order to Gideon, the number of fighting men—whittled-down from originally twenty-two thousand, down to ten thousand, and finally only three hundred men—Gideon was ordered to go fight the combined host of the war-like Amalekites and Midianites.
But even after the earlier miracle God performed in answer to Gideon’s specified proof for his divine appointment to deliver Israel from the Midianite oppression, and God ordering him with the 300 to go to war, he was not yet fully convinced to take on the mighty host of the enemy who were “like grasshoppers for multitude.”
Then, knowing Gideon was still fearful, God ordered him to go with his servant to where the enemies were arrayed. And right here a certain unnamed non-Israelite, had a dream, which he revealed to an unidentified friend as well. Later, when Gideon “heard the telling of the dream and its interpretation thereof,” that Gideon “worshipped God, and returned to the host of Israel, saying, Arise, for the Lord has delivered into your
hand the host of Midian.”
Ah! God revealed a specific dream to an unidentified man of their ENEMY (thus, not a prophet!) in order to finally bolster the faith and courage of His OWN man to fight and defeat his enemy!
This is the God whom I am learning to implicitly trust and willingly obey for “He changed not;” He is “the same yesterday, today, and forever,” according to inspiration, history, and prophecy!
How about you dear friend?
To be continued next MWM, God willing. Bless all, NMF.
- GOD’S PURPOSES FOR HIS PEOPLE REVEALED BY HIS PROPHETS – Part 2
MID-WEEK MANNA FROM PASTOR NAT’S DESK:
October 21, 2026
God’s Purposes Revealed by Inspiration
GOD’S PURPOSES FOR HIS PEOPLE REVEALED BY HIS PROPHETS – Part 2
Again, having dreams and visions—including encountering God in Christ face to face—in and of itself alone does not make one a prophet, that is, in the sense their role as a divine calling with their mission, message, work, and authority in the Plan of Redemption.
We continue citing Bible examples to establish a sound Biblical foundation:
See JOSHUA 5: 13-15; 7: 10-15. Jehovah (the yet incarnate Jesus) appeared as “Captain of the Lords’ host” a couple of times to Joshua.
As significant as Joshua’s role was—the divinely-chosen successor of Moses to finally lead the remnant of ancient Israel in their 38th year of wilderness wandering, to cross the Jordan river, and start possessing the earthly promised land—the actual appearance of Jehovah to him with specific special messages and instructions, did not make Joshua a prophet!
Who was Joshua? First, his name: “(Joshu-a), or Jeshua, KJV once Jehoshua, once Jehoshuah, and once Hoshea; KJV of the New Testament JESUS (Jesus). Hebrew Yehoshua, “Yahweh is deliverance,” or ‘Yahweh is salvation,’ transliterated into Aramaic as Yeshua, and thence into Greek as ‘Ieaous.’ The name appears on an ancient Hebrew seal.”
Then this brief history of Joshua’s life and works:
“A son of Nun of the tribe of Ephraim (Num. 13: 8, 16). He was Moses’ military commander during the wilderness wanderings….As Moses’ assistant or ‘minister,’ he accompanied Moses in the ascent of Mt. Sinai (ch. 24:13). Two years after the Exodus, Joshua represented his tribe on the expedition to first spy out Canaan. Among the 12, he and Caleb alone returned with a favorable report (Num. 13: 8; 14: 6-9; cf. 14: 7), and thus accorded the privilege of entering Canaan 38 years later (Josh 1: 10, 11). Shortly before his death, Moses installed Joshua as his successor (Num. 27: 18-23; Deut. 1:38; 31: 23). After the preliminary conquest of the heathen coalition of Canaanite kings, he proceeded to dividing the land among the 12 tribes. At the age of 110 he gathered Israel together and counseled them to be faithful to God, and died after (ch 24: 1-28, 29, 30).”
To be continued next MWM, God enabling. Bless all, NMF.
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