The deception of- "Exception”
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The document explores various forms of deception, highlighting the concept of 'exception' in different contexts such as victory, prosperity, false humility, and religious worship, as illustrated through Biblical examples. It emphasizes the importance of accountability to God, warning against the dangers of being deceived and the consequences that follow. Ultimately, it concludes with a call to not be led astray by the notion of exceptions in moral and spiritual matters.
The deception of- "Exception”
- 1. The deception of – Exception Josh 9:3-4 3) And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, 4) They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! Josh 9:22 22) And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? Blame does not lie with being deceived but in allowing the deception.
- 2. A major means of deception is the excuse of “exception”. (exceptional) The deception of – Exception I. The deceptionof “exception” in victory Joshua 9:3 3) And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, Josh 9:14-15 14) And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. 15) And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them. “exception” in victory Joshua the exceptional soldier becomes controller
- 3. Josh 5:13-15 13) And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 14) And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 15) And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. 1-The deceptionof “exception” in victory II. The deceptionof “exception” in prosperity Joshua 12:1 Deut 4:21 Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go
- 4. over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance: Num 32:1 1) Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; “exception” in prosperity Josh 12:6 6) Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. Josh 13:6-7 6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephothmaim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the
- 5. Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, ½ of Manasseh was not satisfied to quit before getting God’s “good land” 1Chr 5:25-26 25 And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them. 26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day. “exception” in prosperity
- 6. The exception left the ½ tribe of Manasseh easy pickings for the enemy. How does God respond to man taking “exception”? Matt 19:8 8) He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. Ezek 20:25 25) Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; Deut 27:12 12) These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: Deut 27:13
- 7. 13) And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 1-The deceptionof “exception” in victory 2-The deception of “exception” in prosperity III. The deceptionof “exception” in false humility 1Kings 22:30 Ahab with the voice of Jacob and the hands of Esau begins to weave his own web of deception… 1Kgs 22:30 30) And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle. “exception” in false humility Isa 57:8-9 8) Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art
- 8. gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. 9) And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell. “exception” in false humility Col 2:18 18) Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, You will find God where you left him; but that doesn’t mean you can resume your walk without acknowledging your fault in leaving. 1-The deceptionof “exception” in victory 2-The deception of “exception” in prosperity 3-The deceptionof “exception” in false
- 9. Humility IV. The deceptionof “exception” in religious worship 1Kings 12:1-2 Worldly religious worship is a deception of death to others. 1Kgs 14:1-2 1) At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. 2) And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people. “exception” in religious worship 6) And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
- 10. 12) Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. “exception” in religious worship Heb 4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Ps 90:8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. Ps 139:11-12 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Prov 5:21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he ponderethall his goings.
- 11. Prov 15:11 Hell and destructionare before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? Conclusion- Be not deceived Be not deceived, you have not earned an exception to accountability to God. 2Tim 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. Luke 21:8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived… 1Cor 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived… 1Cor 15:33 Be not deceived…
- 12. Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked… Dan 5:22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; “The deception of – Exception” I. The deception of “exception” in victory Joshua 9:3 II. The deception of “exception” in prosperityJoshua 12:1 III. The deception of “exception” in false humility 1Kings 22:30 IV. The deception of “exception” in religious worship 1Kings 12:1-2 Conclusion- Be not deceived