The Ladies’ Corner

Ladies meetings: People’s Baptist Church, Kelowna, BC

Teacher: Mrs. Wendy Madle

  August 29th, 2006

The Place of Meribah – The Waters of Strife

Psalms 106:25-33  “They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.”

 Exodus 17:1-7

V 7  “And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel,..”

 Numbers 20:1-13 

V 13 “This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.” 

I.                    The __________________ of Strife

A.     _____________ – Exodus 17:7 “Is the LORD among us or not?”

1.      They doubted His ____________ – Exodus 13:21-22 (They had God’s continual presence)

2.      They doubted His ____________ – God was in control

3.      They doubted His ____________ – Exodus 6:6-9, 14:10-14

B.     _____________ – Proverbs10:12

C.     _____________ – Proverbs 22:10

D.     _____________ – Proverbs 29:22/15:18 – The children of Israel had anger towards Moses and God

E.      _____________ – Proverbs 16:28 – Webster’s 1828 Dictionary: “not willing to yield or comply with what is required, unyielding, disobedient

F.      _____________ – Proverbs 28:25/13:10

G.     ________________________________ – Galatians 5:19-20

II.                 The __________________ of Strife

A.     ______________ – Division – Genesis 13:7-9, I Corinthians 1:10/12:24-27

B.     ______________ – Exocus 17:4 Moses went crying unto the Lord; he was distraught.

C.     ______________ – Moses was so upset with the people that it interfered with his obedience to God’s instruction (Numbers 20:10-11). Strife within the church can cause distraction to God’s service.

D.     ______________ – Because of Moses’ disobedience, he could not bring the children of Israel into the Promise Land  – Numbers 20:12

E.      ______________ – Numbers 16 – account of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram – the earth swallowed them up)

III.               The __________________ for Strife

A.     ______________ for the brethren. – Proverbs 10:12, Galatians 5:13, I Thsessalonians 4:9, I Peter 4:8

B.     Be ________ to anger. – Psalms 37:8, Proverbs 14:17, 15:18, 16:32, 19:11, Ecclesiastes 7:9, James 1:19

C.     Demonstrate _________________ – Proverbs 11:2, 16:18-19, 18:12

D.     __________ in the Spirit. – Galatians 5:15-16, 22-26

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Although the Answer Key is provided,

I pray that it will only be used as a reference

after you have personally looked up all verses,

and entered in all information for yourself.

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Answer Key

I.                    Causes
A.     Doubt
1.      prescence
2.      providence
3.      promose

B.     Hatred
C.     Scorn
D.     Anger
E.      Frowardness
F.      Pride
G.     Works of the flesh

II.                 Casualties
A.     Division
B.     Discouragement
C.     Disobedience
D.     Disapointment
E.      Death

III.               Cure
A.     Love
B.     slow
C.     humility
D.     Walk