Bozez may mean slippery or shining

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Bozez may mean slippery or shining Senah means
thorny
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• Jonathan and His Armor-bearer - 1 Sam 14
• Armor-bearer - keliy "vessel of war"
• nasa "lift or carry"
• Bond between Jonathan and his armor-bearer
• 1) Common mission - vs 1
• 2) Common heart - vs 7
• 3) Common action - vs 13

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Rules of the Spiritual Road
Rule 1 - I am accountable for all of my
actions Rule 2 - I must fear God and keep His
commandments
Rule 3 - I must surround myself with godly
people

• "I have chosen the way of faithfulness I set
  your rules before me"
• Psalms 11930

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• "Do not be deceived, evil companions corrupt good
  morals" 1 Cor 1533
• Eve - Gen 31-5
• Lot - Gen 1310-13
• Israelites - Exo 232 ("Do not follow a crowd" -
  Moses)
• Samson - Jud 1618-20
• Solomon - 1 Kgs 114
• David - 2 Sam 111-4
• Peter - Lk 2254-62

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• "As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the
  countenance of his friend" Prov 2717
• Noah - family
• Moses - Aaron, Jethro, Joshua
• Elijah - Elisha
• Daniel - Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael
• Cornelius - godly relatives, friends, Christians
• Paul - Barnabas, Silas, "fellow workers"
• Jesus - apostles, Peter, James, John

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• Test of Companionship
• "A righteous man is cautious in friendship" Prov
  1226
• 1. Do you speak to them about their faults? Pro
  276
• 2. Do they speak to you about your faults? Pro
  2717
• 3. Do they persuade you to do evil or violate
  your conscience? Pro 147, 9 1 Cor 59-13

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• 4. Do they encourage you to run with the crowd?
• Pro 1824 James 44
• 5. Do they motivate you to serve the Lord with
  vigor?
• Rom 16
• 6. Do they stir you to spiritual action? Heb
  1023-25 Gal 62

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