satisfied on the east side

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satisfied onthe east side
satisfied onthe east side
numbers 32.1-33
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satisfied onthe east side

• At days end, I often ask myself, What did I
  accomplish?
• Many are satisfied with little exertion.
• We may seldom make time or care to do what we
  ought.
• As Christians, we may forget our mutual
  responsibility to fight.

• The Reubenites and Gadites interest was in the
  land east of the Jordan River.
• They were satisfied letting the rest of the
  tribes go to battle without them.

3
satisfied onthe east side

• They were satisfied without battling to possess
  the Promised Land (v7).
• The land promise was conditional (Ge. 122,3 Nu.
  3215 Jos. 23.6-14,16 De. 424-28).

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satisfied onthe east side

• They were satisfied without battling to possess
  the Promised Land (v7).
• Heavens promise is a conditional promise (Ep.
  610-12 1 Co. 925,26 2 Co. 103-5 1 Ti. 612
  1 Ti. 118 2 Ti. 47 cf. Ja. 47).

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satisfied onthe east side

• They were satisfied without aiding their brethren
  (v6).
• Their brethrens lives were at stake (Nu. 3230).
• Brethrens souls are at stake (He. 1032,33 Ro.
  835-39 Ga. 62) also, our childrens (cf.
  vv16,17 Ep. 64 Pr. 226).

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satisfied onthe east side

• They were satisfied without aiding their brethren
  (v6).
• We must willfully aid worthy causes (Ja. 417
  Ga. 610).
• Everyone should be armed for war (Nu. 3227 Ep.
  613-18)

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satisfied onthe east side

• They were satisfied with idleness and
  discouragement.
• Imagine fighting solo (cf. Lk. 1030-37).
• Imagine glancing back, seeing others satisfied,
  doing nothing (cf. Mk. 1467).

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satisfied onthe east side

• Many are satisfied without conversion, without
  the battle (cf. Mt. 201-7).
• One has already lost the battle he never chooses
  to enter.
• Mt. 183 Except ye be convertedye shall not
  enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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satisfied onthe east side

• Dont be satisfied while while watching our
  brethren go to war.
• Dont be satisified with being a discouragement
  to others.
• Let us not be satisfied until our job is done.