Sermon preached by Matthew DelValle on January 14, 2024 at First Baptist Church in Delphi, Indiana. First Baptist Church is an evangelical church in Delphi, Indiana helping people find and follow Jesus. Our mission is to declare God’s truth, disciple God’s people, delight in God’s Son, and display God’s glory. Join us for Sunday Worship at 10:30am. Sunday School begins at 9:30am. We gather at 103 S. Indiana Street, Delphi, Indiana 46923.
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Introduction
Big Idea: Jesus gives an inheritance to his people who join him in conquering the Promised Land.
1. Israel’s Inheritance
A. Dividing the Inheritance [13:1–7; 14:1–5; 19:51]
1) Divinely Divided (by lot)
2) Graciously Given (as an inheritance)
3) Proportionally Distributed (by tribe)
4) Equally Allotted (by clan)
B. Responding to the Inheritance
1) Positive Responses
a. The East’s Compensation [13:8–33]
b. Caleb’s Commitment [14:6–15; 15:13–19]
c. The Levites’ Contentment [13:14, 33; 14:3–4; 18:7]
d. The Daughters of Zelophehad’s Claim [17:3–6; cf. Num. 27:1–11]
2) Negative Responses
a. Israel’s Compromise [15:63; 16:10; 17:12–13]
b. Joseph’s Complaint [17:14–18]
c. The Seven’s Complacency [18:1–10]
d. Dan’s Control [19:47]
2. Christ’s Inheritance
A. The Old Testament Hope [Ps. 2:7–8; cf. Acts 4:25]
B. The New Testament Fulfillment [Heb. 1:1–4; Rev. 11:15]
3. Our Inheritance
A. The Old Testament Hope [Ps. 37:9, 11, 18, 22, 29, 34]
B. The New Testament Fulfillment [Mt. 5:5; Rom. 4:13; 8:17; Eph. 1:11–14]