Abortion, Kids, Mother's Milk and Worship

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Deuteronomy 14:21b Abortion, Kids, Mother ' s Milk, Worship and the Fourth Word The Fourth Word, Part Two Sermon Outline for January 24, 2010, AADOL (Anti-abortion Day of the Lord) by Pastor Dennis Tuuri Dt 5:12-15 Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day. I. Evidences of The Importance of This Obscure Command A. Three References Ex. 23:19; 34:26; Dt. 14:21 B. Closing, or Capstone Law of the Law of the Covenant Ex. 23:19 C. Central to Our Festivities - Its Relationship to the Feast of Tabernacles/Ingathering and the Tithing Cycle 1.) Ex. 23:14-19 2.) 14:21b-16:17 4,7,9,10 initiated by symbolic commandments Sabbaths - 14:22-15:18 Festivals - 15:19-16:17 D. The Flip Side of Our Duty to Authorities Our Duty to Those Under Our Authority The Relationship to Ex. 22:28, the Opening Command of the Second Half of the LOC 1. Honor God, Bless Rulers 22:28 2. First Fruits, Firstborn, and New Creation 22:29,30 3. Be Holy Men Unto Me 22:31a 4. Eating Prohibition and Grace to Strangers (Dogs) 22:31b 5. Justice and the Layman 23:1,2 6. Justice and the Poor 23:3 7. Kindness to Enemies 23:4,5 6. Justice and the Poor 23:6 5. Justice and the Judge 23:7,8 4. Eating Prohibition and Grace to Strangers and Poor 23:9-12 3. Be Circumspect 23:13 (See Lev. 19:19,37; Dt. 11:32 Ex. 20:6, etc.) 2. Festivals and First Fruits23:14-19a 1. Dont Seethe a Kid in its Mothers Milk 23:19b II. Four Tests Presented By This Obscure Command A. A Test of Our Attitude Towards Gods Word A Bowed Knee or a Raised Eye - Exodus 23:19b is part of the infallible, authoritative, God-breathed Scripture. B. A Test of Our Obedience to the Omniscient Father Sovereign Wilderness Wanderings Then and Now You Not Put On Earth to Get It! C. A Test of Our Commitment to Mature in Knowledge by Meditation Which Kind of Mutterings? Josh. 1:8; Ps. 1:2; Ps. 63:6; Pr. 15:28; Ps. 19:14 D. A Test of Our Learning to Think Biblically About Imagery Sunday School & CE III . Four Elements Of A Possible Interpretation of the Imagery of This Obscure Command A. Paul and Animals - I Cor. 9:9,10; 2 Cor. 6:14 B. The Kid and Children Jacob, Judah and Tamar, Samson C. Milk As Physical and Spiritual Nourishment 1 Cor. 3:2; Heb. 5; 1 Peter 2:2 D. The Mother as Dispenser of Nurture IV. Four Possible Applications of This Obscure Text A. As feasters, we are prohibited from mixing life and death at our festivities. Rejoice! God is a God of life! B. As feasters, we are prohibited from eating up or selfishly consuming our tithes/firstfruits/offerings. C. As authorities, we are warned against using the source of nurture to kill, the source of maturation to enervate. D. As authorities we are warned by the horrific counter-examples: Samaritan and Jerusalem mothers (2 Kings 6:29; Lam. 4:10) Jerusalem herself (Ps. 87:5; Gal. 4:26; Rev. 17:6; Jn. 19:7), and abortionists. Conclusion Genius of women and the life nestled within them. Rep. Fortenberry