Bullies Of The Bible

I. EXORDIUM:

Have you encountered a bully?

Yes.2 Timothy 3:12

2 Timothy 3:12 (Amplified Bible)

Indeed all who delight in piety and are determined to live a devoted and godly life in Christ Jesus will meet with persecution [will be made to suffer because of their religious stand].

It's part of our life as a believer, whenever we share the gospel we are being persecuted, but it's a blessing for us.

1 Peter 3:9 (Amplified Bible)

Never return evil for evil or insult for insult (scolding, tongue-lashing, berating), but on the contrary blessing [praying for their welfare, happiness, and protection, and truly pitying and loving them]. For know that to this you have been called, that you may yourselves inherit a blessing [from God—that you may obtain a blessing as heirs, bringing welfare and happiness and protection].

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To list the bullies of the bible and what to learn from each of them.

IV. TEXT:

Exodus 5:2 (Amplified Bible)

But Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.

V. THESIS:

Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for making me like You in this world.

1 John 4:17 (Amplified Bible)

In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world.

VI. TITLE:

Bullies of the Bible

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Author and Central Character: Moses

B. Date written: 1447-1410 b.c.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

C. Purpose: To be a permanent reminder of God's redemptive act on Passover night; and of His care and direction, through the cloud of day and the pillar of fire of night, during His people's wilderness wanderings on the way to Canaan.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

D. To whom written: Each new generation of Israel

E. Main Theme: History of Israel from death of Joseph to the erection of the tabernacle

F. Key word: deliverance

G. Key verses:

Exodus 12:40-43 (Amplified Bible)

12:40 Now the time the Israelites dwelt in Egypt was 430 years.

12:41 At the end of the 430 years, even that very day, all the hosts of the Lord went out of Egypt.

12:42 It was a night of watching unto the Lord and to be much observed for bringing them out of Egypt; this same night of watching unto the Lord is to be observed by all the Israelites throughout their generations.

12:43 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the Passover: No foreigner shall eat of it;

VIII. MAIN BODY:

What is a bully? (according to Webster's dictionary)

1. What is a bully? (according to Webster's dictionary)

a. To be loud, noisy or swaggering

b. a turbulent or boasting person

c. to boast

d. a ruffian or assassin, a hackster

e. to treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke with insolence

f. a Hector [the son of Priam, a brave Trojan warrior] - a bully

g. a boastful noisy fellow

h. an empty boaster; a vain pretender

A. CHARACTERISTICS OF BULLIES:

Exodus 5:2 (Amplified Bible)

But Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go.

1. Asks a question that has already been answered.

Exodus 5:1 (Amplified Bible)

AFTERWARD MOSES and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, Let My people go, that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.

2. Intimidates someone he does not know.

3. Boast something that he can't do or does not know yet if he can do.

4. Contradicts someone with boastful words and proud mouth

5. Attacks the weak or seemingly weak

B. ACTIONS OF A BULLY:

1. Pretender that he does not know the LORD

2. Enemy of GOD's people

C. BULLIES IN THE BIBLE:

1. lucifer, satan or the snake - bullies the first creation of man and woman of GOD

Genesis 3:1 (Amplified Bible)

NOW THE serpent was more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And he [Satan] said to the woman, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from every tree of the garden?

lucifer asked a question that has already been answered by GOD. he attacked the seemingly weakest creation, Eve.

1 Peter 3:7 (Amplified Bible)

In the same way you married men should live considerately with [your wives], with an intelligent recognition [of the marriage relation], honoring the woman as [physically] the weaker, but [realizing that you] are joint heirs of the grace (God’s unmerited favor) of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered and cut off. [Otherwise you cannot pray effectively.]