1. Men According to God's Heart
    2.
    • Having a heart for the church is having a heart for the whole Christ! (Acts 9:3-5; 2 Cor. 5:16-19; 1 Cor. 12:12; Col. 1:18-19; Gal. 3:27-28; Eph. 1:22-23)
    • The revelation and administration (Deut. 29:29)
    1. Revelation and administration in the whole Bible


    2. David
      1. Revelation - Acts 13:22a, 36; Psa. 119
      2. Administration - Acts 13:22b; Psa. 120-134
    3. Paul
      1. Revelation - Rom. 16:25-26; Eph. 1-3
        - "The revelation of the mystery." (vs. 25)
      2. Administration - Eph. 3:8-11; Eph 4-6
        - "The administration of the mystery." (vs. 9)

  2. The Kind of Heart God Needs for the Church
    3.
    1. A. Revelation gives us a burning heart - Luke 24:25-27, 32, 44-45
      1. Comprehending the whole Bible with Christ
      2. The substance of revelation includes His speaking; opening up the Word; comprehension; clarity; understanding (Eph. 3:4; 2 Tim. 2:7; Col. 1:9)
    2. Revelation gives us an enlightened heart - Eph. 1:15-23
      1. Light on God's purpose in eternity past
      2. Light on God's purpose in eternity future
      3. Light on God's power to accomplish God's purpose
    3. Revelation comes in with a turned heart - 2 Cor. 3:14-18
      1. A heart turned to the Lord brings in perpetual transformation

  3. The Position of Revelation in Our Hearts
    4.
    1. Exhortation to keep the revelation - Deut. 4:1-8
    2. Instruction in the revelation - Deut. 6:6-9, 17, 20
    3. Living by revelation - Deut. 8:2-3 (cf. Matt. 4:4)
    4. The administration of the revelation - Deut. 17:18-20
    5. The personification of the revelation - Deut. 30:10-16 (cf. Rom. 10:6-8)
    6. The continuation of the revelation - Deut. 31: 9-13
    7. The focus of the revelation - Deut. 32:46

  4. The Great Principles of Revelation
    5.
    1. It establishes God as the source - Exo. 25:8-9
    2. It nullifies the realm of man's choice - Deut. 12:5-8; Judges 17:6; 21:25
    3. It brings in the realm of faith - Joshua 1:2-9; Heb. 11
    4. It brings in obedience - Acts 26:19

  5. The Preservation of the Revelation
    6.
    1. From Moses - Deut. 17:18-20; 30:9-16; 31:6-13
    2. To Joshua - Josh. 1:6-9; 8:30-35; 23:1-6; 24:26
    3. From David - 1 Kings 2:1-4
    4. To Solomon - 1 Kings 2:1-4
    5. Jehoshaphat - 2 Chron. 17:1-10
    6. Hezekiah - 2 Chron. 30:1-16
    7. Josiah - 2 Kings 22:8-13; 23:1-3; 24-25
    8. Ezra - Ezra 7:6; Neh. 8:1-18; 9:3
    9. Daniel - Dan. 9:2, 10-11, 13
    10. Malachi - Mal. 4:4

  6. The Administration of the Revelation
    7.
    1. The meaning of the land
      1. The "everlasting covenant" is the land of Canaan typifying Christ - Psa. 105:6-11; Isa. 42:6; 49:8
      2. The Lord is our portion as our inheritance - Psa. 16:5-6; Num. 33:54; 34:2
      3. A good and a large (broad and roomy) land - Exo. 3:8; Eph. 3:17-19
      4. A land flowing with milk and honey - Exo. 3:8; John 7:37-39
      5. A land of brooks of water, fountains, and springs - Deut. 8:7; John 4:14
      6. A land of hills and valleys - Deut. 11:11; 2 Cor. 4:8-12
      7. A land of wheat and barley, vines, fig trees, etc. - Deut 8:8; Judg. 9:11, 13; John 12:24-25
      8. A land of olive oil and honey - Deut 8:8; Judg. 9:9; Zech. 12:12-14
      9. A land of bread without scarcity, lacking nothing - Deut. 8:9; Eph. 3:8
      10. A land of iron stones and copper - Deut. 8:9; 33:25
      11. A land which drinks water from the rain of heaven - Deut. 11:11; John 3:34
      12. A land God cares for and watches constantly - Deut. 11:12; Matt. 3:17
      13. The glory of all lands - Ezek. 20:6,15; Col. 1:27
    2. Christ as the land in the New Testament
      1. Christ is the land by being "the allotted portion of the saints" - Col. 1:12-13;Psa. 105:11 (cf. Deut. 32:9); 1 Chron. 16:15-18
      2. Receiving Christ as our land ("allotted place") - Acts 26:18; Josh. 13-19
      3. Christ is the land we walk in - Col. 2:6 (cf. Gen. 13:14-17; Josh. 18:8-10)
      4. Christ is the land we are rooted in - Col. 2:7; Eph. 3:17-19
      5. Being joint-heirs and joint-partakers of the promise in Christ through the gospel - Eph. 3:6 (cf. Heb. 11:9 "the land of promise")
      6. Christ is a gospel-land of unsearchable riches - Eph. 3:8; Heb. 4:2
      7. Christ is the land of rest for God's people - Heb. 4:1-10; Josh. 1:13
      8. The blessing of Abraham is the land as the all-inclusive Spirit of Jesus Christ - Gal. 3:14; Gen. 28:4; Exo. 3:6-8, 14-17; 33:1-3
    3. The place of God's choice (Jerusalem)
      1. The revelation of the place
        1. Under Moses - Deut. 12-16
      2. The battle for the place
        1. Under Joshua / Judges - Josh. 15:63; Judges 1:21
      3. The taking of the place
        1. Under David - 2 Sam. 5:6-10
      4. The consecration and preparation of the place
        1. Under David - 1 Chron. 22:1-5
      5. The building on the place
        1. Under Solomon - 1 Chron. 22:6-10
      6. Division and the place
        1. Under Jeroboam - 1 Kings 12:25-33
      7. The loss of the place
        1. During Jeremiah and Daniel's time - 2 Chron. 36:19-21; Jer. 29:1, 4; Daniel 1:1-7
      8. The recovery of the place
        1. Under Daniel, Ezra, and Nehemiah - Dan. 9:2-3; Ezra and Nehemiah
    4. The ark
      1. The leadership of the ark - Josh. 3:10-17
      2. The misuse of the ark - 1 Sam. 3:1-4; 4:1-22
      3. The capture of the ark - 1 Sam. 5:1-6
      4. Bringing in the ark - 2 Sam. 1:1-23; 1 Chron. 16:1-2
      5. The ark and God's building - 2 Chron. 1:3-4
      6. The content of the ark - Heb. 9:4
        1. Manna - Exo. 16:1-36; John 6:31-51
        2. The rod - Num. 17:1-13; 2 Cor. 4:7-12; 6:4-11
        3. The tablets - Exo. 32:15-16; 1 Kings 8:9; Heb. 8:8-12
      7. The building
        1. The tabernacle - Exo. 25:8-9
        2. The transition from the tabernacle to the temple - 2 Sam. 7:5-7; 1 Chron. 17:5-6
        3. The temple - 1 Chron. 28:1-12