0066. 63. Blunders

63. Blunders

The blunders of God’s saints, as recorded in His Word, are meant to be beacons to tell us to keep off the rocks upon which they went.

1. David’s laziness, and his consequent fall—2Sa_11:1-4.

2. Solomon’s lustfulness, and the consequent backsliding—1Ki_11:1-6.

3. Hezekiah’s pride, and its resultant captivity—Isa_39:1-8.

4. Miriam’s jealousy, and the leprosy which came to her as punishment—Num_12:1-10.

5. Lot’s selfishness, and his humiliating rebuke from the Sodomites—Gen_13:11; Gen_19:9.

6. Peter’s self-confidence, and his consequent downward course—Luk_22:33.

7. The self-exultation of the Church at Corinth, and the resultant chastisement—1Co_11:30, are all recorded that we may avoid their mistakes and escape their punishments.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH