ICCDBB Sermon On
The Four Carpenters
October 4, 2009
Zechariah 1.20 "And the LORD showed me four carpenters."
This quote above is from the Third Millennium Version, and the King James Version.
It is the Holy Word of God the Father [about] of a specific application, hence a Holy Application. So we have the Word and the Application. It was the Holy Will of God to show this Application.
The Holy Bible has the Holy Word, the Holy Word contains the Holy Will, and the Holy Will is the work desire of God, the Holy Application, hence in GodMath terms:
Application / Will / Word / Bible.
Bible = Will x Word.
Word = Application x Will.
And in context Zechariah 1.18-21 is:
18 Then I lifted up mine eyes and saw, and behold, four horns. 19 And I said unto the angel who talked with me, "What are these?" And he answered me, "These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem." 20 And the LORD showed me four carpenters. 21 Then said I, "What come these to do?" And he spoke, saying, "These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man lifted up his head; but these have come to frighten them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles who lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it."
The Lord created this "four carpenters" story for you to read to become enlightened to be wise to rather prioritizing by preaching lead in this comprehensive trend (rather than cause chosen people to be non-team players). This verse above is presented in the past tense, so while it is proper to think in GodMath in terms of future activity, also as given by God in this verse is [then current, and] past discussion. Therefore with past discussion is the opportunity to comprehend not only the overall dynamic living plan, yet also the aspect of the individual application, the individual works, in Holy terms. In other words, instead of talking about worldly works, we can [hereby rather] hereof talk of any of the Holy Works in particular. In other words we can speak of the works of the hands in worldly terms of the body, or we can of the GodMath Comprehensive Prioritization Standard (see previous ICCDBB Sermons on PCS) rather speak of those parts of Holy involvements in the world (see previous ICCDBB Sermons on missionary work) that are without sin and are Holy, preferred of God.
Comprehensively / Leading / Preaching / Prioritizing / Wise / Enlightened / Read / Application / Will / Word / Bible.
In Holy Theory therefore, concerning Holy Application, we have:
Application = Enlightened x Read.
In proper business practice serving as evidence in the world, is proper verification of this, as absolutely demonstrable logic reasonably (see previous ICCDBB Sermons on juror) agrees with the Holy Will of God, the quality of the Holy Will of God. This is the higher worldly logic agreeing with qualification via quantification. For instance a person licensed, certified, or otherwise expertly revered in a field of study is if sinless and wise, considered Enlightened, and it is such expert the business boss has Read for the Application: for the Holy Application, for applying properly for God.
So the Theory aspect of an Application of an individual planned or considered of the works is tied as a key with the Expert Reading, Studying the Plans or Hopes, and learning their individual intents, of those people, such as contract or designer ideas of their hopes.
To properly communicate is typically key, though we can also study fields and their details such as the field of what "properly" means and / or how "communicate" is defined. Otherwise proper communication is a top priority key per se, in this sense, and after that typically comes the actual works constructing after approval of that key by the Expert designers and Exper interpreters in the field. The case in point is a person witnessing 4 carpenters. Yet this one theory can have many fields of [higher worldly, though not delimited by sin lest of the Experts] applications.
The New Living Translation Version reports "Then the LORD showed me four blacksmiths."
Some Versions say "And Jehovah showed me four smiths."
The Complete Jewish Bible states "Next, ADONAI showed me four artisans." Adonai, a noun, is a Hebrew name for God. It originated from the Hebrew language. ICCDBB typically considers it a verb. Upper and lower cases have meanings too. Many interpretations are excellent, and ICCDBB considers the all capitals aspect as representing power, that is in verb form, the powering up, the Power Controller gearing up and turning on many systems including safety systems and mighty rocket engines and more and even the comprehensive greatest system and powering up, or rather the perfect perfecting.
Many other Bible Versions use the word craftsmen. We can use the modern words technical experts, and according to our application needs we can apply specific application terms such as electrician, magnetic pulse expert, politician, code writer, economics professor, neurosurgeon, or ballistics expert.
Applications per purchase order or similar in business [and other] are often very specific in details, and so in this Sermon too are some specifics, including case specific formulas and definitions, that the application result in hopefully customer satisfaction and delight, and rather for the greater glory in the Will of God. The living Will of God can be itemized (Matthew 10.30), while perfectly perfecting are also of the future prophetically, the real truth result.
Many businesses actually focus on the latest senses of definitions to be current, hence in pertinence we find:
Hence we can properly accurately communicate in business. But the above "Dictionary" paragraph is not simple nor easy to understand. In other words it has prioritization, and it is comprehensive pertinent to that specific subject matter including senses of definitions, though it is not comprehensive in a key matter. The definition paragraph hardly invites you, instead it invites Experts. That is alright, except when to rather address each and every person, expert in the field or not, such as to call sinners to repentance.
The dictionary is toward bringing people together in agreement as a standard. But if the lay people do not have their own Experts, then the dictionary alone does not it's job thoroughly. If a business is not thorough, then subject to risk, unsafe practices, and failure. Such lack of PCS can result in:
Sinful separation of churches and churches, temples and temples, tents of meetings and tents of meetings, loving experts and loving experts....
Biblically the sixth day is Sabbath, not the seventh day nor first day of the week, nor some other pretense. It is something God [Jesus Christ] decreed. It is not something under the dominion of people such as to name a type of beast. There is exception available, yet that is above law, guidance, and is not law, rather it is guidance reserved unto One God Almighty; it is something very rarely found among humans, though increasingly via the Work of [human] Jesus Christ.
There is only one best way, and it includes choice but not wrong choosing, that is, it includes the choice option, but not the sin. In other words, you can select what's behind door number 1 or door number 2, but if you choose the best way, then you have the right answer and not sin.
There can be 2, 3, 4, or more choices, though only one best way of God. God chose that you learn of the 4 carpenters story. The above "Dictionary" definition is reasonably correct, but has little to do with the story of the 4 carpenters. This story of the 4 carpenters does not make the dictionary sinful nor unvaluable: it does not per se reduce the value of the dictionary. The dictionary remains valuable, and when appropriate the story of the 4 carpenters is more valuable. The best way is when these work or [typically rather] function together for the optimum Holy Cause, the Will of God.
Jesus Christ did carpentry work. Also there are 4 team member aspects that are similarly important. Whether to function together as a team to construct paper from wood, or to construct the Ark of the Covenant, there is more to the story of the 4 carpenters than face value alone. As if toward worldly terms, there is money in wisdom (see recent Test Sermon), more important in value exponentially therefore: there is wisdom in wisdom, that is, within wisdom is the ability to have more wisdom, more in quantity, and more in higher value quality. It is also even so much as to enable the expertise of becoming the personal standard. It is so of Oneness of Jesus Christ.
God wants you to see that as a team, the 4 independent people, the 4 entities, the 4 carpenters functioned together, even at opposing positions, as One Team properly. It was [and is] an application of works in the world on Earth, of people of the world, of the world in agreement with God, praise the Lord!
A point can be a person, a word, 4 experts, a series, a set, and / or so forth. And when done best, these each and all become more than useful tools unto the wise. These even become the glory of God, having come from the source God [in lay terms], rather from Jesus Christ. In Jesus Christ we so rely, and therefore also on the future. Let your specific worldly applications and tools contain proper wisdom talents, for the future glory of the Lord. Such is also most valuable, even higher world without end. Amen.
Testament 2 (NIV) Deuteronomy 16.16 "Three times a year all your men must appear before the LORD your God at the place he will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks and the Feast of Tabernacles. No man should appear before the LORD empty-handed:"
So the best way and best value and in the world is found logical reasonable agreement, the best is according to charity.
Verse 17 explains how much charity: "Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the LORD your God has blessed you.".
Do you want a net blessing or a gross blessing? Or do you want any blessing at all in this world and in the next?
If you have not charity your previous blessings are not lost: Jesus Christ died for your sins, that is rather that you no longer sin.
Rather seek the best way.
Deuteronomy 4.4: "but all of you who held fast to the LORD your God are still alive today.".
Did you ever hear of a money-rich person that died? Did you ever hear of a rich person whose child died? Did you ever hear of a rich person that did not get their way? Did you ever hear of a rich person that was unhappy?
There is One Best Way: it is the Way Of Joy Eternally.
God is as if the money-richest person on Earth. God can snap his fingers and get things done. God formed rocks and trees, and dust that appeared in the likeness of God. God could form what the 4 carpenters formed, yet instead let the 4 carpenters enter into His Holy Work Application and associated honor and glory.
Those with much money are to be so giving, if to be best. And also is this warning (also reference the 4 winds of Jeremiah 49.36), these 4 carpenters have come to frighten those who work improperly. There is only one right way, full of grace, mercy, truth, and higher value forever.
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The above The Four Carpenters ICCDBB Sermon is listed on Page 12 of the ICCDBB Sermons.
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