Judges 4:16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; [and] there was not a man left. Judges 4:17 ¶ Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for [there was] peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.Judges 4:18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. Judges 4:19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. Judges 4:20 Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and enquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No. Judges 4:21 Then Jael Heber’s wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.
INTRO: Tonight Lord willing I want to talk to you about over coming the enemy. For you see there is a Stranger in our bedchamber.
I. The Law!
A. In order to under stand the text we must first know that in Bible times it was unlawful for a man to into in the tent or bedchamber of a women except her husband. If caught it was punishable by death for it was a defilement of the Bride and the bed chamber for only the husband was allowed in the bed chamber every one else was a stranger.
II. The spiritual side of the story.
A. You see we are the bride of Christ.
B. 1 Corinthians 3:16 ¶ Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? Therefore we are the bedchamber to our Lord.
C. There fore any other is a stranger whatsoever is not of our Lord is a Stranger and has no place in His bedchamber.
III. There are two types of Strangers those “We invite” and those that “Break in”
A. We will start with the first, which are strangers we invite in. And that of course is sin or worldliness.
1. John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16) For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
2. Running to evil instead of resisting it. James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
3. Delighting in gossip Mark 7:15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man., secular entertainment, etc..
4. 1 Corinthians 6:9 ¶ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
5. 1 Corinthians 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
6. 1 Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
7. Galatians 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
8. When we begin to allow the things of this world in our lives we find our selves trying to serve two masters… which we cannot do for we will love one and hate the other… For our Lord is a jealous God and will have no other beside Him.
9. 1 Corinthians 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.
IV. But also there are those strangers that come in that we invite not.
A. John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.
B. EXAMPLES OF OPPRESSION, SICKNESS, ETC… OF THE ENEMY!
C. Examples of those healed in the Bible.
1. In Luke 18 we see a blind man on the road side begging as he did ever day always the same begging for what ever he could get. But this day was different cause Jesus was on that road that way heading to Jericho, and the beggar could hear a multitude making a noise and he knew something had to be different about this noise and was toward Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. He then with all that was in him cried THOU SON OF DAVID, HAVE MERCY ON ME! The crowd tried to silence him but he cried the louder THOU SON OF DAVID, HAVE MERCY ON ME! Jesus heard and asked he be brought to him where Jesus asks, “What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee?” and he said that I may receive my sight. Jesus then said “Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.”
2. In John 8 we found Jesus in the Temple teaching when he is interrupted by the Pharisees and scribes bringing to Him a woman caught in the act of adultery. The Pharisees trying to tempt Jesus to have an accusation against Him asked that in the Law of Moses such a woman should be stoned but what do you say? He then stoops down and writes in the dirt as if He didn’t hear them, and they pursuing to ask He gets up and tells them “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” He then returns to the dirt to continue writing, and the multitude convicted of there own sins leave, leaving the woman only before Jesus. He that was without sin worthy to cast the stone instead forgives her and tells her to go and sin no more.
3. Again in John we find a man that was blind from birth. And the disciples ask Jesus was it his sin or his parents that caused him to be born blind. Jesus tells them neither but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. Jesus then spat on the ground and made some mud to apply to his eyes and then tells him to wash in the pool of Siloam, and he comes back seeing.
4. In Luke we find Lazarus dead and then brought back, 1 Corinthians 15:55 O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory?
V. Time to take back what the enemy has stole from you!
A. In the text Sisera asked for water now Sisera is a type of Satan and His request is to take away the Spirit of God from you (Your victory, Peace, Joy). But in the text Jael gave him milk which is a type of the Word of God 1 Peter 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
B. The milk caused Him to sleep or to subdue the Devil and then with a Hammer she drives the stake into his temple killing him. The Hammer is a type of the power and authority of The Word of God. Jeremiah 23:29 [Is] not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer [that] breaketh the rock in pieces?
C. Was it not Christ that said it is written…. It is time to overcome the enemy with the Word of God… And tell him “IT IS WRITTEN”
CONCLUSION: When Jesus was being crucified Satan thought he could use the same tactic Jael used on Sisera. He thought Christ was invading His world and thought by killing Him he would have the victory but it was through Christ death and Resurrection that we can boldly say:
Isaiah 53:5 But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.
Romans 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
1 John 4:4 ¶ Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
1 Peter 2:9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
