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    Discerning the Spirits that Resist
    Discerning the Spirits that Resist
    Discerning the Spirits that Resist
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    Discerning the Spirits that Resist

    By Peter McArthur

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    Using the imagery of the kings of Canaan we get a picture of the enemies of our soul that still hinder our growth in Christ. Has many insightful revelations on the carnality of our mind, even though we profess Christ. Why do we struggle as we often do? Perhaps the remedy can be found in how and why certain spirits resist our entering in - just as they did with Joshua.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeter McArthur
    Release dateJun 25, 2014
    ISBN9781310398667
    Discerning the Spirits that Resist
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    Peter McArthur

    For more insightful teachings, go to my YouTube website (link is below).I am the founder of The Issachar Ministry, a Christian on-line teaching library which publishes free e-Books. I've had over 40 years experience in pastoral and teaching ministry in Australia; and also ministered short-term in Nepal, India, Indonesia and the Philippines at conferences and churches.The Issachar Ministry is a prophetic teaching ministry started in 1986 in Western Australia, and is now based in South Australia. My focus is particularly concerned with SPIRITUAL MATURITY which will be so needed in these Last Days.I have made available over 30 e-publications FREE to the Body of Christ. These publications are currently in the process of being released on this web site and at other affiliated sites.Issachar was one of the tribes of Israel who were noted for "understanding the times" (1 Chronicles 12:32).

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    Discerning the Spirits that Resist - Peter McArthur

    Discerning the Spirits that Resist

    Copyright by Peter McArthur 2003

    Published at Smashwords

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Chapter 1 A general introduction

    Chapter 2 The Hittite spirit

    Chapter 3 The Girgashite spirit

    Chapter 4 The Amorite spirit

    Chapter 5 The Canaanite spirit

    Chapter 6 The Perizzite spirit

    Chapter 7 The Hivite spirit

    Chapter 8 The Jebusite spirit

    Chapter 9 The Analogy of the Seven Nations

    Chapter 10 The Thirty-One kings

    Chapter 11 Identifying the Absalom spirit

    Chapter 12 Discerning techniques of control

    Chapter 1

    A general introduction

    When we look at the Old Testament we find many principles that have their working out in the practices of the New Testament. One such instance is the commandment of the Lord to cast out the seven nations as described in Deuteronomy 7:1. "When the Lord your God shall bring you into the land to which you are going, to possess it, and He casts out many nations from before you, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations larger and mightier than you…"

    These seven nations had to be cast out (naw-shal'). This comes from a primitive Hebrew word meaning to pluck off, divest, eject, or drop, cast outdrive, loose, put off (H5394). Note that it is the Lord who delivers them into the hand of Israel, and it is they who then do the conquering. "…and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you, and you strike them, then you shall utterly destroy them…" (Deut. 7:2)

    Israel was required to eject these forces from the region before they could truly possess their Promised Land. While these were in fact historical people-groups, they now stand for types of spiritual powers that still have a hold in people‘s minds and hearts today. Therefore the reality of an Old Testament event becomes a principle for us to contend with today. These seven nations along with the thirty-one kings, as well as other resisting powers found in Scripture are analogous to the battle for the soul that rages within so many of us.

    When we get a handle on how these spirits work in an individual or group, we can begin the process of resisting their stranglehold on us, and so overcome. The following articles look at how these spiritual forces operate, and how to deal with them. The following information isn‘t so much about how to cast out a demon but more along the lines of providing insight into the methodology of these powers. Having gained some insight into their behavioural patterns we can then discern much more easily why, and in whom, these forces operate.

    First we‘ll look at the seven principal spiritual forces as described in Deuteronomy chapter 7, and then take a look at various other spiritual forces such as the Absalom spirit. By the end of all this it‘s my hope that we can more readily identify the presence of such forces within the Body of Christ, because sadly that‘s where they often lurk.

    As you read this booklet you‘ll probably stop now and then and say to yourself Why, that‘s how so-and-so in our congregation acts! And if you‘ve been on the receiving end of some false accusation from one of the brethren, then you may well find their heart attitude described in these pages. However, please be on guard as you read - this information isn‘t meant to arm you with your own set of accusations to level at brethren who‘ve hurt you; rather it‘s simply to offer some insight into how Satan‘s attacks work. Remember, "We do not battle against flesh and blood but against…" Well, I‘m sure you know the rest! If not, see Ephesians 6:12. 8.

    The seven nations of Deuteronomy 7:1 - who were they? The following is a short historical overview of these nations, but the next few chapters will provide greater insight.

    1. The Hittites. This race were descendants of Heth, the second son of Canaan (Gen. 10:15), and occupied the mountainous region around Hebron, in the south of Israel.

    2. The Girgashites. Supposed by some to be the same as the Gergesenes (Mtt. 8:28), who dwelt east of Lake Gennesareth. Others take them for a branch of the larger tribe of the Hivites, as they are omitted in nine out of ten places where the tribes of Canaan are mentioned; in the tenth they are mentioned, while the Hivites are not.

    3. The Amorites. Descended from the fourth son of Canaan. Besides their conquest on the Moabite territory they occupied extensive mountainous settlements west of the Dead Sea.

    4. The Canaanites. Located in Phoenicia, particularly about Tyre and Sidon, and came from the oldest branch of the family of Canaan, bearing his name.

    5. The Perizzites. That is, villagers, a tribe who were dispersed throughout the country and lived in unwalled towns.

    6. The Hivites. They dwelt about Ebal and Gerizim, extending towards Hermon. They are supposed to be the same as the Avims.

    7. The Jebusites. These resided around Jerusalem and the adjacent countryside.

    In studying these people-groups, we‘ll also be looking at the kings of these nations, because the Biblical principle is that kings represent the gods they serve (see 1 Kgs 11:2ff / Jer 11:13 / Jer 30:9 / Isa 24:21 / Hos 3:5 9). We find this principle scattered throughout the Bible which is based on the truth that Jesus is THE King.

    During Old Testament times, gods became national symbols as the kings who represented them fought for political recognition and dominance. So it is that we find the names of Near

    Eastern kings often contained a national god's name. This is also found among the kings of Israel and Judah, who often bore names containing a shortened form of the Hebrew name of Jehovah: Jeroboam, Jehoram, Jehu, Jehoahaz, Jeroboam, Jehoiachin, Jothan, Josiah, etc.

    The pagan gods were believed to be limited to certain geographical localities, and their power outside these designated areas was greatly diminished. We find one such reference to this belief in 1 Kings 20:23 where the advisers to the Syrian king counsel him to fight Israel on the plains because its gods are gods of the hills.

    It is from this that we get the concept of territorial spirits. The revelation of the Hebrew God as the One All-Powerful God reigning over all things was a major concept that completely separated Yahweh from all other gods in scope.

    The above-discussed principles are vital to understand, as they underpin our argument that ancient national groups headed by a monarchy represent the gods they are dedicated to. This also applies to the naming of certain cities after the name and characteristic of a local or national deity. In fact, the dominant god was honoured by naming a city after it. Also we find that Amorite gods with names like Hadad, Ado, Rachaf, Rammano, Ashtar and Ashirt, were used to name some places in Lebanon such as Brimana, Ayn ar rimana, and Adunis.

    The naming of certain Lebanese geographic areas by the inhabitants was often influenced by geographic or religious descriptions, by the affiliation to special persons or conquerors, or to note-worthy incidents, and even or to a certain plant or animal. For example, the geographic description of an area often represented some outstanding feature, such as height, with localities like Roum, Romine, Rama, Bterram, and Batrumine, so-named because these very names describe an elevated high place where the local gods supposedly lived.

    A religious name often produced a

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