WILDERNESS
EXPERIENCES
Hebrew:
yeshimon
meaning a desolate place
midbar
meaning a desert
arabah
meaning an obscure place
tsiyyah
meaning a dry place
tohu
meaning a place of ruins
Greek:
eremia
meaning a desert, desolate place
eremos
meaning a desolate place, a deserted place
FIRST
SECOND
THIRD
God’s Will
Preparation
Fulfillment
(Purpose/Plan
/Direction/Mission)
Calling
Refining
Completion
Vision
Purifying/Purging
Fruition
(“Showing what’s in your heart”)
Note: God works in
SEASONS in our lives!
OLD TESTAMENT:
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Joseph experienced the wilderness!
(Genesis 37:22)
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Moses experienced the wilderness!
(Exodus 3:1)
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Elijah experienced the wilderness! (I
Kings 19:3-4)
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David experienced the wilderness! (I
Samuel 23:13
NEW TESTAMENT:
1. John the Baptist experienced the wilderness!
(Matthew 3:1-3) (“Behold, the Lamb of
God!)
2. Jesus experienced the wilderness!
(Matthew 4:1)
3. Paul experienced the wilderness!
(Galatians 1:17-18)
4. John the apostle experienced the
wilderness! (Revelation 1:9)
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Simeon (Luke 2:25-33)
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Anna (Luke 2:36-38)
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