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1Welcome to
- BIBLE 2202 / 2302
- THE PENTATEUCH
- Lecture Eleven, Thurs. May 31
- Exam tomorrow at 800 A.M.
- NO PLATE LUNCHES IN CLASS
- DRINK, SMALL TIDBIT o.k.
2Lecture 11 5-31
3Competition Between Two Wives Gives Birth to the
Nation of Israel
- 2930- The Sadness of unloved Leah
- 1. ReubenThe Lord has seen my misery.
- 2. SimeonThe Lord has heard (I am unloved)
- 3. Levi Attached (My husband will now love
me) - 4. Judah... Praise or let Him be praised.
- Leah manages her problem showing great faith.
4Rachels Bitterness
- Barren, she gives Jacob her handmaiden Bilah
- 5. Dan vindicated
- 6. Naphtali wrestling (The struggle with her
sister) - LEAH RESPONDS BY GIVING JACOB ZILPAH
- 7. Gad fortune
- 8. Asher blessing (God is prospering her)
5Rachel Become Desperate to Give Jacob More
Children
- Gen. 3014. And Reuben went in the days of wheat
harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and
brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel
said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's
mandrakes. (Fertility stimulant) - 15. And she said unto her, Is it a small matter
that thou hast taken away my husband? and
wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also?
And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee
to-night for thy son's mandrakes. - 16. And Jacob came from the field in the
evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said,
Thou must come in unto me for I have surely
hired thee with my son's mandrakes. . . . 17.
And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived,
and bare Jacob a fifth son.
6More Children by Leah/Rachel
- LEAH
- 9. Issachar . . . hire
- 10. Zebulun gift and honor (My husband will
now honor me because I give him another son) - ------Dinah . . . Justice
- NOW RACHEL HAS TWO MORE SONS
- Joseph add (another son) Jacob leaves Laban
- Ben Oni son of my sorrow Jacob renames him
Benjamin son of my right hand
7JACOBS CONFESSION THE NEW NAME
GEN. 3222. And he passed over the ford Jabbok.
24. And Jacob was left alone and there wrestled
a man with him until the breaking of the day.
25. And when he saw that he prevailed not
against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh
and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint,
as he wrestled with him. 26. And he said, Let
me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will
not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27. And
he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said,
Jacob. 28. And he said, Thy name shall be
called no more Jacob, but Israel for as a prince
hast thou power with God and with men, and hast
prevailed.
8Jacob Wrestles With God, His Name is Changed to
Israel, Meaning Rule With God
- 3224. And Jacob was left alone and there
wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the
day. - 25. And when he saw that he prevailed not
against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh
and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint,
as he wrestled with him. - 26. And he said, Let me go, for the day
breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go,
except thou bless me.
9Jacobs Name is Changed
- And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou
bless me - 32 27. And he said unto him, What is thy name?
And he said, Jacob. - 28. And he said, Thy name shall be called no
more Jacob, but Israel (to rule with God) for as
a prince hast thou power with God and with men,
and hast prevailed. - A Confession of His Old Name Qualifies him for
the New Name! --- Because he overcame. Rev.
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10The Angels Name is Of No Consequence
- 29. And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I
pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it
that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed
him there. - 30. And Jacob called the name of the place
Peniel for I have seen God face to face, and my
life is preserved. Ex. 3320 - 31. And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose
upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. - 32. Therefore the children of Israel eat not of
the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow
of the thigh, unto this day because he touched
the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that
shrank.
11Lessons from This
- The Divine Blessing comes by Struggle
- It will endure through the nightHang on!
- Your tenacity determines your evaluation of the
blessing. - The struggle will bring handicaps that will
follow you throughout life.
12Jacob Returns to Bethel
- 35 9. And God appeared unto Jacob again, when
he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him. - 10. And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob
thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but
Israel shall be thy name and he called his name
Israel. - 11. And God said unto him, I am God Almighty
be fruitful and multiply a nation and a company
of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come
out of thy loins - 12. And the land which I gave Abraham and
Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed
after thee will I give the land. - 13. And God went up from him in the place where
he talked with him. - DEBORAH AND RACHEL DIE
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13Recall Gods word to AbrahamOnce Spoken, the
Word of God Cannot be Offset
- 15 13. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety
that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that
is not theirs, and shall serve them and they
shall afflict them four hundred years - 14. And also that nation, whom they shall
serve, will I judge and afterward shall they
come out with great substance. - The dialogue will now reveal how this will
transpire
14How will they Come to be in A Land that is not
theirs?
- Gods ways are Mysterious
- God Selects Joseph for Preserver Gen. 37
- Intense hatred/rejection get him to Egypt.
- 378. And they hated him yet the more for his
dreams, and for his words. - 3728 and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for
twenty pieces of silver and they brought Joseph
into Egypt. - NOTE How this reminds of Pauls journey to Rome
15GEN. 38 Divine Judgment/Selfish Determination
Cannot Offset the Word of God Genesis 38
- Promise is to be through Judah 4910
- Two sons (Er, Onan) die childless both BY Tamar
- Judah postpones Levirate marriage to his youngest
Son - Tamar, impatient, tricks Judah into adultery by
playing the harlot and secures his signet
bracelets, and staff. And he gave them to her,
and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. - When her pregnancy is discovered they would put
her to death, but she produced Judahs articles
and was spared. One of the twins she bore, Perez,
was in the lineage of Christ
16Hatred and Envy Falls OUT to the Fulfilling of
the Word
- 3. Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his
children, because he was the son of his old age
and he made him a coat of many colours. - 4. And when his brethren saw that their father
loved him more than all his brethren, they hated
him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. - 5. And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it
his brethren and they hated him yet the more.
17Gods Word Cannot Be Offset by Destroying Joseph
- NOT BY HIS BRETHREN WHO HATED HIM
- 3719. And they said one to another, Behold,
this dreamer cometh. - 20. Come now therefore, and let us slay him,
and cast him into one of the pits, and we will
say, And evil beast hath devoured him and we
shall see what will become of his dreams. - 21. And Reuben heard it, and delivered him out
of their hand, and said, Let us not take his
life. -
18- 22. And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood
cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness,
but lay no hand upon him that he might deliver
him out of their hand, to restore him to his
father. - 28. And there passed by Midianites, merchantmen
and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the
pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for
twenty pieces of silver. And they brought Joseph
into Egypt.
19Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the
guard
- 3920. And Joseph's master took him, and put him
into the prison, the place where the king's
prisoners were bound and he was there in the
prison. 21. But Jehovah was with Joseph, and
showed kindness unto him, and gave him favor in
the sight of the keeper of the prison. 22. And
the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's
hand all the prisoners that were in the prison
and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of
it.
20- 23. The keeper of the prison looked not to
anything that was under his hand, because Jehovah
was with him and that which he did, Jehovah made
it prosper. - Because of his character, and gift of dream
interpretation, he eventual was made governor of
Egypt and brought his family into Egypt where
they thrived for 400 years.
21Josephs prophetic Dreams Are Fulfilled.
- 42 6. And Joseph was the governor over the
land, and he it was that sold to all the people
of the land and Joseph's brethren came, and
bowed down themselves before him with their faces
to the earth.
22Genuine Repentance
- 4431. It shall come to pass, when he seeth that
the lad is not with us, that he will die and thy
servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy
servant our father with sorrow to the grave. - 32. For thy servant became surety for the lad
unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto
thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father
for ever. - 33. Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant
abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord
and let the lad go up with his brethren. - (Judah had saved Josephs life, 3726)
- 34. For how shall I go up to my father, and the
lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the
evil that shall come on my father.
23Josephs View of All that had Happened
- 455. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry
with yourselves, that ye sold me hither for God
did send me before you to preserve life. - 6. For these two years hath the famine been in
the land and yet there are five years, in the
which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. - 7. And God sent me before you to preserve you a
posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by
a great deliverance. - 8. So now it was not you that sent me hither,
but God and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh,
and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout
all the land of Egypt.
24JOSEPH DIES IN EGYPT B UT DESIRES TO BE MOVED.
20. But as for you, ye thought evil against me
but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as
it is this day, to save much people alive. 21.
Now therefore fear ye not I will nourish you,
and your little ones. And he comforted them, and
spake kindly unto them. 22. And Joseph dwelt in
Egypt, he, and his father's house and Joseph
lived an hundred and ten years. 23. And Joseph
saw Ephraim's children of the third generation
the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh
were brought up upon Joseph's knees. 24. And
Joseph said unto his brethren, I die and God
will surely visit you, and bring you out of this
land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to
Isaac, and to Jacob. 25. And Joseph took an oath
of the children of Israel, saying, God will
surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones
from hence. 26. So Joseph died, being an
hundred and ten years old and they embalmed him,
and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
25GENESIS CLOSES WITH THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL
(JACOB) IN EGYPT.
EXODUS OPENS WITH A PHAROAH THAT FEARS THE GROWTH
OF THE ISRAELITES AND SEEKS TO DIMENISH IT BY
EXTERMINATING THE MALE POPULATION
ABRAHAM CA. 2100 B.C.
Jacobs
migration into Egypt 1870 B.C MOSES
WAS BORN ABOUT 1527 B.C. ISRAEL
430 years in Egypt
EXODUS ca. 1445
26EXODUS
27MOSES TIME FRAME
- I KGS. 61. And it came to pass in the four
hundred and eightieth year after the children of
Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the
fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel,
(Completed 965 B.C) in the month Ziv, which is
the second month, that he began to build the
house of Jehovah. - 965 B.C. 4 961 480 1441 FOR EXODUS
- 1441 - 40 1401 WILDERNESS WANDERING
- 1441 40 1481 WHEN FLED EGYPT TO MIDIAN
- 1481 40 1521 B.C. FOR MOSES BIRTH
28Genealogy of Moses
- Abraham 2161 B.C.
- Isaac 2061
- Jacob 2001
- LEVI 1945
- Kohath 1871 sister Jochebed
- Amram married Jochebed, his aunt
- MOSES 1521 B.C.
29THREE PERIODS IN MOSES LIFE
- PERIOD OF PREPARATION --- 40 YEARS
- PERIOD OF EXILE IN MIDIAN 40 YEARS
- PERIOD OF EXODUS WILDERNESS -- 40 YRS.
- 1521 120 1401 DATE OF DEATH
- ALL DATEs ARE APPROXIMATE, BUT CLOSE,
30BIRTH AND PREPARATION
- 1 22. And Pharaoh charged all his people,
saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into
the river, and every daughter ye shall save
alive.
210 And she called his name Moses, and said,
Because I drew him out of the water.
31Reared as Pharaoh's Daughters Son
- 6. And when she had opened it, she saw the
child and, behold, the babe wept. And she had
compassion on him, and said, This is one of the
Hebrews' children. - 7. Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter,
Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew
women, that she may nurse the child for thee? - 8. And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And
the maid went and called the child's mother. - 9. And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take
this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will
give thee thy wages. And the woman took the
child, and nursed it.
32Moses Slays an Egyptianflees End of First 40
years (Acts 723)
- 11. And it came to pass in those days, when
Moses was grown, that he went out unto his
brethren, and looked on their burdens and he
spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his
brethren. - 12. And he looked this way and that way, and
when he saw that there was no man, he slew the
Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. - 13. And when he went out the second day,
behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together
and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore
smitest thou thy fellow? - 14. And he said, Who made thee a prince and a
judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou
killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and
said, Surely this thing is known. - 15. Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he
sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the
face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian
33WORKS 40 YEARS (Ex. 77) IN MIDIAN AS A SHEPHERD
FOR HIS FATHER-IN-LAW
- Ex 321. And Moses was content to dwell with the
man and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. - 22. And she bare him a son, and he called his
name Gershom for he said, I have been a stranger
in a strange land. - 23. And it came to pass in process of time,
that the king of Egypt died and the children of
Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they
cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason
of the bondage.
3480 years of age (Ex. 77)
- EX.31. Now Moses was keeping the flock of
Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian
and he led the flock to the back of the
wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto
Horeb. - 2. And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him in
a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush and
he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with
fire, and the bush was not consumed.
35- 3. And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and
see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. - 4. And when Jehovah saw that he turned aside to
see, God called unto him out of the midst of the
bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here
am I. - 5. And he said, Draw not nigh hither put off
thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place
whereon thou standest is holy ground.
36- 10. Come now therefore, and I will send thee
unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my
people the children of Israel out of Egypt. - 11. And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I
should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring
forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? - 12. And he said, Certainly I will be with thee
and this shall be the token unto thee, that I
have sent thee when thou hast brought forth the
people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this
mountain.
37- 13. And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I
come unto the children of Israel, and shall say
unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me
unto you and they shall say to me, What is his
name? What shall I say unto them? - 14. And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM
and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the
children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
38- 15. And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt
thou say unto the children of Israel, Jehovah,
the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me
unto you this is my name forever, and this is my
memorial unto all generations.
39- 351. And Moses answered and said, But, behold,
they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my
voice for they will say, Jehovah hath not
appeared unto thee. - 2. And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in
thy hand? And he said, A rod. - 3. And he said, Cast in on the ground. And he
cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent
and Moses fled from before it. - 4. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put forth thy
hand, and take it by the tail (and he put forth
his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a
rod in his hand) - 5. That they may believe that Jehovah, the God
of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of
Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto
thee.
40- 6. And Jehovah said furthermore unto him, Put
now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand
into his bosom and when he took it out, behold,
his hand was leprous, as white as snow. - 7. And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom
again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again
and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it
was turned again as his other flesh.) - 8. And it shall come to pass, if they will not
believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the
first sign, that they will believe the voice of
the latter sign.
41- 10. And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am
not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou
hast spoken unto thy servant for I am slow of
speech, and of a slow tongue. - 11. And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made
man's mouth? Or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf,
or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, Jehovah? - 12. Now therefore go, and I will be with thy
mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.
42- 17. And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod,
wherewith thou shalt do the signs. - 18. And Moses went and returned to Jethro his
father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I
pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are
in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And
Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. - 19. And Jehovah said unto Moses in Midian, Go,
return into Egypt for all the men are dead that
sought thy life. - 20. And Moses took his wife and his sons, and
set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land
of Egypt and Moses took the rod of God in his
hand.
43- 1. And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said
unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of
Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a
feast unto me in the wilderness. - 2. And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I
should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I
know not Jehovah, and moreover I will not let
Israel go.
44PHARAOHS OF MOSES PERIOD
- Amenhotep 1546-1525 B.C.
- Thutmose I 1525 1508 (Moses born)
- Thutmose II 1508 1504
- Queen Hatsheput 1504 1482
- Thutmose III 1482 14550 (oppression)
- Amenhoptep II 1450 1425 (Exodus)
45Pharoahs Reply to Moses
- 1. And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said
unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of
Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a
feast unto me in the wilderness. - 2. And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I
should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I
know not Jehovah, and moreover I will not let
Israel go.
46Gods Reply to Pharaoh
- 12. For I will go through the land of Egypt in
that night, and will smite all the first-born in
the land of Egypt, both man and beast and
against all the gods of Egypt I will execute
judgments I am Jehovah.
47The Lord Shall Mock the Gods of Egypt
- The gods of Egypt were spirits that used the
forms of every conceivable animal. - Hapi god of the Nile
- Heqt image of a frog
- Uachit image of a fly
- Imhotep god of sickness
- Horus sum god (Re) image of hawk
48Jehovah Turns the Nile god into a Curse. The Lord
is the only God
- 20. And Moses and Aaron did so, as Jehovah
commanded and he lifted up the rod, and smote
the waters that were in the river, in the sight
of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants and
all the waters that were in the river were turned
to blood. - 21. And the fish that were in the river died
and the river became foul, and the Egyptians
could not drink water from the river and the
blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.
49THE MAGICIANS DUPLICATE
- 22. And the magicians of Egypt did in like
manner with their enchantments and Pharaoh's
heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto
them as Jehovah had spoken. - 23. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house,
neither did he lay even this to heart. - 24. And all the Egyptians digged round about
the river for water to drink for they could not
drink of the water of the river. - 25. And seven days were fulfilled, after that
Jehovah had smitten the river.
50Jehovah Turns the Frog god into a Curse. He alone
is God.
- 5. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron,
Stretch forth thy hand with thy rod over the
rivers, over the streams, and over the pools, and
cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. - 6. And Aaron stretched out his hand over the
waters of Egypt and the frogs came up, and
covered the land of Egypt.
51Jehovah Turns The Lice God into A Curse. Jehovah
is the only True God
- 16. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron,
Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the
earth, that is may become lice throughout all the
land of Egypt. - 17. And they did so and Aaron stretched out
his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the
earth, and there were lice upon man, and upon
beast all the dust of the earth became lice
throughout all the land of Egypt.
52God Mocks the Egyptian Sorcerers
- became lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
- 18. And the magicians did so with their
enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could
not and there were lice upon man, and upon
beast. - 19. Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This
is the finger of God and Pharaoh's heart was
hardened, and he hearkened not unto them as
Jehovah had spoken.
53Jehovah Turns the Fly god into a Curse. The Lord
only is God
- 21. Else, if thou wilt not let my people go,
behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee,
and upon they servants, and upon thy people, and
into thy houses and the houses of the Egyptians
shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the
ground whereon they are. - 32. And Pharaoh hardened his heart this time
also, and he did not let the people go. -
54The Lord turns the god of Health/Sickness into a
Curse He alone is God
For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold
them still, 3. behold, the hand of Jehovah is
upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the
horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the
herds, and upon the flocks there shall be a very
grievous murrain. 4. And Jehovah shall make a
distinction between the cattle of Israel and the
cattle of Egypt and there shall nothing die of
all that belongeth to the children of Israel.
5. And Jehovah appointed a set time, saying,
To-morrow Jehovah shall do this thing in the
land. 6. And Jehovah did that thing on the
morrow and all the cattle of Egypt died but of
the cattle of the children of Israel died not
one.
55Jehovah is God
- 10. And they took ashes of the furnace, and
stood before Pharaoh and Moses sprinkled it up
toward heaven and it became a boil breaking
forth with blains upon man and upon beast. - 11. And the magicians could not stand before
Moses because of the boils for the boils were
upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. - 12. And Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh,
and he hearkened not unto them, as Jehovah had
spoken unto Moses.
56Jehovah Controls the Weather
- 23. And Moses stretched forth his rod toward
heaven and Jehovah sent thunder and hail, and
fire ran down unto the earth and Jehovah rained
hail upon the land of Egypt. - 24. So there was hail, and fire mingled with
the hail, very grievous, such as had not been in
all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. - 25. And the hail smote throughout all the land
of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and
beast and the hail smote every herb of the
field, and brake every tree of the field.
57Jehovah is God over the elements and Pestilences
- 13. And Moses stretched forth his rod over the
land of Egypt, and Jehovah brought an east wind
upon the land all that day, and all the night
and when it was morning, the east wind brought
the locusts. - 14. And the locusts went up over all the land
of Egypt, and rested in all the borders of Egypt
very grievous were they before them there were
no such locusts as they, neither after them shall
be such. - 15. For they covered the face of the whole
earth, so that the land was darkened and they
did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit
of the trees which the hail had left and there
remained not any green thing, either tree or herb
of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
58Jehovah is God of the Sun, Moon, Stars
- 21. And Jehovah said unto Moses, Stretch out
thy hand toward heaven, that there may be
darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness
which may be felt. - 22. And Moses stretched forth his hand toward
heaven and there was a thick darkness in all the
land of Egypt three days - 23. they saw not one another, neither rose any
one from his place for three days but all the
children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
59JEHOVAH GOD ALONE IS OVER LIFE AND DEATH
- 4. And Moses said, Thus saith Jehovah, About
midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt - 5. and all the first-born in the land of Egypt
shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that
sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born
of the maid-servant that is behind the mill and
all the first-born of cattle. - 6. And there shall be a great cry throughout
all the land of Egypt, such as there hath not
been, nor shall be any more. - 7. But against any of the children of Israel
shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or
beast that ye may know how that Jehovah doth
make a distinction between the Egyptians and
Israel.
60The First Passover
- 1. And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in
the land of Egypt, saying, - 2. This month (NISAN) shall be unto you the
beginning of months it shall be the first month
of the year to you. - 3. Speak ye unto all the congregation of
Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month
they shall take to them every man a lamb,
according to their fathers' houses, a lamb for a
household - 4. and if the household be too little for a
lamb, then shall he and his neighbor next unto
his house take one according to the number of the
souls according to every man's eating ye shall
make your count for the lamb.
61- 5. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a
year old ye shall take it from the sheep, or
from the goats - 6. and ye shall keep it until the fourteenth
day of the same month and the whole assembly of
the congregation of Israel shall kill it at even.
- 7. And they shall take of the blood, and put it
on the two side-posts and on the lintel, upon the
houses wherein they shall eat it. - 8. And they shall eat the flesh in that night,
roast with fire, and unleavened bread with
bitter herbs they shall eat it.
62- 9. Eat not of it raw, nor boiled at all with
water, but roast with fire its head with its
legs and with the inwards thereof. - 10. And ye shall let nothing of it remain until
the morning but that which remaineth of it until
the morning ye shall burn with fire. - 11. And thus shall ye eat it with your loins
girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff
in your hand and ye shall eat it in haste it is
Jehovah's passover.
63Each Plague Was A Sign of the impotence of the
Egyptian gods.
- 12. For I will go through the land of Egypt in
that night, and will smite all the first-born in
the land of Egypt, both man and beast and
against all the gods of Egypt I will execute
judgments I am Jehovah.
64The Feast of Unleavened Bread Followed the
Passover
- 13. And the blood shall be to you for a token
upon the houses where ye are and when I see the
blood, I will pass over you, and there shall no
plague be upon you to destroy you, when I smite
the land of Egypt. - 14. And this day shall be unto you for a
memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to
Jehovah throughout your generations ye shall
keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. - 15. Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread
even the first day ye shall put away leaven out
of your houses for whosoever eateth leavened
bread from the first day until the seventh day,
that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
65- 17. And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened
bread for in this selfsame day have I brought
your hosts out of the land of Egypt therefore
shall ye observe this day throughout your
generations by an ordinance for ever. - 18. In the first month, on the fourteenth day
of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened
bread, until the one and twentieth day of the
month at even. - 19. Seven days shall there be no leaven found
in your houses for whosoever eateth that which
is leavened, that soul shall be cut off from the
congregation of Israel, whether he be a
sojourner, or one that is born in the land.
66- 21. Then Moses called for all the elders of
Israel, and said unto them, Draw out, and take
you lambs according to your families, and kill
the passover. - 22. And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and
dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and
strike the lintel and the two side-posts with the
blood that is in the basin and none of you shall
go out of the door of his house until the
morning. - 23. For Jehovah will pass through to smite the
Egyptians and when he seeth the blood upon the
lintel, and on the two side-posts, Jehovah will
pass over the door, and will not suffer the
destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite
you.
67- 50. Thus did all the children of Israel as
Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. - 51. And it came to pass the selfsame day, that
Jehovah did bring the children of Israel out of
the land of Egypt by their hosts.
68The Meaning of the Passover and Feast of
Unleavened Bread.
- It Celebrated
- Israels deliverance from Egyptian slavery
- Their adoption by the Lord as His People
- Laid the foundation of Israels birth as a
nation. - Signified the redemption price of their freedom
- Signified their spiritual separation (holiness)
unto the service of God.
693 MONTHS TO SINAI---First Covenant Made
(191) Israel had broken their temporary earthly
covenant with God, but a New permanent
Covenant would be made that would include all
people The temporary Covenant was written on
earthly tables for a fleshly family, but the new
would be written on the Heart for a spiritual
family. Election of God was for all believers in
Christs atonement.
70- 31. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that
I will make a new covenant with the house of
Israel, and with the house of Judah - 32. Not according to the covenant that I made
with their fathers in the day that I took them by
the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt
which my covenant they brake, although I was an
husband unto them, saith the Lord - 33. But this shall be the covenant that I will
make with the house of Israel After those days,
saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward
parts, and write it in their hearts and will be
their God, and they shall be my people. - POSED A PROBLEM How could this be???
71Thus We Now Have The New Covenant Relationship
- 14. Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances
that was against us, which was contrary to us,
and took it out of the way, nailing it to his
cross - I Pet. 29. But ye are a elect race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own
possession, that ye may show forth the
excellencies of him who called you out of
darkness into his marvellous light
72Our Covenant is made at our deliverance by the
atoning death of Jesus
- Heb. 912. Neither by the blood of goats and
calves, (104) but by his own blood he entered in
once into the holy place, having obtained eternal
redemption for us. 13. For if the blood of
bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer
sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the
purifying of the flesh 14. How much more shall
the blood of Christ, who through the eternal
Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge
your conscience from dead works to serve the
living God? - I Pet. 314. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye
look for such things, be diligent that ye may be
found of him in peace, without spot, and
blameless. -
73- The old covenant was kept by the blood of animals
being repeatedly sprinkled upon the contents of
the tabernacle -- temple. - The new covenant is kept by the blood of Jesus
having been, and continually being sprinkled upon
the contents in the SPIRITUAL temple of the
heart. . . . - The conscience contained all the defilement of
sin. Constant sprinkling enables the Holy Spirit
to dwell in it and sanctifies our worship and
service so that we can draw nigh to God. (Behind
the curtain) - HEB 1022. let us draw near with a true heart in
fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled
from an evil conscience (Acceptance of service)
and having our body washed with pure water.
(Entrance permissible) - I JOHN 17
74THE Old Covenants Mission was to Possess the
Earthly Land of the Heathen
- OUR New Covenant Mission is similar in spirit . .
. By bringing the nations into the spiritual
kingdom of God. -
- Matt. 2819. Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost - 20. Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you and, lo, I am
with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
Amen. - 2 Tm. 2 2. And the things which thou hast heard
from me among many witnesses, the same commit
thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach
others also.
75Jesus gave the Combination to Nicodemus
- 5. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto
thee, Except a man be born of water and of the
Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. - By washing in water the priest could enter the
temple. - By the sprinkling of blood their service was
acceptable to God. - Thus the combination, water and the blood
76Jesus entered the Heavenly Temple by Water and
the Blood
- John 1934. But one of the soldiers with a spear
pierced his side, and forthwith came there out
blood and water.
77As this institutes the Spiritual Age, we have
John saying
- I John 58. And there are three that bear
witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and
the blood and these three agree in one.
78Becoming a Child of God In the Spirit then is
- 1. SPIRITUALLY BEING WASHED IN JESUS BLOOD
- Rev. 1 Unto him that loved us, and washed us
from our sins in his own blood, - 2. BEING BAPTIZED IN WATER.
- ACTS 2216. And now why tarriest thou? arise,
and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling
on the name of the Lord.
79How the Covenants Were/are Sealed
By Surgical operations sealing family
relationship 1. As a fleshly child of Abraham,
a cutting removal of the flesh.
2. As a spiritual child
of Abraham in the kingdom of heaven, a cutting in
the spiritual heart.
80The Sealing of the Abrahamic Covenant
- The Abrahamic Covenant was sealed by an operation
on the flesh by a man - GENESIS 179 -- And God said unto Abraham, Thou
shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy
seed after thee in their generations. 10. This
is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me
and you and thy seed after thee Every man child
among you shall be circumcised. 11. And ye shall
circumcise the flesh of your foreskin and it
shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and
you.
81The New Covenant that makes one a spiritual child
of Abraham is a Spiritual circumcision
- COL. 211 -- In whom also ye are circumcised
with the circumcision made without hands, in
putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by
the circumcision of Christ - 12. Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye
are risen with him through the faith of the
operation of God, who hath raised him from the
dead. - Our partRepentance baptism Gods part, the
cutting away (forgiveness of sins)
82The Gospel (the word) is the SURGEONS Scalpel
(Heb. 412)
- Hebrews 412. For the word of God is quick, and
powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword,
piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and
spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the
heart.
- ACTS 237. Now when they heard this, they were
pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and
to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren,
what shall we do?
83- Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. - 41. Then they that gladly (1) received his word
(2) were baptized and the same day there (3)
were added unto them about three thousand souls. - 1. Rec. the word (believed Gods good news and
repented of crucifying Jesus)) - 2. Were baptized ---(were cut loose (made free)
from their sins by the operation of God) - 3. Were added unto them included in the
covenant family.
84The Surgical Operation Takes Place on the heart
Open heart surgery performed on the sinner by
God.
- 14. And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of
purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped
God, heard us whose heart the Lord opened, that
she attended unto the things which were spoken of
Paul.
85Results of the Spiritual Surgery
- Rom. 617. But God be thanked, that ye were the
servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the
heart that form of doctrine which was delivered
you. - 18. Being then made free from sin, ye became
the servants of righteousness.
86When the Word is Obeyed, The Cutting Inflicts
death on the old man of sin followed by the Holy
Spirits gift of life to the man raised from dead
- Rom. 6 3. Know ye not, that so many of us as
were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized
into his death? - 4. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism
into death that like as Christ was raised up
from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so
we also should walk in newness of life. 5. For
if we have been planted together in the likeness
of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of
his resurrection 6. Knowing this, that our old
man is crucified with him, that the body of sin
might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not
serve sin. - 7. For he that is dead is freed from sin.
87The Old and the New
- Matt. 2237. Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. - 38. This is the first and great commandment.
- 39. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself. - 40. On these two commandments hang all the law
and the prophets.
- The
- Ten
- Commandments
- Ex. 6
88The Tabernacle Its makeup
and typical meaning as a shadow of Salvation in
Christ
89The Tabernacle A Shadow of Jesus New Covenant
- Hebrews 101. For the law having a shadow of
good things to come, and not the very image of
the things, can never with those sacrifices which
they offered year by year continually make the
comers thereunto perfect.
ARK and mercy seat Gods throne and dwelling place
Holy of Holies
Veil
Lamp stand Light
Table of Show Bread Gods presence and sustenance
Holy Place
Altar
Blood atonement
Laver
Washing/cleansing
90Furnishings of the Tabernacle
- The ark of the covenant Ex. 2510-22
- A box approx. 39 long X 23 wide high
- Overlaid with pure gold.inside was placed the
tables of stone (Ex. 2516) A jar of manna (Ex.
16 33-34) and Aarons rod that budded (Nu.
174-10) - On top was the mercy seat of pure gold 39 X
23. Pure gold (Ex. 2517) - On either end were two cherubim of pure gold
facing each other with wing covering the mercy
seat and their tips touching. - Here God promised to meet Israel. (Ex. 2518ff
Nu. 789) - The H. Priest only entered here once a year.
91Meaning of the Ark of the Covenant
- The ark seems to have symbolized the throne of
God - Ps. 801 thou that leadest Joseph like a flock
thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine
forth. - Ps. 991 The Lord reigneth let the people
tremble he sitteth between the Cherubims
92A symbol of Atonement for Sins
- 1614. And he shall take of the blood of the
bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon
the mercy seat eastward and before the
mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with
his finger seven times. - Lev. 1630. For on that day shall the priest
make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that
ye may be clean from all your sins before
the Lord. - 1634. And this shall be an everlasting statute
unto you, to make an atonement for the children
of Israel for all their sins once a year. And
he did as the Lord commanded Moses.
93But was formality enough?
What about Mercy/grace?
- Hos. 6 6. For I desired mercy, and not
sacrifice and the knowledge of God more than
burnt offerings. - Matt. 913. But go ye and learn what that
meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice
for I am not come to call the righteous, but
sinners to repentance. - Matt. 12 7. But if ye had known what this
meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye
would not have condemned the guiltless. - Never worship as a mere ritual. The right
attitude of heart is indispensable to acceptable
worship.
94Jesus alone was the fulfillment of the true
meaning of the Ark of the Covenant
- He is Gods covenant to man, his mercy, his
atonement, his acceptable sacrifice, his just
requirement. - Rom. 83. For what the law could not do, in
that it was weak through the flesh, God sending
his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and
for sin, condemned sin in the flesh - 4. That the righteousness of the law might be
fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh,
but after the Spirit. - 5. For they that are after the flesh do mind
the things of the flesh but they that are after
the Spirit the things of the Spirit. - 6. For to be carnally minded is death but to
be spiritually minded is life and peace. - Let our prayers rise from humility of heart
realizing that the atonement at the ark was but a
shadow of Jesus to come. -
95The Table of Showbread
- Instructions are found in Ex. 2523ff. The
construction in Ex. 3710ff. It was 3 feet long,
1-1/2 feet wide by 2-1/3 feet high overlaid with
pure gold. - 12 loaves were set (6X6) upon the table with
dishes and incense holders (Le. 245dff) - Eaten every Sabbath by Aaron sons.
- New loaves and incense were placed there weekly.
96Meaning of the Showbread
- Not for form. It signified the coming Messiah. As
some of the manna from heaven was placed in the
ark for remembrance by future generations, so the
loaves were on the table continually. It was
called the bread of the Presence (Ex. 164,33).
God was ever caring and providing for His people.
He was always present (Dt. 32. Is. 4010-11, I
Cor. 103). - Jesus was born in Bethlehem (house of bread)
significant of the heavenly bread. Jesus said he
was the bread of life. (John 635)
97The Lampstand
- The golden lampstand (not candlestick) was to be
of pure gold (Ex. 2531ff). - It had a stem and six branches, three on each
side, making seven. The cups on each branch
burned with pure olive oil from evening til
morning. (Ex. 2720ff) They were cleaned each
morning and kept in immaculate condition.
98Meaning of the Lampstand
- It is obviously connected with light. The
meaning was far beyond formality. As the light
penetrated every part of the holy place, so does
God the heart Jesus said that He (His teaching)
is light in the worlds darkness (Jn. 812) To
receive Jesus into the heart is to receive the
love of his teaching concerning what to do to be
saved, how to worship, and how to live a holy
acceptable life. - Jesus said we are the light of the world
(reflective of the light of his teaching (Mt.
514). - Light is a servant and never served, so are his
disciples. Never should the Christian life
become a dull routine. - Mt. 516 Let your light so shine.
99The Meaning of the Altar of Incense
- It seems to symbolize a communion with God
through prayer and daily holiness of life. - The Jews associated prayer with the altar of
incense. - Amos 521. I hate, I despise your feast days,
and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. - Luke 110 And the whole multitude of the people
were praying without at the time of incense. - Rev. 84. And the smoke of the incense, which
came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up
before God out of the angel's hand. - Prayer is not a ritual to be said at set
intervals. It is a privilegethe heart communing
with God in deep reverence
100The Great Altar Ex. 271-8, 381-7
- 7.5 feet square x 4.5 feet high
- Made of acacia wood overlaid with bronze.
- All utensils were bronze. Here the sacrifices
were burned . There were daily offerings as well
as offering on special occasions.
101The Meaning of the Altar of Sacrifice
- The killings and blood cleansing offering were
done over and over for centuries. Without a deep
spiritual mind one can see how that the priests
could become bored, even disgusted. To the deep
spiritual mind who sought to penetrate the
reasons, it would become evident with an
increasing awareness of the principle of the
innocent being sacrificed for the guilty. This
should have been evident in the offering of Jesus
, and was to many like Paul (I Cor. 57)
102The Great Tragedy
- The Priests missed the spiritual implications of
the tabernacle and temple worship system. They
became mercenary with the sacrifices and turned
the temple into a den of thieves. - Christ was the sanctuary of God on earth, the
mercy, the altar atonement, light, life, bread,
and communion of God with men. - So sad, that many have apparently turned worship
into entertainment. For many the singing,
praying, the Lords supper, giving and preaching
seem to have become mechanical acts of ritualism
103Disrespect for Worship as God Would Have it
Idolatry Emerges Read Exodus 32-34
- Moses was forty days in the Mt. Receiving Gods
Word. - Aaron bows to pressure from the people to make a
golden calf. - Moses returns, in anger breaks the ten
commandments,
104- All things pointed to the coming of Jesus, His
church, and to final salvation in heaven.
105Shadows of the Heart as the True Temple of God
Heaven glory-light Rev. 21-23
Christians glory-light Mt. 514,16
Jesus glory/light
Tabernacle glory/fire
Most Holy
naos
naos
naos ETERNAL HEAVENLY Rev. 2122
TEMP. EARTHLY Ex. 2633
TEMP. EARTHLY- HEAVENLY Jn. 2. 20-21
TEMP. EARTHLY- HEAVENLY 1 Cr. 619
heiron
heiron
106Pentecost Lev. 239-12 Num. 2826-31
Passover Unleavened Bread Pentecost,
Booths/Tabernacles
- 239. The Feast of Pentecost (50) or Feast of
Weeks (7 weeks 1). That as the first fruits of
harvest were offered to God, then He should be
first in ones life because of great gratitude
for His sustenance in life. - Jesus was the first fruits and Christians are the
latter harvest that follows. As Jesus offered
Himself to God, should we follow His example.
10710. . Annual Atonement Lev. 16 23 Num. 29
(10th day of the 7th monthTishri)
- Besides other animals such as a bull for a sin
offering for the high priest, two goats were
offered. - 1. The goat for Jehovah.. The atoning sacrifice
for the peoples sin - 2. The goat for Azazel (removal) The putting away
of sin in their lives
108Feast of Booths- Harvest Last Feast of the year.
7 joyous days -14th to 21st Day of Tishri
Sept./Oct. Lev. 2343
DAY BULLS RAMS LAMBS GOATS 1st 13 2
14 1 2ND 12 2 14 1 3RD 11 2 14 1 4TH 10
2 14 1 5th 9 2 14 1 6th 8 2 14 1 7th 7
2 14 1 Total 70 14 98 7 8th 1 1 7 1
109Putting it All together What the Shadows Portray
- 1. Pharaoh --- A shadow of Satan
- 2. Egypt --- as shadow of slavery to sin
- 3. The death angel wages of sin is death
- 4. The Passover. Depicts the death of the Lamb of
God, deliverance from Pharaoh and Egypt, viz.
Satan and the bondage of sin. Jesus is our
Passover (I Cor. 57) - 5. The Crossing fo the Red Sea. The separation
from sin at baptism and from the old life of
slavery.
110- 6. The song of deliverance. The joy of
deliverance from sin. (Ex. 1515 Cp. Acts 239
839) - 7. The feast of Unleavened Bread. The clean/holy
life to be lived after afterward. - 8. The Feast of Pentecost or Feast of Weeks.
Give God the first fruits. - 9. Annual Atonement This was a fast day. 10th
of Tishri
111- 10. The wilderness of Wandering. The trials of
life that test faithfulness between conversion
and death - 11. Feast of the Booths (Tabernacles) Joy of
faithful life. 15th of Tishri (7 days in 7th
month) - 12. Crossing Jordantransition into the promised
land(Heaven for us!)
112THE SABBATH SYSTEM
113The Pyramidical Sabbatical system
- There was the weekly Sabbath celebrated each 7th
day because God rested from creation on the 7th
dayGen. 22-3 Ex. 1622-30 208-11 - HOW WERE THE JEWS SUPPOSED TO KEEP THE WEEKLY
SABBATH? WHY? - 1. 2 male lambs were sacrificed as burnt
offerings, along with cereal and drink offerings. - 1. No work was to be done.. They were to cook
sufficiently on the 6th day for the next. No
traveling was to be done (Ex. 1623-30). - 2. Penalty for breaking the Sabbath was death
(Ex. 3115 Nu, 1532) - WHAT WERE THE JEWS SUPPOSED TO LEARN FROM THIS?
114The New Moon Monthly Sabbath
- 1. Offering of 2 young bulls
- 2. One ram and 7 male lambs a year old without
blemish. - 3. Flour, oil and wine were also offered
- 4. A male goat was sacrificed as a sin offering.
- All theses offering were in addition to the
regular daily and Sabbath offerings. - Num. 2811-15
115The Seventh Sabbatical Month
- 1. At the beginning of the month trumpets were
blown signifying the beginning of a holy day
(Lev. 2323-25 Nu. 291) - 2. One young bull, one ram, seven male lambs a
year old without blemish accompanied with cereal
offerings were offered as a pleasing odor to the
Lord (Num. 292-6) - 3. According to the Jews observance of the New
Moon Sabbath was symbolic of surrender to the
Lord. This was called a day of gladness as
trumpets were blown over the burnt and peace
offerings. (Num. 1010)
116The Seventh Sabbatical Month
- 4. What were they to do and learn from the
monthly sabbath? - 4. The Jews gradually drifted from the spiritual
significance of the Sabbaths. Amos 84-6) Says
that they were glad when they were ovcer so they
could sell grain.
117The 7th or Sabbatical year
- For additional emphasis God prescribed the
observance of a Sabbatic year for Israel (Ex.
2310-11 Lev. 252-7) Deut. 151-18 3110-13). - In the seventh year the land was left unplowed,
unsown, and unharvested by the owner. Any crops
which germinated naturally were for the slaves to
gather and the animals to eat (Lev. 252-7)
118Jubilee or 50th Year Sabbath
- In order for Israel to reach a pinnacle height of
spiritual observance twice each century, God gave
the year of Jubilee (5oth). The land was to be
left unplowed and the people ceased from all
physical work (Lev. 258-34 2717-24 Num.
364). - The year began on the annual Atonement Day (Lev.
1629, 259) on the 10th day of Tishra (7th
month). It began with trumpet blowing (Lev.
259) and with Jubilee (loud shouting).
119- Since it was preceded by a sabbatical year
(49th), God said if they were faithful He would
provide an abundant crop year in the 6th and 48th
year (Lev. 258) and with fruit for three years
Lev. 2521). - All land was to be returned to the original
owner, and all indentured servants freed and
debts forgiven (Lev. 2513-55).
120Note the Accumulations of Sabbaths, special days
and years leading to the 50th year.
- 1. Approx. 2,184 regular Sabbaths plus special
Sabbaths (feasts). All Sabbath days in the 7th
year and in the year of Jubilee were omitted
because the entire year was a Sabbath of
cessation of laborious work. - 2. Each year the 7th months was observed as a
Sabbatic month.
121- 3. The 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, 35th, 42nd, and
49th were Sabbatic years - 4. The 50th year followed the 49th which meant
two Sabbath years in a row twice per century were
to eb observed. God would provide for them (Lev.
2519-22).
122- THE SPIRITUAL APPLICATION
- The Sabbath, seventh month, Sabbatic year, and
Jubilee year all were joined in principle and
should have portrayed increasingly for the
Israelite the supremacy of the SPIRITUAL over the
PHYSICAL.Every seventh day, he was re minded in
cessation from labor that it was God ordained.
123- As God ceased from creation (Gen. 22-3), so man
ceased his daily work which was a means in
contemplation of the end eternal life. Because
of sin, the joy and blessings of God's original
creation were lost in toil, sweat, and labor. But
each Sabbath was a reminder that God would
eventually redeem man. Thus, every seven days he
should have appreciated anew God's pledge of
eternal blessing when man enters his True
Restfellowship with God apart from sin.
124The Seventh month was inaugurated by the special
holy day and blowing of trumpets. It introduced
the month in which the annual atonement and feast
of the tabernacles was celebrated. It should have
reminded the rulers, priests and nation that God
had blessed them, through the year and had
providentially met their every need.