Near the end of Deuteronomy, Moses, speaking to the people, said, “See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; in that I command thee this day to love The LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, …
Category: Allegory
Behold the One Who Became a Curse
The premise of all our studies in scripture is twofold. One, that it is true what is written, “All scripture is God-breathed, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” [2 Tim 3:16-17] The book we …
From Lepers to Royal Heirs
In the Bible leprosy is often used as a picture of sin. In addition to this, leprosy is employed by God as a consequence of sin, further strengthening the connection. If there were a leprous man, God so commanded, “that they put out of the camp every leper…” [Num 5:2] This is one of the …
The Lamb of God
Moving onward into the book of Exodus we find one of the most notable pictures of Jesus within the Old Testament: the Passover Lamb. During the very last moments of Israel’s bondage in Egypt, when “God assayed to go and take Him a nation from the midst of another nation, [that is of Egypt], by …
The Gospel in Noah’s Ark
We begin our journey and exploration of scripture, in a feeble attempt to draw out various allegories and typologies of the gospel, in Genesis. Those truths and glories, which have been carefully and wisely carved into Israel’s history by God The Father, and which have been thoughtfully brought to man’s remembrance and pen by The …
Light Conquers Darkness
"And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness." [1 Jn 5:19] Imagine for a moment that you walk into a house. It is late, and there are no lights on. Walking in, you obviously find it to be dark. After turning on a light, there is light. It …
Zeal for The Lord
"I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." [Rev 3:15-16] When Peter encourages us regarding trials in our lives, He compares faith to gold. He says, …
Sowing Wisely
"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." [Rom 10:17] When Jesus told a parable about how “a sower went forth to sow [seed],” He explained that the seed was “the word of the kingdom,” that is, “the word of God.” [Mt 13:3, 19, Lk 8:11] God’s word is the …
Drifting Away
"Therefore we ought to exceedingly devote ourselves to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should drift away." [Heb 2:1] As a boat without an anchor drifts; and as a car naturally loses alignment, so too are we without God’s word. In our verse for today we are admonished regarding the …