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, …
Tag: Allegory
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 …
Patient Above All
"It is of The LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." [Lam 3:22-23] When it comes to The LORD’s characteristics and the qualities of true love, longsuffering is one that rises to the top and is most prominent. The first quality …
The Lord’s Perfect, Loving Knowledge
"Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious." [1 Pe 2:1-3] One of the most interesting things about a mother’s breastmilk …
Attracted to The Lord
"Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto The Lord." [Acts 11:23] There is an interesting aspect of magnets, where if you hold two of them against each other in one way, they cling tightly together; but, …
The Poison of Bitterness
"Pursue peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see The Lord: looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled." [Heb 12:14-15] Hebrews is a book full of serious warnings, warnings that prick and prod …
Trustworthy Seed
"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." [2 Pe 1:4] God’s word is described to us in The Bible as a seed. Jesus said regarding one of His parables, “the …
Bondslaves of The King
"And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers…My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me." [Jn …
Our Free Inheritance in Christ
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ." [Eph 1:3] In Christ Jesus, as it says, we have been “blessed…with every spiritual blessing.” Yes, every spiritual blessing that can be obtained, is available for us to lay hold …
Lenient and Reasonable
"Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand." [Phil 4:5] It is a great comfort to us that God is lenient, that God is gracious. To be gracious is to be “favorable; kind…benevolent…disposed to forgive offenses and impart unmerited blessings.” [Webster] Truly, God’s grace is one of His most desirable …