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 …
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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 …
The High Priest’s Lonely Work
"And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement…" [Lev 16:17] Leviticus chapter sixteen details the high priest’s role regarding The Day of Atonement. This festival of The LORD is an …
The Steady, Unending Intercession of The Messiah
"But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun." [Ex 17:12] There are many figures in the Scriptures which picture Jesus for us, who show us prefigures and shadows of Him; …
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Sight to The Blind, Drink to the Thirsty
"And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water..." [Gen 21:19a] In Galatians, we are reminded of an interaction between Abraham, Hagar, and Sarah; there, Paul shows us an allegory hidden beneath the facts of history: namely, that Hagar/Ishmael represented the law and Sarah/Isaac represented God’s grace, freely given to us in …
The King Shall Prevail
"Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. Then said Jesus unto Peter, ‘Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?’" [Jn 18:10-11] Hundreds of years …
A Mountain of Love
"Thy righteousness is like the great mountains..." [Psalms 36:6a] Imagine a single mountain towering past the international space station, a mountain whose peak extends over two million feet, over 900,000 meters into the sky into the exosphere of the earth. It would be quite a sight to see, an absolutely massive and powerful presence no …
The Overflowing Grace of Christ
"Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee." [1 Chr 22:16] When it entered David’s heart to build God a house to dwell in, (for he said, ‘Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the …
A Pure Reflection
In Hebrews, we learn that the tabernacle was a shadow of heavenly things. The writer tells us that on earth, "...there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, …
Jesus, Jonah, and a Sea of Wrath
Jonah is a type of Christ in very many ways, but perhaps the most interesting has to do with Jesus' payment for our sins. Jesus alludes to this, saying, "But [Jesus] answered and said unto them, an evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but …