as they were once strangers in Egypt. This commandment is echoed in the New Testament, where hospitality is a mark of true discipleship (Hebrews 13:2). The failure to welcome the stranger here symbolizes a lack of compassion and recognition of Christ in others, as Jesus identifies Himself wit...
the anointed one would be the Passover Lamb, whose blood once saved the people of Israel from death in Egypt and whose bones were not to be broken (Exodus). Jesus is called the Passover Lamb
Joseph's life foreshadows the ultimate success and victory found in Jesus Christ, who perfectly fulfilled God's will. Persons / Places / Events1. JosephA Hebrew man sold into slavery by his brothers, who rises to a position of authority in Potiphar's house and later in prison due to God...
The life of Jesus is so significant, it divides our entire record of human history into two eras; before and after Christ. Jesus spent three years as an itinerant Jewish teacher before being executed in Jerusalem at age 33. He preached in synagogues and in the open air. He trained his d...
First, inEphesians 1:4, Paul writes that God “chose us in Him before the foundation of the world.” Note that the text does not say that we were chosen “to be” in Him (Christ), but rather that we were chosen “in Him.” This means that Jesus Christ is the primary elect one...
The true nobility and merits of those princes and people are very remarkable, from this one consideration (though there were no other evidence for it) that the King of Kings, the Lord Jesus Christ, after His Passion and Resurrection, honoured them as it were the first (though living in the...
This passage is based neither on the Old Testament nor on the teaching of Jesus, as will be seen. "Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying, ...
10I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. 11My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s house...
strike zones in baseball change depending on the height of the batter and the person of the umpire. To argue that the burden the prosecution carries remain the same in all circumstances is a disservice to the great profession. Jesus Christ could have condemned the prostitute as the Judaic law...
The leader of the Israelites, who is speaking to the people in this passage, reminding them of God's provision during their journey in the wilderness.2. IsraelitesThe people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and wandered in the wilderness for forty years.3. WildernessThe desert...