Deuteronomy- The Prophet Like Unto Moses

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Deuteronomy 18:15-22

15 The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;

16 According to all that thou desiredst of the Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.

17 And the Lord said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken.

18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

19 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?

22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

This is the first of two sections in which we will study Christ as a prophet. Today, I would like to focus on, ironically, the prophecies about Christ being a prophet. In the second section (I & II Samuel), we will discuss Christ’s role as a prophet and even study some of His prophecies.

In the above passage, Moses is saying farewell to the children of Israel. He prepares the people for the coming of future prophets of God, the coming of future false prophets, and the coming of the greatest prophet the world has ever seen, the Messiah. We will just be looking at the coming of the greatest prophet in verse 15-18.

In the first verse of the passage, Moses foretells the coming of a Prophet like unto himself. This was brought about by the people saying that they did not want to hear the voice of God directly (v. 16). We now know this prophet to be Jesus.

Acts 3:20-24

20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:

21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.

23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

But what makes Jesus like Moses as a prophet? And what makes Moses distinct from all of the rest of Israel’s prophets?

First and foremost, it is the intimate relationship that both Moses and Christ shared with God the Father. While many prophets had a relationship with God where God spoke to them, Moses had a relationship with God that was “face to face” (Deuteronomy 34:10) and “mouth to mouth” (Numbers 12:8). Jesus had this same intimate relationship with God (John 1:1-2).

Secondly, we see that each of them had the unique role of deliverer. Moses was tasked with delivering the children of Israel out of the bondage of Egypt (Exodus 3:10). Jesus is our deliverer out of the bondage of sin (Matthew 9:12-13).

A third and final role of both Moses and Christ is the role of intercessor for the people of God. Moses interceded on behalf of the people of Israel all throughout his time in leadership, including receiving the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:19). Jesus had this role of intercessor both when He was here on earth (John 17:6-26) and in heaven after His ascension (Romans 8:34). 

God issues Moses a warning to give to the people of Israel in verses 18 and 19. First, God confirms that a Prophet like Moses would be raised up. But here comes the warning: whoever would not listen to the words of this Prophet, God would require it of him. This is a warning for all people to believe in Christ and to not disregard Him. 

Next time, we will look at Christ in the book of Joshua as the Captain of our Salvation. Until then, God bless!!

Numbers- The Pillar of Cloud by Day and of Fire by Night

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Numbers 9:15-23

15 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.

16 So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

17 And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.

18 At the commandment of the Lord the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.

19 And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not.

20 And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the Lord they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the Lord they journeyed.

21 And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.

22 Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.

23 At the commandment of the Lord they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the Lord they journeyed: they kept the charge of the Lord, at the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

Now what is the pillar literally? The cloud is the Shechinah glory of God. Shechinah means “residence of God.” This pillar is God dwelling in the camp of Israel. This Shechinah glory appears several times in the Bible, even though that term is not used. 

The first time we see it is in the book of Exodus when the children of Israel are heading out of Egypt toward freedom. In Exodus 13: 21-22, we see that the cloud and fire is there leading the children of Israel.

21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

      

As the Israelites continued on their journey, the Egyptians gave chase. In Exodus 14:19-20, God protected the Israelites by the Shechinah glory cloud.

19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

This is the last reference we see to the Shechinah glory cloud until the reign of King Solomon. Solomon was unveiling the temple and the glory of God filled the temple to the point that the priests could not do any work in the temple for the rest of that day”

13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord;

14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.

The Shechinah glory of God then stayed in the temple for years until the book of Ezekiel. As the people grew more and more evil and the judgment of God and the destruction of the temple moved closer and closer, the Shechinah glory gradually moved out of the temple. Ezekiel saw the glory of God move out of the temple in a vision given to Him by God while living in Babylon. First, the glory of God moved out of the Holy of Holies (Ezekiel 9:3).

3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house.

After this, the cloud moved out of the temple itself toward the east gate of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 10:18-19).

18 Then the glory of the Lord departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

19 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the Lord's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

Finally, the Shechinah glory of God moved out of Jerusalem itself, by way of the east gate, to the Mount of Olives (Ezekiel 11:22-23).

22 Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above.

23 And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city.

Since then, the Shechinah glory of God has not had a dwelling place in the city of Jerusalem. But Ezekiel prophesied of the return of the glory of God to the capital city of His chosen people. This return is to take place after the 7 year Tribulation period and the Battle of Armageddon. It will coincide with the Glorious Appearing of Jesus Christ as He comes to rule and reign upon the earth. It is at this time that a new temple will be built. Now, the Antichrist, in a 7 year “peace treaty” with Israel, will allow them to build a temple and to continue the sacrifices of the Old Testament. He will then break the treaty with Israel and defile the temple as is prophesied in Daniel 9:27. This temple will be torn down and a new temple, called the Millennial temple, will be built in its place. Christ and the Shechinah glory of God now return. This day is prophesied in Zechariah 14. In verse 4 of this passage, Christ begins His return into the city of Jerusalem.

4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

Now not only is God’s glory returning to Jerusalem, it is returning to Jerusalem the same way it left, by way of the Mount of Olives and the east gate. Even now, people who do not believe in Jesus, like the Muslims, are trying to make sure that this doesn’t happen. The Muslims have built a graveyard right in the path that Jesus would have to take. Going through this graveyard, they claim, would defile Him. But if God can raise His Son up from the dead, surely a small thing such as a graveyard would not stop Him!!

We have talked about Christ depicted as the Shechinah glory cloud, but what does that mean for us today. Well, the cloud had a two-fold purpose in the book of Numbers. 

1. To dwell in the tabernacle (God’ house) and

2. To lead the children of Israel.

God desires the same thing today. First, He desires to live in our hearts and lives. We are His tabernacle or temple.

I Corinthians 6:19-20

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

Second, He desires to lead us. He wants us to follow His will, His plan. He told Peter and Andrew, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men (Matthew 4:19).” To each of His other disciples He said follow me. To us He says deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me (Luke 9:23). Oh, we have a choice. Jesus told the rich young ruler to sell all and follow Him. But this man did not. The question is, what you will choose?

Next time we will look at Deuteronomy, where Christ is depicted as the prophet like unto Moses.

Leviticus- Our High Priest and Our Sacrifice

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Leviticus 16:3-5, 16-17, 29-30

3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on.5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.17 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 for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.

29 And this shall be a statute forever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:30 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.

In the book of Leviticus, it is hard to find a picture of anything other than rules. I mean, God gave the Israelites rules concerning their behavior, what they are and aren’t allowed to eat, and even rules on how to deal with people’s “bodily discharges” (gross!!). But the most prominent laws throughout the book of Leviticus are those that deal with the priests and offerings. The priests, chosen from the family of Aaron in the tribe of Levi, were set apart for God’s work. And though all the people were held to the same standards, God had some specific instructions for the priests to follow as they led the people in worship.

The passages above, excerpts from chapter 16, are just small glimpses at what happened on the Day of Atonement. Only one man within Israel, the high priest could go into the Holy of Holies. And he could only go in a certain day out of the year. This was that special day. The priest would begin the day dressed in beautiful golden robes, which were only for the high priest, and then change into ordinary priest robes. The next step was to take care of his own sins and those of his family. For this offering, the priest would sacrifice a male bull, place two hands on the bulls head, and confess his sins and the sins of his family. The blood was then collected and given to an assistant. While the assistant took the blood, the high priest filled a censer with coals from the altar of sacrifice and approached the Holy of Holies. 

The next step was a “lottery” between two goats. The priest had two identical goats and cast lots to see which one would fulfill each step. The one who the lot of l’YHWH (“to the Lord”) fell on would be sacrificed. His blood would be sprinkled over the Holy of Holies. The bull’s blood would be sprinkled on the veil outside the Holy of Holies. The attention then turned to the second goat. The lot which fell on him was designated l’azazel (“removal”). This was the scapegoat. The priest would lay hands on this goat and confess the people’s sins before God, essentially transferring all of the wrongdoings of the people onto the scapegoat. The scapegoat was then escorted by another priest deep into the wilderness where it was released to live out the rest of its life.

You may be wondering by now, “This is great, but I thought this series was about Christ, not the Holy Days of Israel.” Well, the connection of Christ comes in two parts. Hebrews chapters 2, 7, 9, and 10 contain verses that link Christ to the Day of Atonement. Hebrews 2:17 says that Jesus became “a merciful and faithful high priest…to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.” While Israel’s high priests came and went, lived and died, Jesus ministers permanently, securing our salvation forever (Hebrews 7:23-24). The author of Hebrews continued to say that this high priest (Jesus) is “holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; (Hebrews 7:26)” or in other words, perfect! There is no need for an annual Day of Atonement any more. Christ’s death on the cross was the final Day of Atonement! 

Hebrews 9:24 continues the theme of Christ’s priesthood

24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: 

The connection of Christ as priest goes even deeper. Just as the High Priest exchanged his golden garments for plain ones, Jesus exchanged His throne in glory for human flesh and bone (Philippians 2:5-8)

The second part of the connection is Christ as our sacrifice. While the blood of the bull and the goat were temporary and could not really take sins away, they pointed to Christ’s sacrifice, when He would one day take all mankind’s sins away. If you would like to look into this more, Hebrews 10:1-14 goes into great detail on Christ as the perfect sacrifice, which we went into last time with Christ as the Passover Lamb.

Next time we will look at Numbers, where Christ is pictured as the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.

Exodus- Our Passover Lamb

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Exodus 12:3-8

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 the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:

4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:

6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.

7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 

8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 

John 1:29

29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

The Passover, which is the first of the seven feasts for the children of Israel, celebrated new beginnings. These new beginnings got their start when the feast was first created by God in the book of Exodus. The feast of Passover signified the ending of the slavery that the people had endured in Egypt and the beginning of their life of freedom as they headed toward the Promised Land.

The most prominent part of the feast was the lamb. But not just any lamb. This lamb had to have special qualities.

1. The lamb was to be perfect or without blemish (v. 5).

2. The lamb was to be one year old (v. 5).

3. The lamb was to be set apart for God's purpose (vv. 5-6).

They were to keep the lamb separate for the last 14 days leading up to the feast. On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month Aviv, the people were to kill the lamb, spread the blood on the posts of their doors, and then consume the lamb that night with unleavened bread (matzah) and a bitter herb. The lamb had to be roasted by fire with its body completely intact.

Now, throughout scripture, the lamb was often used as a symbol. First, it symbolized sacrifice, a giving up of something.

Genesis 4:3-5a

3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.

4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering:

5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. 

 Leviticus 3:7

7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the Lord.

Christ was often pictured this way with His sacrifice .

Isaiah 53:7

7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

I Corinthians 5:7

7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

 Revelation 5:12

12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

 The second concept that the lamb symbolizes is that of being a place-taker. In Genesis 22, we read the story of Abraham preparing to sacrifice his son Isaac. As the two ascended up Mount Moriah, Isaac asked his father, "Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?" To this Abraham responded, "My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering:" At the top of the mountain, Abraham was about to kill his son, when God sent an angel to stop him. Over in a thicket near by was a ram, sent to take Isaac's place on the altar. 

Jesus took our place just over 2,000 years ago.

Romans 3:24-25

24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

 Romans 5:8

8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

The third and final symbol of the lamb, specifically of the Passover lamb, is its perfection. We already went over the verses that cover this, but here are some that confirm Christ as the perfect Lamb of God.

II Corinthians 5:21

21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

I Peter 2:22

22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

I John 3:5

5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

Jesus Christ: our sacrifice, our place-taker, our perfection, our Passover Lamb. In Revelation, this is the name that often refers to Christ: the Lamb who was slain. But worthy is this Lamb to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing!!!!

Thank you for reading! Next time, we will cover Christ in the book of Leviticus as our High Priest. Until then, God Bless!

Genesis- The Seed of the Woman

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Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Imagine you have just lost your most valuable possession for all eternity with seemingly no hope for recovering it. Maybe it's your car, your house, a piece of jewelry. On that fateful day about 6,000 years ago, Adam and Eve lost something much more valuable. They lost life in a perfect world. But even when all hope seemed lost, God gave them a glimmer of hope. That hope comes in the form of the protoevangelium.

The protoevangelium or "first gospel," is the name given to this verse as it is the first glimpse we see in the Bible which has a reference to the gospel and to the subject of our series, Jesus Christ.

One aspect scripture which we will study often as we go through much of the Old Testament is the Messianic Prophecies, or prophecies concerning the Messiah. Many of these will provide a basis for different books. This holds true for this verse as it contains 2 distinct Messianic Prophecies.

The first of these comes in the first part of the verse: "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed;" This is the first reference to the virgin birth. This prophecy is stated more clearly in Isaiah 7:14 

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Christ eventually fulfilled these prophecies. Mary miraculously conceived Jesus by the Power of the Holy Spirit. Luke 1:35a says,

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee:

The second prophecy deals with Christ's role as the eventual defeater of Satan: it (the seed of the woman) shall bruise thy (the serpent's) head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Satan bruised Christ's heel when our Savior hung on Calvary's cross. But as we all know, Jesus did not stay dead. Now he awaits His return for the believers and His prophesied crushing of Satan.

Romans 16:20
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Revelation 20:10
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone...and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

I understand that this is all rather basic, but it is just the beginning of what I believe will be a great summer study in the Word of God.

Stay tuned for the next installment in this series, from the book of Exodus- Jesus as the Passover Lamb.

New Bible Study- A Portrait of Christ

Hello everyone, it's Justin!

Over the next few weeks, I will be beginning a new study. This study is called "A Portrait of Christ- Jesus in Every Book of the Bible." What I want to do is take each of the descriptions you see below and study each of them a little more deeply. This study came on after I saw this video:

Jesus in every book of the Bible by 11 year old

For the purpose of this study, some of the descriptions have been changed, but the goal is still the same: to know Christ, and to make him known.

In Genesis, Jesus is the seed of the woman

In Exodus, our Passover lamb

In Leviticus, our high priest and our sacrifice

In Numbers, the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night

In Deuteronomy, the prophet like unto Moses

In Joshua, Jesus is the captain of our salvation

In Judges, our judge and lawgiver

In Ruth, our kinsman redeemer

In I & II Samuel, our trusted prophet

In Kings and Chronicles, our reigning King

In Ezra and Nehemiah, the rebuilder of our broken down walls of our lives

In Esther, our Intercessor

In Job, Jesus is our ever-living redeemer

In Psalms, our shepherd

In Proverbs & Ecclesiastes, our Wisdom

In Song of Solomon, our loving bridegroom

In Isaiah, Jesus is the Prince of Peace

In Jeremiah, the righteous branch

In Lamentations, the weeping prophet

In Ezekiel, the glory of God

In Daniel, the fourth man in the fiery furnace

In Hosea, Jesus is the forgiving husband

In Joel, the Baptizer by the Holy Ghost and by fire

In Amos, our burden bearer

In Obadiah, mighty to save

In Jonah, our great foreign missionary

In Micah, the messenger with beautiful feet

In Nahum, the avenger

In Habakkuk, God's evangelist crying out, "Revive thy works in the midst of the years!"

In Zephaniah, our Savior

In Haggai, the restorer of the God's lost heritage

In Zechariah, the fountain opened up in the house of David for sin and uncleanliness

In Malachi, the son of righteousness, rising with healing in his wings

In Matthew, Jesus is the king of the Jews

In Mark, the servant

In Luke, the son of man

In John, the son of God

In Acts, Jesus is the Savior of the World

In Romans, Jesus is the righteousness of God.

In I Corinthians, the rock that followed Israel

In II Corinthians, the triumphant one

In Galatians, our liberty

In Ephesians, the head of the church

In Philippians, our joy

Colossians, our completeness

In I & II Thessalonians, our hope

In I Timothy, our faith

In II Timothy, our stability

In Titus, truth

In Philemon, the purchaser of our accounts

In Hebrews, Jesus is our perfection and the keeper of promises

In James, the power behind our faith

In I Peter, our example

In II Peter, our purity

In I John, our life and love

In 2 John, our pattern

In 3 John, our motivation

In Jude, the foundation of our faith

In Revelation, The man among the 7 candlesticks & the King of kings and Lord of lords