Tag: shadow
Biblical Principle #178: Bronze Snake Saved Snakebitten Sinners
Biblical Principles List Principle When GOD sent venemous snakes upon Israel to punish them for their complaining, the snakebitten person that looked upon the bronze snake on a pole would be healed. Explanation After defeating Arad, Israel returned to their incessant complaining against Moses and GOD. This time, GOD sent venomous snakes into the camp.
Biblical Principle #148: The Census Atonement Offering
Biblical Principles List Principle When Israel took a census, each man was to offer a ransom payment for the atonement of his soul. Explanation GOD instructed Moses to have all Israelite men give a ransom payment for themselves at each census. 11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “When you take the census…
Biblical Principle #142: Moses and the Elders of Israel Ate with GOD
Biblical Principles List Principle Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel ate with God upon Mount Sinai. Explanation With GOD’s covenant with Israel having been sealed at Mount Sinai, GOD called Moses and 70 elders of Israel to eat in His presence on the mountain: 1 Now He said to Moses, “Come up…
Biblical Principle #141: Moses Sprinkled Israel with the Blood of the Covenant
Biblical Principles List Principle Moses sprinkled Israel with the blood of the covenant at Mount Sinai. Explanation With the covenant terms having been given, and Israel having accepted, Moses sprinkled Israel with the blood of the covenant: 1 Now He said to Moses, “Come up to the Lord, you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and…
Biblical Principle #98: Joseph Was a Shadow of Jesus
Biblical Principles List Principle Joseph was a shadow of Jesus. Explanation We have previous observed that the Bible is full of shadows—images that point forward towards the person—of Jesus. We noted this with Melchizedek. The truth is that every righteous person in Scripture provides us some form of shadow towards Jesus. Joseph is no exception. Consider the…
Biblical Principle #84: A Shadow Points Toward a Substance
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Bible, a shadow points towards a future substance. Explanation When GOD tested Abraham by telling him to sacrifice Isaac, there was a deeper significance than simply what was happening in those moments. As we previously established, GOD sent Abraham to a specific location—Mount Moriah—which was later the site of…
Biblical Principle #71: Melchizedek Was a Shadow of Jesus
Biblical Principles List Principle Melchizedek was a shadow (or type) of Jesus. Explanation Genesis 14 tells how Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of GOD, blessed Abraham after Abraham’s forces returned the captures of the Chedorlaomer alliance, including Abraham’s nephew Lot. On the return home, Melchizedek blessed Abraham: 16 So [Abram] brought back all the cavalry of…
Why Israel’s Babylonian Return is an Important Shadow
When GOD cast the people of Judah from His presence, they spent 70 years exiled in Babylon. Afterward, a fraction of those who remained made the long journey to their homeland. GOD gathered a remnant of Israel back to the land He gave them. Continuing our theme of shadows and substances, this post examines how…
December 24 – When You Follow a Shadow
Reading Heb. 6:13-10:18 Devotional The writer of Hebrews continues his explanation of how Jesus and the new covenant are superior to the Law of Moses and the old covenant. Yesterday, we looked at the various roles that Jesus serves, including that of our high priest. Today’s reading continues that thought by comparing the Jewish system…