Episodes
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Acts Lesson 24: Stephen’s Message VII {The Temple}
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Acts 7:44-50; Stephen's defense against the charge that he had blasphemed the Temple. Tensions are beginning to rise in the Council members listening to his powerful message! He is coming close to his conclusion. Stephen had evidently spoken a lot (in his past debates in the Greek-speaking synagogues) about the One (Jesus) Who was greater than the Temple, which is why he was accused of blaspheming the Temple. In his sermon, Stephen stressed how the Tabernacle (later the Temple) served as a witness of that which was Greater! It was a picture-type witness of the day when the Messiah would tabernacle with men and open the way for God to bring a redeemed people boldly into His holy Presence to tabernacle (dwell) with Him forever!
Stephen's point was that he was not blaspheming the current Temple by his understanding that its purpose was ended, and it would give place to the next stage: God dwelling in His people.
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Acts Lesson 23: Stephen’s Message VI {The Law}
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
In Acts 7:38 to 43, Stephen shifted from demonstrating his respect for Moses to demonstrating his respect for the Law. He was again claiming "not guilty" to the charge brought against him that he blasphemed the Law. He affirmed his absolute faith in the Law by declaring God was its Author and Moses its recipient.
In summarizing the final 40-year period of Moses' life, Stephen went on the offensive. He reminded the Council how quickly Israel had turned her heart back to Egypt and her "gods" once Moses ascended Mount Sinai. With him out of sight, they readily dismissed the very one who delivered them. Stephen's point was that this was exactly what Israel's religious rulers did. The One Who came and did the work of deliverance for them was now also "out of sight" - for He had ascended much higher than Mount Sinai! They turned from the Prophet like unto Moses, their Messiah, and were, in effect, clinging to the works of Aaron's hands, pictured by their whole priestly system of Judaism. With the completed atonement work of Christ, Judaism was a dead religion. The reality had come, so the patterns and shadows were no longer needed. But the hearts of Israel's leadership were focused on the world (Egypt) - and Stephen said, they "rejoiced in the works of their own hands" (Acts 7:41). They did not worship God; they worshipped a "god" of their own making.
It was the members of Israel's High Court who broke the Law, just as their forefathers had done at Sinai and throughout their entire history!
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
In Stephen's historical narrative regarding Moses, he came to his Divine Commission at the Burning Bush. Learn how the thorny bush is a picture of Israel!
Stephen's message about Moses was powerfully applied to the Lord Jesus and Israel's rejection of Him when he got to verses 35 to 37. Dr. John Phillips wrote that Stephen "skillfully dropped his brush and pallet and picked up his sword" as he brought home to the Council all he had been saying about Moses in light of Jesus! With Moses, God honored the one Israel had rejected. He sent them the very one they had rejected to be their ruler and deliverer. His implication was that the Jews had done to Jesus what their forefathers did to Moses.
It is often said, by Jewish people today and others, as well, that if Jesus was their Messiah, the leaders of Israel would have known and recognized Him. However, that would not be consistent with her spiritual leaders throughout her history. This was the point Stephen was making in Acts 7. It was their typical response NOT to accept the men God sent to deliver them, as exemplified with Joseph and Moses - and how God's prophets were treated. What they did to Jesus was exceedingly more serious, for in having rejected Him, they rejected the Great I AM of the Burning Bush - they only One Who provides spiritual deliverance!
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Acts Lesson 21: Stephen’s Message IV {Moses; Two Deliverances}
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
As Stephen did with Joseph, he likewise did with Moses - he preached Christ (without mentioning His name) by his selective summation of Moses' life (his initial rejection and eventual acceptance as Israel's deliverer). He wanted them to see that Jesus was very much the Fulfillment of Moses' words about the Messiah being "a Prophet . . . like unto me" (Deut. 18:15).
In this lesson, Stephen got into the second phase of Moses' life (his second 40-year life segment), when he made his first "visit" to his people as their deliverer and was rejected and then vanished from sight (presumed dead) as he lived with the Gentiles (Midianites).
Stephen's underlying message to the Jews of his day was that unless they wanted to continue to follow the pattern of their forefathers, who betrayed and rejected the ones (Joseph and Moses) who God providentially "raised from the dead" to be their deliverers, they should repent for having done exactly the same with Jesus!
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Acts Lesson 20: Stephen’s Message III {Moses, the Deliverer Delivered}
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
In the first 16 verses of his amazingly brilliant sermon, Stephen covered Israel's history from Abraham in Mesopotamia to Joseph in Egypt (a fascinating way to attack the Jews' proud obsession with the land, as well as their arrogance toward Jews who lived outside the land). In his second sermon "division," he dealt with the historical period of Moses and the Law. In verses 17 to 43, he actually covered the circumstances prior to the birth of Moses all the way to the time of the Babylonian Captivity.
As Stephen did with Joseph (Lesson 19), Israel's first deliverer, he did likewise with Israel's next historical deliverer, Moses - he used them both as types of Christ (which they are). He knew the Jews would not interrupt him as he spoke of Moses, for they thought of no one more highly than him (they elevated him far too much).
The whole idea of picture-types of the Messiah having been prophetically revealed in the lives of their most honored historical figures was a completely new concept to the Jews. Stephen showed them, via his summary-narration of the life of Moses, that the similarities between Moses and Jesus are nothing short of having been divinely orchestrated.
Take out your Christ-colored glasses as we take a train-ride (not a jet-tour as with Joseph) through the life of Moses!
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
This is a continuation of our Old Testament look at finding the Lord Jesus Christ in the Book of Exodus! Do NOT think to yourself that Exodus is not a very interesting book of Scripture - or that it is not relevant to us today. Why? Because you would be 100% wrong! There is so much "of us" in the Israelites wandering in the wilderness of this world that a look at them is like a look in the "mirror"! Also, there is so much of our Saviour on every page - and in every aspect of of God's "Masterpiece Type" of His Eternal Son, the Tabernacle, you will truly be both surprised and super-blessed. This study is what you call "rich meat"!
Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
Why is it important for believers in Christ today to learn about the ancient dwelling place of God's Holy Presence with Israel? How many different earthly dwelling places (tabernacles; temples) are there if we begin with Eden and end with the Heavenly "Eden"? How did both Eden and Mount Sinai connect with the Tabernacle? What clues are found in the Ark of the Covenant to help us know how God could be merciful on law-breakers? Why is it that Adam was innocent, but not righteous even before the Fall? What was AMAZINGLY significant about the Israeli encampment around the Tabernacle? How many times did Moses go up and down Sinai (at 80 years old)? How long did it take to build the Tabernacle and how does that fact possibly relate to the true birth date of Jesus Christ (for this, you'll need to listen to all three messages)!
There are 50 chapters in Scripture regarding the Tabernacle, its priesthood, its furnishings, its sacrifices, and its significance in regard to Christ and His atonement work on the cross of Calvary. There are only 2 chapters on the Creation account. So, do you think the Tabernacle is important to God?
You will be enriched by this study - EVEN IF you have studied the Tabernacle many times before!
Sunday May 14, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 14: Israel‘s Pentecost {Happy Birthday, Israel!}
Sunday May 14, 2023
Sunday May 14, 2023
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FASCINATING STUDY!! Learn how each of Israel's four God-given "Spring Feasts" (Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, and the Feast of Weeks, aka "Pentecost") presented a prophetic type of a very significant event concerning the First Coming of Christ. Learn why this lesson is entitled, "Israel's Pentecost"! Find out the amazing parallels between the great event at Mount Sinai when God "came down" to give Israel the Law (which rabbis declare to be the "birth" of the nation of Israel) and the Day of Pentecost, when God the Holy Spirit "came down" to fill believers in Jesus, and the Church was born. Did you know both events were accompanied by wind, fire, smoke, and "voices" ("languages")? Did you know it was 50 days after Israel's Exodus from her bondage in Egypt that she received "The Mosaic Covenant" from God, and it was 50 days after Christ's "Exit from death" (His resurrection) that believers (the new-born Church) received "The New Covenant" from God?
This is a lesson to hear several times - and then share with your family and friends! God's Word is perfect!
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 17: Civil Law Overview
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Why did God give the Mosaic Law (beginning with the Ten Commandments) to Israel? There were some very important reasons given in this study. What exactly does it mean that Christ brought an end to the Mosaic Law? What is "the law of Christ"? Was there law before "The Law"? Does being free from "The Law" mean a Christian is lawless?
Did you know Exodus chapters 21 to 23 are full of "case laws" about all manner of subjects, such as the treatment of servants and their rights, about murder and non-lethal violence, about harming pregnant women, about sorcery, sexual perversions, idolatry, false religious practices; restitution, property rights, usury, speaking ill of judges and rulers, giving false testimony, mob rule, partiality, mistreatment of foreigners, widows, and orphans - to name a few.
Don't judge this study by its title; it is packed with good stuff.
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 16: Christ; Prophet like unto Moses
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
After beholding the magnificent manifestation of Almighty God through both natural and supernatural phenomena on Mount Sinai, while also hearing His thundering, trumpet-blasting voice declare a summation of His moral laws in "The Ten Commandments," the trembling Israelites begged Moses to continue to be their mediator with God so they never had to hear Him speak directly to them again. God was pleased with their reverential respect for Him, and it was on this very occasion that He gave Moses the famous prophecy of Deuteronomy 18:15-18. The Prophet/Messiah Who would come from among them (the Jewish people) and through Whom God would speak would be like unto Moses.
So, in this lesson from our study on finding types of Christ in the Book of Exodus, we take an in-depth look at all the many ways in which Moses served as the greatest person-type of Jesus in the Bible (even more so than Joseph, who is likewise a strong prophetic-type of the Lord). You will be utterly surprised, so get your pen to take notes, because you will want to remember what you hear.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 15: The Ten Commandments
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
"The Ten Commandments" (also known as "The Decalogue," meaning "The Ten Words") is a legal code written simply and concisely, but completely, for they address every moral aspect for human conduct concerning: (1) true faith, (2) true worship, (3) reverence of God, (4) time for God, (5) reverence for authority, (6) reverence for life, (7) purity, (8) property, (9) the tongue, and (10) contentment. They are conspicuously absent of local or national peculiarities or prejudices, and are as appropriate today as when they were given some 3,500 years ago.
What is the difference between the Code of Hammurabi and "The Ten Commandments"? Do you know how the famous "Ten Commandments" were first presented to Israel? Do you know what Israel's initial response to God's presentation of them to her was? Find the answers to these and many other questions on this subject in this study - you may very well learn new truths about an old subject!
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 13: Jethro’s Counsel and Jehovah’s Covenant
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
A very good PRACTICAL LESSON for those who are in leadership positions and need to delegate! Learn a lot about Moses and his relationship with his father-in-law, who was a wise man.
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
This is the account of the amazing miracle that occurred near Rephadim at the Rock of Horeb, when God told Moses to use his rod and strike the Rock. When he obeyed, water came gushing out to save the people of death by thirst. This is such a beautiful picture type of the Lord Jesus, the Rock, being stricken by the rod of God's wrath against sin for us. When He was stricken, the Living Water of His Spirit came gushing out for the spiritual benefit of all who accept His free invitation to drink of Him!
Learn some fascinating similarities and differences between the two occasions when Moses got water out of Rocks. Learn why he was severely punished for his disobedience in striking the second Rock instead of speaking to it! Why was that Rock business so very serious to God?! Find out what was discovered by a Bible-believing American couple in the early 1990s in Saudi Arabia (northwest of Jabal Magla)!
Included in this lesson is the account of Israel's first victory in warfare (Moses' arms upheld by Aaron and Hur), but the victory did not belong to her; the victory was the Lord's!
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 11b: Christ, the True Manna - Part II
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
Saturday Apr 15, 2023
The most important question about manna is how it so beautifully pictured the Lord Jesus, Who outright declared Himself to be the True Manna from Heaven following His miraculous feeding of the 5,000. He gave a number of reasons why the miracle of Manna in the wilderness, although great, was inferior to His far greater offer to feast eternally on Him, the True Bread of Life. Manna was the shadow; He is the Substance. In this lesson, we dip into a quick study of the Lord's "Bread of Life Sermon" of John 6.
". . . Taste and see that the Lord is good"!
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 11a: Christ, the True Manna - Part I
Friday Apr 14, 2023
Friday Apr 14, 2023
The Lord purposedly led Israel to places of need so she would learn to lean, in faith, on Him to supply her needs. He does the same with us! He leads us to places of "want" to develop and stretch our faith in His grace, which is sufficient no matter what the need is. In times of humanly insolvable problems, we can respond in one of two ways: (1) we can grumble and mumble and play the "blame-game," or (2) we can go to the Lord and ask Him to resolve the situation, resting in the fact that He will do what is best for His children.
In this lesson (and lesson 10b of this series), learn all about "Manna" (also called "the corn of heaven" and "angel's food"). What does the word "manna" mean? What did manna taste like and look like? How long did it last? What was Israel's "Sixth Day Test"? Why was a pot of it preserved in the Ark of the Covenant - what did it symbolize? How much fell in order to feed some 2,000,000 people? What happened to it when the sun rose? When did it cease to fall in relation to Israel's wilderness journey? Why did God arrange matters so that the people had to daily and individually stoop down to gather their "omer" of manna. How much is an "omer"?
What did the Lord do when Israel grumbled about the quail He graciously sent them in the wilderness? When you find out, you will realize we have a sense of humor because we are made in His image, and He definitely has a sense of humor (even, sometimes, in His chastening)!
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 10: Wilderness Bitterness
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
A great and practical study from the Book of Exodus and the bitterness of Israel in her early wilderness journey - and God's REMEDY, which is STILL the REMEDY today for bitterness (and every other negative attitude)!
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 9: Passage and Praise! {The First Passover!}
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
The ten plagues on Egypt were over. The tenth one, which was the death of all firstborns without lamb's blood brushed on the doorposts of their homes, was "the straw that broke the camel's back". Pharaoh finally consented to let Israel, God's firstborn "son" (Exodus 4:22), depart from his land to service the Lord.
Israel heard how they were to henceforth commemorate the original Passover experience with an annual Feast of Passover, as well as a Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 13). They were never to forget what the Lord did for them in delivering them from their bondage in Egypt! It was ALL a prophetic picture of the One Who would literally BE the Passover Lamb and Who would literally BE unleavened (without sin) so He could save ALL firstborns who willingly applied His blood to "the doorposts" of their hearts (and, thus, become "second borns" - born again).
Powerful lesson on PASSAGE and PRAISE!
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 8: Plague on Firstborns {Full of Typology!}
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
SO MUCH TYPOLOGY in this lesson regarding the tenth plague on Egypt, which was the death of the firstborns not "covered" by the blood of the Passover lambs. The tenth and final plague is the apex of Egypt's plagues, for it succeeded in compelling Pharaoh to let Israel go.
Who exactly was "the destroyer," who swept over Egypt, taking the firstborns without "the blood" of the Passover lamb on their doorposts? You might be surprised!
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 7: The First Nine Plagues
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Even after witnessing the incredible miracle of Aaron's rod/serpent swallowing the rod/serpents of Egypt's wise men, magicians, and sorcerers, Pharaoh did not change his mind about God or His command to let the Hebrew slaves leave Egypt. Tragically, his sinful pride would bring great sorrow to himself, his people, and his land. It was time for Almighty God to supernaturally intervene in Egypt's history to make Himself known to her. In this lesson, we discuss God's first nine plague-judgments on Egypt: (1) water-to-blood, (2) massive frog invasion, (3) dust-to-lice, (4) swarms of flies, (5) a grievous disease on Egypt's livestock, (6) boils on men and beasts, (7) hail and fire, (8) locusts, and (9) a three-day darkness. A primary purpose for the plagues was divine judgment on Egypt's false "gods". Although the Egyptians were taught a strong spiritual lesson by the True God, the real beneficiaries of the plague-lessons were the Israelites. Through them, the Lord demonstrated He is the God of creation!
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 6: The Good Serpent (Yes, there really is one!}
Friday Apr 07, 2023
Friday Apr 07, 2023
The title for this lesson, "The Good Serpent," may catch you thinking that is an oxymoron, but there was a good serpent in the Scripture (and it sure wasn't Satan). This is a fantastic study - one guaranteed to get you realizing how wonderful the Word of God truly is - on so many levels. This will be an hour worth your time.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 5: The Last Straw!
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Find out why this lesson is given the title, "The Last Straw" (and so much more).
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
In this lesson, we discuss the "holy ground" event of Moses' burning bush encounter with "I AM THAT AM I" and his commission to return to Egypt and reassure Israel's elders that the God of their forefathers remembered His covenant promises. He heard their cries and had come down to deliver them from their bondage.
Very interestingly, there were at least seven specifics presented in the burning bush episode that portray the redemption work of Christ on the cross, and you will be amazed to hear about them.
Also in this study is the really strange account of when the preincarnate Lord held in a death grip that was only released when Moses' wife Zipporah came to the rescue with a flint knife and circumcised her son (and Moses' son)! This is one of the most avoided passages of Scripture! Find out more about why this episode is referred to as "The Bloody Bridegroom"! It is mysterious and bizarre, but you will certainly learn how seriously the Lord takes His covenants!
Here is truth to ponder: what the burning bush did not accomplish in Moses, the bloody bridegroom experience did!
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 3: Moses at the Burning Bush
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Oh my! Take off your shoes, for you will enter holy ground with this study! You will likely also learn a whole lot more about Moses than you knew before . . . better than that, however, will be what you learn about the One Who spoke from the midst of the burning, yet unconsumed bush!
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Christ in Exodus Lesson 2: The Preparation of Moses
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
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You have heard the account of young Moses - Pharaoh's infanticide decree for all Hebrew infants to be thrown into the crocodile-infested Nile River, the providential arrival of Pharaoh's own daughter to draw young Moses from that river to raise him as her own, etc., but this presentation will bring the story to life more than any Bible picture book!
This study of the Living Word Ministry (2019-2020), is one of Katherine's favorite! There is much more in the Book of Exodus than "the surface" story. There are deep, rich, exciting pictures of Christ throughout the book. We think you will be amazed what you learn!
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
First lesson from our study on finding the pre-incarnate Lord Jesus in the great second book of the Pentateuch - and He is (as in Genesis) present throughout Exodus! This first lesson is full of exciting history about how God prepared Israel for her deliverance from bondage in Egypt.
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Christ in Exodus: Jet Tour of Genesis
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
In preparing for our study of "Christ in Exodus," we present a jet tour through the Book of Genesis. Hold onto your hat!
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Are there "hidden" messages in the Tabernacle? Yes! It is full of wonderful secrets and treasures - such that even Indiana Jones would be shocked to discover (and, hopefull, become a believer in Christ)!
See "the Way," and "the Truth," and "the Life" in the three Tabernacle "entrances"! See Christ in the gold-covered Acacia wood of the Tabernacle Proper! See the Trinity in the three main parts of the Tabernacle Proper and find out where Their three crowns are located within that Holy Place! Discover the interesting connection with the "pathway" of the Tabernacle (from the Eastern Gate entrance to the Holy of Holies) and the "path" of salvation.
Find out the sigificance of the names of Moses' two God-chosen, God-giften construction forement and how they together pictured Christ Jesus. Learn why, for the first and only time in the long wilderness journey of Israel, we don't hear her murmuring and complaining! In fact (other than the shocking golden calf incident), she was unusually obedient, generous, and united! It was a good time for Israel as she worked together in building "God's House"!