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Jesus and the Red Heifer: He is the Only Sacrifice that Can Cleanse Us from Death. Numbers 19.

Under Old Testament law many things could render you ceremonially unclean, including childbirth, skin diseases like leprosy, certain bodily discharges, and contact with unclean animals. To be unclean was to be unfit to participate in temple worship. Various ritual washings were required to restore a state of cleanliness. Being ceremonially unclean was not necessarily sinfulContinue reading “Jesus and the Red Heifer: He is the Only Sacrifice that Can Cleanse Us from Death. Numbers 19.”

Draw Up the Blueprints: Jesus is Not Only the Lamb, Jesus is the Temple. Exodus 27.

Have you ever read the Bible with graph paper and a pencil? Try it! There are many places in the Old Testament where the Bible provides so much information that with just a little attention to detail, you can produce drawings to scale. For example, call each line segment one cubit. Then count ten linesContinue reading “Draw Up the Blueprints: Jesus is Not Only the Lamb, Jesus is the Temple. Exodus 27.”

Do You Remember the Scarlet Thread? Habakkuk 2:4.

There is a scarlet thread running through the pages of scripture. The gospel, the story of the scarlet Blood of Christ, can be found in all sixty-six books of the Bible. I used to enjoy reading a book of my mother’s called WHAT THE BIBLE IS ALL ABOUT by Henrietta Mears. Today it remains theContinue reading “Do You Remember the Scarlet Thread? Habakkuk 2:4.”

The Scarlet Thread. Psalm 65:3; Isaiah 53.

What did Abraham, Moses, and David put their faith in—sacrifices? The blood of sheep? Did they believe their good deeds got them into Heaven, or did they believe that God required faith? Does the Old Testament speak of Jesus? Yes. The Old Testament looks forward to Jesus, just as the New Testament looks back. HeContinue reading “The Scarlet Thread. Psalm 65:3; Isaiah 53.”

God Does Not Change.

Have you heard people say that God is full of wrath in the Old Testament but forgiving in the New? God says He does not change: “I am the Lord and I do not change” Malachi 3:6. (See also Hebrews 13:8.) If God does not change, where is the Old Testament grace? If you searchContinue reading “God Does Not Change.”