Scriptures: Zechariah 3, Leviticus 16, Colossians 2:12-15, Revelation 12:7-11 Zechariah 3 records a vision that gives us a window into the spiritual realm. “Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him. 2 The Lord said to Satan, ‘The Lord rebuke you, Satan! The Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?’ 3 Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel.4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, ‘Take off his filthy clothes.’ Then he said to Joshua, ’See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on…
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Day 11 – Passover Lamb
Scriptures: Micah 5:1-4, Exodus 12, John 6:51-58 King David was a shepherd boy from Bethlehem, and so the Son of David would come from Bethlehem, not only as a shepherd but as a lamb. Micah prophesied, “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. 3 Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son” (Micah 5:2-3). Not only would Messiah come from Bethlehem, but his origins would be from ancient times because he is One with the Ancient…
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Day 6 – I AM the Door
Scriptures: John 10, Hebrews 9 In the same way that Jesus hinted his identity as the Son of David by quoting David and doing what David did, Jesus hinted at his ancient identity through the “I am” statements recorded by the Apostle John. When the religious leaders and guards came to arrest Jesus, and asked which one of them was Jesus the Nazarene, Jesus responded by using the name God told Moses to say to the Israelites when explaining God’s identity: I AM. John 18:6 tells us that when Jesus said this, they drew back and fell to the ground. When Jesus, the Word of God speaks the name of…
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Day 5 – The Suffering Servant
Scriptures: Psalm 22, Isaiah 53, Hebrews 10:1-14, Ephesians 2:4-6 As the Son of David, Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of David, including that of the suffering servant in Psalm 22. This psalm begins with the very words Jesus cried out on the cross at his crucifixion, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Psalm 22:1). Was Jesus forsaken by God or was he quoting this psalm to indicate that he was prophetically fulfilling it? Verse 24 answers the question of verse 1, declaring that God “has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for…
