Scriptures: Genesis 15:3-21, Ezekiel 16:59-63, Exodus 34:1, Matthew 26:26-28, Isaiah 59:20-21 As we continue mining the Old Testament for buried treasure, I’m reminded of Jesus’ words in Matthew 13:52, “Every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.” When we look at the Old and New Testaments as one continuous revelation of God, the Holy Spirit reveals connections that are buried in scripture for us to find like a treasure hunt. God doesn’t speak in parables and the language of symbols to frustrate us, but…
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Day 8 – I AM the Bread from Heaven
Scriptures: Deuteronomy 8:3,18:18, John 6, Leviticus 24:8-9 In Deuteronomy 18:18 Moses tells the people God’s promise to him: “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth. He will tell them everything I command him.” While God sent many prophets to Israel, none did miracles like Moses. Moses parted the water with his staff, but Jesus calmed the waves with his voice. Moses turned the water in Egypt to blood while Jesus turned water to wine. When Jesus multiplied bread to feed over 5000 people they saw his miracle as a sign that God had raised up the…
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Day 4 – Son of David
Scriptures: Jeremiah 30:4-11, Acts 2:25-35, Luke 24:44, Psalm 16:10, 34:19, 41:9, Matthew 1. God promised King David that he would always have a descendent upon the throne over God’s covenant people. Matthew 1 gives us the genealogy of Jesus, confirming he’s a descendant of King David. We established in a previous lesson that this forever king comes from the stump of Jesse, King David’s father, implying that the Anointed One (Messiah) would be not only a descendant of David but a new David. God spoke through the prophet Jeremiah of the final restoration of Israel at the end of the age, saying, “They will serve the Lord their God and David their king,…
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Day 3 – The Anointed One
Scriptures: Isaiah 11, 61, Zechariah 4, Acts 10:38, 2 Corinthians 5:20 Christ is not the last name of Jesus Christ, it is the Greek word for “Anointed One,” which in Hebrew is Messiah. So when we say Jesus Christ, we’re talking about Jesus, the Anointed One, the Messiah of the Jews. To be anointed is to have olive oil poured out or smeared on your head. In the Old Testament, the priests and temple objects were anointed with oil, as were kings. Being anointed with oil symbolized being chosen by God and set apart for a specific assignment. Oil is symbolic of the Holy Spirit who is needed to accomplish…
