THE GOSPEL OF PEACE
Many have read where we are to have our feet shod with The Gospel Of Peace.
EPHESIANS 6:15 AND YOUR FEET SHOD WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.
We are going to find out exactly what this means and how we can have our feet shod with The Gospel Of Peace. The Gospel Of Peace actually starts in The Old Testament. Where we can find out just what PEACE, EPHESIANS is talking about and how it was lost.
GENESIS 1:1 IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH.
GENESIS 1:2 AND THE EARTH WAS WITHOUT FORM AND VOID, AND DARKNESS WAS UPON THE FACE OF THE DEEP, AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD MOVED UPON THE FACE OF THE WATERS. Here we learn that GOD IS SPIRIT.
GENESIS 1:31 This is the account of all creation. In six days GOD created all that was created
GENESIS 2:4-25 THESES ARE THE GENERATIONS OF THE HEAVENS AND EARTH WHEN THEY WERE CREATED, IN THE DAY THAT THE LORD GOD MADE THE EARTH AND HEAVENS. This is a breakdown of all of the creation.
Our study will begin when GOD created man, The Garden of EDEN, and the woman.
GENESIS 2:7-9 AND THE LORD GOD FORMED MAN OF THE DUST OF THE GROUND AND BREATHED INTO HIS NOSTRILS THE BREATH OF LIFE, AND MAN BECAME A LIVING SOUL. AND THE LORD GOD PLANTED A GARDEN EASTWARD IN EDEN, AND THERE HE PUT THE MAN WHOM HE HAD FORMED. AND OUT OF THE GROUND MADE THE LORD GOD TO GROW EVERY TREE THAT IS PLEASANT TO THE SIGHT, AND GOOD FOR FOOD; THE TREE OF LIFE ALSO IN THE MIDST OF THE GARDEN, AND THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL.
GENESIS 2: 15-17 AND THE LORD GOD TOOK THE MAN, AND PUT HIM INTO THE GARDEN TO DRESS IT AND TO KEEP IT. AND THE LORD GOD COMMANDED THE MAN, SAYING, OF EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN THOU MAYEST FREELY EAT: BUT OF THE TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL. THOU SHALT NOT EAT OF IT: FOR IN THE DAY THAT THOU EATEST THEREOF THOU SHALT SURELY DIE.
GENESIS 2:18 -22 AND THE LORD GOD SAID, IT IS NOT GOOD THAT THE MAN SHOULD BE ALONE; I WILL MAKE HIM AN HELP MEET FOR HIM. AND THE LORD GOD CAUSED A DEEP SLEEP TO FALL UPON ADAM, AND HE SLEPT: AND HE TOOK ONE OF HIS RIBS, AND CLOSED UP THE FLESH INSTEAD THEREOF;
GENESIS 2:7-18 The LORD GOD formed the man out of the dust, then breathed the breath of LIFE into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living soul. Imagine The LORD GOD breathed into the man and he became the first human being to receive LIFE! The LORD GOD planted a garden in EDEN for the man to live in. The garden was a luxurious green place that had every kind of fruit, for the man to enjoy. In the garden, If you read all of chapter two of Genesis you read of four rivers that went around the garden. One of the rivers led to the land of gold, bdellium, and the onyx stone. I can not say how beautiful the garden was, such a beautiful place to live in. The LORD GOD also planted two trees in particular in the garden of EDEN. The first one is The Tree Of LIFE. The second was The Tree Of Knowledge Of Good And Evil. The LORD GOD told the man that he could eat of any of the trees in the garden except for one, The Tree Of Knowledge Good And Evil. The LORD GOD told the man that he would surely die if eats from The Tree Of Knowledge Of Good And Evil. Then The LORD GOD caused a deep sleep on Adam and took one of his ribs, healed Adam, and HE then created the woman to be Adam's helpmeet. Adam was to dress and keep the garden that was in EDEN. The LORD GOD planted the garden, so in reality, The LORD GOD did all of the plantings for Adam.
When you think of The Garden Of Eden just think of PERFECTION.
GENESIS 2:22-24 AND THE RIB WHICH THE LORD GOD HAD TAKEN FROM MAN, MADE HE A WOMAN AND BROUGHT HER UNTO THE MAN. AND ADAM SAID THIS IS NOW BONE OF MY BONES, AND FLESH OF MY FLESH: SHE WILL BE CALLED WOMAN BECAUSE SHE WAS TAKEN OUT OF MAN. THEREFORE SHALL A MAN LEAVE HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER, AND SHALL CLEAVE UNTO HIS WIFE: AND THEY SHALL BE ONE FLESH. AND THEY WERE BOTH NAKED, THE MAN AND HIS WIFE, AND WERE NOT ASHAMED.
This is the very first marriage of man and woman. Blessed by GOD.
I hope you read all Chapters 1&2 because we are skipping some very good Scriptures that hold so much Wisdom.
Next time we will be starting Chapter 3 of GENESIS.
GENESIS 3:1-10 NOW THE SERPENT WAS MORE SUBTIL THAN ANY BEAST OF THE FIELD WHICH THE LORD GOD MADE, AND HE SAID UNTO THE WOMAN, YEA, HATH GOD SAID, YE SHALL NOT EAT OF EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN? AND THE WOMAN SAID UNTO THE SERPENT, WE MAY EAT OF THE FRUIT OF THE TREES OF THE GARDEN: BUT OF THE FRUIT OF THE TREE IN THE MIDST OF THE GARDEN, GOD HATH SAID YE SHALL NOT EAT OF IT, NEITHER SHALL YE TOUCH IT, LEST YE DIE. AND THE SERPENT SAID UNTO THE WOMAN, YE SHALL NOT SURELY DIE: FOR GOD DOTH KNOW THAT IN THE DAY YE EAT THEREOF, THEN YOUR EYES SHALL BE OPENED, AND YE SHALL BE AS GODS, KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL. AND THE WOMAN SAW THAT THE TREE WAS GOOD FOR FOOD AND THAT IT WAS PLEASANT TO THE EYES, AND A TREE TO BE DESIRED TO MAKE ONE WISE, SHE TOOK OF THE FRUIT THEREOF, AND DID EAT, AND GAVE ALSO UNTO HER HUSBAND WITH HER, AND HE DID EAT. AND THE EYES OF THEM BOTH WERE OPENED, AND THEY KNEW THEY WERE NAKED, AND THEY SEWED FIG LEAVES TOGETHER AND MADE THEMSELVES APRONS. AND THEY HEARD THE VOICE OF THE LORD GOD WALKING IN THE COOL OF THE DAY: AND ADAM AND HIS WIFE HID THEMSELVES FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD GOD AMONGST THE TREES OF THE GARDEN. AND THE LORD GOD CALLED UNTO ADAM, AND SAID UNTO HIM WHERE ART THOU? AND HE SAID, I HEARD THY VOICE IN THE GARDEN, AND I WAS AFRAID BECAUSE I WAS NAKED, AND HID MYSELF.
The word subtile looks to be misspelled, but in actuality, it is the old spelling of subtile or subtle which means nice, fine, delicate, not gross.
When we think of the serpent, we think of slimy or gross, at least I did. ( Just a suggestion, look up the words, even if you think you know the meaning of them.)
Let's look at what went on in The Garden that was in EDEN.
This nice, fine, delicate serpent came up to Eve and started a conversation.
This serpent was not gross or combative in any way.
IT was polite but very cunning.
IT quoted GOD'S WORD incorrectly to Eve.
Eve joined into this conversation willingly to correct the serpent.
Eve opened herself up for this cunning sly wily serpent to manipulate the conversation into a point of view that sounded correct.
IT said that GOD HIMSELF lied.
IT lied to the woman by saying that she wouldn't die.
IT used some of The WORD of GOD but not in its entirety.
IT was confusing the woman.
IT was walking and talking her to where The Tree Of Knowledge Of Good And Evil was. The midst of the Garden.
IT knew what would appeal to the woman.
IT showed her the beauty of the forbidden fruit and it would give the insight that she does not have.
IT twisted The WORD Of GOD so much that she didn't know it wasn't correct.
IT told her that GOD didn't want her to reach her full potential,
IT said she could be as god if she would eat.
(RIGHT THERE IS WHERE THE SERPENT GOT HER TO EAT. )
Lucifer said this and was cast down:
ISAIAH 14 13&14 FOR THOU HAST SAID IN THINE HEART, I WILL ASCEND INTO HEAVEN, I WILL EXALT MY THRONE ABOVE THE STARS OF GOD: I WILL SIT ALSO UPON THE MOUNT OF CONGREGATION, IN THE SIDES OF THE NORTH: I WILL ASCEND ABOVE THE HEIGHTS OF THE CLOUDS; I WILL BE LIKE THE MOST HIGH.
THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD!
I Corinthians 8:6 BUT TO US THERE IS ONE GOD, THE FATHER, OF WHOM ARE ALL THINGS, AND WE IN HIM; AND ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST, BY WHOM ARE ALL THINGS AND WE BY HIM.
Eve ate and gave her husband some to eat also, he was there all along.
(This is why I encourage you to read all of the verses in the WORD of GOD because we are not able to cover them all in this study. As we progress in this study we will refer to some that are not covered here, but not all.)
Next time we will be starting Chapter 3 of GENESIS.
GENESIS 3:1-10 NOW THE SERPENT WAS MORE SUBTIL THAN ANY BEAST OF THE FIELD WHICH THE LORD GOD MADE, AND HE SAID UNTO THE WOMAN, YEA, HATH GOD SAID, YE SHALL NOT EAT OF EVERY TREE OF THE GARDEN? AND THE WOMAN SAID UNTO THE SERPENT, WE MAY EAT OF THE FRUIT OF THE TREES OF THE GARDEN: BUT OF THE FRUIT OF THE TREE IN THE MIDST OF THE GARDEN, GOD HATH SAID YE SHALL NOT EAT OF IT, NEITHER SHALL YE TOUCH IT, LEST YE DIE. AND THE SERPENT SAID UNTO THE WOMAN, YE SHALL NOT SURELY DIE: FOR GOD DOTH KNOW THAT IN THE DAY YE EAT THEREOF, THEN YOUR EYES SHALL BE OPENED, AND YE SHALL BE AS GODS, KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL. AND THE WOMAN SAW THAT THE TREE WAS GOOD FOR FOOD AND THAT IT WAS PLEASANT TO THE EYES, AND A TREE TO BE DESIRED TO MAKE ONE WISE, SHE TOOK OF THE FRUIT THEREOF, AND DID EAT, AND GAVE ALSO UNTO HER HUSBAND WITH HER, AND HE DID EAT. AND THE EYES OF THEM BOTH WERE OPENED, AND THEY KNEW THEY WERE NAKED, AND THEY SEWED FIG LEAVES TOGETHER AND MADE THEMSELVES APRONS. AND THEY HEARD THE VOICE OF THE LORD GOD WALKING IN THE COOL OF THE DAY: AND ADAM AND HIS WIFE HID THEMSELVES FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD GOD AMONGST THE TREES OF THE GARDEN. AND THE LORD GOD CALLED UNTO ADAM, AND SAID UNTO HIM WHERE ART THOU? AND HE SAID, I HEARD THY VOICE IN THE GARDEN, AND I WAS AFRAID BECAUSE I WAS NAKED, AND HID MYSELF.
The word subtile looks to be misspelled, but in actuality, it is the old spelling of subtile or subtle which means nice, fine, delicate, not gross.
When we think of the serpent, we think of slimy or gross, at least I did. ( Just a suggestion, look up the words, even if you think you know the meaning of them.)
Let's look at what went on in The Garden that was in EDEN.
This nice, fine, delicate serpent came up to Eve and started a conversation.
This serpent was not gross or combative in any way.
IT was polite but very cunning.
IT quoted GOD'S WORD incorrectly to Eve.
Eve joined into this conversation willingly to correct the serpent.
Eve opened herself up for this cunning sly wily serpent to manipulate the conversation into a point of view that sounded correct.
IT said that GOD HIMSELF lied.
IT lied to the woman by saying that she wouldn't die.
IT used some of The WORD of GOD but not in its entirety.
IT was confusing the woman.
IT was walking and talking her to where The Tree Of Knowledge Of Good And Evil was. The midst of the Garden.
IT knew what would appeal to the woman.
IT showed her the beauty of the forbidden fruit and it would give the insight that she does not have.
IT twisted The WORD Of GOD so much that she didn't know it wasn't correct.
IT told her that GOD didn't want her to reach her full potential,
IT said she could be as god if she would eat.
(RIGHT THERE IS WHERE THE SERPENT GOT HER TO EAT. )
Lucifer said this and was cast down:
ISAIAH 14 13&14 FOR THOU HAST SAID IN THINE HEART, I WILL ASCEND INTO HEAVEN, I WILL EXALT MY THRONE ABOVE THE STARS OF GOD: I WILL SIT ALSO UPON THE MOUNT OF CONGREGATION, IN THE SIDES OF THE NORTH: I WILL ASCEND ABOVE THE HEIGHTS OF THE CLOUDS; I WILL BE LIKE THE MOST HIGH.
THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD!
I Corinthians 8:6 BUT TO US THERE IS ONE GOD, THE FATHER, OF WHOM ARE ALL THINGS, AND WE IN HIM; AND ONE LORD JESUS CHRIST, BY WHOM ARE ALL THINGS AND WE BY HIM.
Eve ate and gave her husband some to eat also, he was there all along.
(This is why I encourage you to read all of the verses in the WORD of GOD because we are not able to cover them all in this study. As we progress in this study we will refer to some that are not covered here, but not all.)
Genesis 3:7 Adam and Eve's eyes were opened after they ate of the Tree Of Knowledge Of Good And Evil. Instantly they knew they were naked and their nakedness became ugly or wrong. All of the time before eating the forbidden tree they were naked and had no consciousness of their nakedness. There was nothing ugly concerning them being naked after they ate of the Tree Of Knowledge Of Good And Evil they knew they were naked and they sewed fig leaves together to make aprons for themselves to wear to cover their nakedness. After they ate everything changed, normal the beautiful became ugly. Look what happens next they heard the voice of the LORD GOD walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and Eve hid from the presence of the LORD GOD. This is what happens to people today we hide from the presence of the LORD GOD. Right here is when Man became afraid of the LORD GOD and become afraid HIM, we think of HIS wrath instead of HIS loving-kindness, so men grew to hate the LORD GOD because of HIS Righteousness. Even today we see the anger in the heart of the lost. The evil became angry and turned against the Righteousness of the LORD GOD. Man had peace with the LORD GOD before eating of the tree after eating Man became afraid. Man's Walking and talking with the LORD GOD turned into Man trying to hide himself from the LORD GOD. The first sin changed the relationship that the LORD GOD had with Man. The enmity came between the LORD GOD and Man until JESUS.
EPHESIANS 2:16 AND THAT HE MIGHT RECONCILE BOTH UNTO GOD IN ONE BODY BY THE CROSS, HAVING SLAIN THE ENMITY THEREBY:
Now we will look at The CROSS and how exactly the enmity between the LORD GOD and Man was slain.
Enmity came between GOD and Man because of the disobedience of Man. The LORD GOD said NO and Man did it anyway.
We are going to skip ahead to where the LORD GOD gave Man A Covenant.
Genesis 17:1 AND WHEN ABRAM WAS NINETY YEARS OLD AND NINE, THE LORD APPEARED TO ABRAM AND SAID UNTO HIM, I AM THE ALMIGHTY GOD; WALK BEFORE ME, AND BE THOU PERFECT.
GENESIS 17:4 AS FOR ME, BEHOLD, MY COVENANT IS WITH THEE, AND THOU SHALT BE A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS.
The man called Abram was the man that the LORD called to make a covenant with. GOD told Abram HE would make him a father of many nations, oh by the way Abram was Ninety-Nine years old. (Never think you are too old for GOD to use.) the covenant that the LORD made with Abram was binding forever.
GENESIS 17:10 & 11 THIS IS MY COVENANT, WHICH YE SHALL KEEP, BETWEEN ME AND YOU AND THY SEED AFTER THEE; EVERY MANCHILD AMONG YOU SHALL BE CIRCUMCISED. AND YE SHALL CIRCUMCISE THE FLESH OF YOUR FORESKIN, AND IT SHALL BE A TOKEN OF THE COVENANT BETWIXT ME AND YOU.
Abram and all of the male children were to be circumcised as a sign of the covenant they have with the LORD.
GENESIS 17:5 NEITHER SHALL THY NAME ANY MORE BE CALLED ABRAM, BUT THY NAME SHALL BE ABRAHAM; FOR A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE THEE.
Abram's name was changed to Abraham. The name of Abraham's wife was changed from Sarai to Sarah
GENESIS 17:15 & 16 AND GOD SAID UNTO ABRAHAM, AS FOR SARAI THY WIFE THOU SHALT NOT CALL HER NAME SARIA, BUT SARAH SHALL HER NAME BE. AND I WILL BLESS HER, AND GIVE THEE A SON ALSO OF HER: YEA, I WILL BLESS HER, AND SHE SHALL BE A MOTHER OF NATIONS; KINGS OF PEOPLE SHALL BE OF HER.
GENESIS 21:3 AND ABRAHAM CALLED THE NAME OF HIS SON THAT WAS BORN UNTO HIM, WHOM SARAH BARE HIM, ISAAC.
The LORD kept HIS covenant, Abraham. Sarah his wife had a son named Isaac.
Before we go too far ahead Abram did have another son named Ismael, by the maid of Sarai. Some believe that this is where Islam stems from. Some believe that Ishmael is the chosen son of Abraham. I mention this next scripture only to explain that the Covenant is between Abraham and Sarah.
GENESIS 16: 2 AND SARAI SAID UNTO ABRAM, BEHOLD NOW, THE LORD HATH RESTRAINED ME FROM BEARING, I PRAY THEE, GO UNTO MY MAID; IT MAY BE THAT I MAY OBTAIN CHILDREN BY HER. AND ABRAM HEARKENED TO THE VOICE OF SARAI.
GENESIS 16:4 AND HE WENT IN UNTO HAGAR, AND SHE CONCEIVED: AND WHEN SHE SAW THAT SHE HAD CONCEIVED, HER MISTRESS WAS DESPISED IN HER EYES.
This caused Sarai to go to Abram and tell him about Hagar.
GENESIS 16:5&6 AND SARAI SAID UNTO ABRAM, MY WRONG BE UPON THEE: I HAVE GIVEN MY MAID INTO THY BOSOM; AND WHEN SHE SAW THAT SHE CONCEIVED, I WAS DESPISED IN HER EYES: THE LORD JUDGE BETWEEN ME AND THEE. BUT ABRAM SAID UNTO SARAI, BEHOLD THY MAID IS IN THY HAND; DO TO HER AS IT PLEASETH THEE. AND WHEN SARAI DEALT HARDLY WITH HER, SHE FLED FROM HER FACE.
Abram said to Sarai that Hagar was her maid to do whatever she wanted. Sarai dealt harshly with Hagar so harshly that she fled.
The Angel of the LORD came to Hagar and told her she was going to have a son. The Angel told her to go back. The Angel also told her that her son would be a wild man and he would be against every man and that every hand would be against him.
GENESIS 16:11&12 AND THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SAID UNTO HER, BEHOLD, THOU ART WITH CHILD, AND SHALT BEAR A SON, AND SHALT CALL HIS NAME ISHMAEL; BECAUSE THE LORD HATH HEARD THY AFFLICTION. AND HE WILL BE A WILD MAN; HIS HAND WILL BE AGAINST EVERY MAN, AND EVERY MAN'S HAND AGAINST HIM, AND HE SHALL DWELL IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL HIS BRETHREN.
GENESIS 17:18-21 AND ABRAHAM SAID UNTO GOD, O THAT ISHMAEL MIGHT LIVE BEFORE THEE! AND GOD SAID, SARAH THY WIFE SHALL BEAR THEE A SON INDEED: AND THOU SHALT CALL HIS NAME ISAAC: AND I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH HIS SEED. AND AS FOR ISHMAEL, I HAVE HEARD THEE: BEHOLD, I HAVE BLESSED HIM, AND WILL MAKE HIM FRUITFUL, AND WILL MULTIPLY HIM EXCEEDINGLY: TWELVE PRINCES SHALL HE BEGET, AND I WILL MAKE HIM A GREAT NATION. BUT MY COVENANT WILL I ESTABLISH WITH ISAAC, WHICH SARAH SHALL BEAR UNTO THEE AT THIS SET TIME IN THE NEXT YEAR.
GOD TOLD ABRAHAM HE WOULD BLESS ISHMAEL, BUT HE WAS NOT THE LINEAGE OF THE SEED, WHICH IS CHRIST JESUS.
Sarah did have her son and they called him Isaac.
EPHESIANS 2:16 AND THAT HE MIGHT RECONCILE BOTH UNTO GOD IN ONE BODY BY THE CROSS, HAVING SLAIN THE ENMITY THEREBY:
Now we will look at The CROSS and how exactly the enmity between the LORD GOD and Man was slain.
Enmity came between GOD and Man because of the disobedience of Man. The LORD GOD said NO and Man did it anyway.
We are going to skip ahead to where the LORD GOD gave Man A Covenant.
Genesis 17:1 AND WHEN ABRAM WAS NINETY YEARS OLD AND NINE, THE LORD APPEARED TO ABRAM AND SAID UNTO HIM, I AM THE ALMIGHTY GOD; WALK BEFORE ME, AND BE THOU PERFECT.
GENESIS 17:4 AS FOR ME, BEHOLD, MY COVENANT IS WITH THEE, AND THOU SHALT BE A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS.
The man called Abram was the man that the LORD called to make a covenant with. GOD told Abram HE would make him a father of many nations, oh by the way Abram was Ninety-Nine years old. (Never think you are too old for GOD to use.) the covenant that the LORD made with Abram was binding forever.
GENESIS 17:10 & 11 THIS IS MY COVENANT, WHICH YE SHALL KEEP, BETWEEN ME AND YOU AND THY SEED AFTER THEE; EVERY MANCHILD AMONG YOU SHALL BE CIRCUMCISED. AND YE SHALL CIRCUMCISE THE FLESH OF YOUR FORESKIN, AND IT SHALL BE A TOKEN OF THE COVENANT BETWIXT ME AND YOU.
Abram and all of the male children were to be circumcised as a sign of the covenant they have with the LORD.
GENESIS 17:5 NEITHER SHALL THY NAME ANY MORE BE CALLED ABRAM, BUT THY NAME SHALL BE ABRAHAM; FOR A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE THEE.
Abram's name was changed to Abraham. The name of Abraham's wife was changed from Sarai to Sarah
GENESIS 17:15 & 16 AND GOD SAID UNTO ABRAHAM, AS FOR SARAI THY WIFE THOU SHALT NOT CALL HER NAME SARIA, BUT SARAH SHALL HER NAME BE. AND I WILL BLESS HER, AND GIVE THEE A SON ALSO OF HER: YEA, I WILL BLESS HER, AND SHE SHALL BE A MOTHER OF NATIONS; KINGS OF PEOPLE SHALL BE OF HER.
GENESIS 21:3 AND ABRAHAM CALLED THE NAME OF HIS SON THAT WAS BORN UNTO HIM, WHOM SARAH BARE HIM, ISAAC.
The LORD kept HIS covenant, Abraham. Sarah his wife had a son named Isaac.
Before we go too far ahead Abram did have another son named Ismael, by the maid of Sarai. Some believe that this is where Islam stems from. Some believe that Ishmael is the chosen son of Abraham. I mention this next scripture only to explain that the Covenant is between Abraham and Sarah.
GENESIS 16: 2 AND SARAI SAID UNTO ABRAM, BEHOLD NOW, THE LORD HATH RESTRAINED ME FROM BEARING, I PRAY THEE, GO UNTO MY MAID; IT MAY BE THAT I MAY OBTAIN CHILDREN BY HER. AND ABRAM HEARKENED TO THE VOICE OF SARAI.
GENESIS 16:4 AND HE WENT IN UNTO HAGAR, AND SHE CONCEIVED: AND WHEN SHE SAW THAT SHE HAD CONCEIVED, HER MISTRESS WAS DESPISED IN HER EYES.
This caused Sarai to go to Abram and tell him about Hagar.
GENESIS 16:5&6 AND SARAI SAID UNTO ABRAM, MY WRONG BE UPON THEE: I HAVE GIVEN MY MAID INTO THY BOSOM; AND WHEN SHE SAW THAT SHE CONCEIVED, I WAS DESPISED IN HER EYES: THE LORD JUDGE BETWEEN ME AND THEE. BUT ABRAM SAID UNTO SARAI, BEHOLD THY MAID IS IN THY HAND; DO TO HER AS IT PLEASETH THEE. AND WHEN SARAI DEALT HARDLY WITH HER, SHE FLED FROM HER FACE.
Abram said to Sarai that Hagar was her maid to do whatever she wanted. Sarai dealt harshly with Hagar so harshly that she fled.
The Angel of the LORD came to Hagar and told her she was going to have a son. The Angel told her to go back. The Angel also told her that her son would be a wild man and he would be against every man and that every hand would be against him.
GENESIS 16:11&12 AND THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SAID UNTO HER, BEHOLD, THOU ART WITH CHILD, AND SHALT BEAR A SON, AND SHALT CALL HIS NAME ISHMAEL; BECAUSE THE LORD HATH HEARD THY AFFLICTION. AND HE WILL BE A WILD MAN; HIS HAND WILL BE AGAINST EVERY MAN, AND EVERY MAN'S HAND AGAINST HIM, AND HE SHALL DWELL IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL HIS BRETHREN.
GENESIS 17:18-21 AND ABRAHAM SAID UNTO GOD, O THAT ISHMAEL MIGHT LIVE BEFORE THEE! AND GOD SAID, SARAH THY WIFE SHALL BEAR THEE A SON INDEED: AND THOU SHALT CALL HIS NAME ISAAC: AND I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH HIS SEED. AND AS FOR ISHMAEL, I HAVE HEARD THEE: BEHOLD, I HAVE BLESSED HIM, AND WILL MAKE HIM FRUITFUL, AND WILL MULTIPLY HIM EXCEEDINGLY: TWELVE PRINCES SHALL HE BEGET, AND I WILL MAKE HIM A GREAT NATION. BUT MY COVENANT WILL I ESTABLISH WITH ISAAC, WHICH SARAH SHALL BEAR UNTO THEE AT THIS SET TIME IN THE NEXT YEAR.
GOD TOLD ABRAHAM HE WOULD BLESS ISHMAEL, BUT HE WAS NOT THE LINEAGE OF THE SEED, WHICH IS CHRIST JESUS.
Sarah did have her son and they called him Isaac.
Isaac had his son named Jacob.
GOD changed Jacob's name to Israel.
Jacob had twelve sons, they are called The Twelve Tribes of Israel.
One of Israels's sons is called Levi. This son is the Priesthood, they are the ones that GOD gave The LAW to.
The Levites are the ones that offered sacrifice to GOD for the sins of themselves and for the other Eleven Tribes for the forgiveness of sins.
Now when JESUS came as The LAMB of GOD, HE offered HIMSELF as The SACRIFICE for all man's sin. There is no longer a need for the Levitical sacrifice.
JESUS offered HIMSELF once and for all.
HEBREWS 7:27 WHO NEEDETH NOT DAILY AS THE HIGH PRIESTS TO OFFER UP SACRIFICE FIRST FOR HIS OWN SINS AND THEN FOR THE PEOPLE'S, FOR THIS HE DID ONCE WHEN HE OFFERED UP HIMSELF.
HEBREWS 10:12 BUT THIS MAN, AFTER HE, HAD OFFERED ONE SACRIFICE FOR SINS FOREVER, SAT DOWN ON THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD.
HEBREWS 10:1-3 FOR THE LAW HAVING A SHADOW OF GOOD THINGS TO COME, AND NOT THE VERY IMAGE OF THE THINGS, CAN NEVER WITH THOSE SACRIFICES WHICH THEY OFFERED YEAR BY YEAR CONTINUALLY MAKE THE COMERS THEREUNTO PERFECT. FOR THEN WOULD THEY NOT HAVE CEASED TO BE OFFERED? BECAUSE THAT THE WORSHIPPERS ONCE PURGED SHOULD HAVE NO MORE CONSCIENCE OF SINS. BUT IN THOSE SACRIFICES THERE IS A REMEMBRANCE AGAIN MADE OF SINS EVERY YEAR.
HEBREWS 10:9&10 THEN SAID HE, LO I COME TO DO THY WILL O GOD. HE TAKETH AWAY THE FIRST, THAT HE MAY ESTABLISH THE SECOND. BY THE WHICH WILL WE ARE SANCTIFIED THROUGH THE OFFERING OF THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST ONCE AND FOR ALL.
GALATIANS 3:24&25 WHEREFORE THE LAW WAS OUR SCHOOLMASTER TO BRING US UNTO CHRIST, THAT WE MIGHT BE JUSTIFIED BY FAITH. BUT AFTER FAITH IS COME, WE ARE NO LONGER UNDER A SCHOOLMASTER.
We are learning about the Covenant that GOD made with Man.
We also have to go through these scriptures, to learn how JESUS and HIS Sacrifice defeated the enmity between the LORD GOD. We will do this in future posts.
Donna Purifoy
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