SACRIFICE WITHHELD
06-04-17 This
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The brightness
of our revelations depends upon the correctness of our doctrines (our
building
blocks)
(Mark
4:13) And he said unto them, Know ye not this
parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING ALL PARABLES
IS:
THE SEED IS THE WORD OF GOD
(Luke 8:11-15) Now
the parable is this: The seed is the
word of God. Those [persons] by
the way side [unsaved persons living outside the
tabernacle compound (outside the church) and experiencing a life of
sin: the
devil’s domain] are they that hear;
then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts,
lest they
should believe and be saved. They on the rock [unsaved
persons inside the courtyard of the tabernacle church standing
before the brasen altar of sacrifice: Jesus Christ] [1] are
they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and
these have
no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall
away. And
that which fell among thorns [saved
persons inside the courtyard of the tabernacle church around the brasen
laver water
of cleansing: the Holy Spirit] [2] are
they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares
and
riches and pleasures of this
life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground
[saved persons inside the tabernacle church
of love: God] are they, which in an
honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it,
and bring forth fruit with patience.
1.
brasen
= Heb: copper; fig. base (as compared with gold or
silver):
brass, filthiness. [symbolizing sin]
2.
laver
= Heb: something round; a washbowl, a pulpit.
3.
by
the way side
(a life of sin)
the devil
outside
the tabernacle compound
4.
on
the rock
(sacrifice) Jesus
Christ inside the
courtyard of the tabernacle
5.
among
thorns
(cleansing) the
Holy Spirit
inside the courtyard of
the tabernacle
6.
on
the good ground (love)
God
inside
“the tabernacle of God” (Rev
21:3)
AN EXAMPLE OF USING THE KEY TO UNLOCK THE
DOOR OF OUR UNDERSTANDING
(Judg 8:4-9) And Gideon
[Heb: a feller
(warrior) /// to fell a tree: hew down] [a type and shadow of Jesus
Christ] came to Jordan
[Heb: a descender
/// to descend, go downward] [a type and shadow of the
Holy Spirit], and passed over [the river Jordan], he, and the three hundred [300] men that were
with him, faint [Heb:
weary], yet
pursuing them [pursuing the remaining
15,000 Midianite warriors]. And he said unto the men of Succoth [Heb: booths /// a hut or
lair: tabernacle, tent] [i.e., a covering
made of love], Give,
I pray you,
loaves of bread [i.e., help, support] unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah [Heb: sacrifice] and Zalmunna [Heb: withheld], kings of Midian [Heb: brawling, contentious,
discord, strife] [a type and shadow of all
unsaved peoples].
And the princes of
Succoth said, Are the hands
[Heb: powers] of Zebah and
Zalmunna now in thine hand [Heb: power], that we should give bread unto thine army?
And Gideon said, Therefore
when the LORD hath delivered Zebah [Heb:
sacrifice] and
Zalmunna [Heb:
withheld] into
mine hand, then I
will tear
[Heb: thresh] your
flesh with the thorns [Heb: in the sense of pricking; thorns] of the wilderness [wild er
ness] and
with briers [Dict: bushes] [Heb: thorny
bushes (perhaps as burning brightly) /// lightning; a flashing sword:
glittering
sword]. And he
went up thence [farther
eastward into the wilderness] to Penuel [Heb: the face of God /// turn (aside, away,
back)], and spake
unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered
him as the men of Succoth had answered him.
And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again
in
peace, I will break down this tower [Heb: a tower
(from its size or height): castle] [i.e., a covering made of stone –
hardness
of heart, pride].
(Judg 8:10-12) Now Zebah [Heb:
sacrifice] and
Zalmunna [Heb:
withheld] were in Karkor [Heb: rest], and their hosts with them, about fifteen
thousand men, all that were left of all the
hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty
thousand [120,000] men that drew sword. And
Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt
in tents [“nomads”
NIV] on the
east [farther
eastward into the
wilderness] of
Nobah [Heb:
to bark (as a dog)]
and Jogbehah
[Heb: to be
haughty, be proud],
and smote the host: for the host was secure [“thought itself secure”
Amplif. Bible] [safe]. And when Zebah [Heb: sacrifice] and Zalmunna [Heb: withheld] fled, he pursued after them, and
took [Heb:
captured] the two
kings of Midian,
Zebah [Heb:
sacrifice] and
Zalmunna [Heb:
withheld], and
discomfited all the host [“and
terrified all the army” Amplif.].
(Judg
8:13-17) And Gideon the son of
Joash returned from [the night-time]
battle before
the sun was up [i.e.,
just before the second
coming of Jesus Christ for judgment],
And caught a young man of the men
of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him [Gideon] the princes of Succoth, and the
elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen
men [77 men]. And he came unto the
men of Succoth [bypassing Penuel] [1], and
said, Behold Zebah [Heb: sacrifice]
and Zalmunna [Heb: withheld], with
whom
ye did upbraid [Heb: blaspheme, defy,
defame] me, saying, Are the
hands of Zebah [Heb: sacrifice] and
Zalmunna [Heb: withheld] now in thine
hand, that we should give
bread [i.e., help, support] unto
thy men that are weary? And he took the
elders of the city,
and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he
taught [(cleansed)] the men of
Succoth [Gideon
(Jesus Christ) “taught” (cleansed) the saved people living “among
thorns” about
sacrifice, as He is teaching you now through me]. And
he beat down [Heb:
destroyed, overthrew, pulled down] the
1.
(1
Pet 4:17) For
the time is come that judgment
must begin at the house of
God [Succoth]: and if
it first begin at us,
what shall the end be of them [Penuel]
that obey not the gospel of God?
OPENING THE DOOR OF OUR
UNDERSTANDING
SACRIFICE WITHHELD
(Mal 3:6-12) For I am the LORD [Heb: Jehovah], I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob
are not consumed [Heb:
utterly destroyed].
Even from the days of your
fathers ye are gone away from [disobedient
to] mine
ordinances [Heb:
commands, laws],
and have not kept them. Return unto me [(dual meanings)], and I will return unto
you [(dual
meanings)], saith
the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein [Heb: How] shall we return? Will a
man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein
have we
robbed thee? In tithes [a tenth of your increase
in financial terms (dual meanings)] and
offerings
[love gifts over and above
the tithe]. Ye
are cursed with a curse: for ye
have robbed me, even this whole
nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse [Dict: a place where things
are stored; esp., a warehouse], that there may be meat [Heb: food] in mine house, and prove
me [Heb:
test me] now
herewith, saith the LORD
of hosts, if I will not open [to] you the windows of heaven, and
pour you out a blessing [Heb: happiness], that there shall not
be room enough to receive it.
And I will rebuke [1] the
devourer [2] for your sakes, and he
[the devil
motivating the unsaved Midianites] shall not destroy the fruits of your ground;
neither shall your vine cast
her fruit before the [correct] time in the field [i.e., no abortion], saith the LORD of hosts. And all
nations shall call you blessed [Heb: happy]: for ye shall be a
delightsome land [to God, to others, and to
ourselves], saith
the LORD of hosts.
1.
rebuke
= Dict: 1. to blame
or scold in a sharp way; reprimand. 2. to force back.
2.
(1 Pet 5:8) Be
sober [Gk: abstain from wine] [drugs],
be vigilant [Gk: keep awake: be watchful];
because your adversary [Gk: Satan (as your
arch enemy)] the devil, as
a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour [Gk: to gulp entirely: swallow up]:
DECISIONS
Commentary to unsaved persons: What is your decision? You have only two
choices. Get born-again (saved), your life
literally depends upon it, or don’t get born-again
(saved).
Commentary to Christians: What is your decision? You have only two
choices: will you obey the LORD,
or do you prefer to be “taught” obedience
by the thorns and briers of the wilderness?
Amen