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<460924> 1 Corinthians 9:24 (a)This life is like the competition between athletes, each one is endeavoring to get ahead of the other. Each one hopes to get the prize of wealth, honor, fame or power.
<581201> Hebrews 12:1 (a)The Lord is exhorting us to live wisely, profitably and well. It is His desire that we should seek in every way to gain the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus, the crown, the "well done,' and the approval of the Judge.
human hands, but of God's heart. The garment of needlework, however, is the white linen garment, and consists of the righteous acts of God's people. By these, their good deeds, they weave a robe to wear, when they meet the Lord in the air. It is not the "robe of righteousness," for that is given to us by God when we trust the Savior, that is the golden dress. Deeds of righteous living, godly actions, holy ambitions, and saintly words constitute the white robe, and we should be sure it is made full size.
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<231419> Isaiah 14:19 (a) The description given in this portion seems to be a description of the covering of Satan, and of his character. The garments that he wore were gorgeous, magnificent and beautiful, but were not sufficiently strong to offer successful resistance in a day of wrath. In the fateful hour God cast him down.
<236303> Isaiah 63:3 (a) The garments of our Lord Jesus will be stained with the blood of His enemies as He treads them under His feet in His wrath in the coming day of judgment. His righteous wrath will be revealed by the blood stains on His garments.
<261613> Ezekiel 16:13 (a) This is a description of the beauty of Israel in the earlier years of their history. The songs of David echoed throughout the empire, there was prosperity, and the fear of God permeated the congregation. The garments represent the character of the people.
<380304> Zechariah 3:4 (a) The soiled garments represent the evil and wicked life of the ordinary person. In another Scripture He calls these "filthy rags." In the time of the new birth, or salvation, God removes these garments and replaces them with the Robe of Righteousness, which is the Garment of Salvation. This robe makes us presentable to God so that we may come into His presence without hesitation.
<660305> Revelation 3:5 (b)This is typical of the beautiful, sinless character of those who are saved by grace, walk with God, and are overcomers of sin and evil.
These permit the life also of Jesus to be manifest in their mortal bodies. (See also
<660318>Revelation 3:18; 4:4.)
<053202> Deuteronomy 32:2 (a) This is a type of the precious blessings of God that will be sent from heaven to revive and restore and refresh His people.
<102304> 2 Samuel 23:4 (c) In this statement we see a real comparison between the reign of Saul, which was full of sorrow and bitterness, and the reign of David which was to bring such refreshing blessing from heaven to the people.
<197206> Psalm 72:6 (a)We see here a picture of the delightful effects of the grace of God, the kindness of our Lord, and the beneficent influence of His presence upon the drooping heart and the weary soul.
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<202514> Proverbs 25:14 (a)The Lord is telling us here of those whose tongue is larger than the hand. They talk big, but do little. They promise much, but produce nothing.
<202803> Proverbs 28:3 (a)One would think that the poor man would bring a blessing to the poor, seeing they are in the same condition. One would think that the rain would bring fruitfulness and blessing to the ground as it fell upon it. The opposite is true in this picture. The rain destroys the vegetation by its force and power, which is unnatural, and it is quite unnatural for a poor man to oppress others who are poor.
<211202> Ecclesiastes 12:2 (a) Here is a wonderful picture of old age. Nothing seems to be right to the one who has become aged. After a rain, the clouds should disappear, and the sun should shine again. With the aged, however, there is no longer a consciousness of joy following sorrow, nor smiles following tears, nor the sun following rain.
<230406> Isaiah 4:6 (b) This is descriptive of the storms of trouble, and the deluge of sorrow which would overwhelm the soul were it not for the refuge offered by our Lord in Himself. (See also <400725>Matthew 7:25.)
<235510> Isaiah 55:10 (a) The Word of God is compared in this passage to the rain which falls upon the dry ground, and does its work immediately; also to the snow which falls and may lie upon the ground many days to finally soak in and produce a blessing. When we read the Word of God, or hear it preached, some blessing always comes immediately. Other things that we hear or read lie dormant in our souls and minds, sometimes for years; then when the conditions are ripe, that particular message becomes a live message.
<280603> Hosea 6:3 (a) The passage no doubt refers to the restoration of Israel in
their own land as a nation. It also may be applied to our own lives. The blessing of our Lord is given in the spring to cause the seed to grow, and the fields to flourish. This is true in the early part of our lives when the mind is active, the vision is clear, and there is strength for action. Then at the end of the harvest, as at the end of our lives, the blessing of the Lord is given to soften the ground, and prepare the fields for another season of planting and harvesting. The Lord gives dying grace to those who are dying.
<590507> James 5:7 (a) This figure is used to describe the joy that comes to the heart in all our service as we look for and expect and receive the blessings
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<660403> Revelation 4:3 (a)The bow in this Scripture is a complete one. There is no break in it. All the colors have disappeared, except the green. Green is the color that represents praise and worship. The complete bow tells us that in the next life we shall see and understand all the goodness of God to us, all His grace in dealing with us, all His measureless mercy which preserved us. Because of this we shall spend eternity in adoring praise and worship.
<661001> Revelation 10:1 (a)Since the rainbow appears around the head of this mighty angel just before the judgments begin, it is to tell us that grace always appears before wrath, and God's goodness provides a remedy from the dire results of rebellion.
<022505> Exodus 25:5 (c)This is a symbol of the blessed protection from God's wrath, which is offered by the death of our Lord and the shedding of His precious blood. The skins had to come from animals that had died. (See also
<022614>Exodus 26:14; 35:7; 36:19.)
<022922> Exodus 29:22 (c)This ram represents the Lord Jesus Christ as an offering of consecration for us. His life was so perfect that God could accept it, and does accept it, in the place of our's. We give ourselves over to the Lord because we are in Christ, and therefore are acceptable to God.
<030821> Leviticus 8:21 (c) The burnt offering is a picture of the whole person being offered to God in complete devotion to Him. He is given the body,
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the mind, the heart, the affections, the talents, and the gifts in complete abandonment to His will. (See also <030902>Leviticus 9:2.)
<030904> Leviticus 9:4 (c) This animal represents the Lord Jesus as our peace offering. He made peace by the blood of His cross. He brought peace to us. He is our peace. (See also <490214>Ephesians 2:14.)
<031921> Leviticus 19:21 (c)In this trespass offering we find another picture of the Lord Jesus as the One who gave Himself not only "for us" as a burnt offering, but also "for us" as an offering for our trespasses and transgressions. He died for what we are, that is our character, and He died for what we do, and that is our conduct. As the sin offering is described in
<022915> Exodus 29:15, wherein the Savior gave Himself for our own wicked selves, so He gave Himself also for our deeds and doings.
<040508> Numbers 5:8 (c) This animal paid the debt that was due from the sinner. By the death of the animal, the obligation against the sinner was met, and the
sinner could go free. (See also <151019>Ezra 10:19.) This is a picture of Christ offered for us.
<091522> 1 Samuel 15:22 (c) This picture is to remind us that no amount of outward show will suffice to cover up the truth that is in the inward parts. God would rather have obedience and the love of the soul for Him than gifts and sacrifices from a heart that did not care.
<270803> Daniel 8:3 (a) The animal in this case represents the Medio-Persian empire. The two horns represent the power of the two kingdoms. The power of Darius, of the Median Empire, was greater than the power of the Persian empire. Therefore,
the greater horn represents Darius.
RANSOM — <183324> Job 33:24 (b) The Lord Jesus Christ is the only ransom that can deliver us. Job found that ransom, and it may be that Elihu did as well. Christ is the only one who could pay the debt and set us free. He must belong to us to be our ransom. (See also <402028>Matthew 20:28.)
<183618> Job 36:18 (b) This represents the great price which God accepted from the Lord Jesus Christ at Calvary where the Savior paid the debt for the sinner. The work of Christ does not avail after death.
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<194907> Psalm 49:7 (b) The redeeming of the soul is by the precious blood of Jesus, and there is no substitute for it. No person, nor priest, can buy salvation for another.
<540206> 1 Timothy 2:6 (a) Christ is the ransom for the sinner. No woman, no man, no church, no religion, no good works, no money, no prayers can avail for this purpose. Jesus Christ only can pay the debt and set us free.
<233411> Isaiah 34:11 (c) This is a picture of the unsaved who dwell in desolate places and who have no interest or care for the things of God. The raven was an unclean bird.
<421224> Luke 12:24 (b) Here we see a symbol of God's kindness and care. The raven is a worthless bird. It has no particular value and is not cared for by human beings. Yet God meets its needs. So the Lord cares for His own who are certainly far better and more to be considered than this unclean bird. Note also that the raven is black. (Sinners are black in God's sight). Its legs conform in color to its surroundings. Those who live along the ocean have white legs; those around black soil have black legs, those in sandy regions have gray legs. So the sinner conforms his walk to the society in which he moves but he stays black all the time. The little young ravens are as black as their parents. Children are sinners just as their parents. Only God could change a raven and make it white and make it sing. (Only God can change a sinner into a singing saint.)
hurts deeply.
<230720> Isaiah 7:20 (a) This is the largest razor in all the world. It is the King of Assyria, who was to take away from Israel much of their possessions and many of their people. God would use this king to punish His people Israel.
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<19C605> Psalm 126:5 (a) Here we are told of the success that one will have in soul winning if the worker cares enough to weep. This refers not only to ministry among the unsaved, but also to ministry among the believers.
<202208> Proverbs 22:8 (a)Evil works are not permanently fruitful. We must not cease laboring because of the fear of difficulties.
<280807> Hosea 8:7 (a) This figure is used to inform us that a little bit of sin may produce a tremendous lot of evil and harm.
<281012> Hosea 10:12 (a) In contrast with Hosed 8:7, the Lord is telling us that a little investment in goodness will produce great and numerous blessings.
<402526> Matthew 25:26 (a) The Lord seems to be using this expression in derision and scorn. It is not true that men reap where they have not sowed, except it be that one soweth and another reapeth. It is certainly true that in the case of each convert, at least in civilized countries, someone has preceded the soul winner with messages and godly influences. In this way the one who gathers in the lost soul is reaping that which another prepared.
<430438> John 4:38 (a) God had worked in the hearts of the people before the messenger arrived with the dosing word. God had been dealing with Israel through the years preparing their hearts for the Messiah. Now the disciples were to go and put on, as we say, "the finishing touches." The prophets had been telling that the Messiah would come, and that they should believe on Him when he arrives. Now the disciples were to go forth pointing to Him and saying, the hour has come, the Messiah has arrived, and you must believe on Him.
<460911> 1 Corinthians 9:11 (a)The lesson we learn here is that those who preach and teach the Word should be well paid for their services. The ox that works for the farmer should be well fed by the farmer. So the servant of God should have his
needs well met by those whom he well serves.
<470906> 2 Corinthians 9:6 (a)This statement of fact is a comparison between our ministry to one another with the seed-sowing of the farmer. If we say very little about the Savior, we shall expect little results. If we say much about Him, we may expect large results. If we spend only a few moments either with Him, or for Him, we may expect that the results may not be very great. The farmer who skimps on the seed may expect a skimpy harvest.
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<480607> Galatians 6:7 (a) Again our Lord uses the seed-sowing of the farmer, and the resultant harvest as a picture of that which happens in our human lives. The man who gives his life over to whiskey, tobacco, long night hours, careless exposure to the elements, may expect that his body will suffer from it, and his soul will not prosper.
<480608> Galatians 6:8 (a) Those who sow to the flesh make provision for the flesh to obtain what it wants. If he is a drinking man he will lay in a stock of liquor so that he may have it easily when he wants it. If he is addicted to tobacco, he will lay in a stock of tobacco, so it will be easy to get when he wants it. This is in contrast to those who sow to the Spirit. These carry a Bible with them so that it will be easy to read the passage suggested by the Spirit. They will have some kind of arrangement whereby they can get alone to pray when the Spirit offers that suggestion. They will make companions of God's people, so that the Spirit can easily engage them in heavenly conversations.
<661415> Revelation 14:15 (a) Probably this refers to the time appointed for the death of people. It is compared to the ripened harvest which is ready to be gathered in.
of Christ and the shedding of His precious blood. The rams had to die before the skins could be obtained. These red ram skins covered all the tabernacle. This may be taken to represent the fact that the precious shed blood of Christ Jesus must cover and protect everything connected with the Christian's life, activity and sacrifice. (See also <023523>Exodus 35:23.)
<041902> Numbers 19:2 (c) We may see in this animal a type of Christ Jesus who was made sin for us, and died that we might be presented blameless and guiltless before God.
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<230118> Isaiah 1:18 (a) This color seems to apply to sins in many parts of the Scriptures. We never see sin compared to the color "black." Red seems to be the symbol of sin. (See also <031319>Leviticus 13:19.)
<236302> Isaiah 63:2 (a) This color represents the terrible wrath and judgment of God when our Lord Jesus, the Judge of all the earth, treads down His enemies. The figure indicates that the blood of His enemies will be splashed up upon His garments making them red. This same truth is found in other passages. Christ is the One who treads upon the grapes in the wine press, and the grapes represent His enemies.
<380108> Zechariah 1:8 (b) Since the myrtle trees represent those who live a happy life, some think that these horses are a type of Christ riding in power because of the red blood, and because of Calvary to protect and preserve His own people.
Others think that these horses represent angels sent among the people to bring upon them the wrath of God because they were indifferent and unconcerned. Others think that these horses are a type of sin that pervades all the land. (See also
<380605>Zechariah 6:5; <660604>Revelation 6:4.)
<661203> Revelation 12:3 (a)This animal is a type of Satan, the man of sin, who is all evil, sinful and wicked. We should notice that this animal is in heaven. Satan has not yet been cast out of heaven.
REFINE — (and forms) <381309>Zechariah 13:9 (a) This beautiful type represents the living God dealing with His people and cleansing them from evil ways. (See also <234810>Isaiah 48:10.) It is a type of the bitter experiences through which the Lord permits His people to pass in order to make them better Christians. (See also <390302>Malachi 3:2.)
rest, peace and safety of the child of God who, in the midst of the storms of life, flies to the secret place of prayer and there leans upon the breast of his loving Lord. (See also <194601>Psalm 46:1; <232504>Isaiah 25:4.)
<102203> 2 Samuel 22:3 (a) David did not trust in his army, nor in the caves, nor the wilderness, nor men. He trusted only in the protecting care of God. (See also
<190909>Psalm 9:9; 14:6; 48:3; 57:1; 59:16; 62:7; 91:2.)
<19E204> Psalm 142:4 (a)All human devices and plans fail to bring security and peace. David wrote this Psalm while he was in a cave fleeing from Saul. His heart was resting in the Lord, not in the darkness of the cave.
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<201426> Proverbs 14:26 (a)As David, Moses and others of God's great men found a shelter from the storm in the protecting care of God, so this wise man assures us that that protection may be ours also.
<230406> Isaiah 4:6 (a) God provides in Himself, and for Himself, all the protection from the storms of life that the believer needs. (See also
<232504> Isaiah 25:4; <241619>Jeremiah 16:19; <580618>Hebrews 6:18.)
<232817> Isaiah 28:17 (b) This is a graphic type of the false position taken by sinners who deceive themselves into thinking they are hidden and protected by false teachings, self-deceptions, and Godless religions.
<450517> Romans 5:17 (a) The word is used to describe that one who is a conqueror over passion, lust and all evil things.
<450521> Romans 5:21 (a) This word is used to show how that God's grace is more powerful and more evident than sin. When the tide is out, then many rocks and boulders appear on the beach. These represent sins in the life. When the tide comes in, there is far more water than stones, and the tide completely covers all the boulders on the beach. That great incoming tide represents the wonderful grace of God.
<450612> Romans 6:12 (a)By this figure we are admonished to let no evils prevail in the life, so that they direct the life in wrong paths.
<460408> 1 Corinthians 4:8 (a)Paul is using sarcasm and irony in this passage to shame the Corinthians into seeing their real condition.
REINS — <181613> Job 16:13 (a) The word is used as a type of feelings, experiences, desires and thoughts. (See also <190709>Psalm 7:9; 16:7; 26:2;
<202316> Proverbs 23:16; <241120>Jeremiah 11:20; 17:10; <660223>Revelation 2:23.)
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<290213> Joel 2:13 (a) By this word we are called upon to feel a deep grief over sin and evil.
<400706> Matthew 7:6 (a) If we reveal precious things of God to the ungodly scoffer, he may use it to injure us in many ways. We saw this exemplified in the fact that we helped China in her distress; we also helped Japan at the time of the earthquake; and we helped Russia in the time of the war. We received back bullets, persecution of American citizens, expulsion of American missionaries, and a closed frontier to our travelers. This is a perfect example of the meaning of this passage.
RENT — <402751> Matthew 27:51 (a) This torn veil tells the wonderful story of an open way into the presence of God, and also for an open way for God to come forth in blessing to His people. Sin had been a terrible hindrance. Now that Christ had died for sin, and for sins, and for sinners, God could come out in grace and kindness to offer salvation to every living person. Now the sinner could enter God's presence because of the precious blood of Jesus. (See also <411538>Mark 15:38; <422345>Luke 23:45; <581020>Hebrews 10:20.)
<010809> Genesis 8:9 (c) In this picture we may see the truth that the Christian represented by the dove will find no resting place in all the earth's provisions for the soul. Only in Christ, represented by the ark, is there a safe place for rest and peace.
<023314> Exodus 33:14 (a)If any man in the world had a right to worry, it was Moses. He had been given the commission and the command to lead about three million people away from their homes, their business, their comforts and conveniences into a desert. There were no bridges, no roads, no stores, no crops, no comforts of any kind. In this tremendously difficult situation, God assured Moses that His provision would be so complete that Moses could rest and not worry about anything. This is one of the greatest promises in the Bible. We may have this rest about our lives.
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<023421> Exodus 34:21 (a) Most of God's servants get so busy that they have no time to get away for rest with the Lord. (See also <410631>Mark 6:31.)
<080109> Ruth 1:9 (a) Naomi gave some very wrong advice to her two daughters-in- law. None of them had found rest down in Moab, and Moab is a type of the world. The "rest" that she spoke about was rest from the sorrows of widowhood, and the grief that always goes with a broken home. The only place they could find real rest would be among the people of God, and under the protecting care of the true God. That kind of rest is the portion of those who lay their burdens at the feet of the Lord, and leave them there.
<130631> 1 Chronicles 6:31 (a)The traveling days of Israel through the wilderness were finished. The ark was to be carried about no more. This is a picture of that which is the blessing of the child of God who, in complete consecration, quits his wandering from the paths of the Lord, and gives his life completely to the Holy Spirit.
<199511> Psalm 95:11 (a) The blessing which is spoken of in this passage is described more fully in <580405>Hebrews 4:5. It is a ceasing from one's own work for salvation, or forgiveness, and a relaxing in God's presence because "Jesus paid it all." The work and Person of Christ are sufficient to satisfy God, and to save the soul. The believer enters into this rest when he ceases from his own works, and trusts fully and entirely in Christ Jesus for His salvation.
<19B607> Psalm 116:7 (a) This is an appeal David makes to his own heart to quit worrying and fretting over the sins of others, or the sorrows of his own path. The Lord Himself takes the burden, blots out the sins, removes the hindrances, and gives us freedom. David called on his soul to enjoy this blessing.
<231110> Isaiah 11:10 (a)This is descriptive of the wonderfully blessed condition that
shall exist on the earth when all enmity, animosity and antipathy are removed. Man and beast will dwell together in comfort, unity and safety. We may apply this truth now.
<232812> Isaiah 28:12 (a) Again our blessed Lord invites His people to quit worrying and fretting about the enemy, or about any other adverse situation. He wants his child to let Him handle all the problems, solve the difficulties and gain the victory.
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<236601> Isaiah 66:1 (b) In addition to the prophetic aspect in which Israel was to build a temple again for God, there is a beautiful type here of that sweet experience of the Christian wherein he builds in his life a character and an experience in which God is delighted and in which God feels at home. Jesus said, "We will come unto him, and make Our abode with him"
( <431423>John 14:23), thus indicating that God is at rest in the life of a loving, obedient Christian.
<270705> Daniel 7:5 (b) Here is indicated the ferocity and devastating effect of this Medio-Persian kingdom in destroying the Babylonian kingdom and retaining some of the fragments of its characteristics. The three ribs represent the three great kings of Babylon.
RICH — (and forms) <023015>Exodus 30:15 (a)We learn from this passage that
all are saved by the same price, the precious blood of Christ.
There is no respect of persons with God. The rich and the poor must come through the same door, helpless, hopeless and penniless, trusting only in the Savior of men, Christ Jesus, who paid the price at Calvary.
<200818> Proverbs 8:18 (c)Here we see a type of all the virtues and graces given by the Lord to His children to adorn society, bless the church, and bring honor and glory to God.
<201022> Proverbs 10:22 (a)In this is described those who are filled with faith, zeal, earnestness, vision, as well as the graces of the Spirit of God.
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<201104> Proverbs 11:4 (c)This is quite significant in that it typifies all manner of human effort to put away sin, and obtain favor with God. This passage denounces all human efforts to save one's self, or to save another. It repudiates such things as rituals, sacraments, masses, prayers, penance, religious activities, money, time, tears and ecclesiastical powers. None of these have any value at all with regard to the salvation of the soul. They will not avail at the Judgment Throne of God.
Only the living Christ and His shed blood do avail to meet God's requirements.
<201307> Proverbs 13:7 (a)This wonderful truth reveals God's thoughts as contrasted with human ideas. The Lord is telling us that those who lay up riches for themselves and have nothing for God, God's work and God's people, and give nothing for the spread of the gospel, are poor in God's sight. There are others who, out of their poverty, or meager income, give as liberally as possible for the work of the Lord, the building of the church, the spread of the gospel, and these are called rich in God's sight. (See also
<201124> Proverbs 11:24; <421221>Luke 12:21.)
<234503> Isaiah 45:3 (a) The promise made to Cyrus was one of unusual blessing from God. The Lord would let him have the peculiar treasure of kings, the Lord would enable him to obtain the blessings of power, the Lord would give to him unusual experiences of happiness and joy. All of this actually took place.
<401923> Matthew 19:23 (a)Those who hold themselves in high estimation and think themselves to be fit for heaven without the robe of righteousness will find themselves deceived and shut outside the door of heaven. This is the same truth as that which is found in <400722>Matthew 7:22-23. (See also
<411025> Mark 10:25; <421825>Luke 18:25.)
<420153> Luke 1:53 (b) This word describes the condition of those who are religious
intellectuals, self-satisfied, self-sufficient, self-made, who feel that they have no need of a Savior to save them, nor of a Lord to lead them. (See also <421619>Luke 16:19.)
<421221> Luke 12:21 (a) This blessing should be enjoyed by all of God's people, the blessing of being rich toward God and for God. We are to have an abundance of good works, of loving kindness, of zeal in the gospel, of earnest care for the church, of increased talents for the Lord, and of usefulness to the people of God.
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<421611> Luke 16:11 (a) In this place the Lord is evidently referring to the secrets of God as revealed in the truths of His Word. He wants us to be abundantly supplied with grace, mercy, peace, faith, hope, love and all those other sweet graces of heaven which He entrusts to those who are good stewards of the manifold grace of God. (See also <450204>Romans 2:4; 9:23, 11:33; <490107>Ephesians 1:7, 18;
3:8; <500419>Philippians 4:19.)
<451012> Romans 10:12 (a) God has the blessing of eternal riches. He is said to be rich in mercy. He has an abundance of grace. He has a storehouse of peace and love, with all the attributes that accompany Him. He never is bankrupt in any grace. He is plenteous in mercy and loves to forgive.
<460408> 1 Corinthians 4:8 (a) Paul is using irony and sarcasm in this passage, and is referring to the self-sufficiency of these people wherein they are satisfied with their lot, and seem to have no need of any blessing.
<470610> 2 Corinthians 6:10 (a)The apostle is referring to the fact that his ministry brought much blessing to those who heard him, and who sat under his ministry. He taught them the truth of God which filled their hearts with gladness, their minds with understanding, and their lives with fruitfulness. They were blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ.
<581126> Hebrews 11:26 (b) We find here a symbol of the great blessing that comes to the soul through being affiliated with, associated with, and related to the Lord Jesus.
<660209> Revelation 2:9 (a)This church had a great deal of spiritual pride and self- sufficiency. They felt they had need of no spiritual blessing or help. (See also
<660317>Revelation 3:17.)
RISE (UP) — <041035> Numbers 10:35 (b) This is a figure which represents God in action. The same truth is found in <232821>Isaiah 28:21. It is a prayer for God to work on their behalf.
<244702> Jeremiah 47:2 (b) This is a picture of the enemy organizing a strong army from the northern kingdoms to invade Israel.
<401241> Matthew 12:41 (a) We understand, by this expression, the resurrection scene when the witnesses will be brought before the throne of God to testify. (See also <421132>Luke 11:32.)
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<661301> Revelation 13:1 (a)Most commentators believe that this is a development of the Antichrist who emerges from among the common people (the sea),
who assumes great power and presents himself as the Christ who is to rule the world.
Ezek 1:18 (a) It seems that the rings are synonymous with the wheels. They are a picture of God in action, progress, motivations from heaven. The eyes indicate the Holy Spirit, who is Himself always intimately associated with all the works of God the Father and of God the Son. Their height indicates the magnificence and the greatness of the unsearchable ways of God. When we see the might and the majesty of His work in creation, and of His power in keeping the universe in order, this strikes us with awe.
<421522> Luke 15:22 (b) Here we see a token of the relationship between the Father and His child. It is a public acknowledgment from God that this one is His Child and His Son. It is a mark of identification in regard to relationship, as well as authority.
<280910>Hosea 9:10.)
<290313> Joel 3:13 (b) This type describes the full growth of iniquity and sin in the earth until the righteous God will endure it no longer, and will bring the earth to judgment. (See also <661415>Revelation 14:15.)
<330701> Micah 7:1 (b)The prophet is describing his heart hunger. The evils that were around him, and the wickedness which he saw, gave him a deep longing for something more precious, and more satisfying to the soul than he was able to obtain. It also describes his desire for Israel to be like she was when she came out of Egypt, happy in freedom, and content to walk with God.
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<340312> Nahum 3:12 (b)The figure used in this case describes the wickedness of Nineveh which made her ready for the judgment of God.
RIVER — <190103> Psalm 1:3 (a) The Holy Spirit is thus described. The child of God is planted in the soil for security, close by the water (the river) for inspiration, for refreshing and for the abundant life. (See also <241708>Jeremiah 17:8.) The river is the Holy Spirit.
<193608> Psalm 36:8 (a)The blessings of God are so abundant, so liberal and so great that no other figure could properly express the value of them. The things that please God are revealed to us in His Word. We enter into those pleasures, and our joy is full.
<194604> Psalm 46:4 (b) This type represents the gracious ministry of the Holy Spirit in all His various activities. He brings joy and life more abundant wherever His ministry is given.
<19A733> Psalm 107:33 (a) This passage is reminding us of the fact that God is able to turn blessings into curses. He tells us this very plainly in <390202>Malachi 2:2.
<233202> Isaiah 32:2 (a) In this beautiful way the Lord is telling us of the tremendous and constant blessings which flow to the soul from the living Christ on the Throne. There is no measuring of His goodness toward us. There is no limit to the supply. (See also <233321>Isaiah 33:21; 41:18.)
<234302> Isaiah 43:2 (a) Here we see a type of the great volume and avalanche of sorrow and trouble that sometimes overtakes God's people. The sorrows like sea billows roll. The flood of adversity overwhelms the heart. Then our Lord promises that we will not be submerged by it. He will preserve us and keep us always.
<234319> Isaiah 43:19 (a) This beautiful promise of our Lord is to inform us that He has an abundance of remedies for all of our barrenness and fruitlessness. He wants us to take advantage of His rich provisions for our lives, so that we will not be barren nor unfruitful. (See also <610108>2 Peter 1:8.)
<264705> Ezekiel 47:5 (b) This is a type of the Holy Spirit issuing out from the door, which is Christ, and coming to the ankles, affecting our walk, then to the knees, affecting our prayer life and devotion, then to the loins, affecting our service, and then enveloping us completely so that we are wholly baptized into Him and He completely controls all of us. Where this river
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flows, there will be life more abundant. Fishermen will be there fishing for souls and there will be a great multitude of fish to be caught or souls to be saved. Also the salt places will be healed and there will be sweet and blessed experiences among God's people.
<430738> John 7:38 (a) Here is a type which represents the gracious spiritual ministry of those who drink in the Holy Spirit, make Him their Lord, and expect Him to fill the life.
<662201> Revelation 22:1 (b)It is quite evident that this river represents the fullness of the rich blessings of God revealed in the fulfillment of His Word as it is ministered to the souls of the saved. It tells of refreshing, of life- giving power, of constant supply, and of sweet fruitfulness. All of these are enjoyed to the full when we are in heaven.
<202815> Proverbs 28:15 (a)This animal roars when it is hungry and seeking more prey. So wicked rulers are never satisfied with that which they have conquered, but are seeking more people to crush and to rule.
<600508> 1 Peter 5:8 (a) The Devil is never satisfied with his conquests. He seeks constantly to wreck and to ruin the lives of men, women and children to make them to doubt God, to turn away from the Word of God, and to follow his wicked designs.
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indicating that he was righteous in all his ways, his actions, and his words. (See also <236110>Isaiah 61:10; <451314>Romans 13:14.)
<421522> Luke 15:22 (b) This garment is called the "best" one for several reasons. It is made in heaven, and therefore is perfect. It is given freely, and no price can purchase it. It always fits every kind of a person. It may be worn in any place. It may be worn at any time. It cannot be stolen from you. It never wears out. It never needs cleaning or mending. It is always appropriate. It is always becoming. It is always in style. It is the only garment which can be worn into heaven, and in the presence of the King. All other garments must be left behind at death. It is the robe of righteousness, the garment of salvation, which God gives to each person who trusts Him fully, and believes in Him implicitly.
<660611> Revelation 6:11 (b)These garments represent righteousness which is given as a gift ( <450517>Romans 5:17) to those who, coming as lost sinners to God by Jesus Christ, are saved by grace, and washed white in the blood of the Lamb. (See also <660709>Revelation 7:9; 19:8.)
<023321> Exodus 33:21-22 (a) This rock represents the Lord Jesus Christ. When we sing "Rock of Ages, Cleft for me, let me hide myself in Thee" that is the thought which we find in this passage of Scripture. God the Father can only look upon us as we are in Christ. It is only as we are in Christ that we can see or understand or enjoy the glory of God.
<042008> Numbers 20:8, 11 (a)In the first instance God told Moses to strike the rock.
That represents the stroke of God on Christ Jesus at Calvary
( <021706>Exodus 17:6). In this instance God told him to speak to the rock. That rock is Christ ( <461004>1 Corinthians 10:4). Christ is not to be smitten again, once was sufficient. This completely condemns the Catholic mass. Those who celebrate mass will be shut out of the promised land, as Moses was shut out of Canaan. The rock was to be spoken to the second time, which indicates that we are only to come to Him in prayer and praise with our petitions and receive again the abundance of forgiveness, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
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<042421> Numbers 24:21 (a)This figure is used to represent the Lord Jesus as the hiding place from the storm, the tempest, the wind, and the enemy. (See also
<244828>Jeremiah 48:28.)
<053204> Deuteronomy 32:4 (a) This type represents the sure foundation which we have for our faith. It represents the character of God, His stability, security and firmness. It represents that He is our place of protection and of refuge. (See also
<199422>Psalm 94:22.)
<053213> Deuteronomy 32:13 (a) Both honey and water are described as coming out of "the Rock" (Christ). The honey is for rich food value, and the water is for refreshing, inspiration and life-giving virtue. (See also <198116>Psalm 81:16.)
<053215> Deuteronomy 32:15 God is the source of our salvation (see <198926>Psalm 89:26)
<053218> Deuteronomy 32:18 God is the source of our life <053230> Deuteronomy 32:30 God is our owner
<053231> Deuteronomy 32:31 God is eternally perfect and unchanging <053237>
Deuteronomy 32:37 The ungodly are not trusting the true Rock
<090202> 1 Samuel 2:2 (a) Our God and our Savior can be trusted fully. No one else is dependable except them.
<102202> 2 Samuel 22:2 (a) David uses this as a type of the strength and stability of the Lord who never changes, never sinks, but is always dependable and safe. (See also <193103>Psalm 31:3; 18:2, 31; 92:15.)
<192705> Psalm 27:5 (a) Whenever David was in trouble he turned to the Lord for security, safety and rest. (See also <194002>Psalm 40:2; 28:1.)
<196202> Psalm 62:2 (a)The psalmist learned by experience that there is no hiding place that is secure from trouble except in the presence, the care and the fellowship of his Lord. (See also <196102>Psalm 61:2; 78:35.)
<19B408> Psalm 114:8 (a) Christ never seems to be attractive until after we are saved. Then our Lord becomes the source of all joy and blessing, and the giver of the Holy Spirit.
<203026> Proverbs 30:26 (c)We are reminded by this that the Rock, Christ Jesus, is a place of refuge for weak, feeble Christians who are unable to resist the enemy, nor stand in the storm.
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<230814> Isaiah 8:14 (a) The Lord Jesus is an offense to all the house of Israel. They resent Him, they reject Him, they crucified Him, and today they will not have Him. He is also an offense to most Gentiles who prefer a false religion, or worldliness, or sinful pleasure rather than to own Him as their Lord, trust in Him as the Redeemer, and follow Him as their Guide.
<233202> Isaiah 32:2 (a)This describes the sweet, restful experience of the child of God who retires from his busy life, the cares of the home, the distress of business, to rest in the Lord, and to enjoy His fellowship.
<235101> Isaiah 51:1 (b) Christ Jesus is the Rock and each believer is a chip from that Rock, a very part of Christ. (See also <231710>Isaiah 17:10.) It may mean that each sinner is a part and character of this wicked world (which is compared to a rock, with no life), and that only the Divine power of God in the gospel can blast him loose from it, and make him free.
<242329> Jeremiah 23:29 (b)In this passage the rock represents the hardened heart of the sinner. It may represent the hard soil in a church, or the hard feelings in a family. The Word of God is able to break up any of these and make the ground soft for the entrance of His Word.
<244828> Jeremiah 48:28 (b)This is a call for sinners to leave their state of wickedness and give themselves over to Christ Jesus, the Rock of ages, to make Him their dwelling place and their habitation.
<300612> Amos 6:12 (b) This verse contains a truth which every Christian worker should observe. The rock represents a hardened condition of the heart which has no desire to receive the Word of God. It represents a class that is being well taught, but does not respond to the teaching. The ground is barren, the minds are not receptive. It represents a church group which resists the teaching of the Word
of God, has no interest in the Son of God, and will not listen to the Spirit of God. In every such case, this verse is telling us plainly to move away, find a different location, cease the labor, and find a field or a person who does want the Word of God, and will listen.
<400724> Matthew 7:24 (b) Here we see a type of Christ Jesus, the foundation stone for every true believer, a resting place for those who build for eternity. (See also
<420648>Luke 6:48.)
<401618> Matthew 16:18 (a)This rock is a type of the Lord Jesus Himself, and is not a type of the Catholic church, nor any other human thing. Christ Jesus
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is the Rock, He is the foundation, He is the Stone which builders have rejected, and no one else is the Rock. Peter never claimed to be this rock, nor is he ever referred to in the Bible as this rock.
<402751> Matthew 27:51 (c) This is probably a picture of the fate that awaits the foundation of every false religion in the world. Everything upon which men build, every false faith will be utterly broken by the power of our Lord, and only Christ, the eternal Rock, will remain.
<420806> Luke 8:6 (a) This rock represents the heart that is hardened by the Devil, so that the seed of the Word of God cannot take root, finds no substance with which to grow, and therefore brings forth no fruit. (See
<420813> Luke 8:13 for the explanation.)
<450933> Romans 9:33 (a) Again Christ Jesus is the Stone. He is an offense to both Jew and Gentile. When they come in contact with Him, through preaching, or through the Scriptures, they stumble and fall. They oppose Christ, but He stands firm while they disappear. It describes the permanent character of Christ. The failure of Israel to receive Christ did not change Him from His purpose, nor remove Him from His place as the Lord and Savior of the soul. The ungodly might butt their heads against this Rock, might seek to injure or destroy Him, but like the Rock of Gibraltar He stands firm through the ages. He remains on the field of battle to see the burial of His enemies.
<461004> 1 Corinthians 10:4 (a)This passage very clearly states that the Rock which Moses struck the first time, and should have spoken to the second time (but he struck it) was Christ Jesus the Lord. We, too, find that in this desert world where there is so little for the soul of the Christian to enjoy, Christ Jesus is still the Rock from which the Holy Spirit, the Living Water, and the Word of God, the Living
Water, flow freely to refresh our hearts and souls.
<020404> Exodus 4:4 (c) Probably this is an emblem of that which becomes useful to God when it is in the hand of God's servant, although it might have been
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injurious before being turned over to the Lord. The Lord has a way of turning liabilities into assets.
<041702> Numbers 17:2 (a) This is an emblem of authority from God. It was a sign and proof to all Israel that Aaron was his chosen high priest to lead the people in their worship, and was His chosen mediator between Himself and the people of Israel. When it budded in the tabernacle, and the others did not, He was showing Israel that He rejected the claims of Korah, Dathan and Abiram, and all others who assumed the place of leadership. He was also revealing the fact that He could take any old dead "stick," bring it into His presence, and change that person into a beautiful and fruitful Christian.
<190209> Psalm 2:9 (a) This is a type that reveals God's resistless power. It is unbending, it is irresistible, and will crush all the enemies of our Lord Christ. (See also <19B002>Psalm 110:2.)
<192304> Psalm 23:4 (b) This is probably a symbol of the powerful punishment which our Lord will exercise against the enemies of His children. The rod was for the wild animals, while the staff was for the sheep.
<19C503> Psalm 125:3 (b) This type represents the evil powers of wicked men, and we are assured by the Lord that they shall not be able to conquer nor overcome God's people.
<201403> Proverbs 14:3 (a)It seems as though pride acts as an injurious influence both for the owner and for those who are hurt by it. It is not a blessing.
<240111> Jeremiah 1:11 (a)We may understand from this type that it represents a condition that had not yet developed. It refers to God's wrath which would come into full force as the slip of the tree would yet bear fruit.
<241016> Jeremiah 10:16 (a)By means of Israel the Lord would get praise, honor and worship through their ministrations and activities. By means of them He would whip many other nations. At times they were quite unfruitful, and not beautiful.
Afterward they would be both fruitful and delightful.
<244817> Jeremiah 48:17 (a)At one time Moab was a very strong and vigorous nation. However, they opposed God, and God's people Israel, so that the prophecy is that they were to be destroyed.
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<250301> Lamentations 3:1 (a) Sometimes this is called "a rod iron." Jeremiah had seen God punish Israel terribly, and because of his love for Israel he suffered with them.
<260710> Ezekiel 7:10 (a) This probably describes the great wickedness of Israel in their pride and self-sufficiency, thinking they could live without God, and could prosper under idolatrous rule. Certain it is that God's wrath had been dormant, but is blossoming out against Israel. In verse 11, the enemy is no longer dormant. He, too, has become active.
<261914> Ezekiel 19:14 (a) In this lamentation we are told that there is no leader among the people of God who is worthy to rule. All the leaders have been defeated and have gone astray, and bring forth no fruit under God.
<262037> Ezekiel 20:37 (a) As sheep enter the sheepfold through the gate, and are counted under the rod as they enter, so God will look after each one of His people, and none of those who are His own sheep will ever be overlooked.
<262110> Ezekiel 21:10 (c) This passage is omitted from most of the various Revised Versions and translations. It may be that the meaning of it is that God's wrath will not be hindered by the power of the rulers of Israel. The nation of Israel is called "His son." (See also <234511>Isaiah 45:11.)
<330609> Micah 6:9 (b) Here we see a type of the whipping, the punishment and the chastisement which may come upon the child of God. He should pay attention to it, and learn lessons from it. It is probably another way of expressing the truth in
<581211>Hebrews 12:11.
<330714> Micah 7:14 (b) Probably this refers to the power of God to bring rich blessings, both material and spiritual, to His people.
<460421> 1 Corinthians 4:21 (a)This type is used to express the scolding that Paul could give these sinning saints, and the reproof he could exercise against them. He did not wish to do so.
<660227> Revelation 2:27 (a)We are being told that the conquering Christ will rule every enemy with hard and harsh punishment, which is unmingled with mercy. (See also <661915>Revelation 19:15.)
ROLL — (verb) <330101>Micah 1:10 (a) This is the picture of a voluntary humbling of these people.
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ROLL — (noun) <260301>Ezekiel 3:1 (c) This parchment is a type of all the precious Word of God. It is to be appropriated personally, received in the heart, and hidden in the mind of each person.
<402306> Matthew 23:6 (b) We have here a picture of the pride in man's heart which makes him desire a place of recognition among those with whom he is associated. (See also <421409>Luke 14:9.)
<070514> Judges 5:14 (b) It is evident that the men of Ephraim in the past years were enemies of Amalek, as their children became enemies of Amalek. It was a historical hatred.
<121930> 2 Kings 19:30 (a) By this we learn that the people of Judah will again embrace the Word of God, the truth of God, and the Rock of Ages, as roots embrace the soil. They will publicly confess their God, and bear fruit to His glory, as the tree grows upward above its roots.
<182919> Job 29:19 (a) This figure represents the prosperity and the blessing that were in the life of Job before he was afflicted.
<201203> Proverbs 12:3 (b) Probably this is a reference to the faith of the Christian. His faith has fastened itself to the eternal Rock of Ages.
<230524> Isaiah 5:24 (b) This represents a life lived in a sinful atmosphere. These choose their pleasures from sin and evil activities.
<231110> Isaiah 11:10 (a) The term is used to express the fact that this root which is a type of the Lord Jesus existed before the human Jesus, in the eternal ages, and that Jesse came from Christ, the root.
<231429> Isaiah 14:29 (a) One kind of sin produces more sin. Evildoers shall cause trouble but God will punish them for it.
<232706> Isaiah 27:6 (b) Israel will again be established as a nation, and we see this prophecy being fulfilled today in Palestine. (See also <233731>Isaiah 37:31.)
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<234024> Isaiah 40:24 (b) By this we learn that God will destroy the wicked leaders of the earth such as Moab, Assyria, et cetera. The temples may remain in ruins, while the worshipers are gone.
<235302> Isaiah 53:2 (a) This represents the Lord Jesus who, while on earth, was unwanted, and undesired. The people did not believe that He would bring a blessing. Those of every group were opposed to Him. He was despised in the social circles, and by the politicians, by the educators, and by the military forces. He was not attractive to the public.
<241202> Jeremiah 12:2 (b)This lament is from the heart of Jeremiah who could not understand why the wicked seemed to prosper. Asaph had this same difficulty (
<197303>Psalm 73:3, 12). Job also raised this question, for he was distressed by it. (See also <182107>Job 21:7-14.)
<263107> Ezekiel 31:7 (a) The picture represents the great King of Assyria who had access to great wealth and business opportunities, so that he grew to be a mighty monarch.
<271107> Daniel 11:7 (b)The Queen of the South had a son and he would supercede and succeed in the battle.
<280916> Hosea 9:16 (a)We see by this figure that God's wrath would be poured out upon His people so that their basic supplies would be cut off.
<390401> Malachi 4:1 (a) In the great judgment day, whether it be the local one with the nations, or the individual one with Israel, or the eternal one in the last great final day, the wicked are to be removed from the earth, with no posterity. If the time refers to the end time, when the earth is dissolved, then also all the wicked of the earth are sent to the eternal lake of fire, and their memory is blotted out. This
has already happened to the seven nations of Canaan. They have been destroyed from off the earth, root and branch.
<400310> Matthew 3:10 (b) This prophecy concerns the end of the nation of Israel. Titus came with his Roman army, conquered the country, and scattered the inhabitants. (See also <420309>Luke 3:9.)
<401306> Matthew 13:6 (b)The hearers of God's Word had no convictions and no decision in the soul. They had an outward show of repentance and of faith, but the inner heart was unmoved. (See also <401321>Matthew 13:21; <410406>Mark 4:6;
<420813>Luke 8:13.)
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<420309> Luke 3:9 (b) It probably expresses the Lord's will and desire for Christians to obliterate and to remove all those hidden evils in the life which would prevent fruit bearing.
<421706> Luke 17:6 (b) The lesson learned from this type is that to the man of faith the cause or the causes of his troubles will be removed.
<451116> Romans 11:16 (b)We must be basically right in our faith and in our thinking. <581215>Hebrews 12:15 (a)This represents hidden evil thoughts and desires, secret words of animosity and dislike coming from a bitter heart. As this grows in the church, it produces trouble among God's people.
Jude 12 (b) Probably our Lord is reminding us of the fact that the enemies of God will be completely destroyed from off the earth as was Hitler and as was Judas.
<660505> Revelation 5:5 (a)The Scripture plainly teaches that the Lord Jesus lived before David, and in His human form descended from David.
<662216> Revelation 22:16 (a) Christ is the root which existed before David. David came from Christ as Jesse came from Christ. They were both products of the work and plan of the Lord Jesus. He lived before they existed.
ROOTED — <490317> Ephesians 3:17 (a) It is God's will that we shall be planted in the Word of God, and grounded in the Word of God for stability. As our hearts and minds are filled with the Scriptures, we feed on the Bread of Life, we drink the Living Water, and we grow in our knowledge of the Lord. This understanding of the Scriptures will keep us from being blown about by every wind of doctrine, and the evil schemes of false teachers. (See also <510207>Colossians 2:7.)
because of its abundance and because of the presence of thorns in the midst of the flowers. The church, in God's sight, is beautiful and fragrant. It adorns all that is around it.
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ROUGH — <234004> Isaiah 40:4 (a) God will overcome difficult places in the life in order to make the way of life easy and happy for His child. He smoothes out the rocky road, brings down the hills and exalts the valleys to make life a blessing. (See also <420305>Luke 3:5.)
RUBY — (stone) <022817>Exodus 28:17 (c)The first stone on the breastplate of the high priest was the ruby. It was red in color to represent the precious blood of Christ. It bore the name of Reuben which has two meanings: "one who hears acceptably;' and "one who is the son." All of this signifies that the one who hears the gospel, accepts the Lord Jesus, and takes advantage of the shed blood of Christ at Calvary, becomes as a precious stone for God and will one day be with the Lord when He makes up His jewels. (The word sardius means "ruby.")
<182818> Job 28:18 (a) Here the ruby, which has greater value than the diamond, is contrasted with the great value of wisdom. Wisdom is the most precious of all the gifts of God to men of earth. (See also <200315>Proverbs 3:15.)
symbolically to describe the health, vigor, youthfulness and loveliness of the Lord Jesus Christ. This same expression was used of David also in <091612>1 Samuel 16:12.
RUSH — (a weed) <180811>Job 8:11 (c) This is a figure to show that the sins of life grow up out of a filthy heart, a defiled soul, a wicked spirit.
<230914> Isaiah 9:14 (b) This is a description or figure wherein the Lord describes how utterly He will destroy the nation of Israel. The rush
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represents Israel's national entity and the branch represents the officials, governors, and rulers of the nation of Israel.
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