And during supper... [Jesus,] ... pours water into the washhand basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the linen towel with which he was girded. He comes therefore to Simon Peter; and *he* says to him, Lord, dost thou wash *my* feet? Jesus answered and said to him, What I do thou dost not know now, but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter says to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, Unless I wash thee, thou hast not part with me. Simon Peter says to him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus says to him, He that is washed all over needs not to wash save his feet, but is wholly clean... John 13:2-10
Peter apparently took a bath (or shower) so he was already washed all over. His feet, however, were dirty. They wore open toe sandals. He walked on dirt. The dirt dust defiled his feet. His feet were dirty, but he was clean.
And this is the thing which thou shalt do to them to hallow them, that they may serve me as priests:...Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring near the entrance of the tent of meeting, and shalt bathe them with water. -- Ex. 29:1,4
Aaron and his sons, the first high priest and the first priests, had to be bathed as a part of their consecration ritual after they were selected by God but before they were to serve. At the door of the tabernacle, Moses bathed Aaron and his four sons. They were wholly clean one time.
Thou shalt also make a laver of copper, and its stand of copper, for washing; and thou shalt put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water in it. And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet out of it. When they go into the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water, that they may not die; or when they come near to the altar to serve, to burn an offering by fire to Jehovah. And they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they may not die... Ex. 20:18-20
Once in service, the priests had to wash their feet that they may not die. While performing the duties of the priesthood, their feet got dirty. They wore open toe sandals. The tabernacle had no floor. The tabernacle had no chair. They walked on dirt. The dirt dust defiled their feet. Their feet were dirty, but they were wholly clean.
We believers, are now priest (1 Pet. 2:9, Rev. 1:6)
as priest, we are wholly clean: the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin. 1 John 1:7
Since we are still walking in the world, we sin. Our feet get defiled by walking on the dirt of this world: If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:8
Like the ancient Israel priest, we need to wash our defiled feet. We need to wash frequently. How do we get cleansed? By confessing. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us [our] sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 1 John 1:9-10
Clean Peter needed his feet washed...the consecrated priests needed their feet washed, often...the forgiven believer needs to confess sins, as often as he sins, which is often...
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
What is it?
And the children of Israel saw [it], and said one to another, What is it? for they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which Jehovah has given you to eat. Ex. 16:15
When they first saw it they did not know what it was but we are told that it was like coriander seed and taste like wafers made with honey...and honey is sweet. Ex. 16:31
For five days a week, they were to gather a certain amount each morning, but if they wanted more, they were free to gather and consume more. Or, if they wanted less, they were free to gather and consume less (Ex. 16:18) and on the sixth day, they were to gather a double portion.
In John chapter 6 Jesus tells us that the manna symbolized Himself. The day after He fed bread to the five thousand, Jesus explains the sign of the manna that was given from heaven. The manna was a type of Christ. Let's consider: Jesus is sweet. The best time to gather and consume Christ is in the morning. If you want to gather and consume more of Him, you are free to. And, conversely, if you want less, you are free to gather and consume less. Just like the wilderness wanderers, you are free to take as much or as little of the sweet stuff as you desire.
Some manna was put away and kept for future generations (Ex. 16:33). A typical person's day's portion was to be place into a golden pot. That golden pot was to be put into the ark of the testimony (which was a gold-plated wooden box). The ark of the testimony was to be covered with a slab of gold (the mercy seat). The ark was to be place in the holiest of holiest (that, incidentally, had gold-plated wooden walls). And the holiest of holiest was off limits to all but the high priest, once a year, not without blood. So, there was manna in the pot, and the pot in the ark, and the ark in the holiest of holiest, and the holiest of holiest in the sanctuary, and the sanctuary in the tabernacle, and the tabernacle in the wilderness, and the green grass grew all around and around, the green grass grew all around (sorry). Along with Aaron's rod that budded, the stone tablet and (I don't know why everyone forgets this one) a copy of the law (Deut. 31:26), this manna was hidden in the ark.
Not much more is said about this hidden manna.
Jesus tells the church at Pergamos: He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him that overcomes, to him will I give of the hidden manna... Rev. 2:17
What is it? What is this hidden manna? Could this be the same manna that was hidden in the gold pot, in the gold chest, in the gold room that was off limits? Could this be the same manna that was a type of Christ? If so, there is something really special in store for him that overcomes!
Let us love our God supremely, let us love each other, too;
Let us love and pray for sinners, till our God makes all things new.
Then He’ll call us home to Heaven, at His table we’ll sit down;
Christ will gird Himself and serve us with sweet manna all around. -- William Moore
http://theforgottenfifty.blogspot.com/
When they first saw it they did not know what it was but we are told that it was like coriander seed and taste like wafers made with honey...and honey is sweet. Ex. 16:31
For five days a week, they were to gather a certain amount each morning, but if they wanted more, they were free to gather and consume more. Or, if they wanted less, they were free to gather and consume less (Ex. 16:18) and on the sixth day, they were to gather a double portion.
In John chapter 6 Jesus tells us that the manna symbolized Himself. The day after He fed bread to the five thousand, Jesus explains the sign of the manna that was given from heaven. The manna was a type of Christ. Let's consider: Jesus is sweet. The best time to gather and consume Christ is in the morning. If you want to gather and consume more of Him, you are free to. And, conversely, if you want less, you are free to gather and consume less. Just like the wilderness wanderers, you are free to take as much or as little of the sweet stuff as you desire.
Some manna was put away and kept for future generations (Ex. 16:33). A typical person's day's portion was to be place into a golden pot. That golden pot was to be put into the ark of the testimony (which was a gold-plated wooden box). The ark of the testimony was to be covered with a slab of gold (the mercy seat). The ark was to be place in the holiest of holiest (that, incidentally, had gold-plated wooden walls). And the holiest of holiest was off limits to all but the high priest, once a year, not without blood. So, there was manna in the pot, and the pot in the ark, and the ark in the holiest of holiest, and the holiest of holiest in the sanctuary, and the sanctuary in the tabernacle, and the tabernacle in the wilderness, and the green grass grew all around and around, the green grass grew all around (sorry). Along with Aaron's rod that budded, the stone tablet and (I don't know why everyone forgets this one) a copy of the law (Deut. 31:26), this manna was hidden in the ark.
Not much more is said about this hidden manna.
Jesus tells the church at Pergamos: He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him that overcomes, to him will I give of the hidden manna... Rev. 2:17
What is it? What is this hidden manna? Could this be the same manna that was hidden in the gold pot, in the gold chest, in the gold room that was off limits? Could this be the same manna that was a type of Christ? If so, there is something really special in store for him that overcomes!
Let us love our God supremely, let us love each other, too;
Let us love and pray for sinners, till our God makes all things new.
Then He’ll call us home to Heaven, at His table we’ll sit down;
Christ will gird Himself and serve us with sweet manna all around. -- William Moore
http://theforgottenfifty.blogspot.com/
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