Oct 29, 2024
EZEKIEL 30-31:
As
the Lord was pronouncing doom upon the Prince of Tyre in Ezekiel
28, did you notice how the language shifted to talking about things
that the human prince could not have done. The spirit-world ruler
behind the prince of Tyre is really in mind— that is, Satan. The
tirade against the King of Egypt could also be similarly
interpreted.
ISAIAH 11:
Isaiah recorded in yesterday’s portion that
Assyria’s army would come to Judah, but that Judah would be
different from the other nations that Assyria conquered. And it did
indeed happen like that!
HEBREWS 7:
Yesterday the author of Hebrews reminded us of
Abraham and Melchizedek. We ought to have great confidence in our
hope, because the God— who cannot lie, has given us both a promise
and an oath. The last verse of Hebrews 6 introduces again the topic
of Melchizedek:
Heb. 6:20 On our behalf Jesus has gone in there before us (that is, into the heavenly sanctuary) and has become a high priest forever, in the priestly order of Melchizedek.
NLT Translation note:
Heb.
7:3 There is no record of his father or mother or any of his
ancestors—no beginning or end to his life. [It appears that] He
remains a priest forever, resembling the Son of God.
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