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BACKGROUND
DEFINITION OF TERMS
TYPE
TYPOLOGY
I. In the Old Testament
II. In the New Testament
III. Post-biblical developments
MIRACLE
MIRACLES
I. Miracles and the natural order
II. Miracles and revelation
III. Miracles in the New Testament
The
full background to this teaching is available online at this link
DETAILED DEFINITION OF TERMS
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Online links to scriptures (New International Version [NIV] unless otherwise stated) are shown in blue
| THE FUFILMENT IN JESUS |
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 26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.†29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31 You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.†34 “How will this be,†Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?†35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. 37 For nothing is impossible with God.†38 “I am the Lord’s servant,†Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.†Then the angel left her. (Luke 1:26-35)
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| IN THE BIRTH OF JESUS |
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 THE REALITY:
The Father…….The Father sent the angel Gabriel to tell Mary that she was to become the mother of Jesus. (For the Father is invisible.)
Jesus.......Jesus, God's son, is to be born to Mary.
Holy Spirit…….Conceived through the Holy Spirit.
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1. The Father announced the coming of the holy Son of God.
2. Jesus was to inherit the throne of David, to rule spiritual Israel forever, a kingdom without end.
3. The Holy Spirit would facilitate this conception.
4. Mary believed all that the angel Gabriel told her!
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| JESUS - THE FULFILLMENT OF ISAAC |
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 "Isaac, conceived supernaturally, submitted to Abraham's will, and for whose life a substitute sacrifice was provided."
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1. Jesus Submitted to the Father's Will.
All through His life Jesus submitted to the will of His Father.
John 4:34
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 And confirmed before His greatest 'test' of all, one so great that His sweat was like drops of blood in anticipation!
Luke 22:42-44
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 2. Jesus was the Sacrificial Lamb, the Substitute for our Sin.
John1:29-34
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| JESUS - THE FULFILLMENT OF THE SHUNAMMITES SON |
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 "The Shunammite's son, conceived supernaturally, died and rose again."
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| JESUS - THE FULFILLMENT OF JOHN THE BAPTIST |
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 "John was to bring back people to God."
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 Jesus provided the way back to God.
He declared it Himself.
John 14:6
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| CONCLUSION |
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 I find the numerous types and patterns the Bible contains build my faith! For how can it be chance that Isaac, miraculously born more that 2,000 years before Jesus, could so clearly reflect the substitutionary sacrifice that our Savior was to become that 'awe-ful' day on the cross of Calvary.
And how the miracle life of the Shunammite's son, born 1,200 years before Christ, could seemingly end so purposelessly, in defeat. Yet be reinstated so gloriously, when all hope seemed lost. As we can now see so clearly, a beautiful picture of the death and resurrection of our Lord.
Finally, how the miracle life and ministry of John the Baptist could so amazingly set the scene for the Savior who was to imminently come. With a message of repentance, and of salvation through, unbeknown to him at the time, one of his relations! God has a great sense of humour!
Then there was the reaction of the parents of these 3 miracle babies. We can easily understand, in our humanity, how impossible the promise of children must have seemed. After all, they had been trying for years by themselves to produce a family, but nothing had worked. Many still experience this same sadness today. Imagine the celebrations when the pregnancies were confirmed. Even more, when the babies were born!
Their initial disbelief though, sadly but accurately reflects, the unbelief of so many people today in the salvation power of the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Mary however, was of a different nature. For she believed and found favour with God. While she went through many trials and tribulations in life - imagine watching your son be crucified - she was blessed by God. Sound familiar to you? For Mary is a picture of you, and of me, once we believe in and live for Jesus.
May we take this message of hope to the entire world!
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| <i>NEXT WEEK</i>
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 Not the normal teaching! For I want to take the opportunity to share a prophecy with you.
Some prophecies are for the moment, others, timeless. Some prophecies received in words, others illustrated in vivid pictures.
This particular one came to me as I was writing my book on the end time church, "Eagles Fly High!" I was sitting at my computer, wondering what to write next, when the Lord, out of the blue, placed these pictures so firmly in my mind, then explained what they were about.
This spiritual experience is one that has remained with me over the years, one I am now sharing with you.
It be easier to understand if you had read the book, but I hope that the explanations given at the end will assist you with the interpretation. I trust you will find this both interesting and meaningful.
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| A NOTE FROM DAVID |
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 We have a huge advantage over those in the Old Testament wit the presence of the Holy Spirit in us. Makes these peoples experiences even more amazing and truly illustrates the extent of their faith.
A series that has strengthened my own faith. Yours too?
Now completing our brief look at the desert areas in Israel.
THE NEGEV
The southern part of Israel is called the Negev. It is a “tame†desert, with occasional rain in some area, and some land that is valuable for livestock and certain crops.
The arid Negev (Negev means “dryâ€) lies south of the Hebron Mountains that form the southern section of Israel’s central mountain range. This desert receives fewer than eight inches of rainfall annually in the north, and less than half that amount in the south. Except for a few settlements that use modern methods to catch rain runoff, only nomads live here.
The northern region of the Negev, from the Hebron Mountains to the Zin Wilderness, is good sheep country. Its rolling hills surround large, broad valleys such as the Valley of Beersheba in which Abraham settled.
The Negev’s central region is rugged and cut by deep canyons in the Zin Wilderness. Because the climate and terrain are so inhospitable—even to nomads—at least one scholar has suggested that the “valley of the shadow of death†mentioned in Psalm 23 may refer to the canyons here.
The southern portion of the Negev is called the Wilderness of Paran (Photo) in the Bible. This region is the most barren of all.
Source: http://www.followtherabbi.com
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So until next week.......
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOU BLESS GOD!
His servant and yours
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1. Jesus Died. 
2. And Rose Again 
In fulfilment of the pattern of the Old Testament. 
Confirmed in the New Covenant.