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What I call shadows are words similar to 'rock' as Christ. There are rules concerning them and although they look like allegory, the rules constrain them even more so than the meaning of the double entendre is constrained. In this verse substituting Christ for Adam is a shadow substitution.
We now get: Gen 2:21 And God caused Christ to die and he died, and he married his a certain limping side and redeemed mankind.
This is a riddle. The annoying thing about riddles is that you cannot discern the answer from the content of the riddle. You must first know the answer then apply it back to the riddle. The answer is always found in Christ. He is the light of the New Testament that reveals what is in the shadows of the Old. The "limping side" of Christ is the side with the bruised heel, it is his flesh that he married to the church.
:4. Since God's word is established forever, a shadow means the same thing everywhere is it used. So, since a donkey is a shadow of a prophet, everywhere there is a donkey, it is a shadow of a prophet. This rule alone makes the shadows humanly impossible to fabricate. (This keeps us an awe)
:5. The riddle of Samson tells us Christ is the answer to all the riddles. If the shadow doesn't look like Christ, it isn't a good shadow. (This keeps us focussed)
:6. And since we are to "let everyman be a liar and God be true", outside references are not required to solve the riddles and see the shadows. (This keeps us devoted)
=A letter to Mark=
==Hearing, Seeing, Walking==
The Jewish word ‘Torah’ is most commonly used to speak of the first five books of the Bible, however, the meaning is deeper than this. “Torah’ includes the full revelation of God. This is expressed in the ideas of hearing, seeing and walkingby Jesus.
When God met Israel at the mountain he first spoke to them, but they could not hear him. He showed them the works of his hand in the written law in the stone tablets, but they could not see him, so he “walked” among them as a pillar of smoke and fire.
So I am most anxious that others can see them for themselves and verify my hypotheses.
Here is my observation. Each person speaks with [[#The four voices of God|four voices ]]:
I. Adam and all the Patriarchs tell of Christ (Father’s Testimony) The Father speaks primarily of the son. The father chooses a bride for his son.
II. Israel is called out to be a witness to all men. (Son’s testimony, Israel is called God's son) The son speaks primarily of his bride and his suffering. The Son calls his bride and woos her.
Israel has [[#The four voices of God|four voices ]] as the son:
:a. Priests (heavenly testimony of the heavenly)
IV. The epistles following the cross (Perhaps the testimony of the church)
Christ and his bride are fruitful and multiply. I am sure that the [[#The four voices of God|four voices ]] must be here as well, I have not yet unpacked them. Although, the imagery all has the judge and the prophet dying at the cross, so there is a possibility that only the voices of Kings and Priests will be heard in the epistles.
I have tried to show you brief examples of what I am seeing.
===The four voices of God===
Each person (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) speaks with four voices. Not only can we distinguish the person who wrote a passage, but we should be able to hear all four voices.
The basis of this comes from the nature of the number four. It is two two's. Since two is a heavenly and earthly something, two two's doubles this. (We will also see this in the "wheels in wheels" and the two Cherubim each holding a two edged sword.)
:Earthly language with an earthly message - King
:Earthly language with a divine message - Judge
:Heavenly language with an earthly message - Prophet
:Heavenly language with a divine message - Priest
==King==
''Earthly language with an earthly message''
The king uses "horses" or earthly strength as the language. Show of force and the use of force communicate earthly messages. The message of the king relates to possession of the land or the earthly. The Jewish Pashat, or literal interpretation is the story of what happened "on earth" and is the voice of the king.
Moses and the serpent: When Moses backed away from the rod which had become the serpent, he was literally afraid of the serpent.
==Judge==
''Earthly language with a divine message''
The judge uses force or earthly things to declare God's will concerning a matter. This view exposes the spiritual reality behind the physical happenings. This view may be used to ascertain the reasons people did what they did.
Moses and the serpent: The serpent represent sin, the earth represents earthly, and the rod represents the power of God in discipline. When Moses disciplined the Egyption in an earthly manner (and killed him), he sinned.
==Prophet==
''Heavenly language with an earthly message''
The prophet speaks in a strange language, sometimes living 'dinner theater' to make his point, sometimes using parables to confront sin. Though the language is strange, the content of the message is earthly, concerning earthly happenings.
Moses and the serpent: Now Moses represents Christ on earth. Christ will be disciplined with the power of God and face the temptation in the wilderness. When Moses backs away it shows that the earthly Jesus had a moment of temptation when facing Satan in the desert.
==Priest==
''Heavenly language with a divine message''
The priest speaks in a strange language using symbols in dress, sacrifices, utensils, temple architecture, etc. The salvific gospel of Christ is always the heart of the priest's message.
Moses and the serpent: Before Christ became incarnate, He had to decide to do so; to empty himself, face temptation, be made to be sin, and to be separated from the Father by death. The voice of the priest tells us that in heaven, Christ initially said "no I won't do it, it is too much to ask." And at this time in Rev 5
:3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
He is the worthy son in the parable who first said he wouldn't do it, and then did.
Christ had to face Gethsemane twice. once in heaven and once on earth. The earthly Gethsemane was man-sized. The heavenly Gethsemane was God-sized. He sweat great drops of blood at Gethsemane in the flesh. I cannot imagine his agony, in omniscience and omnipotence when making the choice in heaven.
==Hearing God's voices==
An individual in history may have served multiple roles. David was a king, a judge (when he slew Goliath), a priest (when he offered sacrifice), and a prophet (when he wrote the Psalms).
Through the voice of the king we can see that Adam and Eve sinned, and their excuses for doing so.
Through the voice of the judge we see the heart conditions of Adam and Eve as they sinned. Adam played lawyer as he reasoned that by eating the fruit "from" Eve, he was not violating the command to not eat "from" the tree. Eve was giving in to the temptation to live instinctively, like animals, rather than by the word of God.
Through the voice of the prophet we see that men will try to justify themselves by the law, and that the temptation to live instinctively, will be what separates man from God throughout history.
Through the voice of the priest we see that mankind will be deceived to follow the flesh, and that Christ will willingly die for his bride, taking her sin upon himself.
God speaks four times in one breath.
=Exodus 4=
I mentioned Moses and the serpent above. This is not an isolated picture but is part of a continuous narrative in the double entendre. Based on the symbols defined in
Ex 7:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.
Moses is God and Aaron is Jesus.
So I took Exodus 4 and replaced Moses with MYLORD just so you can track when it was originally God vs a changed name.
Then I replaced Aaron with Jesus.
I filled in other symbols along the way. Each symbol replacement can be verified by at least two or three 'witnesses' scriptures.
The verses now seem to suggest a conversation between "the Lord and MYLORD" as David hinted and Jesus confirmed (Psalm 2, Matthew 22:41-45).
=Text Transformation=
(some verses link to commentaries below)
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<td>Original text</td>
<td>Transformed text</td>
<td>References</td>
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<td>(Exod 4:1) And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:1|Exod 4:1]] And MYLORD answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.</td>
<td><br /> [[Shadow:Moses::God]]</td>
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<td>(Exod 4:2) And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:2|Exod 4:2]] And the LORD said unto him, What is that work? And he said, [the power of God in discipline].</td>
<td><br /> [[Shadow:Hand::Works]]<br /> [[Shadow:Rod::Power of God in discipline]]</td> </tr>
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<td>(Exod 4:3) And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:3|Exod 4:3]] And he said, [Be incarnate]. And he cast [the power of God] on the [earth], and it became [sin incarnate]; and MYLORD fled from before it.</td>
<td><br /> [[Dict:Ground::Earth]]<br /> [[Shadow:Rod::Power of God in discipline]]<br /> [[Shadow:Serpent::Sin]]<br /> [[Shadow:Moses::God]]</td>
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<td>(Exod 4:4) And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:4|Exod 4:4]] And the LORD said unto MYLORD, do the work, conquer the lying prophet. And he put forth his hand, and [conquered it], and it became [power of God in discipline] in his hand:</td>
<td><br />[[Shadow:Moses::God]]<br />[[Shadow:Tail::Lying prophet]]<br />[[Shadow:Rod::Power of God in discipline]]<br /></td>
</tr>
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<td>(Exod 4:5) That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:5|Exod 4:5]] That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:6) And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:6|Exod 4:6]] And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine works into thy bosom. And he put his works into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his works were made sin.</td>
<td><br />[[Shadow:Hand::Works]]<br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:7) And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:7|Exod 4:7]] And he said, Put thine works into thy bosom again. And he put his works into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was sinless as his other flesh.</td>
<td><br />[[Shadow:Hand::Works]]<br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:8) And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:8|Exod 4:8]] And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to [Jesus] of the first sign [he who knew no sin became sin], that they will believe [Jesus] of the latter sign [that he conquered sin].</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:9) And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:9|Exod 4:9]] And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken [Jesus], that thou shalt take of the [Word], and shed it on the dry land: and the [Word] which thou takest out of the river shall become [life] upon the dry land.</td>
<td><br />[[Shadow:Water::Word]]<br />[[Dict:Pour::Shed]]<br />[[Shadow:Blood::Life]]</td>
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<td>(Exod 4:10) And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:10|Exod 4:10]] And MYLORD said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but my Torah:word, and my Torah:works have been ineffective. </td>
<td><br />[[Shadow:Speech::Torah:word]]<br />[[Shadow:Tongue::Torah:works]]</td>
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<td>(Exod 4:11) And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:11|Exod 4:11]] And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:12) Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:12|Exod 4:12]] Now therefore go, and I will be with [Jesus], and teach thee what thou shalt say. </td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:13) And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:13|Exod 4:13]] And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:14) And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:14|Exod 4:14]] And the anger of the LORD was kindled against MYLORD, and he said, Is not -Jesus- the [priest] thy brother? I know that he [is the Word]. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.“</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:15) And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:15|Exod 4:15]] And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with [Jesus], and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. Mouth is reminiscent of Word:Jesus</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:16) And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:16|Exod 4:16]] And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he[Jesus] shall be, even he shall be to thee [Living Word], and
thou shalt be to him instead of God.</td>
<td><br /></td>
</tr>
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<td>Mouth is reminiscent of Word:Jesus</td>
<td><br /></td>
</tr>
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<td>(Exod 4:17) And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:17|Exod 4:17]] And thou shalt take this [the power of God in discipline] in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.</td>
<td><br />[[Shadow:Rod::Power of God in discipline]]</td>
</tr>
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<td>(Exod 4:18) And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:18|Exod 4:18]] And MYLORD went and returned to [the Father], and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in [the world], and see whether they be yet alive. And [the Father] said to MYLORD, Go in peace.</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:19) And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:19|Exod 4:19]] And the LORD said unto MYLORD in Midian, Go, return into [the world]: for all the men are [dead in sin] which sought thy [new] life [''zoe''].</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:20) And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:20|Exod 4:20]] And MYLORD took [Israel and his church], and [entrusted them to his prophets], and he returned to the [earth]: and MYLORD took the [power] of God in his works.</td>
<td><br />[[Shadow:First wife::Israel]]<br />[[Shadow:Sons::Church]]<br />[[Shadow:Ass::Prophet]]<br />[[Shadow:Egypt::Earth]]<br />[[Shadow:Moses::God]]<br />[[Shadow:Rod::Power of God in discipline]]<br />[[Shadow:Hand::Works]]</td>
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<td>(Exod 4:21) And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:21|Exod 4:21]] And the LORD said unto MYLORD, When thou goest to return into [the world], see that thou do all those wonders before [Lucifer], which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:22) And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:22|Exod 4:22]] And thou shalt say unto [Lucifer], Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:23) And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:23|Exod 4:23]] And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even [all of your followers].</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:24) And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:24|Exod 4:24]] And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him [Jesus], and [killed] him.</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:25) Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:25|Exod 4:25]] Then [Israel] took [the word of God], and [remembered the promise made to Abraham], and [prayed], and said, Surely a husband [of life] art thou to me.</td>
<td><br />[[Shadow:First wife::Israel]]<br />[[Shadow:Stone::Word]]<br />[[Shadow:Blood::Life]]</td>
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<td>(Exod 4:26) So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:26|Exod 4:26]] So he [rose from the dead]: then she said, A husband [of life] thou art, because of the [remembered promise].</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:27) And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:27|Exod 4:27]] And the LORD said to -Jesus-, Go into the wilderness to meet MYLORD. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and –burned or sacrificed-.</td>
<td><br />[[Dict:Kiss::Burn]]<br />[[Shadow:Burn::Sacrifice]]</td>
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<td>(Exod 4:28) And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:28|Exod 4:28]] And MYLORD told -Jesus- all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:29) And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:29|Exod 4:29]] And MYLORD and -Jesus- went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:30) And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:30|Exod 4:30]] And -Jesus- spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto MYLORD, and did the signs in the sight of the people.</td>
<td><br /></td>
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<td>(Exod 4:31) And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.</td>
<td>[[#Exod 4:31|Exod 4:31]]] And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.</td>
<td><br /></td>
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</table>
=Commentary=
==Exod 4:1==
David suggested that God has conversations "within himself":
:Ps 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
:Mt 22:44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
:Lu 20:42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
:Ac 2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
==Exod 4:2==
"The power of God in discipline" is speaking about the cross. Judgment has been given to Christ.
:Joh 5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
==Exod 4:3==
===cast it on the ground===
The 'power of God in discipline' might be said to be the power to execute judgement. Christ was given all authority to judge. This is a shadow of Christ becoming incarnate.
===he fled===
:Rev 5:3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
Christ in heaven faced a deity-sized temptation to avoid the cross. The idea of being made sin was so repulsive that initially he said he would not do it. For some interval in eternity, all creation holds it's breath as Rev 5:3 records that there is no one worthy. Jesus also tells the parable of the two brothers:
:Matt 21:28 ¶ But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.
:29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.
:30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.
:31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Jesus can relate to the harlots and the publicans because he himself did not wish to do the Father's will. He faced Gethsemane experiences both in heaven and on earth where he put aside his own will in order to obey the Father.
The book of Hebrews makes the point repeatedly that Israel did not receive grace through the law or through the temple sacrifices. They received a promise of grace only.
Had the days of Christ's tribulation not been shortened, and he had been beaten to death in prison, no flesh would have been saved (Mark 13:20).
So until Christ said "It is finished" there was but a promise of grace.
The cross was not just a symbol of grace having been bestowed from the beginning, it is what made grace effectual. He really suffered to make it effectual, he was really tempted to not face the cross. He really had to put his own will away to do the will of the Father. These were not play acting, but real trials for Christ.
So although God planned for it from the beginning, there was a time, as recorded in Rev 5, when no one was found in heaven, on earth or under the earth to open the seal, until Jesus in the flesh, died to self at Gethsemane, then the Lion overcame and was found to be worthy.
He was made perfect and learned obedience through the things he suffered (Hebrews 5:8, 13:12; 1 Peter 5:10).
==Exod 4:9==
Christ's life blood poured out upon the dry earth from the cross (water and blood from the spear wound). And His body was buried in the land, from which it was raised with new life (''zoe'' life) which could never die again. This is the life that His children inherit abundantly (John 10:10).
==Exod 4:10==
God speaks to all men, not just Israel, through His Word (Torah:word) and brought all creation into existence (Torah:works), but this is speech not clearly seen and personally identifying God (Psalm 19; Romans 1:18-32; Hebrews 1:1-3), when compared to the revelation of Jesus Christ (Torah:life).
All revelation of God, short of Christ's incarnation are the stutterings and slow speech compared to Christ, the Word.
see [[Pattern:Torah]]
==Exod 4:12==
Jesus is the living Word of God (John 1:1-3, 14) and the exact character of His divine substance (''hypostasis''; see Hebrews 1:3).
==Exod 4:14==
See Matt 21:28-31 In this parable, is it possible that Jesus is speaking of his own, very real, temptation to avoid the cross? At first he said, No.”, then did it?
==Exod 4:17==
This rod split the rock.
==Exod 4:19==
Death is physical and death is spiritual, which accounts for the double entendre of "men are dead." In the Greek NT life is of two types, which are carefully separated. One type of life is ''bios'' and is merely physical and temporary. The other type of life is ''zoe'' and is transcendent and eternal, the type of life God has and wants to give through Christ.
==Exod 4:25==
Zipporah is the first wife of Moses; hence she is the earthly wife. But the Church is the second wife, the heavenly wife.
Zipporah "prayed" is derived from the picture of her cutting the flesh from her son and literally "touching Moses feet" with it. With Moses as MYLORD, the picture can be viewed as a position of submission and prayer. The first wife is asking that her sons (Israelites) be included in God's covenant with humankind, in remebrance of God's covenant with Abraham.
See [[Dwg:Bunch of women.jpg]] and remember the story of Leah and Rachel. The first wife was chosen for the son by the workings of the father, the second wife was called by the son himself. The first wife is in a 'threatened' position and is imploring him for security based upon the covenant.
==Exod 4:26==
In the shadows, when someone is threatened with death and then does not die, it is a death and resurrection image.
==Exod 4:27==
Jesus gives the best sacrifice (burning::kissing by Hebrew root word association) which is obedience. Aaron's kissing Moses is a picture of Jesus' obedient sacrifice to His Father.
There are three narratives that are related: Israel wanted to go to the wilderness to sacrifice, Aaron kissed Moses, ans Jesus was tempted by Satan. Each of these happened in the wilderness and are related stories. Since 'kiss' means 'burn' which is related to sacrificing, with the simple shadow substitution is is easy to see that Aaron::Jesus sacrificed to Moses::God with the kiss::burn. Furthermore, the burnt offering is a symbol of Christ's total devotion to the father. The priest have no part of the sacrifice and can only observe in awe. There is also no hint of sin in the burnt offering and as such represents his devoted life.
The first two instances we now see as people going to the wilderness to sacrifice to God. But in the third, Jesus met Satan. How can this possibly be the same picture? When we realize that "to obey is better than sacrifice" we see that Jesus' obedience in the face of temptation by Satan was a "better sacrifice" as mentioned in Hebrews.
When we seek holiness by putting off the flesh, even Satan becomes our friend since he gives us opportunity to practice it, and we can face his temptations and persecutions with joy as though we were receiving the very blessings of God.
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