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The Gospel In The Law and Prophets Bro. Thomas realized that all Scripture relates to the Gospel. Elpis Israel is an exposition of the Kingdom PART SECOND THE THINGS OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AND THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST CHAPTER 1 THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM IN RELATION TO ISRAEL AND THE GENTILES CHAPTER 2 THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO ABRAHAM CHAPTER 3 THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO ISAAC AND JACOB CHAPTER 4 THE GOSPEL IN RELATION TO THE MOSAIC ECONOMY CHAPTER 5 THINGS CONCERNING THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST PART THIRD

THE GOSPEL—IN THE LAW 1 Co 10: 1 -11 “All our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; And did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual drink…Now these things were our examples drink (mg. figures)…all these things happened unto them for ensamples (mg. types)” Israel’s “baptism” a type or figure __________________________________________ Act 7: 36 -38 “He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years…This is he, that was in the eccclesia in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us” Israel styled the “ecclesia in the wilderness”

Heb 4: 1 -11 “FOR UNTO US WAS THE GOSPEL PREACHED, AS WELL AS UNTO THEM: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it…As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his wise works…and they to whom it was first preached works entered not in because of unbelief…For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have rest spoken of another day. There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into his rest, God he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his” Entrance under Joshua represented the Seventh Day Rest

THREE PHASES OF THE GOSPEL IN THE LAW OUT OF EGYPT—Baptism into Moses (1 Cor 10: 110) IN THE WILDERNESS—Ecclesial Life (Acts 7: 38) INTO THE LAND—Inheritance under Jesus (Heb 4: 1 -11) “’The Law, ’ wrote John, stating the historical facts • MOSES—The Law MOSES succinctly, ‘was given by Moses. ’ For that reason it is • WILDERNESS—The Ecclesia WILDERNESS customary • JOSHUA—The Lord Jesus Christ to. JOSHUA the Law, AS INDEED SCRIPTURE talk of ITSELF SO OFTEN DOES, as ‘the Law of Moses’…his name has come to attach itself to the Law”—Law and Law Grace, pg. 12 the Law Moses personally represents

THINGS OF THE KINGDOM-THE GOSPEL (HEB 4: 1 -2) Exo 6: 5 -8 “I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their Egyptians bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob” Jacob

BAPTISM INTO MOSES—SERVANTS/MASTERS (1 COR 10: 1 -2) EGYPT: “THE HOUSE OF BONDAGE” throughout EGYPT Scripture (Exo 13: 3, 14; 20: 2), and Pharaoh the master who made Israel serve him with “cruel bondage” (Exo 6: 6 -9). BONDAGE is a word used to represent sin (John 8: 33 -34) PHARAOH: Master whom Israel “SERVED” with PHARAOH rigour (Exo 1: 13 -14). SIN is personified as a master (Rom 6). YAHWEH: the Righteous Master whom Israel were YAHWEH called out to “SERVE” in holiness (Exo 4: 23; 7: 16). MOSES: the Mediator sent by Yahweh, familiar with MOSES the affliction of his people (Exo 3 -12).

Rom 6: 3 -6, 9, 12 -18 “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? …Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the BODY OF SIN MIGHT BE DESTROYED, that henceforth we should not serve sin…Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead sin… dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him…Let not sin therefore REIGN in your mortal him body, that ye should OBEY it in the lusts thereof…Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; WHETHER OF SIN UNTO DEATH, obey OR OF OBEDIENCE UNTO RIGHTEOUSNESS? . . . But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye sin have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from

The Law of Moses— From their departure out of Egypt, the Law of Moses taught Israel the principle of SIN and its EFFECTS. Although called out of Egyptian darkness and into the waters of baptism, Israel were not a “holy people. ” Therefore, the Law was given to purify God’s people during their ecclesial wandering in the Wilderness. It was vital that the character of Yahweh’s servants be developed in all aspects of life —religious and civil—before they could enter the Land of Inheritance. Accordingly, attention was drawn to sin and its effects—in every little detail. Although the Law of Moses established the tabernacle, sacrifices, feasts, priesthood, holy days, and various cleansings, these all fell short because of sin. They were, in fact, a shadow of things to come.

THE TABERNACLE—FIGURE OF GREATER THINGS The center of Israel’s worship was the Tabernacle, which was a representation of the things yet to be completely fulfilled— Heb 9: 8 -9 “The Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as THE FIRST TABERNACLE was yet standing: Which was a figure for the time then present, in which present were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience. Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater

SACRIFICES & FEASTS—SHADOWS OF THE SUBSTANCE Col 2: 16 -17 “Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ” come Heb 9: 23 -24 “For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the true presence of God for us: ” (Heb 8: 1 -6; 10: 1 -2) “The type is before us; the antitype is in Christ. He is the altar, the book of the Law, and the other things that come after…the Mosaic pattern was but a foreshadowing. They are all comprehended in Christ…” Law of Moses, pg. 90 -91

The Importance of Identifying Shadows & Types in the Law— Questions and Questions—by Roberts 73. Paul says the substance of the law or things foreshadowed in it are to be found in Christ (Col. 2: 17; Rom. 2: 20; Heb. 9: 23; Heb. 10: 1). This being so, can your theory furnish the antitype to the High Priest offering for himself (Lev. 16: 6)? 74. Can your theory furnish the antitype to the scarlet which entered into the composition of the veil (that is to say, his flesh—Heb. 10: 20)? 75. Can your theory furnish the antitype to the uncleanness imparting bodies of those beasts burnt without the camp (Heb. 13: 11)? 76. Can your theory furnish the antitype to the making atonement for the holy place (Lev. 16: 16)?

79. Can your theory furnish the antitype to the atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation wherein God dwelt (Lev. 16: 33)? 80. If you attempt to answer, do not content yourself with “yes; ” but show us wherein all these things which were typical of Christ have their counterpart in a theory which teaches…etc. ” “This…was both literal and allegorical, like the rest of the things exhibited in the Mosaic account; being ‘representations of the knowledge and the truth’… to allegorize is to speak in such a way that something else is intended than is contained in the words literally construed. The historical allegory has a double sense, namely, the literal and the figurative; and the latter is as real, as the former is essential to its existence. . . The discernment of the due limit existence

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO UNDERSTAND SHADOWS? Regarding the Manna, Jesus told the Jews: “Verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you” (John 6: 53). THE RESULT: “From that time many of his disciples RESULT went back, and walked no more with him” (John 6: 66) The LAW is a “Shadow” of Christ. He is the antitypical: MANNA—John 6 PASSOVER— 1 Cor 5 TABERNACLE—John 1 SERPENT POLE—John 3 HIGH PRIEST—Heb 7 RED HEIFER—Heb 9 MOSES—Heb 3 ALTAR—Heb 13 SACRIFICES—Heb 10 ROCK— 1 Cor 10 LORD OF SABBATH—Mat 12 NEW COVENANT—Mat 26

Mat 5: 17 “Think not that I am come to destroy the Law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fullfil” • THE LORD JESUS CHRIST TOUCHED THE LEPER, WOMAN WITH ISSUE OF BLOOD, AND DEAD BODY— THINGS CONDEMNED AND UNCLEAN UNDER THE LAW. TEACHING: REDEMPTION • THE LORD JESUS CHRIST CONTRADICTED THE OUTWARD PRACTICES OF THE SABBATH AND WASHING—THINGS REQUIRED BY RITUALS OF THE LAW. TEACHING: PRINCIPLE ABOVE RITUAL • THE LORD JESUS CHRIST COMMUNED WITH SINNERS, FORGAVE ADULTERERS AND EXTORTIONERS— THINGS THAT BROUGHT CASTING OUT OR DEATH UNDER THE LAW. TEACHING: FORGIVENESS OF SIN.

IN CONTRAST TO THE LAW, WHEN THE LORD CURED DISEASES HE STATED: “THY SINS BE FORGIVEN THEE. ” Redemption In Christ Above the Law— Law “The Law condemned men for their sins: Christ offered them, instead, the forgiveness of these sins. Each cure was in fact but an example of such forgiveness in symbolic form, precisely because each form disease he cured was ultimately attributed to sin. The cure was in each case but an outward proof of his right to offer men the true Rest, to wit, release from sin’s grip upon them”—Law and Grace, pg. 191 Mar 16: 20 “And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following” (Gospel preached, then following healing)

Successive Books of the Bible show the Divine Plan— Deuteronomy—Death of Moses: Law can’t bring Deuteronomy Inheritance Joshua—Crossing Jordan: Joshua by baptism enters Joshua Land Judges—After Joshua’s death: Jews turn to apostasy Judges Ruth—Gentiles Called: embraces Hope of Israel Ruth Samuel—Kingdom of God: David established in Israel Samuel Kings—Reign of Solomon: David’s Son sits upon his Kings throne Chronicles—Temple Built: Divine worship in Chronicles Jerusalem

NAME OF JESUS CHRIST— OUT OF MOSES INTO JOSHUA Deu 34: 1 -7 “And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo…And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine seed eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. So Moses the thither servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but NO MAN KNOWETH OF HIS SEPULCHRE unto this day. And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: HIS EYE WAS NOT DIM, NOR HIS NATURAL FORCE ABATED” ABATED

PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW • The Law was holy, just and good. • The Law manifested sin, death. • Sepulchre hid in death: Christ’s opened to life. “The death of Moses…typed the need for the curse of the Law to be removed before the people could enter upon a new relationship with Yahweh…In crossing the Jordan they would be figuratively baptized into him, and as part of his corporate body would engage upon the conquest of the Land of Promise”—Expositor, pg. 9 -10 “The Book of Joshua, therefore, must be studied as history and typography”—Expositor, pg. 12 -13 “In our study of the Book of Joshua, therefore, it is important to discern the typical lessons of the times

The Law Manifested Sin— “From the Law comes the knowledge of sin, and relates us clearly to death; and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is needed to save us from the consequences of such, and lead us into the Kingdom which is seen ‘afar off’ as Moses views it from Mt. Nebo”—Deu. Expositor Rom 3: 19 -21 “Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the God law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin” sin Rom 4: 14 -15 “For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression” transgression

The Law Manifested Sin— Rom 7: 6 -12 “But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held…What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. But sin, covet taking occasion BY THE COMMANDMENT, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law concupiscence sin was dead…but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. AND THE COMMANDMENT, WHICH WAS ORDAINED TO LIFE, I FOUND TO BE UNTO DEATH. For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good” good

The Law Manifested Sin— 1 Co 15: 56 -57 “The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us law the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” 1 Jn 3: 4 -5 “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And law ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin” Rom 5: 20 -21 “Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abound did much more abound” Gal 3: 19 “Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to transgressions whom the promise was made”

Perfect Obedience to Law Impossible— Gal 3: 10 “For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law to do them” (Gal 5: 3 -5; Rom 9: 33) Jas 2: 10 -11 “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all” all Law was not against Righteousness— Gal 5: 18 -23 “But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law…But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, law peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law” law 1 Ti 1: 8 -9 “We know that the law is good, if a man use it good lawfully; Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient…” man

Law a schoolmaster bringing us to Christ— Gal 3: 21 -24 “If there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be sin given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might Christ be justified by faith” Christ redeems from condemnation of Law— Gal 4: 4 -5 “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem that were under the law, that law we might receive the adoption of sons”

Law a schoolmaster bringing us to Christ— Gal 3: 21 -24 “If there had been a law given WHICH COULD HAVE GIVEN LIFE, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of sin Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith” Christ redeems from condemnation of Law— Gal 4: 4 -5 “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem that were under the law, that law we might receive the adoption of sons”

Inheritance by Abrahamic seed, Not Law— Rom 4: 13 -17 “For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. law For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: Because the effect law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure TO ALL THE SEED; not to that only which is of the law, but to SEED that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, As it is written, I have made thee a all father of many nations” Even under the Law, inheritance was based upon obedience and righteousness; else the Land would “spue them out” (Lev 20: 22)

Christ redeems from condemnation of Law— Gal 4: 4 -5 “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem that were under the law, that law we might receive the adoption of sons” (Rom 10: 1 -5) Col 2: 12 -14 “Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross” cross (Acts 13: 38 -39; Gal 3: 8 -14)

Christ elevated the Law, beyond mere ritual— Mat 5: 17 -19 “Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth fulfil pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled” Christ gave the Law its true value. Mat 5: 21 -22 “Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment” Mat 5: 27 -28 “Ye have heard that it was said…Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever adultery looketh on a woman to lust after hath committed adultery with her already in his heart”

Christ elevated the Law to touch the Conscience— Heb 9: 9 -10 “Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Which stood only in meats conscience and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation” Isa 1: 11 -17 “To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats…Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity…Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil”

Christ elevated the Law, beyond mere ritual— Mat 23: 23 “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have faith done, and not to leave the other undone” Heb 10: 28 -29 “He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? ” (Heb 2: 1 -3) Faith in Christ Jesus brings higher obligations, not a relaxation of Divine standards. It’s redemption from the curse not removal.

Moses brought Israel out BUT Joshua brought them in Heb 4: 8 -10 “For if (Joshua) had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For HE THAT IS ENTERED INTO HIS REST, HE ALSO HATH CEASED FROM HIS OWN WORKS, as God did from his” JOSHUA—Type of Christ JOSHUA • Called “Moses’ Minister” Exo 24: 13. Obedient to the Exo 24: 13 Law • Was also brought from Egypt Num 17. Shared our nature • Appointed to war with Amalek Exo 17: 1 -16 Overcame Sin • Brought Israel into Land Jos 1 -6. Provided Jos 1 -6 inheritance

“Whilst a mere historian, considering the work of Joshua, may well imagine that he failed to thoroughly complete his conquests, a Biblical Historian will realize that it was not intended for him to do so. Biblical history is not limited to recording past events, but also foreshadowing those to come…Christ’s victory over sin come made it possible for every individual saint to personally succeed…”—Expositor, pg. 4 “Yahweh did not intend for Joshua to do everything for the people of Israel any more than Christ will do everything for his followers if they fail to give themselves to the fight of faith as instructed in the World…The people had to be given the opportunity to personally demonstrate their undivided fidelity to God, and therefore the work of Joshua had to fall short of the absolute destruction of the Canaanites, even as, sin in the flesh remains to be personally overcome…as

“Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel” Jos 1: 1 -2 them “It was not only Moses the man who died on Pisgah, but (this being the fact of greatest importance) also Moses the Lawgiver, he who… was so much the symbol and embodiment of it that his own name came to attach itself…When he failed to take the people into the material Rest, so also, simultaneously, did the Law…because the Law never possessed, and was never meant to possess, the power to do so in the first place. Not Moses, but Joshua was the appointed agent—not the Law, that is, but that scheme of salvation realized in

Moses—The Law that brought Death Moses Joshua—Grace that brought Life Joshua Jordan—Baptism into Christ Jordan Land—Inheritance of Abrahamic Covenant Land Mark 1: 9 “And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan” (Jordan is where Naaman was baptized— Jordan 2 Kin 5) ------------------------------------------- Only those passing through Baptism into Christ enter the Land— Gal 3: 26 -29 “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Christ Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if

“Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess Jordan the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it” Jos 1: 10 -11 • Three Days—Christ’s Death and Resurrection Days • Victuals—trans. “meat, venison” This was a change in Victuals diet from the Mosaic to Christ… Heb 5: 12 -13 “For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God (the Law); and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe” (John 6)

Calling out of Harlot—before entrance into the Land “And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there” Jos 2: 1 Rahab The “Harlot” represents the unfaithful religious system of both Catholic and Protestant denominations (Rev 17: 5) Eureka, Vol 5. pg. 274 -275 The Gospel message goes out to proclaim the ultimate collapse of the systems of men; but before doing invites those a part of its political and religious environment to “Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins”—Rev. 18: 4 • The Truth is all about inviting people out of gross darkness (Eph 2).

“And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land” Jos 2: 9 land This confession of Faith acknowledges Yahweh’s plan and purpose with Israel and the Land of Promise. Note: The figurative application of Joshua leading men into the Land through the River Jordan is two-fold: 1. The event represents the need for redemption apart from the Law; being baptized into Christ—both Jew and Gentile. 2. The event also typifies the restoration of Israel to be brought from the nations (Egypt) “a second time” (Isa 11); when Yahweh will make “a new covenant” with Israel, even a greater covenant than that made to them at Sinai, when they came out of Egypt (Jer 31: 31 -32) Elpis Israel, pg 286 -287, 446 -457 “The Second Exodus”

“After three days…the officers went through the host; And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may measure know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore” Jos 3: 3 -4 heretofore The Lord Jesus Christ is the anti-typical Ark (Heb 9). Thus, under Joshua, the space between the Ark and the people was “about two thousand cubits. ” This represents the times of the Gentiles, after which Yahweh’s people will “enter the Land. ” Significantly, this represented a “way” not known before. That “way” is Jesus Christ (John 14: 6)

“The Ark (the Lord Jesus Christ—Heb. 9: 11) previously was concealed in the midst of Israel (Num. 10: 21), as the coming of Messiah was concealed in the teaching of the Law and the Prophets (1 Pet. 1: 1011; Eph. 3: 4 -5); but it is now openly made manifest before all called upon to follow it. So it was when the Lord appeared in Israel 1900 years ago. As the Ark was borne by the priests, so the priests of the New Testament proclaimed the gospel before all men (1 Pet. 2: 1 -11). It passed over the Jordan about two thousand cubits before Israel did, as Christ ministered to the people about 2, 000 years before the last of those to be saved will be brought in”— Expositor, page 46. • The name “Jordan” means to descend. It Jordan

“As they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and Jordan the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water…the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those Adam that came down toward the sea of the plain, EVEN THE SALT SEA, failed, and were cut off: and the SEA off people passed over right against Jericho” Jos 3: 15 -16 The type is remarkable! Baptism into the greater Joshua turns back the descending fall of man. The normal flow of life is from “Adam” down to the “Salt” or “Dead Sea. ” Only by participating in the prescribed process were the people able to “pass over” and inherit the Land. Without identification and association with Christ in Baptism, there is no opportunity to occupy the Land promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob!

“And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until ALL THE PEOPLE were passed clean over Jordan” Jos 3: 17 Jordan “It is significant that the word used for ‘people’ here and in Ch. 4: 1 is gowy, a word normally reserved for Gentiles. It is from a root signifying to mass, and Gentiles therefore denoting a nation. The word is rendered ‘nation’ in the R. V. ”—Expositor, page 52. The point advanced shows again our understanding of the Gospel is the “key” to unlocking the Scriptures. Doctrinally, we know that “all the Israelites” includes “the Gentiles” who have been graft into the Hope of Israel (Rom 11; Acts 28). Baptism in the Jordan—

“The LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them stones over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night” Jos 4: 1 -3 The placing of 12 stones in Jordan and the removal of 12 others represents the Israel of God, by baptism— Gal 6: 15 -16 “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God” God • On this very principle John warned the Jews—

Mat 3: 5 -9 “Then went out to (John) Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, And were Jordan baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. ” Abraham The 12 Men chosen to lead the Inheritance represent the 12 Disciples of the Lord, who were promised: “in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel” Mat 19: 28

“For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over” Jos 4: 10 The center piece of the Ark was the “Mercy Seat”—a fit representation of the Lord Jesus Christ (Rom 3: 25; 1 Jn 2; 2). In the type, the way of entrance into the Hope of Israel is provided “until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled” (Luke 21: 24; Rom 11: 25). The priests holding up the Ark are also typical of the Saints (1 Pet 2: 5 -9): the Ecclesia of God, the pillar and ground of the Truth (1 Tim 3: 15) exalting Christ and preserving the principles of baptism, “until every thing is finished. ” (see verse 17)

“About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho” battle Jos 4: 13 When Joshua and his brethren enter the Land after the space of “two thousands” cubits, it will be militant. Psa 149: 6 -9 “Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints” saints Rev 2: 26 -27 “He that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of iron a potter shall they be broken to shivers” (Dan 2: 44)

“On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Israel Moses, all the days of his life” Jos 4: 14 The “times of the Gentiles” now elapsed, the Lord will be magnified “in the sight of ALL ISRAEL”—significant phrase: ISRAEL Rom 9: 6 “Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel” Rom 11: 25 -27 “For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; THAT BLINDNESS IN PART IS HAPPENED TO ISRAEL, UNTIL THE FULNESS OF THE GENTILES BE COME IN. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob”

Isa 11: 10 -12 “And in that day there shall be A ROOT OF JESSE, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people…and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, people and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth…And there shall be an highway for earth the remnant of his people…like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt” Jer 31: 31 -32 “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt…” (Joshua rep. the New Covenant in the Age Egypt

“Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on DRY LAND. For the LORD LAND your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, us until we were gone over” Jos 4: 22 -23 “I quote this passage (Isa 11: 12 -16) by way of a hint to the reader that if he would understand how Jehovah will arbitrate between Israel and the existing nations when He grafts them in again, he must give himself to know the particulars of their deliverance under Moses; for the exodus under him is the type, or representation, of their future exodus under the Lord of Hosts” Elpis Israel, pg. 287 (Eureka Vol. 5, pg 76 Micah 7: 15; Zec 10: 6 -12)

“At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. And Joshua made him sharp time knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins” Jos 5: 2 -3 Change of Nature for those who Inherit land with Joshua— “(Circumcision) is a process that commences with baptism and culminates with the bestowal of Divine nature at the coming of the Lord”—Expositor, page 62. Lord “Except a man be born from above, he cannot SEE the Kingdom of God…Except a man be born of water and of spirit, he cannot ENTER into the Kingdom of God”—John 3: 1 -6 “Flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God”— 1 Cor. 15: 50

For those “baptized into Moses” and were faithful in the “ecclesia in the wilderness, ” this represents the second baptism, “into Joshua. ” (Joshua, Caleb, the Priests). Furthermore, true Circumcision identifies with the Lord Jesus Christ, not Moses— Php 3: 3 “For we are the circumcision, which worship God circumcision in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh” (Col 2: 11; Rom 2: 28 -29) The Circumcision for Israel was also “under Joshua” not “Moses. ” This principle is vital for the restoration of the Jews at the Second Advent of the Lord. It must be of the heart (Deu 10: 16; Jer 4: 4; Rom 2: 28 -29). This was a problem in the 1 st Century Ecclesia— Act 15: 5 “But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to

“Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised…And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they stead were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way” Jos 5: 5 -7 Seed-Abraham includes all. Gal 3: 26 -29 “This uncircumcised generation passed over Jordan, whereas the previous circumcised Israelites were denied entrance. Is not the type clear? So Israelites and Gentiles will go into the Kingdom of God because they “do by nature things of the Law” (Rom 2: 1315)…Therefore, this act of circumcision on the western banks of the Jordan, taught that the Gentiles could be saved equally with Israelites, if they embrace the Hope of Israel and submitted to the requirements of the Law.

“And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets” Jos 6: 4 Hebrew word “shophereth” signifies the Jubilee Trumpet. This period marked a time of liberty and inheritance (Lev. 25: 8 -17; Isa. 27: 13) Rev 11: 15 “And the seventh angel sounded; and there sounded were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever” ever Rev 16: 16 -17 “And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. And the Armageddon seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the

Eze 20: 33 -37 “As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. And I WILL BRING YOU INTO THE WILDERNESS OF THE PEOPLE, and there will I plead with you face to face. Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I Egypt plead with you, saith the Lord GOD. And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant. And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me…and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. ”

Rom 4: 6 -11 “Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not covered impute sin. Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. And he received uncircumcision the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised” • Both Abraham and David were outside the Law of

THE FEASTS a Shadow of the Gospel—Lev 23 PASSOVER Lev 23: 5 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’S passover. Christ is called “our passover” (1 Cor 5: 7). FIRSTFRUITS Lev 23: 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. Christ is called the “firstfruits” to rise from the dead

PENTECOST Lev 23: 15 ¶ And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: 16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD. 17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD. Jew and Gentile are the “two wave loaves”: also represented as “firstfruits” (Jam 1: 18; Rev 14: 4). They were extended the Gospel “fifty days” or Pentecost after the Lord’s resurrection (Acts 2: 1).

MEMORIAL OF TRUMPETS Lev 23: 24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. That this takes place in the “seventh month” symbolizes the coming Kingdom Age. The “blowing of trumpets” is the very symbol used for the resurrection (1 Cor 15: 52; 1 The 4: 16). DAY OF ATONEMENT Lev 23: 27 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. Atonement means “covering” or “clothing” of righteousness and immortality for the saints. (1 Cor

FEAST OF TABERNACLES (Ingathering—Harvest) Lev 23: 34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD… 39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days… 42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: This feast is also called the “feast of harvest…feast of ingathering” (Exo 23: 16) and adds strength to the shadow. This represents elect of Israel assembled before the Lord (Mat 24: 30 -34 cf. Exo 23: 17), and therefore was observed when God’s people were “in the land. ” Accordingly, the “feast of tabernacles” will be observed by all nations in the Age to Come (Zec 14: 16 -

TABERNACLE: Exo 25 -40…God TABERNACLE Manifestation Exo 25: 8 -9 “And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, them after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it” Rev 21: 1 -4 “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with men them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. ”

TABERNACLE—God manifested in His People (Rev TABERNACLE 21: 3) PILLARS—Saints upholding the Truth (Gal 2: 9; Rev PILLARS 3: 12) ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERING—Christ/sacrifice (Heb OFFERING 13: 10) LAVER—Cleansing of the Word of God (Eph 5: 25 -27) LAVER INCENSE—Prayers of the Saints (Rev 8: 3; 5: 8) INCENSE LAMPSTAND—The Ecclesia of God (Rev 1: 20; 2: 1) LAMPSTAND TABLE OF SHEWBREAD—Memorial emblems (1 Cor SHEWBREAD 10: 21) MERCY SEAT—the Lord Jesus Christ (1 John 2: 2) SEAT 2 Co 6: 14 -18 “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness

THE SACRIFICES: Lev 1 -7…Personal Dedication Lev 1: 3 -9 “And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire…the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water. . . ” Mark 12: 28 -34 “And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices…(Jesus) said unto him, Thou art not far from the

Joh 5: 45 -47 “Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? ” Luk 16: 29 -31 “Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead” • “The New Testament is merely a commentary of the Old”—John Thomas If we do not understand Moses & the Old Testament Scriptures, we can’t understand Christ & the New Testament.

2 Co 3: 7 -14 “If the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away…not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ” Exo 34 is an allegory of Israel’s blindness under the Law

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