Latest / Faith by annm2705 / 837. Bible Study: Ezekiel 15 ("Vine and Branch" discoveries)

Transcript

837. Bible Study: Ezekiel 15 ("Vine and Branch" discoveries) · Faith by annm2705

0:00
Chapter 15 from Ezekiel. First, let's pray.
0:05
Dear God, please be with us as we.
0:08
Read through this chapter and. Open our.
0:11
Eyes and ears to hear. And give us wisdom from the
0:16
Holy. Spirit or let us have.
0:17
Wisdom from the Holy Spirit so that these things.
0:20
Can penetrate into our hearts and our minds and our actions.
0:26
We ask this. In Jesus name, Amen.
0:29
So this is a really. Short chapter 15 and what
0:35
happened though, was I went as I was studying and I found some
0:39
very, very interesting things. That are connected but not I
0:44
mean. Boy, it really got into a lot of
0:46
things, so I don't think this. Is going to be really short, but
0:48
what I'll do. Is I will.
0:49
Read through this chapter. Short chapter read the.
0:54
Questions and answers from the Study Bible.
0:58
And then let you know. How I came to all these
1:00
different places so. After that we are going.
1:04
To get into Genesis chapter 3, we're go.
1:09
We'll go to Deuteronomy. Chapter 30. 2 and Psalm 80.
1:15
Because there's a lot in there. And I think you'll find this
1:18
interesting too, because these were like new insights that
1:21
just. Came today as I was studying
1:24
these things, so let's get started.
1:27
Jerusalem as a useless vine. The word of the Lord.
1:31
Came to me. Son of Man, how is the wood of a
1:34
vine different from that of a branch from any of the trees in
1:39
the forest? Is wood ever taken from it to
1:43
make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to
1:47
hang things on? And after it is thrown on the
1:50
fire as fuel, and the fire burns both ends and charged the
1:54
middle, is it then useless for anything?
1:58
If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how
2:02
much less can it be made into something useful when the fire
2:06
has burned it and it is charged? Therefore, this is what the
2:11
Sovereign Lord says. As I have given the wood of the
2:15
vine among the trees of the forest as fuel for the fire, so
2:21
I will treat the people living in Jerusalem.
2:25
I will set my face against them. Although they have come out of
2:30
the fire, the fire will yet consume them.
2:34
And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am
2:39
the Lord. I will make the land desolate
2:43
because they have been unfaithful, declares the
2:47
sovereign Lord. And that's the end of chapter
2:50
15. So essentially, God is basically
2:55
saying that they're going to be punished.
2:58
They're not going to get out of this without going through the
3:00
fire. They think they might have
3:02
gotten out of it, but it's going to come again.
3:04
And then he also talks about this, the vine and the branch
3:09
and how the branch, the vine is kind of useless when it's dried
3:14
up. And that has a lot that I get
3:18
into later when I start looking at the differences between the
3:21
vine and the. Branches and the analogies.
3:25
That Jesus used when he talked about.
3:27
The vine and the branch. And about water and how?
3:31
Water runs through the. Vine to give life to the the
3:37
branch, the vine and everything and how.
3:41
That is actually the Holy Spirit.
3:43
And all of this is in Scripture and it's really cool.
3:46
So anyway, let's go. To the questions and answers of
3:49
the study Bible. How had they?
3:51
Come out of the fire. Jerusalem had escaped physical.
3:55
Destruction in 597 BC when Nebuchadnezzar plundered the
4:00
temple treasures and carried away thousands, including King
4:04
Jehovah Chen, and that's found in Second Kings chapter 24.
4:09
And Ezekiel, however, this. Narrow escape from the
4:13
Babylonians did not mean the sinful city would be spared.
4:17
The Babylonians soon returned 586 BC and finished what they
4:23
had started. Breaking down.
4:24
The city's walls. And burning down its.
4:27
Houses and important buildings, including the temple.
4:31
So why judge the? Land for people's sin.
4:35
The. Land was one of Israel's primary
4:39
covenant blessings from the Lord.
4:41
When the land yielded its fruit, Israel recognized this as a gift
4:46
from the Lord. Several of Israel's temple
4:49
festivals were associated with the beginning and ending Heart
4:52
of Harvest. So by striking the land, God was
4:56
putting into effect the covenant curses on the people for their
5:01
infidelity. And the curses are found in
5:05
Deuteronomy chapter 28. But we're not going to go there.
5:09
We're going to go to another chapter in Deuteronomy because
5:12
this is just really interesting. So after reading this, like I
5:16
said it's it's a very short and simple paragraph and it.
5:19
Basically just says that. They're not escaping God's
5:22
punishment and God. Gives them a reason why because
5:25
they were unfaithful. So that's pretty simple, but.
5:28
The what I. Started looking at and this is
5:32
like I. I love when this happens.
5:34
Because I don't really expect. To find things like.
5:37
This. But when I do, it's just like,
5:39
this is one of those aha moments where you're like, wow, that was
5:42
great. That I found that today.
5:46
You know, like I. Just accidentally so I was.
5:49
Searching Vine because I wanted. To see all the places.
5:52
In the Bible through Blue letter Bible to search Vine and just
5:56
see the references to it and see if there's anything that I would
6:00
learn from it. And I did.
6:03
There were some. Verses that were really
6:05
interesting, so. I don't remember now where it.
6:10
First was as I was. Reading through OK.
6:13
I know this is where. It led me to Deuteronomy 32 as
6:16
I'm reading through. All of these verses about.
6:19
Vines. All of a sudden I read this one.
6:23
Deuteronomy 3232. Says their vine comes from the
6:31
Vine of Sodom and from the. Fields of Gomorrah.
6:36
Their grapes are filled with. Poison and their clusters with
6:41
bitterness so. That really interests me
6:45
because. I was wondering that.
6:46
OK, who is their vine? What is what is it talking about
6:50
here in Deuteronomy? And so I went back and then I
6:54
started. Reading in reverse all the
6:55
paragraphs preceding. That and it I will.
6:59
Just start to go through this because there's, well, let's
7:04
see. I will start with the verse 30.
7:08
Two, there's just a lot. Of really good verses here like
7:11
30. 215 was one that I came across because I read the whole.
7:15
Chapter 32. And in Deuteronomy 3215, this
7:21
is. Really neat when you look.
7:22
At the Hebrew it actually talks about God and Jesus in
7:31
Deuteronomy 3215. This is out of.
7:34
Moses's mouth. Way back when, and I just like
7:39
when you. See these things it.
7:41
I'm like. How is this missed?
7:43
Like how can, how can there be people?
7:47
Who? The Jewish people?
7:49
How can they not know that? Jesus is the Son of God.
7:54
All these. Different references here it.
7:55
Is in Deuteronomy 3215. And and if I.
7:59
Hadn't gone back to the. Hebrew I wouldn't even picked.
8:02
Up on this but it. Was all because I was looking at
8:04
the vine and I'm going through the vine and I'll.
8:06
Next, go through the branches. But this is just.
8:10
It's so cool, so let. Me.
8:13
I guess let's just start there with.
8:15
God and Jesus. So it's Deuteronomy 30.
8:19
Two verse. 15 Now this says just you run.
8:23
Grew fat and kicked, filled with.
8:26
Food. They became heavy and sleek.
8:29
They abandoned the God who made them.
8:33
And rejected the rock their. Savior, so you.
8:38
Could take it and say. OK, this is 1 and the same.
8:41
Which that would be accurate. But when you get.
8:46
Into the Hebrew. SO do if you want to look.
8:50
At this yourself go to Blue Letter Bible.
8:53
Dot org and look up Deuteronomy 30. 2.
8:57
Verse 15 and then click on the. Left side where it says.
9:01
Tools and then a. A screen will open below and
9:04
it'll give you. Word for word.
9:07
What it says So jashuran is a word.
9:12
For Israel, I mean when you click on strong's are well it
9:16
says upright. 1 is what it means and it's being referred to I
9:23
guess. Poetically as Israel.
9:26
As the people of Israel. When you look at the genesis.
9:33
Hebrew Chaldea lexicon. It says a poetic.
9:37
At the same time, apparently a tender and loving.
9:40
Appellation of the People of. Israel found four times.
9:44
So there's that word that explains it.
9:48
Grew fat and kicked. You are grown fat, thick and
9:51
sleek. Then he forsook God.
9:54
Now here's where it gets interesting.
9:56
That's Strong's. H433.
10:01
But when you look. At the translation it is.
10:05
Aloha. ELOHA that.
10:10
Is different from Elohim. Which is plural Eloha is.
10:16
Singular, so it's talking about single.
10:20
A lot of times when God has talked about you'll see Elohim.
10:23
So it's the Trinity, like the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
10:26
together, but in this particular space, it place, it's just
10:31
saying singular. And then it.
10:34
Says so. It says Aloha.
10:37
Who? Made him.
10:41
Let's see. Made him who?
10:43
Let's see what's. It to to fashion accomplished to
10:47
make that's the description and and and says and scorned which
10:55
to. Let's see, figuratively to be
11:00
foolish. Scorned the rock so.
11:05
When we get to the Rock, You know how.
11:07
Jesus is always called the rock. The Rock.
11:10
Of God like he is the I mean, you get to.
11:13
The dream that Nebuchadnezzar has and there was a rock that
11:18
was not cut from human. Hands that crushes the 10.
11:21
Toes in that vision that was seen and that rock is.
11:26
Jesus, I mean you can find throughout scripture.
11:28
If you want to search the Rock, You can find that.
11:31
Jesus is. Referred to the Rock.
11:32
And I think there's actually. Specific scripture.
11:35
In the New Testament, that. Calls Jesus specifically.
11:38
The rock. I mean it it.
11:39
Clarifies that Jesus is this. Rock.
11:42
And it says but they and scorned the.
11:45
Rock. Of his salvation and his
11:48
salvation, I mean, it's. It is salvation, but the word
11:52
for salvation is Yeshua. Which, which is, you know,
11:57
Jesus's Hebrew name. So which let's see, Here's the
12:03
pronunciation. Strong's Age, 3444.
12:07
Yeshua. Yeshua.
12:10
So I thought that was really interesting that it even if you,
12:15
if your your eyes are open to it, you will.
12:18
See that? The Creator and the 1 the rock
12:24
of their salvation. Yeshua, which I know is there's
12:28
just, you know, Hebrew words and names mean things and it's
12:33
really important. So it mean let's see salvation
12:40
help, deliverance, health save, saving welfare and it's just
12:45
very interesting that that name. Was actually Jesus?
12:49
'S name and the translation was just because there wasn't that
12:53
we have of Jesus in English is I don't know.
12:59
Why they chose Jesus? Instead of Joshua, because
13:03
Joshua would be the same thing as this one.
13:05
But anyway, that's that's a whole nother subject, but so.
13:10
That's where I saw that. You know, singular it was
13:13
talking about the savior, the rock and.
13:17
Jesus. So then in, let's see.
13:21
We should read the whole chapter 30. 2 because it's very
13:25
interesting. So listen, you heavens, and I
13:29
will. Speak.
13:30
Hear you, Earth. The words of my mouth.
13:33
So to me this seems. Like it?
13:36
States this. Is not just to.
13:37
Israel, this is like to. The.
13:41
You know, heavens and the earth. Everything like listen to this.
13:45
Let my teaching fall like rain, and my words descend like dew,
13:50
like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
13:55
I will proclaim the name of the. Lord, oh.
13:57
Praise the greatness of our. God, he is the rock.
14:02
His words are perfect. And all his ways are.
14:05
Just a faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just.
14:11
Is he? They are corrupt and not his
14:17
children. To their shame, they.
14:19
Are a warped. And crooked generation.
14:23
Is this the way you repay the Lord?
14:26
You foolish and unwise people, is he not your father, your
14:32
Creator, who made you and formed you?
14:35
Remember the? Days of old.
14:38
Consider the generations long past.
14:41
Ask your father and he will tell you.
14:44
Your. Elders and they will explain to
14:46
you when the Most High gave the nation.
14:50
'S their inheritance when he. Divided all mankind.
14:54
He set up boundaries for the people according to the number
14:58
of the sons of Israel. Again this.
15:02
Is something that's relevant today.
15:04
Because there, you know, is there are all these different
15:08
opinions of. What territory Israel should
15:12
have? But if we go to the Bible, we
15:14
can see the extents. There are actually specific
15:20
locator marks of the land of Israel and it's.
15:23
Not what Israel has today. It's.
15:25
Larger than what Israel has today, so the Bible.
15:31
Confirms. That Israel is within its
15:34
territory and Israel actually should be having more territory
15:37
and and will have. More territory when Jesus
15:40
returns. So anyway, going back to verse 9
15:45
for the Lord's portion is his people.
15:48
Jacob His. Allotted inheritance in a desert
15:51
land, he found him in a barren and howling.
15:55
Waste, he shielded. Him and cared for him he guarded
15:59
him as the. Apple of his eye.
16:02
Like an eagle that stirs up its nest and.
16:06
Hovers. Over its young that spreads its
16:08
wings to catch them, and carries them aloft.
16:12
The Lord alone led him. No foreign God was with him.
16:19
So this is Israel? He made him ride on the heights
16:23
of the land and fed. Him with the fruit.
16:26
Of the fields he nourished him with honey from the rock and
16:31
with oil from the flinty crag, with curds and milk from herd
16:36
and flock. And with fattened lambs.
16:38
And goats with choice Rams of Beshan and the finest kernels.
16:43
Of. Wheat.
16:44
You drank the foaming blood of the grape jeshurun.
16:50
So the upright one that is Israel grew fat and kicked.
16:55
Filled with food. They became heavy and sleek.
16:58
They abandoned the God who made them and.
17:03
Rejected Rejected their rock the.
17:06
Savior isn't that interesting? They made him jealous with their
17:10
foreign gods idolatry and angered him.
17:15
With their detestable idols. The things that they.
17:19
Made as a priority above God, they sacrificed to false gods.
17:26
Which are not a God. So they had all of.
17:28
These altars set up on all these different mountains, and they
17:31
were praying to different gods of the Pagan nations, and they
17:34
were. Offering sacrifices, even.
17:36
Sacrificing at different points. They even.
17:39
Sacrificed their children to Molech.
17:41
So there's a lot. Of stuff that was.
17:43
Happening that that God was not happy.
17:45
About so they sacrificed to false gods.
17:48
Which are not God gods they had not known.
17:52
Gods that recently appeared Gods.
17:55
Your ancestors did not fear. So again, there's a whole nother
18:03
thought I have on all those on on these things.
18:06
These these these gods. That aren't gods that appear and
18:11
claim to be gods. I think it's it's Satan and his
18:15
fallen. Angels who do this.
18:17
You and there's even more that. Will get to scripture where it
18:21
it supports this. Theory You deserted the rock.
18:26
Who fathered you? You forgot the God who gave you
18:30
birth. So the rock is Jesus.
18:33
You forgot. The God who gave you.
18:34
Birth God created all mankind. The Lord.
18:38
Saw this and rejected them because he was angered by his
18:42
sons and daughters. I will hide my face from them,
18:46
he said. And see what their end will be.
18:50
For they are a perverse. Generation children who are
18:54
unfaithful. They made me jealous by what is
18:58
no God and angered me. With their worthless idols.
19:03
I will make them envious by those who are not a people.
19:08
I will make them angry by a nation that has no
19:12
understanding. For a fire will be.
19:15
Kindled it. By my wrath, one that.
19:18
Burns down to the realm. Of the dead below.
19:22
That's Hades. It will devour the earth.
19:28
And its. Harvest and set afire the.
19:31
Foundations of the mountains. This is not a small fire.
19:37
I will heap calamities on them and spend my arrows against
19:41
them. OK, now.
19:43
Here, we've heard this before. I will send wasting famine
19:47
against them, consuming pestilence and deadly plague.
19:53
I think it. The translation might say fire,
19:55
but some some of these translations.
19:58
Swap out words that. Don't really make sense why.
20:00
They did that. But here's something really
20:03
interesting in Deuteronomy 3224. I will.
20:07
Send against them the fangs. Of wild.
20:11
Beast the venom of Vipers that glide in the.
20:15
Dust. So that at least this.
20:20
Translation. It's it seems like the venom of
20:24
Vipers that glide in the dust. That's like snakes.
20:28
That's like Satan. And.
20:32
If we go back to Genesis chapter 3, we'll we'll.
20:37
Clarify that point because if you remember that when God
20:43
cursed the snake and he said you will crawl on your stomach or
20:47
whatever like when God cursed the serpent.
20:51
So the serpent is something like reptilian and.
20:55
He cursed. The serpent and said you.
20:57
Will you? Will.
20:58
Crawl on your belly. Or something to that effect.
21:01
And you will eat dust. And I always thought that was
21:03
weird because you can picture a snake.
21:06
But I'm like, I don't know that snakes eat.
21:08
Dust. And I never quite understood
21:11
that and but then if you again search this was another.
21:17
Search that I did. Where you see that dust?
21:21
Is. Human are human beings and if
21:25
we. Think about.
21:27
OK, so. I don't know.
21:29
Remember, man, that you are dust into dust you shall return.
21:33
So Adam was. Formed from the dust.
21:39
God took the dust and formed it, made it into Adam and blew.
21:46
Breath, the breath of life. And so Adam was created from
21:53
dust and then it says the serpent will devour the.
21:58
Dust the rest of his. Life, so the serpent is
22:01
constantly going after humanity, constantly trying to, you know,
22:07
devour humanity. So there's a, you know that says
22:13
the enemy. The thief comes only to steal,
22:17
kill. And destroy.
22:19
I have come that they may have life.
22:22
And have it to the full. This was Jesus saying this.
22:25
So his enemy Satan comes. Only to steal, kill and destroy.
22:31
Well, that was the. Curse that God.
22:32
Put on the serpent that. All of the days of his life.
22:36
He will be on his. Belly, He'll be like the.
22:38
Serpent and he will eat dust, so he maybe not eat.
22:44
Isn't maybe the best. Translation But he will devour
22:48
mankind and that's what his purpose is and that's what he's
22:52
doing because and and that was his judgement because of what he
22:57
did. He deceived mankind to turn them
23:00
away from God. He deceived Eve into thinking.
23:04
That did God really say? That and so she.
23:07
Doubted God and proceeded. To listen to the serpent.
23:11
So God was angry with both of them.
23:13
He was angry with the serpent for doing that to Eve, and he
23:17
was angry to. Eve for.
23:18
Listening to the serpent. And so they both had punishment.
23:22
That's where the the pains of childbirth are talked.
23:26
About that was the. Punishment of Eve and then Adam
23:29
also had punishment where he was going to have to.
23:32
Work hard the rest of his. Life and toil the earth just to
23:35
make ends meet. So hard labor.
23:38
And both of them had hard labor. Adam, you know of the, you know,
23:43
working and then Eve from childbirth.
23:46
And so you can see that this this all was like established in
23:52
the beginning in the book of Genesis.
23:54
Chapter 3 where it talks. About it, it's Genesis 314 where
23:59
the serpent will be devouring people.
24:02
And I just thought, you know, I never understood that.
24:06
And then. As I was reading this.
24:08
It's just started to make sense. So going back to Deuteronomy
24:13
chapter 32, verse 24, I will send wasting famine against
24:18
them, consuming pestilence, deadly plague, and I will send
24:21
against them the fangs of the. Wild beast.
24:24
It's really interesting. Because this also lines up or
24:27
matches up. With with the book of.
24:31
Revelation in the Book of Revelation.
24:34
It it's the fourth seal. And people are killed by sword,
24:42
famine, plague and the wild. Beasts of the Earth.
24:47
It's very similar to here. It didn't talk about sword in
24:50
this Deuteronomy 3224, but it talked about all the other ones.
24:55
And so again, I think. These they have like I.
25:00
Future fulfillment and and it tells us like back in the Old
25:06
Testament. It stated what was.
25:08
Going to happen in the future. OK, now the.
25:11
Sword is actually. Talked about in the next
25:13
sentence Deuteronomy 3225. In the street the sword will
25:19
make them childless. In their homes, terror will
25:22
reign. The young men and young women
25:25
will perish, The infants and those.
25:28
With Gray hair, I said I would. Scatter them and erase their
25:33
name from human memory, but. I dreaded the.
25:38
Taunt of the enemy. List least the.
25:41
Adversary misunderstood and say our hand has triumphed.
25:46
The Lord has not done all this. They are a nation.
25:51
They are a nation so. This is a.
25:53
This is. Talking about well.
25:56
OK. They are a nation without sense.
25:59
There is no discernment in them. If only.
26:03
They were wise. And would understand this and
26:06
discern what their end will be. How could one man chase 1000 or
26:15
two put 10,000 to flight unless their rock had sold them?
26:22
Unless the Lord had given them up.
26:27
For their rock is not like our rock.
26:31
As even our enemies concede, their vine comes from the vine
26:39
of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah.
26:43
Their grapes are filled with poison and their clusters with
26:46
bitterness. Their wine is the venom of
26:51
serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.
26:56
So look at that, right? There is that it's it's talking
27:00
about this good and evil. It's talking about a the rock of
27:04
salvation, Jesus, and it's talking about the other one,
27:10
their rock. So the ones who are coming
27:12
against Israel, their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and the
27:17
fields of Gomorrah and their grapes.
27:20
The fruit that they produce. There's poison, bitterness, and
27:25
their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of
27:30
cobras. That's all.
27:32
Like the serpents are connected to Satan and.
27:36
So it's, it's, it is truly a battle.
27:39
Between good and evil, between God and Satan and the the ones
27:44
that Satan has taken along with him are, you know, convinced to
27:48
go along with him and says Satan is the ruler of the heir and he,
27:54
you know, has some sort of rain or I don't know, influence here
28:00
on the. Earth.
28:00
It's very obvious. We can all see that, but I just
28:04
think this is really interesting that and you know that Sodom and
28:07
Gomorrah. Was destroyed and it was there
28:11
was a lot of. Perversion there.
28:12
There was a lot of sexual immorality.
28:15
There, there were all these. Things that.
28:19
There were. Prayers that were going up to
28:20
God and God actually came down, I believe it was Jesus with two
28:25
angels that came to the Sodom and Gomorrah and spoke with
28:29
Abraham and Sarah and visited to, you know, confirm.
28:35
That the prayers that were. Going up I mean.
28:37
Not that God would not be able. To see that, but that's what
28:40
they said. That they were came to confirm
28:42
that what was being said to them was actually happening.
28:45
So they were, you know, examining for themselves.
28:48
And in the meantime, they tell Abraham and Sarah.
28:50
That they're going to have. Isaac about a year from now,
28:53
from the time they visited. So anyway, it was, but Sodom and
28:57
Gomorrah were destroyed by the angels when they came back the
29:02
second time and they came first to see and then second they came
29:06
to strike judgment and it was completely obliterated.
29:10
So when you think about this, it's their vine comes from the
29:14
vine of Sodom, Gomorrah. That was what was.
29:16
Influencing Sodom and Gomorrah, that's.
29:18
Why God destroyed? It because it was evil and
29:22
that's what God is going to do again when.
29:25
Jesus returns. He is.
29:27
Going to bring the wrath of God against.
29:31
All who are. From the vine, if you want to
29:34
call it the Vine of Sodom and Gomorrah.
29:36
So verse 32. 34 Have I not kept this in reserve and sealed it in
29:43
my vaults? It is mine to avenge.
29:48
I will repay. So this is you know God is going
29:53
to handle this in due time their.
29:58
Foot will slip their day of disaster.
30:00
Is near, and their doom rushes upon them the Lord will
30:05
vindicate his people, and relent concerning his servants, when he
30:10
sees their strength is gone, and no one is left slave or.
30:15
Free. He will say.
30:18
Now where are their gods? The rock they took refuge.
30:23
In. The gods who ate the fat of
30:26
their sacrifices. And drank the wine of their
30:28
drink offerings. Let them.
30:30
Rise up to help you. Let them give you shelter.
30:34
See now that I myself am He. There is no.
30:38
God beside me I put to death, and I bring to.
30:42
Life I. Have wounded and I will heal,
30:46
and no one can deliver out of my hand.
30:51
I lift my hand to heaven, and solemnly swear as surely as.
30:56
I live forever. When I sharpen my flashing sword
31:01
and my hand grasped it in judgment, I will take vengeance
31:06
on my adversaries and repay those who hate me.
31:11
I will make my arrows drunk with blood while my sword devours
31:17
flesh. The.
31:18
Blood of the. Slain and the.
31:19
Captives the heads. Of the enemy leaders, rejoice,
31:25
you nations with. His people, for he will.
31:28
Avenge the blood of his servants.
31:31
He will take vengeance on his enemies and make atonement for
31:36
his land and people. I thought that was interesting
31:40
too. And he will make atonement.
31:43
That's what Jesus did. Jesus is was the the atoning
31:48
sacrifice, the one sacrifice that made it, makes it.
31:52
Possible for us to be. In the presence of God,
31:57
Deuteronomy 3244 Moses came with Joshua, son of nun and.
32:03
Spoke all the words. Of this song in the hearing of
32:07
the people, when Moses finished reciting all.
32:12
These words to. Israel, he said to them.
32:15
Take to heart all the words. I have solemnly declared to you
32:19
this day, so that you may command.
32:22
Your children to obey carefully all the words of this.
32:27
Law. They are not just.
32:30
Idle words for you, they are your life.
32:36
By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the
32:40
Jordan to possess. So then it continues on about
32:45
Moses, you know, knowing that he was going to die on Mount Nebo
32:49
in modern day Jordan. So that was we talked about the
32:55
only one that I haven't talked about yet.
32:57
Oh well, OK, Psalm 80 was another one.
33:00
I don't know where I have that one.
33:07
I don't know if I. Closed that out because I kept.
33:10
Looking over all these, I think I might have closed at because I
33:16
was in Deuteronomy. 32. But Psalm 80.
33:21
So this. Is how I got to Psalm 80.
33:23
It was from the Vine discussion and this interest me because it
33:29
said it says Psalm 80, verse 8. You transplanted a vine from
33:36
Egypt. You drove out the nations and
33:40
planted it and then? Another verse says return to.
33:43
Us God Almighty look. Down from heaven and.
33:45
Sea watch over this vine. And then it also.
33:49
Says your vine is cut down. It is burned with.
33:51
Fire at your rebuke. People perish.
33:54
So I wanted to know a little bit more about this vine that was
33:58
transplanted from Egypt. So Psalm 80 is another
34:03
interesting one to read. So this is for the director of
34:07
music. To the tune of.
34:09
The lilies of the. Covenant of Asaph.
34:11
Now Asaph was a prophet and it's called a Psalm.
34:15
Here a shepherd of Israel. And think about this.
34:20
Jesus was known as the good. Shepherd.
34:22
And this is even before Jesus's time.
34:24
This is back in the BC time frame.
34:26
So hear us. Shepherd so it's prophetic.
34:30
Hear us, shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like.
34:34
A flock, you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine.
34:40
Forth before. Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh
34:46
awaken your might come and. Save us, restore us, O God.
34:52
Make your face shine on us. That we may be saved.
34:57
How long, Lord Almighty, will your anger smoulder against the
35:02
prayers of your people? You have fed them with the bread
35:06
of. Tears.
35:07
You have made them drink. Tears by the bowl.
35:10
Full You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors and
35:16
our enemies mock us. This is something else that God
35:19
had promised too, that he was going to make everybody.
35:22
Look at Israel with disgust. And think about what's happening
35:25
right now. There's so much anti-Semitism
35:27
right now and it just seems like is this actually being, you
35:32
know, most, most countries are despising Israel.
35:36
If you look at United Nations and votes against Israel and you
35:40
look at the sentiment that people on.
35:42
Lots of different. Podcasts talk about, talk
35:46
against. Israel, you can see that.
35:48
These things. That were talked about are.
35:51
Coming to fruition. And this isn't the first time I
35:54
think about what happened with Hitler and the, you know, people
35:58
being against the Jews at that time.
36:01
So but here we seem to be in another time where this is
36:05
happening again anyway. Psalm 80, verse six.
36:09
You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors and
36:13
our enemies. Mock us, restore us, God
36:15
Almighty, make your face shine on us so that on us that we may
36:21
be saved. You transplanted a vine from.
36:24
Egypt. You drove out nations and
36:26
planted it. You cleared the ground for it
36:30
and it took root and filled the land, the mountains.
36:34
Were covered with its shade. The mighty Cedars with its
36:38
branches, its branches reached as far as the sea, its.
36:43
Shoots as far as the river. Remember, like from the river to
36:47
the. Sea, if you've heard.
36:48
That recently? Why have you broken down its?
36:53
Walls so that all who pass pick its grapes.
36:57
Boars from the forest ravage it, and insects from the fields feed
37:02
on it. Return to us.
37:04
God Almighty, look down from heaven and sea.
37:08
Watch over this vine the. Root your right.
37:12
Hand has planted the sun. You have raised up or it says.
37:17
Or the branch you have. Raised up for yourself, your.
37:21
Vine is cut down. It is burned with.
37:25
Fire at your rebuke. Your people perish.
37:29
So again, we're seeing the thing about branch and vine, and we're
37:32
seeing that the the vine is cut down and it's burned with fire.
37:36
Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the Son of Man
37:42
you have. Raised up for yourself.
37:46
Now this is the NIV translation and I didn't look at various
37:49
translations, but again, doesn't this sound like Jesus that is
37:53
being talked about? Verse. 18 Then we will not.
37:59
I'll read that again. Let your hand rest on the man at
38:02
your right hand, the Son of Man. You have raised up for.
38:06
Yourself and again when I. Looked.
38:09
At references to the branch, there's a lot about.
38:14
Jesus with that as well. Verse 18 then we will not.
38:19
Turn away from you Revive. Us and we will call on your
38:23
name. I think that's what it says,
38:25
that Jesus will return when it's like when.
38:28
The Jewish people say blessed. Blessed is he who comes in in
38:31
the name. I think that is when it says
38:34
that Jesus would return. So verse 19, restore us, Lord
38:40
God Almighty, make your face shine on us that we may be
38:43
saved. That's the end of Psalm 80.
38:45
So I think there's some some interesting things found in
38:50
Psalm 80 and then when I looked up branch Isaiah 4 verse 2.
38:58
In that day the branch of the Lord will be beautiful and
39:03
glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and.
39:07
Glory of the survivors. In Israel and then in Isaiah 11
39:17
verse one, a shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse.
39:21
Now Jesse was the father of David.
39:24
And Jesus is from the line of David.
39:27
So a shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse, from his roots.
39:31
A branch will bear fruit. Let's see, there's a.
39:41
There's a contrasting 1. That talks about a rejected.
39:46
Branch in Isaiah 1419. I think that might be Satan in
39:51
Jeremiah 20. Three verse 5 it says the days
39:54
are. Coming, declares the Lord when.
39:56
I will raise up for David. A righteous branch, a king who
40:02
will reign wisely and do. What is just?
40:05
And right in the land. That's Jesus.
40:09
In Jeremiah 33 verse 15, in those days and at that time, I
40:14
will make a righteous branch sprout from David's line.
40:19
He will do what is just and right.
40:21
In the land again. That's Jesus.
40:25
So and then we get to these references.
40:29
Let's see. Zechariah 3, verse 8.
40:31
Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your associates.
40:34
Seated before you. Who are men symbolic of things
40:39
to come? I am going to bring my servant
40:42
the branch again. That's a.
40:44
Reference to Jesus Zechariah 6 verse 12 tell.
40:51
Him. This is what the Lord Almighty
40:53
says. Here is the man whose name is
40:55
the branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the
40:58
temple. Of the Lord.
41:02
And let's see I'm trying to see if there's anything more so then
41:09
Jesus in John chapter 15 he says remain in me.
41:15
As I also. Remain in you.
41:18
No branch can bear fruit. By itself it.
41:23
Must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit
41:29
unless you remain in me. So that's us.
41:33
Being connected. To Jesus.
41:37
And remaining in the vine. And how are we connected?
41:40
We are connected. By the Holy Spirit, just like.
41:42
Jesus prayed to the. Father before he died and he.
41:46
Said Father let. Them be one with us as we are
41:51
one you know something I'm paraphrasing that he goes let
41:55
them be you know it very similar to the relationship to be 1.
42:00
I have one in spirit as God is. The Father, God the Father is
42:05
with Jesus the. Son of God in John 15 verse.
42:10
Six, it says if. You do not remain in me.
42:15
You are like a branch that is thrown away and.
42:17
Withers such branches are picked up.
42:21
Thrown into the fire and burned. So again, there's so many
42:26
different. References in Scripture.
42:28
That we need to. Have the Holy Spirit.
42:31
And by the Spirit. It says God is Spirit.
42:34
And we must worship in spirit. That's why the.
42:37
Spirit of God the Holy. Spirit in someone's life is so
42:41
important. Just like Jesus, I always say
42:44
this. Probably every podcast.
42:46
John chapter 3 Unless you are born again, you cannot see the
42:50
Kingdom of God. You need to be born of the.
42:53
Spirit. John gave a baptism of
42:56
repentance, but. Jesus baptizes with the Holy
43:00
Spirit. And then there were other things
43:05
that I. Looked up.
43:06
So yeah, it was John 15 verse 4. Abide in me and I in you, as the
43:11
branch cannot. Bear fruit of itself.
43:14
We can't do it alone unless it abides in the vine.
43:18
Neither can you unless you abide in me so by staying connected
43:24
to. Jesus through the Holy.
43:26
Spirit, that's how we say, that's how we remain in Him.
43:32
And this is something else. Like if you think about a vine,
43:37
a vine water comes through the vine to get to the leaves and
43:41
gets to the branches. That's how water.
43:43
Moves through a plant the. Water is the Holy Spirit.
43:50
And Jesus kind of alluded to this when he was speaking with
43:53
the woman at the well in John chapter 4, verse 14.
43:58
But whoever drinks the. Water.
44:01
I give them will never thirst indeed.
44:05
The water I give. Them will become in them a
44:09
spring of water welling up to eternal life.
44:15
And we know that Jesus gives. Us, the Holy Spirit.
44:21
He receives the Holy Spirit from the Father.
44:24
And gives the Spirit. To us, it's.
44:26
Jesus's decision. Who He gives the Holy Spirit to.
44:31
And I was, I was not, you know. Jesus talks about.
44:34
Being the water of life and. And it's the.
44:39
Spirit who gives life. And so I know.
44:45
Jesus gives the Holy Spirit. And so I was just.
44:48
Curious like is the Holy Spirit the water of life?
44:52
And so I just searched it and, and just by searching it, it'll
44:57
give some Bible references and it says yes, in Christian
45:00
theology, the living water. Jesus offers is the holy.
45:04
Spirit, a divine gift of spiritual refreshment, life, and
45:10
eternal satisfaction that flows from believers who have faith in
45:14
him, providing constant nourishment and the.
45:18
Power to. Live a transformed life.
45:23
That is evidence of the Holy Spirit when someone's life is
45:27
transformed there. Was a before.
45:31
And then there's an after. And there's a difference.
45:33
As explained in the Gospel of John, this is the key metaphor
45:38
used in Jesus's encounter with the Samaritan woman and at.
45:43
The. Feast of Tabernacles contrasting
45:47
physical. Water.
45:48
With the spiritual, inexhaustible source.
45:51
Of the Spirit. So in John Chapter 7 verse 37
45:59
through 39, Jesus declares that on the last day whoever believes
46:05
in him will have quote rivers of living water flow from within,
46:12
which the scripture clarifies. Refers to the holy.
46:16
Spirit given after His glorification.
46:20
So it says. In John 30, I'll.
46:24
Read it directly from Scripture. John Chapter 7, verse 37 on the
46:28
last and greatest. Day of the festival, Jesus
46:31
stood. And said in a loud.
46:33
Voice. Let anyone who is thirsty come
46:37
to me and drink, whoever believes in me.
46:40
As scripture has said, rivers. Of living water will flow from
46:45
within them. By this he meant the Spirit whom
46:50
those who believed in Him. Were later to receive.
46:56
Up to that time, the spirit had not been given since.
47:00
Jesus. Had not yet been glorified.
47:06
Then John actually referred to this when Jesus came up to him
47:11
to. Get baptized.
47:13
And this is found in. Luke chapter 3 verse. 16 John
47:17
answered them all. I baptize you with water.
47:21
But one who is more powerful than I will come.
47:26
The straps of whose? Sandals I am not worthy to
47:29
untie. He will baptize.
47:31
You with the Holy Spirit. And fire and that's kind of
47:37
interesting. When I saw the and fire there, I
47:39
I always remember I would. Recall the Holy Spirit but.
47:43
When I was reading it this time I was like wait, it says and
47:46
fire and So what does fire mean? Like I know that when the.
47:53
Disciples or his followers received the Holy Spirit at.
47:58
Pentecost tongues of fire came upon their.
48:01
Heads or above their heads? So you know, that's what that.
48:05
Could be. But then I also was thinking
48:08
about other times where, well, I was thinking about something in
48:13
the future in the Book of Revelation.
48:16
Where it talks about. Revelation 11/5 and this is
48:19
referring to the two witnesses and it says if anyone tries to
48:23
harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their
48:29
enemies. This is how.
48:30
Anyone who wants to harm them must die.
48:34
Now, a lot of the Book of Revelation is very symbolic or
48:38
figurative. And so, you know, could God do
48:43
something supernatural if fire actually comes out of somebody's
48:46
mouth? Absolutely he could.
48:48
But I do think that the fire may.
48:50
Be like the word. Of God that it burns when it
48:55
comes out of somebody's mouth and the, the truth that's found
49:00
in the in in the Bible, in Scripture.
49:04
And so and that's how you know and it says this is how anyone
49:09
who wants to harm them must die. So somebody who's going against
49:13
the two witnesses that God appoints, the two witnesses who
49:16
testify about the gospel and they're giving this message and
49:20
everybody hates them. Nobody wants to hear them.
49:23
Nobody wants you know, they, they, they're tormenting.
49:26
It's just like 2 other people. They're like, I don't like these
49:29
guys. And they all like when the two
49:32
witnesses finally. Get killed by the beast that
49:35
rises. Up.
49:36
I think it's, you know, something spiritual that
49:38
eventually gets them, I guess. Three years later.
49:42
Or 3 1/2. Years later, after they have.
49:45
Been proclaiming the gospel, everybody is annoyed with them,
49:51
they don't like them and the beast rises up and actually
49:54
kills them then and this fire could be.
49:58
The word of God. The word from.
49:59
God, there's just. There's a lot of different
50:03
thoughts and opinions on the Book of Revelation, and we just
50:06
need to remember what the. Text actually says.
50:09
And you can consider people's opinions, but don't put all your
50:13
faith in that because when you get into these prophetic things
50:17
and symbolic things, just like some of the Jews did not
50:23
recognize Jesus because. They already had it set.
50:25
Up in their own mind of how it was going to happen and they
50:30
didn't realize. There was a delay.
50:32
Between his coming and his being reigning as king, they didn't
50:38
realize they would have. That would happen in two
50:40
different segments, and. So therefore they rejected.
50:43
Him when he first came and died on the cross.
50:48
So. We also can't be.
50:51
Too certain about our. Interpretations and what we
50:55
believe and the most important thing is just.
50:59
To be familiar with the the the words.
51:02
Of scripture and what it says and then you know when you see
51:05
things happening you can maybe then you'll figure it out but
51:08
it's probably going to be in hindsight before we actually
51:11
know how these things get fulfilled anyway for a very.
51:15
Short chapter, there was a lot. To cover there and this is
51:18
wrapping it up. I can't believe it's this long
51:20
already, but I hope this is beneficial to you.
51:24
And if it was and you're not subscribed?
51:26
Please subscribe if it was. Good.
51:28
And you want to share it with somebody, please share it.
51:32
It I think the word of. God.
51:34
Is it is like a? Treasure every day you.
51:37
Open the book, you might find something more interesting to
51:40
learn.