"And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south." In the previous verses we have seen the making of a new covenant by the blood of the Messiah and the formation... Continue Reading →
What does 7 mean in the Bible? – The Genesis Numbers
We are finally here! The final day of creation! Thus far we have worked our way forward systematically looking at each day of Creation and how that day has a relevance to the understood meaning of that number throughout Scripture. On this final day of Creation in which nothing actually happens, we come to one... Continue Reading →
Psalms 80:8-11 A Call to Rememberance
"Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs... Continue Reading →
Zechariah 9:13a
"When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man." Now that we've covered the purpose of the Messiah in the previous verses - His blood covenant and its effect, the... Continue Reading →
What does 6 Mean in the Bible? – The Genesis Numbers
The number 6 is perhaps one of the better known numbers in the Bible, or should we say, notorious numbers, thanks to its association with the number of the beast in Revelations: 666. Many will quickly tell you that 6 means imperfection and by implication, sin; but what does the Bible have to say about... Continue Reading →
Psalms 80:7 & 19 – The Deepening Revelation
"Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved" We come now to the repeating request of the prayer of Psalms 80: Turn us again! I've already covered this passage on the commentary on Psalms 80:3. Today let's look at the expanding portion of this request which... Continue Reading →
The Meaning of the Number 5 – The Genesis Numbers
Welcome back to the Genesis numbers! Today we're going to have a look at the number and day 5. The commonly accepted meaning for Five is grace, which I believe is correct to a certain extent, though if you were to try finding why, all the places I read didn't explain why, in fact they... Continue Reading →
Zechariah 9:12
"Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;" In our previous verses we've seen the foretelling of the coming Messiah, a brief description of him, and closed with the promise that there would be a new covenant that would free... Continue Reading →
Psalms 80:5-6
"Thou feedest them with the bread of tears and givest them tears to drink in great measure." Bread was considered a staple of life, hence Jesus’ calling himself the bread. If we consider bread to be the every day needs of life, then we can better understand the Psalmist when he declares, we are being... Continue Reading →
Zechariah 9:11 – Blood of the Covenant
"As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water." "As for thee also"This passage is no longer being addressed about the Messiah, but to the Messiah. "by the blood of thy covenant"There are two things of note here: one, the... Continue Reading →