Crown of Thorns 11/9/21

 02-09 November 2021 – Manna by Dorothy & Tony Callies

Theme: Nine a.m. & 3 p.m. and Crown of Thorns

             “The Old Testament priests had two daily sacrifices, one in the morning at 9 a.m. and the other in the evening at 3 p.m. Jesus was crucified at 9 a.m., and He died at 3 p.m., thus fulfilling the type of both the morning and evening sacrifices. At the time of the evening sacrifice, all of God’s judgment had fallen on the body of Jesus. The floods of God’s judgment were ended by the sacrifice of Christ. (Written by Joseph Prince’s devotional books) 

            Dorothy: I was impressed with the Old Testament’s type of lambs sacrificed at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. as a daily reminder that Christ would be a sacrificed Lamb of God. John the Baptist quoted, “Behold the Lamb of God” and he must have known about the lamb sacrificed was a type of Christ as a Lamb of God. So I searched the Scriptures from NCV and it touched my heart to realize the Old Testament’s daily lambs sacrificed as a prediction of future Calvary of Christ. In the New Testament, it was fulfilled from reading the selective verses from NCV:

            Mark 15:25 “It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified Jesus.”  Matthew 27:45, 46a “At noon the whole country became dark, and the darkness lasted for three hours. About three o’clock Jesus cried out …” John 19:30 “… “It is finished.” Then He bowed his head and died.”

Song: A Crown of Thorns

A rugged cross, became His throne.

His kingdom was in hearts alone.

He wrote His love in crimson red,

And wore the thorns upon His head.

(Iran Stanphill, Melodies of Praise)

             Dorothy: To me that was the most powerful fulfillment in the New Testament when you know about the Old Testament daily sacrificed lambs that reminded the children of Israel about the coming of Christ. John the Baptist prepared the way for Christ and told two disciples, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” They followed Jesus and stayed with Him until Andrew realized who Jesus was. Andrew ran to find Peter and said, “We have found the Messiah!”

            The Samaritan woman at the well said, “I know that Messiah comes, which is called Christ ...” This shows me that Andrew and the Samaritan woman knows about Christ’s coming. How? Through daily sacrificed lambs, they knew Christ is coming and both of them discovered Christ as the “Lamb of God.” This just made me want to worship Him.

            This short Manna is powerful thought “daily sacrificed lambs.” No wonder, Jesus offered to disciples a communion, bread and juice to “do this in remembrance of Me.”  His broken body and His shed (flow from cut) blood for our salvation and for our healings.

Song: Look to the Lamb of God

Are you weary, does the way seem long?

Look to the Lamb of God;

His love will cheer and fill your heart with song,

Look to the Lamb of God.

Chorus: Look to the Lamb of God,

Look to the Lamb of God,

For He alone is able to save you;

Look to the Lamb of God.

[James M. Black, Melodies of Praise]

God bless you,

Dorothy