DAILY MANNA - Possessing and Dispossessing
Deuteronomy 1:19-21 And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-Barnea. 20 And I said unto you, You are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the Lord our God gives to us. 21 Behold, the Lord thy God has set the land before you: go up and possess it, as the Lord God of your fathers has said unto you; fear not, neither be discouraged.
The children of Israel had left Horeb, traveled through the wilderness, being led by the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, and had come to Kadesh-Barnea. The mountain or kingdom of the Amorites refers to the land of Canaan that lay before them. This was the land the Lord God was giving to them. ...more
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We are interested in the mysteries spoken of in the Word of God. They are the truths and Kingdom concepts hidden in the Scriptures. The Greek word for "mystery" is mysterion; it means "a thing hidden, a religious secret, or that which is not obvious to the understanding." It occurs 22 times in the King James Bible. We will not look at every passage of Scripture where it is found, but we will examine enough to sharpen our desires for the Word of God.
God's Word is not laid bare for just anyone. His Word is for those who are hungering after Him, and it is the hunger for Him that will begin uncovering the veil over the Word of God.
We will begin with a portion of Scripture in John chapter seven. Here we will see Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles in the midst of a multitude, yet hidden. As such, He is an example of a mystery.
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