Hello again, Mike,
I seem to be emailing you a lot lately. I hope you don’t mind. I came across this scripture recently when looking over the Mosaic law –
Deu 25:11-12 … When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draws near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smites him, and puts forth her hand, and takes him by the secrets: Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her…
I can remember reading that as a carnal Christian many years ago thinking it was a bit of a joke and quite frankly, a weird addition to the law. However, understanding now that: “… Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual…” (1Co 15:46) I can now finally see the spiritual application of these words that were originally intended for a carnal nation.
The two men striving together are none other than Adam and Christ WITHIN each of us. The woman who puts forth her hand is the church. Being a rebellious harlot (Jer 3:6-8), she comes to the aid of Adam – “the beast” that is within us – and does so by striking at the seed of Christ which is both his word and his elect. It is interesting the word translates here as “secrets”.
However, we must “cut off her hand”, which is just bible- speak/ rhetoric for dissolving her authority and power in our spiritual lives. Another way of saying “come out of her my people” (Rev 18:4) and “we have an altar, where of they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle” (Heb 13:10), and lastly: “you cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils” (1Co 10:21)
I think you mentioned in a recent bible study that it is amazing how often the bible repeats itself but uses different parables to say the same thing. I couldn’t agree more!
Anyway, just wanted to share this with you. God’s word and his doctrine just continue to open up more and more as I do my best to remain faithful to Christ and realize it is ALL within.B____
Wow!
That is an incredible revelation of Jesus Christ! With your permission I want to post this for the benefit of the rest of the body of Christ.
Mike