322 - Les Feldick Bible Study Lesson 3 - Part 2 - Book 27 - A Warning Example

https://lesfeldickbiblestudy.com Through the Bible with Les Feldick LESSON 3 * PART 2 * BOOK 27 A WARNING EXAMPLE I Corinthians 10:1,2 "Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers (And of course Paul is speaking as a Jew) were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;(In the parting of the Red Sea, as the children of Israel left Israel.) And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;" Well even though they did have the Red Sea water parted, yet did they get wet? Well then, what's the baptism? Remember Jesus had to show wonders and signs to prove to the Jewish nation that it was God's doing, and here it's the same way with Moses.) Now here Stephen is trying to prove to these leaders of Israel that Jesus was the Christ, so he continues on in verse: (In other words someone who would deliver Israel like Moses did.). The Church here is a called-out assembly, it's not a New Testament Church. It's Israel - in the wilderness fresh out of Egypt. And they're also going to have a baptism that is not water baptism. Well it sure wasn't water, but rather they were simply placed under Moses' leadership. They were placed under the Shekinah glory cloud that accompanied them, and it was called a baptism. Here, Israel coming though the Red Sea under Moses' leadership, and the power of the Shekinah cloud, it's still called a baptism. Now let's move on to verse 3. I Corinthians 10:3,4 Now let's back up a couple of pages to Chapter 5 here in I Corinthians, and here Paul refers to Christ as our passover. I Corinthians 5:7 For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:" Now we'll see Paul pull that lesson in Exodus as the Israelites prepare to leave Egypt, not only a lesson for the Corinthians, but for us as well. But let's stop for a moment in the Book of Romans Chapter 15. Drop down to verse 4, and Paul is writing to the Christians at Rome. Romans 15:4a The Old Testament is just a bedrock for the New Testament. How in the world does understanding the Old Testament increase our hope? How could it if God hadn't been the Author of it. Come all the way back to the Passover in Exodus Chapter 12. Exodus 10:28,29 Then we come into Chapter 12 and God gives Moses and the nation of Israel the instructions for the Passover Lamb. Now let's go to verse 7. Exodus 12:7 "And they shall take of the blood, (of that Passover Lamb) and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it." Now let's turn over to the same chapter and verse 12. "For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods (small `g') of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the Lord." Exodus 12:13 Because by faith they knew that the blood had kept them secure. They knew by faith, and that's the word, that with the blood on the door that the death angel would never strike them. Starting with verse 23. Romans 3:23 Romans 3:24 For example, the nation was God's Covenant people but because of the brother's sin, where did Joseph end up? Down in Egypt. While Joseph was down in Egypt and the other brethren were in rebellion, God lost his chosen people. It's a book of redemption. Through the blood of the Passover Lamb. God lost us when Adam fell. With blood. Now let's look at verse 25: Romans 3:25 "Whom (speaking of Christ Jesus in verse 24) God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood,....." Now do you see why Paul took us back to the Passover night in Egypt? Just as sure as that Jewish family in Egypt was safe and the death angel couldn't touch the first-born because of the blood out there on the door, so also for you and I who have had the blood of Christ applied, nothing can touch us! Nothing! Now, let's look at Romans Chapter 8. Let's go down to verse 37. Romans 8:37-39 Because we're under the blood. As surely as the Israelites were saved in Egypt, we're saved today. We saw this even when we taught the flood, and God gave instructions to build that old ark. It's the same Hebrew word. Just as sure as the blood seals out judgment and it can never touch us, the pitch sealed out the waters of the flood. Exodus 17:2-6 "Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, (they were just irritating him. wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?' And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, `Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?' And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, `What shall I do unto this people? #LesFeldick #BibleStudy #Bible