The prophets in the Old Testament typify the Holy Spirit as the anointing ointment in the New Testament; the anointing Spirit within us is the Prophet, and we all can know God and can prophesy one by one. In the Old Testament there were mainly two ways that God spoke to His people, the law […]
As Christ is the Prophet Raised by God, so we are Prophets Speaking the Word of God
October 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Just as Christ is the Prophet raised by God, so we today as His brothers and sons of God are prophets speaking the Word of God. In Deut. 18:15 Moses prophesied that God will raise up a Prophet from among the people of Israel, and he will be like him, speaking the Word of God […]
God Desires that All His People would be Prophets, God’s Spokesmen who Speak for God
October 22, 2019 by 1 Comment
God’s desire in both the Old and the New Testament was that His people would speak for Him; Moses expressed God’s desire when he said, Oh that all of God’s people would be prophets (Num. 11:29). However, when we speak of the matter of being a prophet, many today think that to prophesy is to […]
Our God is a Speaking God, and this Speaking God desires to have a Speaking People
October 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Our God is a speaking God; He is no longer merely hidden and mysterious, but He is speaking, He revealed Himself, and we today are the speaking people of our speaking God. In Num. 11:29 there’s a hidden small gem, a crystal, which is the expression of God’s desire and Moses’ desire, Oh that all […]
Being those who Properly Represent God with His Authority as Ambassadors of Christ
October 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In the book of Numbers we see that the one who has been appointed by God to be a deputy authority must be a proper representative of God; we need to see the characteristics of those who properly represent God with His authority to His people. This week we have been looking at the book […]
We Experience Christ in His Resurrection as our Authority in the God-given Ministry
October 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In Num. 17 we see God’s vindication of His appointed authority, which is the budding rod of Aaron; this shows that we need to experience Christ in His resurrection in the God-given ministry. In Num. 16 we see the general rebellion of the leaders and the people of Israel against Moses and Aaron, and we […]
We need to be Saved from Ambition and from Rebelling against God’s Deputy Authority
October 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In Num. 12 and 16 of Numbers we see the rebellion against God’s deputy authority, how Moses reacted to it, and how God deals with rebellion. In the book of Numbers it seems that there was rebellion after rebellion, from the murmuring of the people of Israel against Moses and against God concerning their basic […]
