One of the types of Christ uniquely revealed in the book of Numbers is the red heifer, which is the principal component of the water for impurity, and which signifies the redeeming Christ. The type of the red heifer is not much talked about, but it refers to the redeeming Christ who, based on the […]
Serving God in the Principle of the Budding Rod, through Death and Resurrection
April 22, 2019 by 1 Comment
This week in our deeper study of the book of Numbers we want to see and experience the major types concerning Christ in Numbers, and today in particular we want to see how Aaron’s budding rod typifies the resurrected Christ blossoming and bearing fruit to maturity. Strictly speaking, in the book of Numbers there’s only […]
A Nazarite is a Man According to God’s Heart and one who Flees Lusts to Pursue Christ
March 23, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Samuel was a Nazarite, a man according to God’s heart, for God’s heart was duplicated in him; Samson, on the other hand, was a negative example of what being a Nazarite is. God’s desire is that all His people would be Nazarites, those who see His heart’s desire and are joined to Him in His […]
Being the Faithful Nazarites who Minister as Priests, Prophets, and Men of Prayer
March 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In the Scriptures there is a contrast between two Nazarites: Samuel and Samson, where Samuel is a positive pattern of a faithful Nazarite, being one who ministered to God and His people as a Nazarite, a prophet, a priest, a judge, and a man of prayer. His mother Hannah lived in the time of Eli […]
Today’s Nazarites Overcome Natural Affection and are Separated from Death
March 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
As the Nazarites of today, we need to remain in our separation to be holy to God, overcome natural affection, and be separated from death in any of its forms. In Num. 6 we see that God has made a provision for all His people who want to serve Him that they would consecrate themselves […]
A Nazarite has a Submissive Spirit and is Absolutely Subject to the Lord’s Headship
March 20, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Being a Nazarite means that we do not reject but are absolutely subject under the Lord’s headship as well as to all the deputy authorities appointed by God, as indicated by a Nazarite not shaving his head but letting his hair grow long. The first thing related to a Nazarite was that he had to […]
The Nazarites are Sanctified Absolutely to God and Abstain from Earthly Enjoyment
March 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
God desires that all His people be Nazarites, those who are sanctified and separated absolutely and ultimately to God; these are for nothing other than God, and they abstain from earthly enjoyment or pleasure because they are for God’s satisfaction. Who can be such a one? Who can be absolutely for God, seeking nothing else […]
