* Devotional Delivered During Midweek Prayer Meeting *
DEVOTIONAL CONSIDERATION:
The tribes of Israel foreshadow the people of God in Christ (Christ's church) while the land of Israel foreshadows the promises of God in Christ (Christ's church). Christ's church foreshadows an eternity of peace with the Prince of Peace, the Lord Jesus Christ.
DEVOTIONAL EXPOSITION:
Christ's Glorious City, vv1-3
- 1. Jerusalem is also known as Zion ( ציון ), (1 Chr 11:5)
- 2. Jerusalem is an allegory, (Gal 4:22-26)
- 3. Christ's church foreshadows the New Jerusalem (Rev 21:2)
Christ's Church Offers Salvation from Christ, vv4-6
- Rahab saved thru God's promise in the conquest at Jericho, (Josh 6:17)
- “This one was born there” (NKJV) foreshadows the “born-again” experience, (John 3:3)
- Jesus Christ, “the Most High Himself shall establish” His church, (Matt 16:18).
Christ's Church Offers Sanctification in Christ, v7
“The springs of my faith and all my graces; the springs of my life and all my pleasures; the springs of my activity and all its right doings; the springs of my hope, and all its heavenly anticipations, all lie in thee, my Lord.” C.H.S., Treasury of David