Testing Abraham
The story reveals a God who gives. It reveals a God of self-giving love, leading Abraham to a profound realization.
Part 8: Conclusion—A New Land of Bounty and Feast
There is only one interest I want for my life: to experience the love of God—not only to know His love but to experience His loveliness, fall madly in love with Him, and drink deeply of His love, knowing every beautiful facet of it.
Part 6: Discovering a Middle Path
I prefer to focus on the attractiveness of God’s character as revealed by the beauty of Jesus’s faithfulness, which makes the pagan vestiges and lies about God lose their impact. In this light, the festivals express beautiful messages about God’s character that help us rehearse the story of redemption
Part 4: Connecting with the Festivals: What Story Are You a Part Of?
To see the festival narratives merely as exciting stories is to miss their connections to what Jesus did on the cross and how God will confront the future pharaohs of our world to bring about our final redemption.
Part 3: Keeping Festivals to God—Celebration Is Still Required
Just imagine the homecoming party and the splendid wedding feast of the Lamb (Revelation 19:6–9). Jesus is longing to partake of this feast with us in His Father’s kingdom (Matthew 26:29). As it turns out, God is waiting at a great festive table, longing to rejoice with His family. What a glorious celebration and joy that will be!
Part 2: Typical Feasts and Holiday Festivals
Knowing the difference between holiday festivals and Levitical festivals is important and helpful.
Part 1: Ceremonial Law and Ritual Perversions
Christ is the center of typical law—the Lamb of God sacrificed for our sins—and this law is extremely valuable for our study of the facets of His sacrifice and ministry.
To Whom It May Concern:
I have decided to share a series of posts over the next several weeks on the biblical ceremonies and festivals. Must we keep the Old Testament annual festivals or not?
God as Weary Wanderer
We may see ourselves as weary wanderers who long for the divine in an arid and uncertain land, yet we rarely imagine God as a weary wanderer longing for communion.
Suiting Up
Though we find ourselves in a world far from perfect, the lessons of the garments of the high priest offer a glimpse of the glory and beauty in which God intends to clothe humanity. While these fine and costly materials fall far short of the glory and beauty that is coming, when we understand the significance of these special garments, we begin to catch sight of the grandeur that awaits us.
Theological InTents 