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(Gen 12:3 & Ps 122:6)
On June 27th, 2021, Priests from
the Temple Institute in Jerusalem
practiced the biblically
prescribed twice daily burnt
sacrifices - 2 Chron 2:4.
These are the most important of
all the Jewish sacrifices to
prophecy watchers because they
are the ones that the Antichrist
takes away at the Abomination of
Desolation.
These sacrifices were made on
the 17th of Tammuz which is a
day of commemoration marking
several significant events in
Jewish history as recorded in the
Talmud. This was the day that
Moses smashed the tablets
containing the ten
commandments because of the
worship of the golden calf in
1313 BC. It also marks the day in
423 BC when these sacrifices
were discontinued because of
the Babylonian invasion. It also
marks the day that the Romans
breached the city walls of
Jerusalem in its destruction in 70
AD.
The Temple Institute is still
waiting to find an unblemished
Red Heifer to be used to
consecrate the Temple and
Priests. Read Heb 9:13-14
https://templeinstitute.org/
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Review
The broad application of holiness is to be obedient to God's
will. His covenant promises to Israel was for them to “listen
and obey” so that things would go well with them. This was
in stark contrast to the nations that surrounded them who
were following the ways of other gods.
To conclude on the topic of holiness is to understand the
passage in IS 6:1-7 - the burning coal from the altar in
heaven. Ex 29:37 explains that whatever touches the altar of
sacrifice will itself become holy. Priests had to be very
careful about touching the altar because that would result in
them being set apart for God and would be forced to remain
in the Temple. The Temple in Jerusalem was a copy of the
Temple of God found in heaven. Isaiah was one of only five
individuals recorded in the Bible as having had a vision of
the Temple throne room of God. Others were Daniel in
chapter 7:9, John in Rev 4:2, Stephen at his trial in Acts 7:56,
and Paul in his visitation to paradise in 2 Cor 12:2-4.
God will cleanse, make holy, by fire all that is defiled both in
heaven and on earth - Rev 14:9-11
Election and Salvation
Just because you are an Israeli, does not automatically
guarantee your salvation - read Rom 9:6. To the ancient
Israeli, election and righteousness did not have the same
meaning. Election was applied corporately to all the people
of Israel, who were chosen, set apart as being holy, for a
purpose unto the Lord - 1 Peter 2:9 & 1 Cor 1:27. Israel was
chosen (elect) to fulfill the purpose of being a light to the
nations and to bring forth the Messiah.
The nation of Israel was formed to be a light unto the world
and that salvation to the other nations would come through
them - read IS 49:6. Jesus was born a Jew and ministered in
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By Faith (Heb 11)
“faith is the assurance of things hoped
for, the conviction of things not seen.”
- Heb 11:1
Paul teaches that the righteous must
live by faith - Rom 1:17. How much
more faith ought we to have then our
biblical forefathers? What was the
measure of their faith having never
received what we have been given in
Christ? Our knowledge of their faith
journey ought to strengthen our faith to
live as God desires. To act according to
his will even when it means sacrifice.
Through faith the people of the OT
received their righteousness - “and
women [the widow] received back their
dead raised to life.” - Heb 11:35
Although many miracles were
accomplished by faith, many sacrifices
were also faced to “gain a better
resurrection.” - Heb 11:35. This is a
great reminder that our goal is not to
lay up treasures on earth but in heaven.
God wants our focus to be on those
things that are not yet seen. Moses
chose to walk away from a life of
luxury, privilege and power in Egypt.
Jesus was tempted to receive all the
riches and power of the world from
Satan but he chose a different and far
more difficult sacrificial path. Are we
willing to choose the Godly path,
knowing it may lead to our death? -
Heb 11:36-38?
We must run the race set before us
keeping our eyes on the perfecter of
our faith - Jesus. Paul says, “Endure
your suffering as discipline; God is
treating you as sons. Now all discipline
seems painful at the time, not joyful.
But later it produces the fruit of peace
and righteousness for those trained by
it.” - Heb 12:7 & 11
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Israel as the light to the world fulfilling this promise. Israel
exists as a reminder that the Abrahamic covenant of the
land has not yet been fulfilled, nor have the Jews had God’s
law written into their minds and hearts - Ez 37.
A Lesson in Faith - Elijah and the Widow - 1
Kings 17:8-24
God demonstrates this distinction of election and
individual faith in the story of Elijah and the widow. God
makes provision for both Elijah and the widow just as he
does for us today - read Jer 17:7-8. Read John 14:1 - do not
let your heart be troubled. Prov 3:5 - Trust in the Lord with
all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
In the act of providing for us, God puts our faith to the
test. He wants us to understand that he will not just meet
our needs but give us the desires of our heart, if we only put
our faith in him. The measure of our faith is the measure of
what we are given.
Elijah, as a type of Christ, comes into the life of a widow to
demonstrate God’s provision to all those in need who
respond to Him by faith. We must remind ourselves there
are events happening in the spiritual realm that we have no
visibility to or understanding of relevant to our
circumstances. Trials, struggles, hardships are to be
anticipated as taught in 1 Peter 4:12-13. We must trust that
God will see us through and be with us through them. We
can overcome by exercising our faith and partnering with
Him through prayer to align our wills with His and effect a
change in our circumstances. 1 Sam 1:11 - Hannah’s prayer
for a child was not honored by God until her will aligned
with his will. Phil 4:7 - the peace of God will guard your
heart and mind through Christ Jesus.
Read 1 Kings 17:8-16 - God instructed Elijah to meet a
widow who has been commanded to feed him. Both Elijah
and the widow “listened and obeyed” to fulfill the will of
God. God’s will was to use both as an example to
demonstrate the power of His provision for our lives. Upon
meeting the woman, Elijah asks for water. No doubt he was
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thirsty from his journey. However, as if remembering his mission, he changes his mind and asks
for bread to ensure this is the widow he is to engage. The widow declares she has only a handful
of bread and a little oil and was going to use it as a last meal for her and son before they die.
Elijah says, “do not fear,” as if he knew what was in her heart and instructs her to go and first
make him a small bread, then make something for herself and her son. God was using Elijah to
test the woman’s faith. We are always tested prior to God using us. No doubt Elijah’s request for
bread, tested the woman mightily, as she knew it was her last meal! Remember the widows mite
giving her last penny to the Lord? Elijah recognized that the widow was gripped by fear but she
was given an opportunity to exercise whatever faith she had in obedience to the Lord, through
Elijah.

God’s provision to meet our need, even in our darkest circumstances, is a partnering of our faith
with his will. We see this unfold as a 3 miracle process of growing the faith of the widow.

1. God brought his light into the widows darkest despair. The jug of oil can be seen as a
representation of the Spirit of the Lord bringing the light of truth into our lifes. One can
plummet very quickly into despair when life surrounds us with darkness and gloom. John 10:10 -
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it
abundantly.” John is contrasting the purposes of light and darkness. Elijah brought light into the
widows otherwise dark reality, giving her an opportunity to see that she has a choice to follow
the light or the darkness.

2. God sustains life. Just as he provided manna for the people of Israel in the wilderness, he
provides for our basic needs. God uses the jar of flour to show us that he does provide for our
basic physical needs. His provision may not be extravagant, but the way in which it is provided
can be extravagantly supernatural. These first two miracles cement the widows faith in the Lord
and Elijah as they minister to her.

3. God is the source of resurrection power and it comes from non-other. This is the first example
of resurrected life in the old testament - read 1 Kings 17:17-24. Elisha also raises a dead boy to life
in 2 Kings 4:18-37. The widows son dies and her reaction is to think that Elijah is there to judge
the sins of her past and punish her by causing her son to die - see Deut 28:15-19. Guilt is a
powerful tool used by the Accuser (Satan) to squash our hope of forgiveness and reconciliation
with God for our sinful behavior. However, Elijah does not affirm her guilt. Instead, he tells her
to hand over her son so that he can petition the Lord. Elijah does not understand the reason
God has allowed this tragedy but petitions him anyway. God hears his prayer and performs an
unprecedented miracle. Do you see a connection with the resurrection of Christ in the tomb?
Elijah is alone with the boy’s body in a separate upper room of the house, symbolizing the tomb
in which Christ was buried. Christ laid there 3 days, the same number of times that Elijah
stretched himself over the boy. The widow reacts to this miracle the same way many in Israel

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reacted to the miracles of Jesus. They believed in the Son of God and that the words from his
mouth were true.

Prophetic takeaway - The famine is a judgment that falls on everyone, both the just and unjust.
For the wicked the judgment is a punishment but for the just it is a trial. The judgment reminds
both parties, Israel & the nations, who is sovereign and has authority and dominion over
mankind and creation. God’s ultimate purpose, however, is to identify how each individual will
respond. The famine identifies the wheat from the tares, the faithful from the unrighteous -
regardless of what nation one comes from. God does not show partiality - 1 Tim 5:21. This is the
same process that the peoples of the world will undergo during Daniel’s 70th Week and the
Great Tribulation. Everyone will be compelled to choose where their salvation will come from -
the world or by the savior of the world. Just because you are Israeli, does not mean you are
exempt from judgment. Rom 9:6 says - “not all Israel is Israel.” In other words, there is a true
Israel who is comprised of the true children of Israel.