Luke 22:20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. Our Dear Lord Jesus replaced the old covenant that He had made with the patriarchs, priests, prophets and the Pharisees with the “new covenant”. Abraham was called the friend...
Author: Caroline Joseph (Caroline Joseph)
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17 Dec 2020 – Covenant Meals – Part 6
Esther 5:4 “If it pleases the king,” replied Esther, “let the king, together with Haman, come today to a banquet I have prepared for him.” Queen Esther hosted a banquet for King Xerxes and his right-hand-man, Haman. Haman had conspired to annihilate the Jewish people from the face of the earth as he detested Esther’s...
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16 Dec 2020 – Covenant Meals – Part 5
2 Samuel 6: 17& 19 They brought the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the Lord. 19 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each...
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15 Dec 2020 – Covenant Meals – Part 4
1 Samuel 9:22 Then Samuel took Saul and his servant into a large room and gave them a choice place at the table. Saul the first king of Israel was searching for his donkeys when he bumped in Prophet Samuel. Samuel anointed a shepherd of donkeys to a position of dominion over Israel. Before he...
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14 Dec 2020 – Covenant Meals – Part 3
Genesis 18:8 Then he (Abraham) brought some butter and milk and the calf that had been prepared. He served them to the three men. Abraham had a divine visitation when he was 99 years and Sarah was 89 years old. Abraham was not an ordinary man; he was the pioneering patriarch. The Lord God had...
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13 Dec 2020 – Covenant Meals – Part 2
Genesis 26:30-31a Isaac then made a feast for them, and they ate and drank. 31 Early the next morning the men swore an oath to each other. The Lord God blessed Isaac and gave him an increase in finance even during famine but his prosperity stirred enmity and animosity with the Philistines who lived around...
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12 Dec 2020 – Covenant Meals – Part 1
John 2:10 “Everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now.” It is no coincidence that Jesus performed His first miracle at a wedding. Wedding feasts represent our covenant meal with Christ the Groom. Traditionally...
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11 Dec 2020 – Unnamed, Unknown & Unseen – Part 7
Job 6:6 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt. Unseen yet inevitable ingredient in food is salt. The food we eat becomes tasteless and useless if not seasoned with salt. As we are aware, other than flavouring food, it is used as a preservative and for skin care. Middle Eastern babies are salted...
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10 Dec 2020 – Unnamed, Unknown & Unseen – Part 6
1 Corinthians 5:6-7 Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. A pinch of unseen yeast in a bowl of dough will ferment and make the new dough rise. Yeast in an airtight container...
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09 Dec 2020 – Unnamed, Unknown & Unseen – Part 5
Matthew 20:2 “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me.” The owner of the donkey and the colt that Jesus sat on in the triumphant procession into Jerusalem has not been named, mentioned or...