After Jacob dies, he is embalmed (Gen. 50:2-3). Embalming was an Egyptian practice and betrays something of the world’s mindset. Embalming was and is meant to preserve the dead person. There have been various methods throughout history but the basic idea is the same: the dead flesh is treated with substances that slow decay. Modern…
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Staying Buried
In Genesis 34, Leah’s daughter, Dinah, is raped by Hivite Prince Shechem. Infatuated, Shechem bargains with Jacob and his sons to make Dinah Shechem’s wife. Jacob’s sons tell Shechem he can’t have Dinah unless he and their men are circumcised. The Hivites agree. They will benefit by mingling with the Hebrews: flocks and possessions will…
Becoming Small
http://www.designspectre.com/photography/sequence-photography/ I decided to repost this. Merry Christmas! *** Becoming small, a bird folding wings, He drew Himself down into the earth. The One with no beginning knew the birth of flesh and blood and felt its slow wringing. By dying He became a scales fixed in place to judge—every valley raised and mountain planed…
The Hebron of God
“Burial of Sarah” by Dore Genesis 23 opens with the death of Sarah. Abraham, being a foreigner, asks the Hittites to sell him the cave at Machpelah for a burial site. The Hittites offer to give Abraham the land because he is “a mighty prince” but Abraham insists on paying the full price (Gen. 23:6,…
Rest in Peace
In a previous post, I mentioned the Lord has me in a season of rest. Besides limiting my pursuit of hobbies, the Lord has limited my pursuit of Him. Intense study and prayer are off the table; I too easily turn these points of divine relationship into tasks to be achieved. This season has been…
Out of my sight
Originally posted on My utmost 4 His garbage can :
It is right for us to make so much of the finished work of Christ. It is no exaggeration to say that the death and resurrection was more profound than even the creation of this natural realm. Because His appearing is the goal and fulfillment of creation.…
Becoming Small
http://www.designspectre.com/photography/sequence-photography/ Becoming small, a bird folding wings, He drew Himself down into the earth. The One with no beginning knew the birth of flesh and blood and felt its slow wringing. By dying He became a scales fixed in place to judge—every valley raised and mountain planed by level crucifix— His arms nailed…
The Voice of One 