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RETURN TO SYLLABUS
NUMBERS 17
LESSON #20
THE FRUITFULNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
v MEMORY VERSE: HEBREWS 4:14
v AFTER THE PEOPLE QUESTIONED THE RIGHT OFLEADERSHIP, GOD MADE IT VERY CLEAR WHO WAS TO LEAD THE PEOPLE. GODS CHOICE WASMOSES.
v NOW, IN CHAPTER 17, GOD WILL MAKE IT VERY CLEAR WHOIS TO BE HIS CHOICE FOR THE POSITION OF HIGH PRIEST.
v READ NUM 17:1-8 THE TEST OF THE 12 RODS
Ø EACH OF THE 12 TRIBES WAS TO BRING A RODREPRESENTING THAT TRIBE. THE RODS WERE PUT IN THE TABERNACLE. PROBABLY THE RODS WERECARVED AND DECORATED WITH THE SYMBOL OF THAT TRIBE SO THERE WOULD BE NO MISTAKE WHICH RODBELONGED TO WHICH TRIBE. THE NEXT DAY AARONS ROD FROM THE TRIBE OF LEVI BUDDED,BLOSSOMED, AND PRODUCED ALMONDS. (8)
§ THERE IS MORE SIGNIFICANCETO THIS INCIDENT THAN SIMPLY A BEAUTIFUL MIRACLE. WHAT IS THE NEW TESTAMENT MEANING ANDSIGNIFICANCE OF THE BUDDING ROD?
· WE MUST CONSIDER WHERE THE RODSCAME FROM. SINCE THERE ARE NO TREES IN THE DESERT, THE RODS MUST HAVE COME FROM THE TREESIN EGYPT. THIS MEANS THAT THE WOOD WAS DEAD A LONG TIME.
¨ OUT OF DEATH, CAME LIFE AND FRUITFULNESS.THIS REMINDS US OF JESUS CHRIST. FROM HIS DEATH CAME LIFE TO ALL WHO BELIEVE IN HIM. (JOH12:24) NEW TESTAMENT BELIEVERS ARE THE ALMONDS: THE FRUIT OF JESUS LIFE.
Ø THEREFORE, THE BUDDING ROD IS A PICTURE OFTHE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST. BUT IT ALSO IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE SPIRIT-FILLED CHRISTIANLIFE. WHEN WE ARE BORN AGAIN AND HAVE JESUS IN US, WE HAVE A NEW LIFE THAT CAN PRODUCEFRUIT IF WE SERVE HIM.
§ IT WAS CLEAR THAT AARON WASGODS CHOICE TO BE THE HIGH PRIEST BECAUSE OF THE SYMBOL OF RESURRECTION IN HIS ROD.
· RESURRECTION, THEREFORE, IS THEAUTHENTIC SIGN OR VERIFICATION OF THE HIGH PRIEST.
¨ THE BOOK OF HEBREWS TELLS US THAT JESUSCHRIST IS OUR HIGH PRIEST. IT IS ALSO CLEAR IN HEBREWS 7 THAT IF JESUS HAD NOT DIED ANDRAISED FROM THE DEAD, HE WOULD NOT BE OUR HIGH PRIEST TODAY. HIS RESURRECTION VERIFIED HISPOSITION AS OUR HIGH PRIEST. HEB 5:4 SAYS THAT GOD CALLED A PERSON TO BE THE HIGHPRIEST–BOTH AARON AND JESUS.
Ø READ HEB 7:24-26
v READ NUM 17:9-13 THE ROD IN THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
Ø GOD TOLD MOSES THAT THEY MUST KEEP AARONSROD FOR A MEMORIAL. THEY PUT THE ROD IN THE ARK. WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE?
§ THERE WERE THREE OBJECTSPLACED INSIDE THE ARK; EACH ONE WITH A SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE AND MEANING TO JESUS CHRIST.(HEB 9:4-5)
· STONE TABLETS OF THE LAW
¨ JESUS CAME TO FULFILL THE LAW (MAT 5:17).
Ø THE LAW REPRESENTS GODS PERFECTSTANDARD. WE CANNOT LIVE UP TO GODS PERFECT STANDARD. THEREFORE, ON TOP OF THE ARK,COVERING THE TABLETS OF LAW, WAS A LID CALLED THE MERCY SEAT. THE MERCY SEAT WASPHYSICALLY BETWEEN THE PRESENCE OF GOD AND THE TABLETS OF LAW.
§ ROM 3:25 AND 1JOH 2:2 SAYSJESUS CHRIST IS OUR PROPITIATION FOR OUR SINS. THAT WORD PROPITIATIONIS ACTUALLY THE SAME WORD AS MERCY SEAT. THEREFORE, JESUS IS THE MERCY SEATBETWEEN GODS PRESENCE AND GODS LAW. THATS WHY WE HAVE GODS MERCYINSTEAD OF GODS JUDGMENT.
· A POT OF MANNA
¨ JESUS IS THE BREAD OF LIFE (JOH 6:32-35) THATFILLS US, SUSTAINS US, AND GIVES US ETERNAL LIFE.
· AARONS ROD
¨ JESUS IS THE HIGH PRIEST FOR THE BELIEVER WHOHAS ETERNAL LIFE. HE MAKES A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PERSON WHO IS SPIRITUALLY LIVING ANDTHE PERSON WHO IS SPIRITUALLY DEAD: THOSE WHO HAVE ETERNAL LIFE AS OPPOSED TO THOSE WHOHAVE ETERNAL DEATH.
¨ THESE THREE OBJECTS ALL REPRESENT JESUSCHRIST. HOWEVER, THESE THREE OBJECTS TESTIFY OF THE TRINITY.
Ø THE STONE TABLETS TELL US OF GOD, THE FATHER,AND HIS STANDARD OF LAW.
Ø THE MANNA TELLS US OF JESUS, THE SON, WHOSAID HE WAS THE BREAD. HE DID NOT SAY HE WAS THE TABLES OF STONE NOR DID HESAY HE WAS AARONS ROD.
Ø AARONS ROD TELLS US OF THE HOLY SPIRITTHAT BRINGS FRUITFULNESS TO A LIFE.
§ READ GAL5:22-23
Ø THE FRUITFULNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
§ THE FIRST ONE MENTIONED INTHE LIST IS LOVE. FROM LOVE COME ALL THE OTHERS. THIS IS WHY THEY ARE CALLED THE FRUIT(SINGULAR AND NOT PLURAL).
· THIS IS UNCONDITIONAL, DIVINELOVE (agape).
§ THE ASPECTS OF FRUIT TOWARDGOD:
· JOY = A JOY THAT DOES NOT DEPENDON OUTWARD CIRCUMSTANCES.
· PEACE = PEACE WITH GOD THROUGHTHE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST.
§ THE ASPECTS OF FRUIT TOWARDOTHERS:
· LONGSUFFERING = PATIENCE.
· GENTLENESS = KINDNESS.
· GOODNESS = KIND BUT FIRM.
§ THE ASPECTS OF FRUIT WITHINYOUR OWN CHARACTER:
· FAITH = FAITHFULNESS.
· MEEKNESS = UNDER THE CONTROL OFTHE WILL OF GOD.
· TEMPERANCE = SELF-CONTROL.
v WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED FROM THIS CHAPTER?
Ø IF AARONS PRIESTHOOD WAS VALIDATED BYRESURRECTION AND JESUS PRIESTHOOD WAS VALIDATED BY RESURRECTION, THEN AARON IS APREFIGURE OF JESUS CHRIST.
§ IN WHAT WAYS IS AARON APREFIGURE OF JESUS CHRIST BY CONTRAST?
· READHEB 7:23-28
| AARON | JESUS CHRIST |
| HE WAS A PRIEST UNTIL HIS DEATH (HEB 7:23) | HE IS A PRIEST FOREVER, BECAUSE HE WILL NEVER DIE (HEB 7:24) |
| HE MADE AN ATONEMENT SACRIFICE FOR THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAD TO BE REPEATED EVERY YEAR (HEB 7:25) | HE MADE AN ATONEMENT SACRIFICE FOR THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE THAT NEVER HAS TO BE REPEATED. HEB 10:10,12 (HEB 7:25) |
| HE HAD TO OFFER A SACRIFICE FOR HIS OWN SINS (HEB 7:27) | HE WAS WITHOUT SIN AND NEEDED NO SACRIFICE (HEB 7:26) |
| BECAUSE HIS SACRIFICES ONLY COVERED SIN WITH ANIMAL BLOOD, THEY HAD TO BE REPEATED (HEB 7:27) | BECAUSE HIS SACRIFICE TOOK AWAY SIN BY HIS OWN BLOOD, IT NEVER HAD TO BE REPEATED (HEB 7:27) |
| ALL THE OLD TESTAMENT HIGH PRIESTS WERE HUMAN WITH HUMAN FAILURES (HEB 7:28) | JESUS WAS THE ONE HIGH PRIEST TOTALLY DEDICATED TO GOD, THE FATHER (HEB 7:28) |
v DISCUSSION QUESTION:
Ø IF JESUS IS YOUR HIGH PRIEST TODAY, WHAT ISHE DOING FOR YOU? AND HOW DOES THAT AFFECT YOUR DAILY LIFE?
§ IDENTIFICATION
· THE HOLY SPIRIT CONVICTS US OFSIN AND DRAWS US TO JESUS CHRIST SO WE MIGHT LIVE A FRUITFUL LIFE.
§ INTERCESSION
· THE HOLY SPIRIT INTERCEDES FOR USBEFORE GOD WHEN SIN.
§ FORGIVENESS
· THE HOLY SPIRIT ENCOURAGES US INOUR CHRISTIAN WALK AND REASURES US OF GODS FORGIVENESS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.
v HOMEWORK
v NUMBERS18
THIS IS A SELF-STUDY.PLEASE DO NOT SEND HOMEWORK ANSWERS TO THE TEACHER.
v APPLICATION OF NUM 17
Ø IN WHAT PRESENT SITUATIONS IN YOUR PERSONALLIFE CAN JESUS, HELP YOU AS A HIGH PRIEST?
Ø TRUST HIM TO BE YOUR HIGH PRIEST IN THESEAREAS OF YOUR LIFE THIS WEEK.
v PREPARATION FOR NUM 18
Ø READ NUM 18
§ READ 1PET 2:9
· IF THE NEW TESTAMENT BELIEVER INJESUS CHRIST IS A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, WHAT SPECIFIC PRIVILEGES DID GOD GIVE TO OLD TESTAMENTPRIESTS THAT HE GIVES TO US?
· WHAT SPECIFIC WARNINGS ORCOMMANDS DID GOD GIVE TO THE OLD TESTAMENT PRIESTS THAT HE ALSO GIVES TO US?
v MEMORY VERSE: REV 1:6
