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When the rock was split by Moses's rod, it was a prophetic riddle of the cross when the Father and Son were separated. | When the rock was split by Moses's rod, it was a prophetic riddle of the cross when the Father and Son were separated. | ||
<ref>{{bgw| Ex 17:6 }} Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.</ref> | <ref>{{bgw| Ex 17:6 }} Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.</ref> | ||
The visual aids help to identify the patterns of prophetic riddle. God doesn’t say things just once. He repeats his prophecies many times so that we do not miss it or misidentify it. | The visual aids help to identify the patterns of prophetic riddle. God doesn’t say things just once. He repeats his prophecies many times so that we do not miss it or misidentify it. | ||
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God also repeats himself because he knows we must hear something several times and in different ways before we understand. Words have many meanings and are easily misunderstood. People think they know the meaning of "To get to the other side". They think the chicken crossed a literal road in order to change his location. But if I say it a different way, you finally understand: "He wanted to die and go to heaven." Now you know the riddle is asked when you see the carcass of a chicken in the road. "The other side" is a euphemism for death. | God also repeats himself because he knows we must hear something several times and in different ways before we understand. Words have many meanings and are easily misunderstood. People think they know the meaning of "To get to the other side". They think the chicken crossed a literal road in order to change his location. But if I say it a different way, you finally understand: "He wanted to die and go to heaven." Now you know the riddle is asked when you see the carcass of a chicken in the road. "The other side" is a euphemism for death. | ||
The | It is not the animals in the following pages that we should learn from, but from what God says about the animals. The law is written in prophetic riddle. All the clean animals teach something about the character of Christ. All the unclean animals teach of the sin that Christ took to the cross. | ||
