Thursday, December 21, 2017

Dr. Jobe Martin

Here is an great interview with Dr. Martin where he mentions the Tola'ath


Psalm 22:6-8

Psalm 22:6-8
Jesus Was Rejected So You Could Be Accepted

Psa 22:6  But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. 
Psa 22:7  All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, 
Psa 22:8  He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. 

  1. Jesus is a Worm (Tola’ath) – vs. 6a*
    1. The worm that Jesus is referring to is the coccus ilicis
                                                               i.      When the mother worm gets ready to have her offspring she does the following:
1.      First the Tola’ath attaches itself to a tree
2.      Then she makes a hard red shell around herself and young
3.      She then lays her eggs in the shell
4.      Then she dies and allows her young to feed on her flesh
5.      After that, her body covers them in a red dye like blood.
6.      On the 3rd day, her body contracts into a heart like shape that is the constancy of wool
7.      This then covers the young in a snow like whiteness
8.      Isaiah, when he prophesies of the Messiah, describes this perfectly
a.       Isaiah 1:18 
  1. Jesus is Not Just a Man – He is Divine – vs. 6b*
    1. Colossians 1:15-22 
  2. Jesus is a Disgrace to Mankind – vs. 6c*
    1. Jesus is hated by many in history. This is why modern scholarship wants to even change our calendars from BC and AD to BC and BCE. People see the Savior of the world as a disgrace.
                                                               i.      Isaiah 53:3-6 
  1. Jesus Was Mocked By His Own People (The Jews) – vs. 6d-8*
    1. The exact words of the people that watched the crucifixion, over a 1000 years later, are perfectly predicted here.
                                                               i.      Matthews 27:40-43 

                                                             ii.      Mark 15:29-32  

Special thanks to Jobe Martin and his research on the Tola'ath. Please reference his material for more detail on this very special worm that Jesus refers to.

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Psalm 22:3-5

Psalm 22:3-5
The God Who Was Faithful to the Jews Will Be Faithful to You

Psa 22:3  But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 
Psa 22:4  Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 
Psa 22:5  They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 
  1. This is the Theology of Jesus.
    1. Many today claim to know what Jesus believed, but here it is straight from Him.
                                                               i.      In this passage, Jesus is glorifying the Father
1.      John 17:1-6 
  1. Jesus Believed the Following About God the Father.
    1. God is Holy – vs. 3a*
                                                               i.      Isaiah 6:1-7 
                                                             ii.      Revelation 4:8 
    1. God dwells in the praises of the people of Israel – vs. 3b*
                                                               i.      Psalm 150:1-6 
    1. Faith in God is the ultimate priority – vs. 4-5*
                                                               i.      Our Fathers put their faith in God
1.      In the past the people of God placed their faith in God and God delivered them
a.       Hebrews 11:1-3 
2.      Currently the people of God place their faith in God and see His deliverance.
a.       Isaiah 45:17 
3.      Those that continue to put their trust in God will not be disappointed.

a.       Romans 1:16-17  

Friday, December 15, 2017

Psalm 22:1-2

Psalm 22:1-2
He Hath Made Him Sin For Us

Psa 22:1  To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? 
Psa 22:2  O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. 
1.     This Psalm Was Written by David; Speaking as if He is the Messiah.
a.      This is like Jesus telling you His story only it is written 1400 years before His birth.
2.     God Abandoned Jesus, So You Would Never Be – vs. 1-2
a.      Jesus calls from the darkest hour of history and God cannot answer
                                                              i.      Matthew 27:45-46 
b.     Because Jesus experienced the pain of unanswered prayer so He could be the perfect High Priest (or intercessor) for us.
                                                              i.      Hebrews 5:7-10 
c.     He experienced suffering so we didn’t have to
                                                              i.      Isaiah 53:2-7 
d.     He received our sin so we could be forgiven
                                                              i.      2 Corinthians 5:19-21 
e.      He became cursed so we didn’t have to be cursed
                                                              i.      Galatians 3:11-13 
f.       He broke to power of the flesh so we could be free

                                                              i.      Romans 8:1-4

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Psalm 21

Psalm 21
I Will Rejoice in the Salvation of God!

Psa 21:1  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 
Psa 21:2  Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. 
Psa 21:3  For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. 
Psa 21:4  He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. 
Psa 21:5  His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. 
Psa 21:6  For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. 
Psa 21:7  For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. 
Psa 21:8  Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 
Psa 21:9  Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. 
Psa 21:10  Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. 
Psa 21:11  For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. 
Psa 21:12  Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. 
Psa 21:13  Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. 
1.      When The King Rejoices in God’s Salvation (Yeshua) the He Receives the Strength for the Battle. – vs. 1*
a.       This Psalm is about David examining the benefits of His trust in God, but there is prophetic overtones to this as well. This could also be about the Messiah, David’s descendant. It could also be about you and me; receiving, in Christ, the benefits of being joint heirs with Jesus. I believe that all three options are correct. So to emphasize the significance of all three lets examine this as if it is all referring to Jesus or the Salvation (Yeshua) of the Lord as He is referred to in the text.
                                                   i.      Romans 8:14-17 
2.      What God Has Done For the Messiah and David He Wants to Do For You.
a.       God answers the prayers of Jesus – vs. 2*
b.      God blessed Jesus with the richest blessings and crowns Jesus with unequaled glory. 3*
                                                   i.      Philippians 2:5-11 
c.       God gave Jesus eternal life. – vs. 4*
                                                   i.      Colossians 1:18 
                                                 ii.      Revelation 1:18 
d.      David is glorified by the honor and majesty that is given to his descendant, who is Jesus. – vs. 5*
                                                   i.      John 17:1-2 
e.       God gives Jesus eternal blessing. – vs. 6a*
f.        God gives Jesus joy by giving him his favor. – vs. 6b*
·        David cannot help himself so he interjects here with the point of this Psalm: he, you and I are the true recipients of all of this giving. The Father is giving this to the Son so it can be given to us. So that when we trust in God we become immovable. – vs. 7*
g.       God reveals the hidden and most dangerous enemies of Jesus. – vs. 8*
h.       God punishes the enemies of Jesus in hell . vs. 9*
                                                   i.      Revelation 20:10 
i.         God wipes out the continued influence of the Anti-Christ. – vs. 10*
j.        God stops the plans of those that would plan evil against Jesus. – vs. 11*
k.      God goes out to war against the enemies of Jesus. – vs. 12*
                                                   i.      Psalm 7:11-13 
3.      When We Exalt Christ We See His Power and Are Compelled to Give Him Praise for His Power. – vs. 13*
a.       John 17:21-26