SPIRITUAL APPLICATION OF OLD TESTAMENT ACCOUNT

SPIRITUAL APPLICATION OF OLD TESTAMENT ACCOUNT
I do not interpret the Holy Bible allegorically, though there are allegories in the Bible, and though there are "TYPES" (as in Typological), I do not call something a TYPE, if the Scriptures do not indicate it.

However, there are spiritual concepts communicated through Biblical events, accounts and stories. I Corinthians 10:1-15 gives us a spiritual application to the Old Testament account of Israel being delivered from Egyptian bondage. The passage actually says that these things happened as an example for us.

(see passage at end of this note).

I shared a series of the events of that account during SS yesterday. The children and adults were in the same class. I will list those events here, with brief statements. The setting is Israel leaving Egyptian bondage.

* Israel (as a displaced people in Egypt) represents a person who is bound in sin, and is called and led into salvation.
* Egypt represents the life of sin.
* Pharaoh represents Satan, the cruel taskmaster.
* Moses, and later Joshua, represent the Deliverer (Jesus).
x (I did not address the Passover or the angel of death sequence yesterday, which would represent the Sacrifice of Christ and the conversion experience).
* Cloud by day, Pillar of fire by night represents the guiding, protecting, comforting of the Holy Spirit.
* Crossing Red Sea represents the sinner being delivered from the life of sin.
* Red Sea and Cloud represent separation from sin (which is represented by water baptism.) Since there is only one baptism, it cannot be baptism with water (which is symbolic of the true baptism), but spiritual baptism (see Jn. 1:33, Ac. 1:8; Ro. 6:3-4; Ep. 4;5; 1 Co. 12:13; 1 Pe. 3:21).
x (I did not address the Manna as a representing spiritual food).
* The various kingdoms represent Satanic/demonic attacks.
x (I did not address the serpent lifted up in the midst of the camp, which represents Christ on the cross).
* Moses striking the rock, which represents Jesus's sacrifice on the cross. Through the eat of Christ we are given the Holy Spirit.
*The rock represents Christ.
* The water represents the Holy Spirit.
*Moses striking the rock the second time. Moses was not supposed to strike the rock the second time. He was supposed to speak to the rock. This would represent the fullness of the Holy Spirit being given to those who, "ASK."
* The crossing of Jordan represents the believer being delivered from the wilderness wanderings of carnality, and entering into the sanctified life.
* The Promised Land is not heaven, but represents the sanctified life, where we can settle into our place with God, but we still have to deal with the giants, the hornets and the other difficulties of the Christian life.

It went really well.

PASSAGE...
1 Corinthians 10:1-15
1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. note
5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. note
7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. note
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. note
14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.