Bread always follows battle.
Abram fought for the family God had already given him. He risked his life to save Lot when he still didn’t have a son.
And after the victory…
God met him with bread and wine.
Each Sunday we celebrate the same thing Abram did.
The Family is back together.
@birdchadlouis I really appreciate that in the midst of all the noise right now, you simply go about the mission the Lord has given you with class and dignity. Do not grow weary in well-doing, Brother.
@JohnCleese Christ is dominant in the Old Testament. But you have to read it as intended, with attention to pattern, motif, symbols, and visual vocabulary. But I actually agree with the intent of your message.
@HonestYPTweets The schools no longer teach to create thoughtful citizens of the Kingdom with agency and an internal locus of control. It is designed to create widgets that respond to their master, the devil.
@JustinBerkobien I think you overestimate how “plugged-in” to the drama of denominationalism the Church at large actually is. Focus on the mission God has empowered you to accomplish through the work of his Spirit and drama becomes background noise. I pray you are on track now.
@GigaBasedDad In battle, the tension between branches of the armed forces evaporates as bullets fly and bombs drop. The day is quickly approaching when denominational lines will dissolve and true believers in Christ will unite under one banner. He knows his sheep and His sheep know Him.
@oliverburdick Schofield for sure. But each translation has limitations based on the hermeneutical system the editors choose. Having an app like Logos to look at them in parallel is helpful. But getting familiar with basic Koine Greek and being able to refer to the original language is ideal.
This is a profound observation. The “third day” really does function as a pattern more than a single proof text.
What if Paul isn’t pointing to one prophecy—but to a pattern his audience already knew?
The “third day” runs through Scripture as a signal of life from death.
Have we lost the ability to read the Bible the way they did?
There is a passage in 1 Corinthians 15 that puzzles many readers. Paul writes that Christ “was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:4).
But which Scriptures did Paul have in mind? If you search the Old Testament, you will not find a single prophecy that explicitly says the Messiah would rise on the third day.
So what does Paul mean?
One helpful way to understand Paul’s words is to look for a pattern in the Old Testament. Again and again, God does something decisive on the third day or after three days. These moments often involve life, deliverance, restoration, or divine revelation.
Consider these examples:
1. Creation: On the third day, life springs forth from the earth in the form of plants and trees (Gen. 1:11–13).
2. Abraham and Isaac: On the third day, Abraham arrives at the mountain where Isaac is spared, and Hebrews later says that Abraham received him back “figuratively” from the dead (Gen. 22:4; Heb. 11:19).
3. Mount Sinai: God descends upon Mount Sinai on the third day to reveal himself to Israel (Exod. 19:11, 16).
4. Jonah: Jonah spends three days and three nights in the belly of the fish before being delivered (Jonah 1:17).
5. Hosea’s prophecy: The prophet says, “After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up” (Hos. 6:2).
When we look at these passages together, a pattern begins to emerge. The third day becomes the day when God brings life from the ground, life out of death, rescue out of danger, and hope out of despair.
This is likely what Paul has in mind in 1 Corinthians 15:4. He is not pointing to a single proof-text prediction but to this repeated scriptural pattern or typology.
The resurrection of Jesus on the third day is the climactic fulfillment of that pattern. What God had been foreshadowing throughout the Scriptures reaches its fullest expression when Christ rises from the dead.
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@factsnofeels@sola_chad Ironically, the Church didn’t even have personal Bibles until the last century. Guess they were really hating life having to interpret being a Christian without it.
I’m pretty sure you’re going to interpret this comment incorrectly.