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The poppies were the Belgian wildflower that went forth and multiplied so prodigiously in the blood-soaked, artillery churned soil of First World War battlefields. They added a rare splash of colour, and life, in the blasted landscapes of that brutal conflict. And the poppies bloomed over the shattered bodies and among the trenches of the Allies and our enemies alike.
It is a reminder not only of the horrors of war and the loss of life. But also the hope of something better, but history reminds us that senseless killing of human life knows no boundaries
The feast of Booths or Tabernacles was also the harvest festival memorial of redemption for Israel, prophetic of kingdom rest and blessings through Israel to the nations.
On the last day the great day of the feast
The last day of the feast was the most solemn and climatic of the entire festal cycle. It was the eighth day of rest and holy assembly
A tradition grew up in the few centuries before Jesus that on the 7 days of the feast of Booths or Tabernacles, a golden container filled with water from the pool of Siloam was carried in procession by the high priest back to the temple. As the procession came to the Watergate on the south side of the inner temple court 3 trumpet blasts were made to mark the joy of the occasion and the people recited Isa Ch.12 3
“You will joyously draw water from the springs of salvation”
The use of the water symbolized the blessings of adequate rainfall for crops this ritual was performed on each of the seven days. It was also a memorial aspect that prefigured their wilderness wanderings. And the water poured out was commemorating the water supplied to Israel in the dessert. On the eighth day the ritual signified the enjoyment of the springs of the land of Canaan itself and no water was poured out. Jesus stood and offered the Spiritual reality of the kingdom to individual believers,
The reading in Ephesians reminds of God’s immeasurable blessings to those who are thirsty - the thirsty soul feels the need to come and to satisfy their longing
1..The Blessing of Redemption in Christ. 1:6-10
Memorial stones
When the Israelites were to enter Canaan they were commanded to place two sets of memorial stones,
one in the midst of Jordan and one on the far side of Jordan at Gilgal.
They were to be a memorial of God’s goodness to them as a nation.
The stones placed in the Jordan were to remind them that it represented the death and burial of Israel’s forty years of unbelief and sinning in the wilderness. The stones set up at Gilgal signifies her new life of resurrection power and victory.
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The Christian’s Exalted Position. –
Part one
In the verses before us we are reminded of our position as blood brought sons redeemed for his glory. As the poppy is a remembrance of peace, so these verses remind us of God’s peace through redemption in Christ