212 - Sheep
By Jonathan S. Rose
Title: Sheep
Topic: Salvation
Summary: We often use "sheep" to mean people who are stupid and gullible. Yet Scripture says the best people are "sheep." What does this mean?
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
Matthew 25:31, 41
Exodus 23:2
Psalms 79:13; 95:7; 100:3
Isaiah 53:6-7
1 Peter 2:18, 21
Psalms 23; 119:76
Jeremiah 50:6, 17, 19
Ezekiel 34:30-31
Zechariah 13:7
Matthew 10:12; 12:9; 15:24; 26:31; 18:10
Luke 15:1
John 10:1-24
Spirit and Life Bible Study broadcast from 2/4/2015. The complete series is available at: www.spiritandlifebiblestudy.com
Idols
Idols of stone signify worship from falsities of doctrine. Idols of wood signify worship from evils of doctrine. Idols of silver signify worship from what is false in life and doctrine. Idols of gold signify worship from evil, both in doctrine and life. 'To eat of things offered to idols,' signifies the appropriation of evil and adulteration of all good.
In Leviticus 26:1, this signifies the falsities of certain religions. (Apocalypse Explained 827[3])
In Judges 17:5, although Teraphim were idols, here they represent Divine truths. (Arcana Coelestia 4111)
(რეკომენდაციები: Arcana Coelestia 10503)
