#54 The Meaning of Figs in the Bible - A Thread in the Seamless Garment
By Jonathan S. Rose
Title: A Thread in the Seamless Garment: Figs throughout Scripture
Topic: Word
Summary: A look at the imagery of figs and how it relates to our spiritual and moral actions. An examination of bibical literalism and scholarly deconstruction, finding both wanting.
Use the reference links below to follow along in the Bible as you watch.
References:
John 19:23-24
Psalms 22:18
Matthew 24:32
Isaiah 34
Revelation 6:12-13
Matthew 7:15; 12:33
Numbers 20:5
Deuteronomy 8
Judges 9:10
Song of Solomon 2:11-13
Jeremiah 8:13-22; 24:1; 29:17
Hosea 2:12; 9:7-end
Joel 1:7
James 3
Matthew 24:31
Spirit and Life Bible Study broadcast from 8/17/2011. The complete series is available at: www.spiritandlifebiblestudy.com
Sacred Scripture #89
89. Since there is a marriage of the Lord and the church throughout the Word, we can be quite sure that absolutely everything in the Word is about the Lord, as I undertook to show in §§1-7 of Teachings on the Lord. The church, which is also the subject, is the Lord as well, since the Lord teaches that members of the church are in him and that he is in them (John 6:56; 14:20-21; 15:5, 7).
