Jesus! how much Thy name unfolds

Man or Son of Man

In the Old Testament there are many instances where God appears to man in the form of a man; for this reason God as Christ is also referred to as a man and as the Son of Man ( Dan. 7:13 ; Psa. 80:17 ). The first reference to God as man is in Genesis 18:1-2 , 16-17 , and 22. One of the three men who appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre was God as Christ. In Genesis 32:24-30 the man who wrestled with Jacob at the ford of the Jabbok was also God embodied in Christ. In Judges 13:6 , 8 , 11 , and 15-22 the man who appeared to Manoah and his wife was also God in Christ. God appeared as a man even before the New Testament.

Ten Lines in the Bible
CWWL, 1959, vol. 3
Chapter ! (LSM)

A. The Lamb without Blemish Being Killed and Shedding Its Blood, Typifying That the Sinless Christ Died and Shed His Blood

for the Believers

The lamb as the Passover sacrifice was without blemish, a male of the first year ( Exo. 12:5a ). To be without blemish is to be perfect. This signifies that Christ is perfect, without fault ( John 8:46 ). To be of the first year is to be fresh and not used for any other purpose. In the sight of God, when the Lord Jesus was crucified, He was of the first year. He was fresh, never having been used for another purpose. The Passover lamb could be taken either from the sheep or from the goats ( Exo. 12:5b ). According to Matthew 25 , sheep represent those who are good, and goats, those who are evil. When the Lord Jesus was crucified, He was both a sheep and a goat. On the one hand, in Himself Christ was altogether good; on the other hand, as the One who knew no sin He was made sin on our behalf ( 2 Cor. 5:21 ) to be our Substitute. The Passover lamb was examined for four days and killed by the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel on the fourteenth day of the first month ( Exo. 12:2-3 , 6 ). Likewise, Christ was examined by the Jewish priests and the Roman governor, and He was proved to be faultless, without blemish ( John 18:38b ; 19:4 , 6 ). However, He was delivered for crucifixion in the midst of the unjust crying of the crowds ( Matt. 27:20 , 22-23 ). Hence, the lamb without blemish as the Passover sacrifice which shed its blood by being killed typifies that the sinless Christ died and shed His blood for us.

B. The Blood of the Lamb Being Put on the Door, Typifying That the Blood of Christ Was Put before God for the Believers’ Redemption

After the Passover lamb was killed, every household had to take of the blood and put it on the two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the houses. While Jehovah God was smiting all the firstborn of the land of Egypt, when He saw the blood on the door, He passed over that house ( Exo. 12:7 , 13 , 23 ). The blood of the Passover lamb typifies the redeeming blood of Christ. First Peter 1:19 shows us that we were redeemed “with precious blood, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot, the blood of Christ. ” The blood of the lamb was put on the door of the house in which the lamb was eaten for the deliverance of the children of Israel. This typifies that Christ’s blood was put before God for the believers’ redemption ( Matt. 26:28 ).

C. The Flesh of the Lamb Being Eaten by the Children of Israel for Their Supply, Typifying That Christ Enters into the Believers to Be Their Life Supply

The blood of the Passover lamb was to be put on the door, whereas the flesh of the lamb was to be eaten by the children of Israel ( Exo. 12:8 ). The flesh of the lamb being eaten for their supply typifies that Christ enters into the believers to be their life supply. In John 6 the Lord said, “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man... you do not have life within yourselves.... My flesh is true food” ( vv. 53 , 55 ). Flesh here signifies the life of Christ. The life of Christ is edible; it is our life supply. Therefore, we have the blood of Christ for redemption and the life of Christ for the life supply.

Truth Lessons,
Level Three, Vol. 1
Lesson 14 (LSM)

Jesus! how much Thy name unfolds...

This is a wonderful hymn. Thank You Lord for Your human living that is now available to us.