BIBLE ALLEGORY OF SLAVERY IN EGYPT, TO ENTERING THE LAND OF CANAAN

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MyrtleTrees

MyrtleTrees

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I was taught that the story of Israel being rescued from slavery and brought to the Promised Land - Canaan - is also significant as a meaningful picture of what it's like to leave a life of sin, to follow God.
*Slavery in Egypt is a picture of slavery to the devil - a picture of life without God in it.
*Crossing the Red Sea is a picture of water baptism
*The trip through the wilderness is a picture of having one's faith tried, through difficulties encountered. It is a picture of followers of God - some of whom are not yet proven firm or loyal in their faith, including ones who never reach full spiritual maturity.
*The crossing of the Jordan River, is said to be a picture of entering into the full baptism of the Spirit. In other words, entering into full spiritual maturity.
*The enemies to be killed along the way and in the land of Canaan, are pictures of things Christians need to be prayerfully working at overcoming in their lives. Sinful habits and ways of thinking.
 
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Prycejosh1987

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MyrtleTrees said:
*The trip through the wilderness is a picture of having one's faith tried, through difficulties encountered. It is a picture of followers of God - some of whom are not yet proven firm or loyal in their faith, including ones who never reach full spiritual maturity.
*The crossing of the Jordan River, is said to be a picture of entering into the full baptism of the Spirit. In other words, entering into full spiritual maturity.
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Agreed and i like it, i wouldnt say the spirit though but i would call it conversion.
 
MyrtleTrees

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Prycejosh1987 said:
Agreed and i like it, i wouldnt say the spirit though but i would call it conversion.
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Thanks for your comment. It is a bit complicated I know - to explain it. Or interpret it. It looks to me as though many people get sincerely converted to Christ at first, but that some later fall away as in the Sower Parable. However, those who have been tested enough and remained true to God throughout the testing and have after that - still remained true to Him or at least made the firm decision to do so after all of that - I believe reach a time when they are very unlikely to fall away. But it's a matter of choice always. I've noticed that even Timothy was warned by Paul against falling away. And Timothy seems a very strong Christian. Yet one is never to abandon caution. And if one does that, they will not ever fall away.

2 Peter 1:10-11

10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
KJV
 
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