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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b>Jim
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b>COVENANT
AND OATHS - 2011-02-22</b></font></p>
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<font size="3">In the Bible Numeric confirmed Chronology by Ivan Panin,
there are 245 deducible dates from Bible evidence - which are then
confirmed by the discovered Bible phenomenon in 1890.</font></p>
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<font size="3">Three of these dates stand out unusually - upon which
all of Bible History hangs as it were - and which makes unusual sense
in the understanding of this History.</font></p>
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<font size="3">The first of these three is the Abrahamic Covenant of
1896 B.C. It is in Genesis 17, not Genesis 12 or 15, that the actual
Covenant that God makes with Abraham takes place. “<b>And when
Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and
said unto him, I am God Almighty (El Shaddai); walk before me, and be
perfect. </b><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>2</b></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>
</b></font><b>And I will </b><u><b>make my covenant between me and
you</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>, and will multiply
you exceedingly.” </b></span><span style="text-decoration: none;">Circumcision
is the sign God required to make His covenant with the Hebrew people
- to become effective. And - Abram was accepted in the “righteousness
which is by faith” </span><u>prior</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
to circumcision. Abraham was 99 after his Covenant name change, when
this, the Abrahamic Covenant, was made between God and man, and
accepted by Abraham. Isaac was born the following year to Abraham and
Sarah.</span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="text-decoration: none;">So in Genesis
17:1-2, this most significant covenant was enacted. But in Genesis
22:9-18, the LORD swore by </span><u>His oath</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
that what He had initiated with Abraham by Covenant, He </span><u>now</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
is confirming with His oath. </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>“And
they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built
the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son,
and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. </b></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>10</b></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>And Abraham
stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. </b></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>11</b></span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
and the angel of Jehovah called unto him out of heaven, and said,
Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. </b></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>12</b></span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
And he said, Lay not your hand upon the lad, neither do anything unto
him; for </b></span><u><b>now I know</b></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only
son, from me. </b></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>13</b></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>And Abraham
lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, behind </b></span><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>him</b></span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
a ram caught in the thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took
the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his
son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-Jireh (He
will see and provide): as it is said to this day, In the mount of
Jehovah it shall be provided.</b></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>15</b></span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
And the angel of Jehovah called unto Abraham a second time out of
heaven, </b></span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>16</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>and
said, By </b></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><b>myself
have I sworn, says Jehovah</b></u></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>,
because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son,
your only son, </b></span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>17</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>that
in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your
seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the
seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; </b></span></span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>18</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>and
in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because
you have obeyed my voice.” (ASV '01)</b></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">To
understand the deep significance of these 2 sovereign actions
initiated by God, it is important to see Hebrews 6:13-20. </span></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>“For
when :God made promise to :Abraham, since he had none greater to
swear by, </b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><b>he
swore by himself</b></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>,
</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>14</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>saying,
Surely blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply
you. </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>15
</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
</span></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>And
thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise. </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>16</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>For
men swear by the greater: and in every dispute of theirs the oath is
final for confirmation. </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>17</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>Wherein
:God, intending to show more abundantly to the heirs of the promise
</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>the
</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><b>immutability
of his :counsel</b></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><b>,
mediated with an oath</b></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>;</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>18</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
that by </b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><b>two
immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie</b></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>,
we may have strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay
hold of the hope set before </b></span></span></font><font size="3"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>us</b></span></i></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>19</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>which
we have as the soul's anchor, </b></span></span></font><font size="3"><i><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>a
hope</b></span></i></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
both sure and firm and entering into what is within the veil; </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>20</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>where
as forerunner Jesus entered for us, having become a high priest unto
the age after the order of Melchizedek.” (NNT)</b></span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">This
passage by the apostle Paul - ties together the Abrahamic Covenant
and the Oath of God in a manner that cannot be misunderstood or
mistaken.</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
notice: Though God had Abraham spare Isaac from sacrifice by
providing a ram - yet in the case of </span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>His</u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
Only Begotten Son - for </span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>our
sakes</u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
- He spared Him not - but through the sacrificial death of the Son of
Man - the Second Adam - all the human race has the opportunity and
privilege of forgiveness of sin, from which there is no other source
for such forgiveness.</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
the Second great date in Bible History is the Temple of Solomon in
986 B.C., 480 years following the Exodus. It is the </span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>beginning</u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
of the Temple that God marks out as especially significant, not its
completion. God calls the things that are not, as if they already
were! The Temple in His sight is as good as done once it has its
beginning! See 1 Kings 6:1 for this documentation: </span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>“And
it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the
children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth
year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Ziv, which is the
second month, </b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><b>that
he began to build the house of Jehovah</b></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>.”
(ASV '01)</b></span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">For
me, the two significant aspects of the Temple were the two pillars at
its entrance, Jachin and Boaz. See 1 Kings 7:21 (13-22) for the
history behind these two pillars. </span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>“And
he set up the pillars at the porch of the temple: and he set up the
right pillar, and called the name of it Jachin; and he set up the
left pillar, and called the name of it Boaz. </b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>22</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
</b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u><b>And
upon the top of the pillars</b></u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
was lily-work: so was the work of the pillars finished.” </b></span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">These
pillars were not on the porch of the Temple as </span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>supporting
pillars</u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
- they were there as “witnessing” pillars. They hearken back to
the Abrahamic Covenant as Boaz (It is strength) - and to the oath in
Jachin (He shall establish). Every time the priests entered the
Temple, they passed between these two huge “witnessing” pillars,
looking back 1000 years to the Abrahamic Covenant. They also by faith
looked forward to </span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Jesus</u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">,
who is God's Living Covenant to us, and </span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>our</u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
Covenant from God. “Boaz” spells this out, and “Jachin”
established the New Covenant in Jesus by the oath of God. The
Lily-work bowls at the top of these two pillars contain oil. First
the blood through sacrifice - then the oil of the Holy Spirit.</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">The
Third great date, and the last of the 245 deducible Bible dates - is
4032 A.D. - </span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>Calvary</u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
and the Resurrection supremely - followed up by the Ascension and the
Giving of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, 50 days after the
Resurrection.</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">These
3 dates are intertwined. The Abrahamic Covenant is fulfilled in the
New Covenant which is Jesus! The Temple Pillars are an illustration
or Parable of both - looking back 1000 years to the Abrahamic
Covenant, and looking forward 1000 years to the New Covenant.</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">There
are 21 significant dates including these 3 most significant ones -
all multiples of “7”. They too shed light on these 3. And all 245
deducible dates and the 8 deducible periods - throw light on God's
historic unfolding of His purposes to completely offset Satan's
machinations, and prepare His Son's return as King of kings and Lord
of lords.</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Nebuchadnezzar's
first dream, as supernaturally interpreted by Daniel, comes next in
importance to the above 3. It unfolds history from the 4 great
empires seen in the dream Image - and leads us to see the final
Kingdom-empire of God, led by His Son, that will obliterate all
memory as it were - of the preceding 4 empires.</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
have preached sermons on the 21 significant dates referred to above.
In the beginning I pondered why God would mark the Temple of Solomon
out so significantly. But as I let Him unfold </span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>His
thinking</u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
on this event, I wound up with over a dozen messages on the Temple of
Solomon. One day I returned to a church in Portland where I had
previously introduced to them this great event. As I walked up the
aisle to the pulpit to continue, I heard a little boy say to his
mother, “Mother, look! There's the Temple-man!”</span></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">I
challenge each of us to look into these 3 great events. Let us read
up on them; meditate upon them. God will open our eyes to </span></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><u>His
thinking</u></span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
behind them. Jim Watt</span></span></font></p>
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