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MORE CLOTHING IMAGERY

Lesson 12 for June 18, 2011. MORE CLOTHING IMAGERY. TOUCHING THE GARMENT Jesus healing.

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MORE CLOTHING IMAGERY

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  1. Lesson 12 for June 18, 2011 MORE CLOTHINGIMAGERY

  2. TOUCHINGTHEGARMENT Jesus healing “Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. And Jesus said, "Who touched Me?" When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, "Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say,`Who touched Me?'" But Jesus said, "Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me." Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. And He said to her, "Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace."” (Luke, 8: 43-48)

  3. TOUCHINGTHEGARMENT Jesus healing By using the question “who touched my garment?” Jesus made the woman understand that her healing was not produced by any magical act, but by faith in the One who was wearing the garment, Jesus. “The wondering crowd that pressed close about Christ realized no accession of vital power. But when the suffering woman put forth her hand to touch Him, believing that she would be made whole, she felt the healing virtue. So in spiritual things. To talk of religion in a casual way, to pray without soul hunger and living faith, avails nothing… The only faith that will benefit us is that which embraces Him as a personal Saviour; which appropriates His merits to ourselves. Many hold faith as an opinion. Saving faith is a transaction by which those who receive Christ join themselves in covenant relation with God. Genuine faith is life. A living faith means an increase of vigor, a confiding trust, by which the soul becomes a conquering power” E.G.W. (The Desire of Ages, cp. 36, pg. 347)

  4. LAYINGASIDETHEGARMENT Jesus serving “[Jesus] rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped round him.” (John, 13: 4-5)

  5. “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” (Philippians, 2: 5-8) LAYINGASIDETHEGARMENT Jesus serving The disciples were arguing about who was going to be in the highest place in the Kingdom. Judas had already planned His treason but he was acting normal. Who was willing to do the work of the servant by washing the others’ feet? Jesus was the Teacher –the Son of God– and he laid aside his garment, humbled himself and lowered himself to do the work of the servant.

  6. RENDINGTHECLOTHES Jesus isrejected “But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, "I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God!" Jesus said to him, "It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven." Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! What further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard His blasphemy!” (Matthew, 26: 63-65)

  7. RENDINGTHECLOTHES Jesus isrejected When Caiaphas tore his clothes, he was rejecting Jesus as the Son of God and he was condemning himself, since the High Priest wasn’t allowed to rend his clothes by law (Leviticus, 21: 10) Caiaphas’ act was a symbol of the end of the Leviticus priestly system. Jesus has been the High Priest and has ministered in the Celestial Sanctuary since then.

  8. PUTTING THE MOCKERY GARMENT ON Jesus ishumiliated “Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him. And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, "Hail, King of the Jews!"” (Matthew, 27: 27-29)

  9. PUTTING THE MOCKERY GARMENT ON Jesus ishumiliated The roman soldiers mocked Jesus as “the king of Jews” by putting an old scarlet robe and a crown of thorns on him, and giving him a reed as a scepter. The One who came to clothe men with His cloak of righteousness was getting a robe of mockery from men. Jesus bore all that humiliation because of his love for us, and He even accepted to be led to death. Are we willing to bear humiliation and gibe for our love of Jesus?

  10. PARTINGTHEGARMENTS Jesus iscrucified “Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. They said therefore among themselves, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be," that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says: "They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots." Therefore the soldiers did these things.” (John, 19: 23-24)

  11. PARTINGTHEGARMENTS Jesus iscrucified Jesus saw how the roman soldiers parted His garments in that moment of death agony; they were fulfilling the prophecy of David by parting his garments and casting lots (Psalms, 22: 18) When Jesus saw the fulfillment of that prophecy, He recovered His strength and bore all the suffering on the cross. He wasn’t suffering in vain. Like that prophecy, the other prophecies about His sacrifice were going to be fulfilled; His sacrifice was going to save millions of people in this world of sin.

  12. PARTINGTHEGARMENTS Jesus is crucified, predicted, Savior LAYINGASIDETHEGARMENT Jesus serving, humble and loving TOUCHINGTHEGARMENT Jesus healing, powerful and obliging RENDINGTHECLOTHES Jesus is rejected, patient and calm PUTTING THE MOCKERY GARMENT ON Jesus is humiliated, derided and misunderstood

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