"A Sceptre of Righteousness"

 "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom." (Hebrews 1:8 KJV) 

  "They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God's adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are their ancestors, and Christ himself was an Israelite as far as his human nature is concerned. And he is God, the one who rules over everything and is worthy of eternal praise! Amen." (Romans 9:4-5 NLT)

 Surely, I don't need to point out the elephant in the room; because both of these verses clearly say that Jesus is God! Even the Father, who is being quoted, said, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever." It really doesn't take much digging to come up with the truth of who Jesus was, is, and for ever will be! 

 Yesterday I had a brief moment to watch a Passover Service taking place, as the teacher was sharing about the blood that was marked on the doorposts of the children of Israel's doors in Egypt, on that very first Passover. As he taught, he mentioned the significance of everything that Jesus went through the day that He was crucified and hung on that cross. 

 I hope not to be lacking in my memory of what he said, because there were more things than I could keep track of; but the first of which was the three strips of blood on the doorposts. Yes, I heard right, he said three strips, indicating the property of Three! Three, three, three; a list of all things three; three nails, three crosses, third hour of the day; three days in the tomb; Father, Son, and Spirit! 

 After that, he started breaking down some of the things to take note of, like the cross, which sometimes is referred to as the tree; as in the tree that Adam was not to eat from, specified the tree that Jesus was nailed to, as to overcome the sin that had been committed in that garden. The nails in His hands, were meant to represent them holding that fruit, as they were beginning to eat of it. The spear in His side represented the women, as she was taken from the side of the man, when God made her. 

 The crown of thorns was to represent the curse handed to Adam, and that Jesus took on everything, even that curse! The only thing I didn't remember him saying was about the bitter wine that they put up to His mouth, when He said, "I thirst!" However, previously to this part of the teaching, he shared some bread and bitter roots, as it was to be part of the story...

""It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands! Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up. These events will bring great honor to the LORD'S name; they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love."" (Isaiah 55:11-13 NLT)