"Probably an Allusion"

 "For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor." (Ecclesiastes 4:14 KJV)

  "That evening many demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out evil spirits with a simple command, and he healed the sick. This fulfilled the word of the Lord through the prophet Isaiah, who said, "He took our sicknesses and removed our diseases." When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head."" (Matthew 8:16-20 NLT)

 First off, today is Marianne's 63rd birthday! She had just barely turned 42 when she was in the hospital for those three months; went in for a minimal invasive surgery and came out wrecked! Maybe I was just dreaming when I thought something would come from this trip. God surely does work in mysterious ways; some of which we have no clue where, why, or what! 

 The title for this post was taken from the 'Treasury Of Scripture Knowledge', which is part of the Blue Letter Bible's Cross-Reference to Scripture. In reference to this verse, "For Out," and "Also," have been chosen to be cross-referenced. There are several things which could be referenced, at least one of which was in the past. The one that comes to mind, "For out of the prison he cometh to reign," fits rather good for Joseph, who was in prison, and then became the second in command in Egypt.  

 However, there are a few things which could have been envisioned, most likely too complicated to put into a logical meaning. For starters, Jesus was surrounded by guards, obviously incarcerated and being held in a jail; yet, at the same time, He is being crowned with a crown of thorns and has a purple rob placed on Him, and is being saluted, "Hail, King of the Jews." 

 As if that were not a little strange to imagine, there could be something which might have made things a little more complicated, to say the least. That would be the tomb, which might have held Him captive for a short time; but when He emerged for that tomb, He became the King of all to be resurrected from the dead! 

 But, there is one more, (at least for now,) Sheol! Yes, that place where many were held captive for thousands of years, waiting for their Lord and Savior to come a release them and take them home to His glorious Kingdom...

"He was oppressed and treated harshly, yet he never said a word. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep is silent before the shearers, he did not open his mouth. Unjustly condemned, he was led away. No one cared that he died without descendants, that his life was cut short in midstream. But he was struck down for the rebellion of my people. He had done no wrong and had never deceived anyone. But he was buried like a criminal; he was put in a rich man's grave." (Isaiah 53:7-9 NLT)