അബ്രഹാമിന് മൂന്നാമതൊരു ഭാര്യയും കുടുംബവും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നുവെന്ന്നിങ്ങള്ക്ക് അറിയുമോ:? ABRAHAMS THREE WIVES Let us briefly review these covenants as they are illustrated in a type or allegory (Gal. 4: 22-31 ). The Apostle Paul explains that Abrahams wife, Sarah, was a type of the covenant made with Abraham, referring to the seed. As years rolled by, and no child came, they began to Hook for a fulfilment in some other way, and Hagar took the place of a wife and bore a son, who apparently, was to be the heir. Likewise, the original promise of God to Abraham meant Christ, but He was not born until due time; and in the meantime the Law was given from Sinai, apparently taking the place of that original covenant; and tinder the Law Covenant a fleshly seed was developed—Fleshly Israel. But the Abraliamic Covenant had not failed, for after the Hagar Covenant had borne Fleshly Israel (typified by Ishmael), the true seed of Abraham, the heirs according to the promise, Christ Jesus and the members of His BodySpiritual Israel (Gal. 3: 29), began to be brought forth under the Sarah features of the original Covenant. This is as far as St. Paul carries the type and antitype, because lie was speaking only of the two seeds, natural and spiritual, and the two covenants tinder which they come into existence. But as we find that God is to make a new covenant, after those days, we naturally inquire: Why was not this new covenant also typified by a wife of Abraham ? And upon examination we find that it was so typified. Turning to Gen. 24: 67, we read that Isaac received Rebekah into Sarahs tent, and she became his married wife, etc., typifying how the Heavenly Bridegroom receives His Bride at the end of her earthly sojourn, at the end of her Gospel-Age journey, and brings her into, and associates her with Himself in the enjoyment of all things promised in the first (or Sarah) Covenant. In the next verse we read: Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah, who illustrated, as plainly as a type can, the New Covenant. KETURAHS SIX SONS Each of the first two covenants bore but one offspring the first, Spiritual Israel, the heir of all things (Isaac; Heb. 1: 2; Rom. 8: 17), and the second, Fleshly Israel, beloved for the fathers sakes (Ishmael; Rom. 11: 28). But the New Covenant (Keturah) bears six sons (Gen. 25: 2). Thus the New Covenant will bring everlasting life to six classes, in the Millennial Age, which may be fittingly represented as follows: (1) Zimran: the 70 most prominent of the Ancient and Youthful Worthies (the ancients and youthfuls of Joel 2: 28), who will be given the most prominent positions in the earthly phase of the Kingdom during the making, sealing, of the New Covenant ( Ex. 24: 1, 9); (2) Jokshan: the Worthies in general; (3) Medan: the Consecrated Epiphany Campers—those who consecrate to God and are faithful in their consecration during the Epiphany—the very end of the Gospel Age-after the four elect classes have been fully made up in their membership; the four elect classes of Abrahams seed are pictured as serving in the Court of the Tabernacle as it was set up for Israel in the wilderness, and these consecrators are pictured as being among those in the Camp—hence the name Campers; (4) Midian: those Fleshly Israelites who during the Jewish and Gospel Ages have in faith and practice come into harmony with the Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants, and remained faithful therein, though not consecrating; (5) Ishbak: those Gentiles (and some Jews) who throughout the Gospel Age, including our day, while not consecrating, or dedicating, their lives to God, have repented of their sins and accepted Jesus as their Savior and remain faithful to the ransom and to righteousness; and (6) Shuah (low place, depression) the non-elect, unbelieving world of mankind, consisting of unbelieving Gentiles and those Fleshly Israelites who have forsaken the covenant promises; these are the daughters of Joel.2: 28 and Isa. 60: 4, the quasi-elect believers being referred to as sons—the stronger ones. Thus the six sons of Keturah seem to picture six classes who will receive everlasting life under the New Covenant, after the two Spirit-begotten elect classes of the Gospel Age (the Little Flock and the Great Company—Luke 12: 32; Rev. 7) have first passed from death unto life (John 5: 24; 1 John 3: 14), and have received their inheritance in the spirit realm with the Lord (John 14: 3; Matt. 5: 12). Keturahs other descendants (Gen. 25: 3, 4) type subdivisions of some of these six classes. How significant, then, are Abrahams three wives, representing the three great covenants: Sarah (princess), the Christ-developing features of the Oath-bound Covenant to Abraham; Hagar (flight), the Law Covenant, which was ordained to life, but found to be unto death (Rom. 7: 10), and was cast out during the Gospel Age (Gal. 4: 30); and Keturah (incense), the New Covenant, which brings restitution blessings to all the families of the earth in the Millennial Age! And how the Sarah—the Royal—Covenant looms up above the others! Let us not forget that the Body had to die with the ]Head, Jesus, in order to live with Him (2 Tim. 2: 11, 12) and share with Him in the glorious Mediatorial work of sprinkling and cleansing the world in the incoming Millennial Age. And may we each he faithful in serving Him now, that we may also share in the world to come (Heb. 2: 5) in helping the world of mankind up the I Highway of Holiness, thus to obtain joy and gladness, when sorrow and sighing shall flee away ( Isa. 35 ).
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:14:24 +0000
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