TITLE: The Pursuit of Death, Part II By Clyde Blakely 07/20/09 |
SEND A PRIVATE COMMENT
SEND ARTICLE TO A FRIEND |
<b><center>The Pursuit of Death, Part II</b></center>
“Adam, where are you?”
The All-Knowing Word asked
Afraid, hiding, naked
Animal sacrifice, clothed
The plan commenced
Death pursued
Ejected from Paradise
Abel’s blood cried out
Only evil in the world
Noah instructed
Abraham called
Sodom and Gomorrah
Joseph’s coat of many colors
Changed to royal Egyptian robe
Jacob’s family to Egypt
400 years, slaves
Cry for deliverance
Moses sent
Pharaoh/plagues
Red Sea parted
Mount Sinai
Commandments broken
Two faithful spies only
Wilderness 40 years
Jordan crossed
Promised Land taken
Theocracy rejected
“We want a king”
Idolatry
Israel Falls/captivity
Repentance
Forgiveness/Return
Roman rule
Cry for deliverance, again
From Ivory Palace
A filthy manger
Pursuit of death exemplified
John 3:16
No greater love
Lay down one’s life
“As Moses lifted up the serpent…”
“…Son of Man must be lifted up”
“Behold the Lamb of God…”
Wages of sin - death
“Father remove this cup…”
“Not My will but Thine”
He is Risen!
Death conquered!
The perfect pursuit
Wages paid in full
Charles Wesley, in his song And Can It Be?, penned this line in the first verse, “For me, who Him to death pursued.”
The opinions expressed by authors may not necessarily reflect the opinion of FaithWriters.com.