The Old Testament speaks of the Lord Jesus in... - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

The Good Seed - Tuesday, October 7, 2020
by GBV Dillenburg GmbH

Details

The Old Testament speaks of the Lord Jesus in...

If you offer a grain offering of your firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer for the grain offering of your firstfruits green heads of grain roasted on the fire, grain beaten from full heads.
Leviticus 2:14

The Old Testament speaks of the Lord Jesus in various ways, both directly and indirectly, sometimes through statements, sometimes by means of symbols, for which God uses persons or objects that present His Son to us in His beauty.

The meal offering presents the Lord Jesus symbolically, living as a Man on earth and glorifying God perfectly in all things. The meal offering generally consisted of fine flour, oil and frankincense, or it was prepared from fine flour and oil using the heat of the fire in various ways. The heat of the fire sets forth something of the sorrows that He suffered during His life on God's behalf and for righteousness.

Today's verse speaks of a different type of meal offering. It consisted not of fine flour but of the firstfruits of the land. The corn of Canaan depicts the glorified Lord in heaven in type. It was the new kind of food of the people after entering the land under Joshua's leadership (cf. Joshua 5:11.12).

Today we can obtain spiritual strength and refreshment from the contemplation of the glorified Son of man in heaven. He has remained true Man, but the time of His testing as "fine flour" is over. The grain is not now ground to flour; nor is it alone as an ear of corn. "Roasted on the fire", the corn reminds us of the work accomplished for ever on earth.

Can our hearts sometimes be so filled with the glorified One in heaven that we feel compelled to bring a meal offering of this character before our God?

Today's reading: 1 Chronicles 3:1-24 Â· Psalm 79:1-7

More From Our Daily Devotional Archives

Open Heavens
for Thursday, December 5, 2013
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

UNCOVERING EVIL

The presence of the supernatural power of God in a church can take that church beyond limits.
It can also uproot the presence of evil in the midst of Gods children. In Acts 5, a couple were uprooted through this. If we are going to sanitise the church, we need the Holy Spirit. Just as we need Him to heal, save...More

Open Heavens
for Sunday, December 15, 2013
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

APPLY THE KEY

Every blessing worth its salt requires a key without which the seeker cannot access it. While some people have never experienced open doors, others once did, but the doors hitherto opened to them have been shut. In

Bible in one year:
Psalm 82-84

Key...More

Open Heavens
for Sunday, January 19, 2014
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

HOLINESS & VICTORIOUS LIVING

Once you are living a holy life, it's going to be well with you. You will be able to abide under the shadow of the Almighty God. No harm will come near you because the Almighty God will cover you with His wings according to

Bible in one year:
Colossians 1-4
Psalm 19:1-6

Action...More

Open Heavens
for Friday, September 12, 2014
by Pastor E.A Adeboye

HIS PRESENCE, OUR BLESSING

There are many blessings in the presence of God. This is the key to drawing multitudes to the Lord through His presence in your life. When people notice that God is mightily present in your life, they will seek Him through you. It is not about making noise; it is about the visible and verifiable workings of God....More