His Righteous Robe

 His Righteous Robe

An invitation to a wedding

The Venue: Paradise

The Dress Code: 

A Righteous Robe

All I can offer 

no matter how good I think it is

it is still only filthy rags

Graciously my Older Brother

Offers me

I can wear His Righteous Robe

my filthy rags nailed to a rugged cross

We can only wear His Righteous Robe

anything we can conjure up on our own

is full of the filth of our own sins

saturated with pride

and can never measure up

Make sure you are wearing His Robe

to the Wedding

Riana Odendaal

August 2023

Reference: 

Isaiah 64

Isaiah 61: 10

Of Donkeys and Angels, and Prophecies

Of Donkeys and Angels, and Prophecies

 A pagan king panics

Sends for the gentile prophet

that lives near the Euphrates

Please come

"No:

We beg you please come

"Yes"

A conversation between the donkey and An Angel

A conversation between the donkey and the prophet

Eyes opened

Don't you dare say anything other than MY WORDS

These are My Chosen Nation

I AM their protector

You cannot curse them

Understood

Bulls and oxen are sacrificed

Ordered by Balak

But sacrificed to whom?

Balaam received words

But not to the liking of his requestor

Finally a prophecy of A Star

A Messiah that will come

Balak still don't like it

But what he doesn't realize (yet)

Is one day he will give account 

to this same prophesied Messiah

Don't be like Balak, or like Balaam

Listen and obey Yahweh

Before your donkey needs to tell you

Riana Odendaal

August 2023

Reference: 

Number 22-24

Deuteronomy 23: 4b-5. 

Mediator

 Mediator

A request for a mediator

12 pieces of wood cut off into rods

One piece dead wood for each tribe

But one day 1 person cut off

 Hung on a piece of deadwood

Yahweh proclaims

that which will live is the mediator I choose

Brought to life

The one staff budded

The other rose from the dead

Proclaimed forth by his disciples

Our Redeemer and Mediator lives

The one only for the nation of Israel

the other mediator for the whole world.

1 Timothy 2:5-6

Numbers 17-19

Matthew 4:13-17 (v17)

Matthew 26-28

Riana Odendaal 

August 2023

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Blind

 Blind

All my life

Darkness is all I see

Lately I hear there is a Rabbi from Galilee

Who can also heal

Him and His disciples walked past

A conversation

Suddenly mud on my eyes

His compassionate, gentle hands on my face

An order to go and wash in the pool of Siloam

I go

At the pool I bend down

Cold fresh spring water on my muddied face

and I wash off the holy mud

Suddenly the skies above me are blue

no more darkness

This Rabbi must be the Messiah

His words are true

By grace I can see

In more ways than one

I can see life around me

and the promised Messiah in front of me

Whereas the Pharisees had sight in their eyes

but refused to see the Galilean Rabbi

For Who He is.... The Sent Messiah

Lord, grant them grace too that they might see

and not live life in the darkness of soul

Riana Odendaal

July 2023

John 9  & Ephesians 2.

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Thirst

 Thirst

Thirst

I go to the well because I need water

I have a thirst

Thirst 

But for many more things than just water

Thirst for Love and acceptance

and not to be frowned upon

and a thirst for things I don't know yet that I need

like my sins be washed away

and for eternal life

I go to the well at noon

so that on seeing me, no one from town would frown

I meet Someone new there

He asks me for a drink of water

and then offers me water

.... a different kind.

A discussion was held

about worship, and the Messiah to come

His to the point, but compassionate revealing of me

left me wondering if perhaps He is the Messiah

(John 4 & John 7)

Riana Odendaal

July 2023

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Joseph... a prototype of Messiah?

 Joseph.... a prototype of Messiah?

Both Shepherds; Both Beloved Sons

The one owns a colourful coat... later to be torned up and stained by a goat's blood

The other's special seamless coat prophesied that it won't be torn, but lots cast for it

Both betrayed by someone close to them, and sold for a few shekels

and both delivered up to the gentiles. 

Both took punishment for what they did not do,

But the One paid the price for other's sins completely.

The one interprets the dreams, (with help from The One Above) of the baker and the cupbearer

The Other has bread and wine that point to what He has done for us

Both feed the gentiles first, then their brothers

Their brothers don't recognize them for who they are, at first

All the nations at the time buying food from Egypt bowed to Joseph

One day every knee under heaven and earth  will bow to Jesus

The one (Joseph) merely pointed to the Perfect One, The Messiah. 

Riana Odendaal

July 2023

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Jesus... a prophet like Moses?

 A prophet like Moses?...

Deuteronomy 18: 15... " The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me (Moses speaking here), from among you, from your brothers - it is to Him you shall listen. 

Two Shepherds, one looking after his father-in-law's sheep in Midian

The Other looking after His own (human) sheep, full of compassion

Moses turned water  (of the Nile river) to blood

Jesus turned water to wine to drink at a wedding

Moses parted the water (of the Red Sea)

Jesus walked on water

Both are called Servant of the Lord

Both Royal

Both saved at a young age from evil rulers wanting to wipe out the male babies

Both are sent as redeemers, and at first rejected by their own people, and later accepted. 

Both fed many with bread (manna) from above, but the One is the Bread of Life.

Both gave water to many, but One is the Provider of Living water

Both willing to give their life

Both intercede for many

But still the one (Moses) only point to The Other. The Messiah. 

Riana Odendaal

July 2023. 

If you want to listen to sermons/ podcasts on this topic of Jesus being the prophet like Moses.. here are some. Enjoy!  

And go read up in your Bible and find a few more connections of your own!.  The above is just an appetizer. 

Mike Winger

Jacob Prasch

Dr Seth Postell

Pod for Israel - Dr Seth Postell

Amir Tsarfati

Yoel Ben David & Jeff Morgan

Rev Aaron Eime

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