Foreshadowings #6 - "The Third Day" in the Old Testament

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Scripture: Luke 24:45-47, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Matthew 12, Hosea 6:1-2, Genesis 22:4, Esther 5:1, Jonah 1:17, Exodus 19:10, 2 Kings 20:5, Genesis 1:9-13.

As we read through the Old Testament we see time and again, God doing amazing things on “the third day.” It is something that stands out!

Today we explore eight remarkable examples in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) that speak of God delivering His people on the 3rd day:

1. Hosea 6:1-2 “Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we may live in his presence.” The third day is associated with restoration, the return to life, God’s mighty work. 2. Genesis 22:4 “On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.” This day was the day that Abraham saw the place in the distance that he was to sacrifice his son, but it was also the day Abraham saw the mighty deliverance of God as God Himself provided a lamb for the sacrifice in place of Isaac. 3. Jonah 1:17 “Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.” This was a picture of what Jesus Himself would endure and do. Jesus in Matthew 12 speaks of Jonah as a picture of Himself. 4. Exodus 19:10-11 “And the Lord said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes and be ready by the third day, because on that day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.” This is from the story of deliverance of the children of Israel from bondage in Egypt and they come to Mt. Sinai and God says He will appear to them on the third day. 5. Esther 5:1 “On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance.” After 3 days of fasting and praying, Esther went before King Xerxes and deliverance was given to the Jewish people. 6. Joshua 1:11 “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Get your provisions ready. On the third day you will cross the Jordan here to go in and take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving you for your own.’” The children of Israel, after wandering for 40 years in the wilderness, finally come to the Promised Land and the Lord tells Joshua to tell the people that on the third day they would cross the Jordan to the land He had promised them. 7. 2 Kings 20:5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord.” Hezekiah is told by Isaiah that he would die soon. Hezekiah cries out to God to prolong his life and then Isaiah is given a message from God that on the third day Hezekiah would be able to go to the temple to worship God and that he would be given 15 more years to live. 8. Genesis 1:9-13 “And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.” The first day of the week is Sunday, the 2nd day is Monday, the 3rd is Tuesday. It’s on this third day that God saw what He had made and spoke the words, “it is good,” for the first time and said it not once but twice that day. And this is why the Jewish people have said the third is a special day. And that’s why even today many orthodox Jewish weddings are on Tuesdays, because it’s the third day of the week and the third day is special.

These “third days” are not accidents, they are indications of the purpose and plan of God and they are fulfilled in the Lord Jesus who rose on the third day.

The crucifixion of Jesus is the goriest, most disgusting event in history, but it is also the means of our deliverance. God was willing to endure it all for us! And He can be trusted because on the third day he rose!

And according to the scriptures He’s coming back!

Pastor ends today’s class with an invitation to give your life to Christ, to allow the Good News of Jesus to come into your heart and permeate every aspect of your life.

God offers us the greatest gift of all - He offers us Himself!

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