Plumb the depths of Adoption

[ZNPaaneah]

Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah

The six books of Ephesians walk through the 7 blessings given to Abraham. These 7 blessings are the structure for the book as well as being the structure for the first 6 books of the Bible (Genesis through Joshua). But after seeing that you will see that all 7 of these blessings are involved in our being chosen and foreordained unto adoption as sons.

2nd blessing — “and I will make of thee a great nation”

Exodus presents the Israelites in bondage in Egypt. Ephesians 2 says we were formerly dead in sins in the world.

Exodus shows how the Israelites were delivered from Egypt. Ephesians 2 talks about how we were made to sit together with Christ in the heavenlies.

In Exodus we see the Passover feast, summing up God’s deliverance of the Israelites, they are made to sit together with Jesus (the empty seat). In Ephesians we are told that we who were once far off were made nigh in the blood of Christ just as Exodus reveals they were made nigh in the blood of the lamb.

Both conclude with the building of the Holy Temple of the Lord being filled with the Glory of God.

19 So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God,

This is the second blessing, God making of us a great nation.

3 — and I will bless thee

Ephesians 3 begins with the dispensation of grace that was given by God to Paul for us. Leviticus begins with the sacrifices and offerings that were ordained by God for the Priests to keep for us.

Ephesians 3 talks about what has been made knows to the apostles and prophets, and how he has been made a minister. Leviticus gives the instructions from Moses to the levitical priests and also to Aaron.

Ephesians 3 finishes with this prayer:

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the fullness of God.

This is the third blessing, that we would be filled unto all the fullness of God.

Leviticus also concludes with a blessing on the nation of Israel.