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G. Campbell Morgan · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Morgan - From This Verse) GOD IS OUR REDEEMER Job 19:25 But I know my living Redeemer, and He will stand on the dust at last. Job was placed under severe testing when the circumstances of his life were radically changed for the worse. Perhaps the most difficult element of it was the accusation of his friends, who were quick to give their diagnosis of the situation. In his response to one of them, Job made a great declaration—“I know my living Redeemer”—echoing his conviction that one day he would see God. This one who was his redeemer would also become his vindicator. The idea of a “redeemer” is a concept which the Jew would clearly understand. Leviticus 25 taught that the land belonged to the Lord and was given in stewardship to man. For this reason, it could not be permanently sold (Lev 25:23). If a man became destitute and had to sell his land, his nearest relative could come and redeem what his brother had sold (Lev 25:25). Later, the psalmist wrote: “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer” (Ps. 19:14). The image of the rock indicates refuge, and the word “Redeemer” indicates that God was his champion. The most moving picture of a redeemer in the Old Testament, however, is the story of Hosea and Gomer. Hosea was a prophet who was married to a harlot. One day, Hosea saw Gomer being sold on the slave market. But with unprecedented love and grace, he bought his wife's freedom. He became her redeemer. The story doesn't stop here, though. All the images of a redeemer point to Christ, who “has redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us” (Gal. 3:13). “God sent His Son … to redeem those under the law” (Gal. 4:4–5). “He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a special people, eager to do good works” (Titus 2:14). Do you know your Redeemer? And are you eager to please him? (Ken Hemphill - God Is) H A
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Morgan says the Old Testament Tabernacle "is packed with pictures and prophecies about the Lord Jesus Christ. We primarily see this in three ways: First, the sacrifices on the Tabernacle altars speak of Christ. Second, the office and duties of the priests speaks of Christ. And third, the feasts and festivals of ancient Israel teach us various aspects of our Lord’s person and work." (Leviticus 11-15 The Divine Dermatologist) Has become our tutor to lead us to Christ: The "tutor" was a person (often a slave) employed by Greek/Roman higher class and delegated as tutor and guardian for young boys until they came of age (usually from about age 6 -18 yr). This position was a temporary and not very prestigious, position. These slaves were strict disciplinarians causing those under their care to yearn for the day when they would be free from their tutor’s custody. Beloved, does this sound like what the "Law" does to us when are under its heavy yoke? These individuals were charged with guarding the children from the evils of society and giving them moral training. The pedagogue watched they young boy's behavior at home and attended him when he went away from home to school. When the son entered on all the privileges of adult sonship, the schoolmaster's responsibilities were fulfilled. And so by way of analogy Paul says the Law as pedagogue kept watch over us and by showing us our sins, and in the ideal situation by finally escorting us to Christ. Seeing in the law the perfection of God and the imperfection of man, one realizes how far short they fall of God's holiness. Even as the paidagogos was to see that the child back and forth to school safely, the Law supervised God's people until the coming of Christ (Mt 5:17,18). As John Stott has written “We cannot come to Christ to be justified until we have first been to Moses to be condemned. But once we have gone to Moses, and acknowledged our sin, guilt and condemnation, we must not stay there. We must let Moses send us to Christ” (The Message of Galatians)