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It is written in 1 Corinthians 12:27 “Now ye are "the body of Christ", and members in particular.” And it is written in 1 Corinthians 10:17 "For we being many are "one bread", and "one body": for we are all partakers of that "one bread."
Have you pondered how we like the bread of His body were also meant to be humbled and "broken" in order to feed the multitudes? Jesus showed this in his own body…. “Jesus took bread, and blessed, and "brake it", and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is "my body.” Jesus Christ is that Manna come down from heaven, the very Bread of Life, which is God’s Word of Life made flesh in Jesus. And if we are enjoined "in" Christ by the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, we also become bone of His bone, and flesh of His flesh as written….Ephesians 5:30-32
And if Christ truly dwells "in" you, and you "in" Christ, then you also become a part of that "body" having the Living Word of God dwelling "in" you. But like the Lord showed in His own body, we too are to become a "living sacrifice", as we too are to be "humbled" and "broken" by the Lord our God. Peter learned this breaking and sifting process first hand after he denied the Lord 3 times, but was later converted by the renewing and anointing of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus would later ask Peter if he loved Him 3 times, which had to break Peter’s heart, as I know it would of mine. But what was Jesus’ reply to Peter, after Peter told Jesus “you know I love you” Jesus said feed my sheep. And of course Jesus was not talking about feeding livestock here but rather feeding the flock of the Lord His words. So how did Peter, and how do we also feed His sheep? We take that bread which the Lord has blessed, broken and given to us; even that Living Bread which dwells in us; and so we speak His words to feed the multitudes.
There is a deep mystery shown in the numbers in the feeding of the multitudes by Jesus, which I will not get into right now. But after the multitudes had come unto desert place the disciples asked Jesus to send them away for they had nothing to eat. But what really tickled me in this story was Jesus’ reply to his disciples saying, “you give them something to eat.”
Now I’m sure the disciples had no idea what Jesus was really talking about in the "spiritual sense" at the time, or even the true "symbolism" of the miracle He was about to perform. But we see the same sign of Jesus taking the bread and blessing it, and then the "breaking" the loaves of bread. Then we see Jesus giving that broken bread to his disciples in order to feed the multitudes.
In the 2 separate feedings the Lord would use a total of 12 loaves. These 12 represent the shewbread, (showbread) or hollowed bread placed on the pure table in the OT; which was only lawful for the priesthood to eat. There were 12 loaves total, placed in 2 rows, 6 in each row…..
Leviticus 24:5-9 “And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake "twelve cakes" thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.6 And thou shalt set them in "two rows", six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord.
7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread "for a memorial," even an offering made by fire unto the Lord.8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an "everlasting covenant."
9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute.”
Now what is also interesting is how the word showbread or shewbread ( H6440) is used in the Hebrew, and it’s meaning, like bread of "His presence".
The KJV translates Strongs H6440 in the following manner: before (1,137x), face (390x), presence (76x), countenance (30x), from (27x), person (21x), of (20x), ...me (18x), , ...him (16x), open (13x).
This opens up my mind to a lot of scriptures concerning seeing the Lords face, countenance and glory, and feeling His presence. Like the Lords "presence" dwelling in the midst of his people, which is Christ "in us", the Manna of God come down from heaven, the Bread of Life= the Word of Life. What is also interesting is the mention of putting on the "pure oil "and frankincense on the bread for a "memorial", just as Jesus said the Holy Spirit (anointing Oil) would bring all His words to your "remembrance" (for a memorial) which is also an everlasting covenant, as the Lord said His Spirit would be with us forever.
But by that same Living Manna, which is "the presence" of the Living Word of God in us (Christ in us) we too can also feed the multitudes that same Bread of Life. Which if a man receives and eats by faith, he also shall live forever.(everlasting covenant)
John 6:51 “I am the "living bread" which came down from heaven: if any man eat of "this bread", he shall live "for ever": and "the bread" that I will give is "my flesh", (the Word was made flesh) which I will give for the life of the world.
Often in the OT when making an offering with bread, the offering was to be "broken" as it was also with many of the animal sacrifices, which were to be cut into "pieces" symbolizing "the body broken".
Exodus 29:17 “And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.”
Leviticus 1:6 “And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.”
Leviticus 2:6 “Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.”
Leviticus 6:21 “In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the Lord.”
Also the offering was to be anointed with "oil and frankincense" symbolizing the anointing oil of the Holy Spirit....
Leviticus 2:1-10 “And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of "the oil" thereof, with all the "frankincense" thereof; and the priest shall burn "the memorial "of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord:"
Now notice the "remnant" that remained was to be for the High priest and His sons....
3 And the "remnant" of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing "most holy" of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
Also notice the bread was to be unleavened and anointed with oil....
4 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be "unleavened" cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or "unleavened "wafers "anointed with oil.” 5 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour "unleavened", mingled with oil.
6 Thou shalt "part it in pieces", and pour "oil" thereon: it is a meat offering.
7 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the Lord: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
9 And the priest shall take from the meat offering a "memorial" thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a "sweet savour "unto the Lord.
10 And that which is "left" of the meat offering "shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.”
You can see in the "similitude" of this offering what the Holy Spirit was "signifying" in the feeding of the multitudes by Jesus, when "the remnant" that was "left" was gathered back up by the disciples of the Lord.”
But the body of Christ was meant to be "broken" in order to feed the multitudes.
Matthew 21:44 “And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be "broken": but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder."
Fall upon the Rock children, and be humbled, so that the Rock doesn't fall down on you. Be good and be blessed
Have you pondered how we like the bread of His body were also meant to be humbled and "broken" in order to feed the multitudes? Jesus showed this in his own body…. “Jesus took bread, and blessed, and "brake it", and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is "my body.” Jesus Christ is that Manna come down from heaven, the very Bread of Life, which is God’s Word of Life made flesh in Jesus. And if we are enjoined "in" Christ by the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, we also become bone of His bone, and flesh of His flesh as written….Ephesians 5:30-32
And if Christ truly dwells "in" you, and you "in" Christ, then you also become a part of that "body" having the Living Word of God dwelling "in" you. But like the Lord showed in His own body, we too are to become a "living sacrifice", as we too are to be "humbled" and "broken" by the Lord our God. Peter learned this breaking and sifting process first hand after he denied the Lord 3 times, but was later converted by the renewing and anointing of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus would later ask Peter if he loved Him 3 times, which had to break Peter’s heart, as I know it would of mine. But what was Jesus’ reply to Peter, after Peter told Jesus “you know I love you” Jesus said feed my sheep. And of course Jesus was not talking about feeding livestock here but rather feeding the flock of the Lord His words. So how did Peter, and how do we also feed His sheep? We take that bread which the Lord has blessed, broken and given to us; even that Living Bread which dwells in us; and so we speak His words to feed the multitudes.
There is a deep mystery shown in the numbers in the feeding of the multitudes by Jesus, which I will not get into right now. But after the multitudes had come unto desert place the disciples asked Jesus to send them away for they had nothing to eat. But what really tickled me in this story was Jesus’ reply to his disciples saying, “you give them something to eat.”
Now I’m sure the disciples had no idea what Jesus was really talking about in the "spiritual sense" at the time, or even the true "symbolism" of the miracle He was about to perform. But we see the same sign of Jesus taking the bread and blessing it, and then the "breaking" the loaves of bread. Then we see Jesus giving that broken bread to his disciples in order to feed the multitudes.
In the 2 separate feedings the Lord would use a total of 12 loaves. These 12 represent the shewbread, (showbread) or hollowed bread placed on the pure table in the OT; which was only lawful for the priesthood to eat. There were 12 loaves total, placed in 2 rows, 6 in each row…..
Leviticus 24:5-9 “And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake "twelve cakes" thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.6 And thou shalt set them in "two rows", six on a row, upon the pure table before the Lord.
7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread "for a memorial," even an offering made by fire unto the Lord.8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an "everlasting covenant."
9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute.”
Now what is also interesting is how the word showbread or shewbread ( H6440) is used in the Hebrew, and it’s meaning, like bread of "His presence".
The KJV translates Strongs H6440 in the following manner: before (1,137x), face (390x), presence (76x), countenance (30x), from (27x), person (21x), of (20x), ...me (18x), , ...him (16x), open (13x).
This opens up my mind to a lot of scriptures concerning seeing the Lords face, countenance and glory, and feeling His presence. Like the Lords "presence" dwelling in the midst of his people, which is Christ "in us", the Manna of God come down from heaven, the Bread of Life= the Word of Life. What is also interesting is the mention of putting on the "pure oil "and frankincense on the bread for a "memorial", just as Jesus said the Holy Spirit (anointing Oil) would bring all His words to your "remembrance" (for a memorial) which is also an everlasting covenant, as the Lord said His Spirit would be with us forever.
But by that same Living Manna, which is "the presence" of the Living Word of God in us (Christ in us) we too can also feed the multitudes that same Bread of Life. Which if a man receives and eats by faith, he also shall live forever.(everlasting covenant)
John 6:51 “I am the "living bread" which came down from heaven: if any man eat of "this bread", he shall live "for ever": and "the bread" that I will give is "my flesh", (the Word was made flesh) which I will give for the life of the world.
Often in the OT when making an offering with bread, the offering was to be "broken" as it was also with many of the animal sacrifices, which were to be cut into "pieces" symbolizing "the body broken".
Exodus 29:17 “And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.”
Leviticus 1:6 “And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces.”
Leviticus 2:6 “Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.”
Leviticus 6:21 “In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the Lord.”
Also the offering was to be anointed with "oil and frankincense" symbolizing the anointing oil of the Holy Spirit....
Leviticus 2:1-10 “And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of "the oil" thereof, with all the "frankincense" thereof; and the priest shall burn "the memorial "of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord:"
Now notice the "remnant" that remained was to be for the High priest and His sons....
3 And the "remnant" of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing "most holy" of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.
Also notice the bread was to be unleavened and anointed with oil....
4 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be "unleavened" cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or "unleavened "wafers "anointed with oil.” 5 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour "unleavened", mingled with oil.
6 Thou shalt "part it in pieces", and pour "oil" thereon: it is a meat offering.
7 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.
8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the Lord: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
9 And the priest shall take from the meat offering a "memorial" thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a "sweet savour "unto the Lord.
10 And that which is "left" of the meat offering "shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.”
You can see in the "similitude" of this offering what the Holy Spirit was "signifying" in the feeding of the multitudes by Jesus, when "the remnant" that was "left" was gathered back up by the disciples of the Lord.”
But the body of Christ was meant to be "broken" in order to feed the multitudes.
Matthew 21:44 “And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be "broken": but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder."
Fall upon the Rock children, and be humbled, so that the Rock doesn't fall down on you. Be good and be blessed
