Transcript (ii) Biblical Dwellings: (1) Images of Dwellings… Depending on the stage in history the Jews either lived in tents (tabernacles – Gen.

(ii) Biblical Dwellings:
(1) Images of Dwellings… Depending on the stage in history
the Jews either lived in tents (tabernacles – Gen 25:27) or houses (2
Samuel 7:2 of two main types.
(a)
Impressions….
The Tent
Psalm 27:5 – Place of PROTECTION. A person’s ‘tent’ referred
1. Lived in by sand-dwellers , nomads (Abraham)
to whole family that lived there.
2. Made of black goatshair (shrank with rain making
The tent was a temporary dwelling place – for journeying. It
it waterproof). Erected on series of poles and pegged
would have been pitched North to South with the east side
to floor with nails (Judges 4:21).
open to let the hot morning air in (East = Direction of hope).
The tent
was a symbol
set
before
Jews in their
3. Visitors
receivedofinhope
porch
area
(Genthe
18:1-2),
present
journey in life
(used
in feast
Tabernacles).
conversations
heard
behind
thinofhangings
(v9-15).
Entry by any other male other than father / husband
What was Peter referring to by the use of ‘tent’ in 2 Peter 1:13was punishable by death (eg. Judges 4:18,21).
14 ? (see also 2 Corinthians 5:1-4). Why is this image
appropriate
(think
of it’s function).
4. Could? be
extended
(Isaiah 54:2)
See John 1:14 – literally –’tabernacled amongst us’.
(b) The House – two main types TYPE ONE: Basic Jewish Old Testament House (same as poor
person’s house at time of Christ).
See Luke 11:7 –Parapet
Why
do
you think the
(Deut
22:8)
man could not rise to open the door ?
Rooftop (Matt 1017;
Josh 2:6; Isa 22:1) –
used for sleeping,
storing grain, praying &
escaping from wife
(Prov 21:9).
Window (Sometimes
with lattice – Prov 7:6)
Family was in the way (would wake
Storage rooms for most
them
up!
important
household
treasures.
Main living
area –3:8
used – what is it really saying ?
Read
Rev
for cooking and
keeping household
animals (only one door)
– main source of light –
kept open to invite
people in.
Sleeping area. Usually
the whole family slept
together on a raised
platform.
God opening doors of heaven into His
welcoming presence.
TYPE TWO: The Basic Dwelling at the time of
Christ.
Animals were not
An extended complex of rooms.
Impressions:
kept in separate
Many had second level. The rooms
‘barns’ but
were called ‘kataluma’ in Greek –
Permanent
place
rest and community
(‘house’
actually
slept in
used of the ‘upper
room’of
in Luke
one of the
22:11/ Mark
spoke
of14:4.
the people that made up family).
downstairs rooms
This was a family house (‘Oikos’)
– also
mangers
Read
Matthew
7:25
and
Psalm
127:1
–
What
does
where all the extended family lived
(animal eating
close together
(this
is theto
place
‘house’
here
refer
?
troughs) would be
where Joseph would have asked his
kept in that room.
extended
family
for a place
to stay 21:13
See also
Matthew
12:25;
This could have
(the word ‘kataluma’ is used in Luke
been where Jesus
2:7,
incorrectly
translated
as ‘inn’). Kingdom, particularly
‘House’
is used
of God’s
was born in
John
14:2 is really
referring to
the Church
(Temple
ofthis
Holy Spirit). Joseph’s
setup – not modern mansions!
ancestral home.
Lesson 2: Typical Daily Jewish
Activities
(a) Farming – Activity
dependant on time of year…
The rains – See Deut 11:10-17, 28:12; Ps 72:6; Jer 5:24 –
Empowering of the Holy Spirit.
Former rain = Sowing rain (empowering to sow word into
hearts).
Latter rain = Harvesting rain (empowering to win souls and
reap a spiritual harvest)
IMPRESSIONS:
(1) Joel 2:23; James 5:7 – Outpouring of Spirit.
(2) Isa 55:10-11 – The Word of God.
(3) Prov 25:14; Jude 12 – Clouds without rain – Wicked.
The stages of the crops…..
IMPRESSIONS
1.
The soil preparation
of Soil Preparation:
stage: Starts
Preparation
with the former
of heart.
rains – needs rain to soften hard ground.
See Mat 13:15,19; Jer 14:4; 2 Chron 7:14
2. Ploughing and sowing stage (one operation):
IMPRESSIONS
(i) Ploughingof- Ploughing:
Not
pleasant
work.up
Tempting
to (fallow = left untended)
Jer 4:3
– Breaking
hard hearts
wait for warmer days (Prov 20:4).
Luke 9:62 – Ploughing is likened to spiritual ministry.
T-shaped plough with spike at
bottom
anduses
top attached
to term
yoke– a ‘goad’ was a sharp
Acts
26:14
ploughing
(Jer 28:23).
Oxen
donkeys
- in the ploughing work. God
stick
used to
prodorthe
oxen on
never
together
Deut
22:10; goad
2 Coron Saul as he was
had been
using–the
spiritual
6:14
‘ploughing in the wrong direction!
(ii) Sowing: Matt 13:1-9 according to
following….
IMPRESSIONS of sowing:
(i) Sowing words into people’s hearts Isa 55:10; Matt 13:3,4,37; Prov 6:14,19; Matt 13:25,39
(ii) Sowing financially - 2 Cor 9:6,10
(iii) Sowing to yourself - Hos 10:12; Gal 6:7-9
Comment on Psalm 126:5-6; John 4:36-38
Sowing in tears refers to hard work of sowing word into
people with no obvious initial results. Reaping in joy
refers to seeing people respond to God’s Word to serve
Him
3. Harvesting stage:
IMPRESSIONS
of Reaping:
The standing
grain was cut by sickle, tied into
bundlesharvest
and loaded
on donkey’s
back
take away
(i) Binging
of souls
(Jn 4:35-38;
Psto
126)
for threshing – process called ‘reaping’. Corners of
(ii) Reap
for(Lev
good23:22)
acts(2toCor
9:6;Mat
6:26;Gal
6:8,9)
field blessings
left for poor
glean
bits left
by
reapers
(Deut 24:19-22;
2:17).
(iii) Reap
punishment
for sin Ruth
(Hos 10:13)
(iv) End-time judgement (Matt 13:30-43; Rev 14:14-16)
4. Threshing stage:
IMPRESSIONS of Threshing:
Threshing = Separation of grain (useful) from straw
1. Threshing
floor =onplace
of judgement
(Jer
51:33; Mic 4:12)
(useless)
threshing
floor (flat
surface).
2.Oxen
Threshing
crushing
to separate
good
bad
used to– thresh
(yoked
together
andfrom
driven
round
(i) God’s
(Jer 51:33)
and
round judgements
to trample grain)
– Hos 10:11 (see Deut 25:4
(ii) 1Minister’s
( 1 CorWhat
9:9-10)
and
Cor 9:7-9labours
, 1 Tim 5:18).
other threshing
wee used ? See
28:27-28.
3.instruments
Threshing instruments
– Is Isa
41:15;
Prov 20:26.
of Stage
Winnowing –
5.IMPRESSIONS
Winnowing
Psalm 1:4 – Judgment on the ungodly (like chaff
With
the evening
blowing
away).breeze the gathered crushed grain and
straw would be gathered into a heap and the farmer used
a five pronged fork to throw it into the air. The heavier
grain
back
and the
straw (chaff)
blew awayWinnowing
or was
Jerfell
15:7
– Again
it speaks
of Judgment.
collected
firingtothe
stoves.
fan wasforused
blow
the chaff away as it was
thrown into the air by the winnowing fork.
Matt 3:12 – Jesus’ end time Judgment. Casting
away wicked and saving righteous.
IMPRESSIONS of sifting…
6. Sifting
See Luke 22:31 and comment….
The
grain
is then
purified
by sifting
(vigorous
Satan
‘sifted’
Peter
– hoping
Peter’s
life would
shaking
through
a sieve).
be like the
‘darnel’
(I.e. deceptive, denying
Jesus completely).
Peter
proved
‘Darnels’
(also ‘tares’However,
or ‘weeds’)
would
be to be
‘good grain’
eventually
– not
removed
– it looks
identical
tofalling
wheat through
until it the
spiritual
be cast
away
into instead
hellfire!of
ripens
and‘sieve’
gives to
smaller
black
grain
the good yellow grain. Darnel grain is bitter and
makes you sick on eating.
(7) Milling
Everyday activity when
all was prosperous in
the land.
Matt 24:41
Impressions
The mill wasof
two
grinding
disc-shaped
at thestones
mill: 12-18 inches
across. The lower stone had an upright wooden stake
Function of the mill = make flour for bread (life to the Jew)
passing through the hole in the upper stone which had
Toahear
handle
thefitgrinding
for grinding
of thethe
mill
barley
signified
(for poor)
the evidence
or wheatof
God’s
(or Manna
blessing
– Num
(in providing
11:8). The
harvest)
flour would
– seebe
Jercollected
25:10; Rev
18:22
on a and
cloth.
comment….Grinding
Usually done with aprocess
companion
is used
(Ex also
11:5;for
Christ’s
Lam 5:13;
judgment
Jud 16:21).
(Matt 21:44)
Were heavy
and may
andbe
thick
likened
hence
to the
process
use in Matt
of meditation
18:6; Jobon
41:24
God’s
and
Word.
Jud 9:53. Wasn’t
taken in a pledge. Why (Deut 24:6)
IMPRESSIONS of baking bread….
(i) Grain made into flour - Luke 8:11 – Meditation on
(8) Baking Bread…
Word.
(ii) The Furnace – Flour mixed with water and put in
the furnace – Testing of the Word.
(iii) Bread and breaking the bread – John 6:32-35; 1
Cor 11:23-28 ; Luke 24:35; John 1:14 –
Application of the Word.
(iv) Unleavened bread – 1 Cor 5:7-8 – Pure Word
become flesh in us.
(v) Leaven (or yeast) – 1 Cor 5:1-8; Matt 16:6,12 ;
Matt 13:33 – False teaching/doctrine.