In ancient times the seal of a king, prince, or noble represented security and inviolability. When Daniel was thrown into the lion’s den, King Darius, along with his nobles, placed their seals on the stone placed over the entrance to the den, “so that nothing might be changed in regard to Daniel” (Dan. 6:17).
Any person but the king who broke or disturbed that seal would likely have forfeited his life. In a similar way, the tomb where Jesus was buried was sealed. Fearing that Jesus’ disciples might steal His body and falsely claim His resurrection, the Jewish leaders obtained Pilate’s permission to place a seal on the stone and to guard it with soldiers (Matt. 27:62–66).
When King Ahab tried unsuccessfully to get Naboth to sell or trade his vineyard, Queen Jezebel volunteered to get the vineyard her way. “So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal” and sent the letters to various nobles who lived in Naboth’s city, demanding that they arrange false accusations of blasphemy and treason against him.
The nobles did as they were instructed, and Naboth was stoned to death because of the false charges. The king then simply confiscated the vineyard he had so strongly coveted (1 Kings 21:6–16). Despite the deceptions contained in the letters Jezebel sent, the letters themselves were authentically from the king, because they were sent with his approval and marked with his seal. The seal was his signature.
Ownership. While Jerusalem was under siege by Nebuchadnezzar and Jeremiah was under arrest by King Zedekiah for prophesying against the king and the nation, the Lord gave special instructions to His prophet. Jeremiah was told to buy some land in Anathoth for which he had redemption rights. The contract was agreed on, and the stipulated payment was made in the court of the palace guard before the required number of witnesses. In the presence of the witnesses, the deed was signed and sealed, establishing Jeremiah as the new legal owner of the property (Jer. 32:10).
When the Holy Spirit seals believers, He marks them as God’s divine possessions, who from that moment on entirely and eternally belong to Him, The Spirit’s seal declares the transaction of salvation as divinely official and final.
Authority. Even after Haman had been hanged for his wicked plot to defame and execute Mordecai, Queen Esther was distressed about the decree that Haman had persuaded King Ahasuerus to make that permitted anyone in his kingdom to attack and destroy the Jews.
Because the king could not even himself revoke the decree that was marked with his own seal, he issued and sealed another decree that permitted and even encouraged the Jews to arm and defend themselves (Esther 8:8–12). In both cases, the absolute authority of the decrees was represented in the king’s seal. Those who possessed the sealed decree of the king had the king’s delegated authority set forth in the decree.
When Christians are sealed with the Holy Spirit they are delegated to proclaim, teach, minister, and defend God’s Word and His gospel with the Lord’s own authority.
We travel this life preparing us for this life and vying those fit for the kingdom.
As the eke t chosen by Gid it is our job to prepare the way for those who don’t know the way to life and its abundance.
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God is preparing Hus people. and gutting out everything in us so that we will enter I. Looking like we belong to him.
Isaiah 14:26-27 This is the purpose that is purposed concerning the whole earth, and this is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations. For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back?
When one is a seal there is actually hope in every situation. Think positive position yourself in feeling positive in all you say and do. There is a sense of something great when sealing in the promises of God.
There is s expectation of never bring defeated by man. There is a driving desire for a certain thing that is expected to happen. It is looking at God with reverence and fear.
The fear of not pleasing Him the fear of watching your steps and listening to the words that come out your mounts. It is that fear that keeps your mind stay on Him as He gives perfect peace.
Confidence in a future event; the highest degree of well-founded expectation of good; as a hope founded on; a scriptural sense our religion, the source of ineffable a
looked beyond our faults and seen our need.
There is always room for hope. Hoping to see Him when He cracks the sky Jesus is coming. Desire is accompanied fear with a great expectation of obtaining His live for God is live. It is that fear in pleasing Him in every expectancy and a belief that it is obtainable through Hope.
It is a desire that implies a great expectation of obtaining as the result of the broken pieces in our life. priceless. A long draw out process, what may seem long but one day to God is but a thousand years and one thousand years is as one day.
The possessing of things which are documented by the hand of God in hope of increasing one's faith. The hypocrite's hope shall perish. That which gives hope; he or that which furnishes ground of expectation,
For faith only will work by patients and patience willed to hope. Hope willed to honor in His Hope. Desire may produce or be accompanied with pain and anxiety. becsuse it’s craving comes from the flesh.mountains. Not in use. of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began
Therefore always give pleasure to joy the joy of the Lotd brings strength. It is the Hope in patience togetherness brings faith which comes from endurance to hear from God and in God's gracious promises Joy brings endurance to wait.
For there is peace in the valley of love only there your find patience. Once you have arrived on to this level it brings you into submission. certainty, but grounded on substantial evidence.
Remember that Submission brings you to greater.
Dr. Prophet Theresa Maxwell
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