極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

Typology

Our natural life and ability

Christ as the resurrected One

Significance

Represents human weakness, inability, and death

Signifies resurrected life, God's selection, and authority in service

Distinction

No vitality, unable to bud

Able to bud, blossom, and bear fruit

Explanation

Represents our powerlessness in our natural state

Symbolizes God's supernatural power and renewal of life

Example

The other eleven rods that did not bud

Aaron's rod that budded, blossomed, and yielded ripe almonds

Application

Recognize our limitations, let go of self-reliance

Rely on God's power, experience the power of resurrection

Related Scriptures

Mark 11:12-14,20 "The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit... Then he said to the tree, 'May no one ever eat fruit from you again.'... In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots."

1 Peter 5:5 "In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, 'God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.'"

Genesis 18:11-12 "Abraham and Sarah were already very old, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, 'After I am worn out and my lord is old, will I now have this pleasure?'"

Numbers 17:5 "The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling against you by the Israelites."

Numbers 17:10 "The Lord said to Moses, 'Put back Aaron's staff in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious. This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die.'"

Hebrews 9:4 "which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron's staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant."

1 Corinthians 15:42-43 "So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power."