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he world’s most famous painting, sin” (1Jn 1:7). The righteous character of
the Mona Lisa, is enclosed in 1.5- a divine person gives efficacy to His suf-
Tinch bulletproof glass to protect it fering and power in His blood.
from the 10 million visitors each year. It
is also kept at 68 degrees Fahrenheit to Be Careful About His Person
protect it from heat and cold, and 50% Matthew provides a genealogy of 39
humidity to protect it from dryness and men who “begat” sons. Of the last one he
dampness. Why such precautions? This says, “And Jacob begat Joseph the hus-
over-500-year-old Leonardo da Vinci band of Mary, of whom was born Jesus,
masterpiece is estimated to be worth US$1 who is called Christ” (Mat 1:16). To ensure
billion – and valuable items are worth that no sinful nature was transmitted to
protecting. God’s Son, the angel said, “That which
God operates on the same principle is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost”
when it comes to His Son and His priceless (v20). Paul writes with similar care when
work at the cross. In Scripture, the Spirit he explains that when “God sent forth his
of God employs precise language in the Son, [He was] made of a woman” (Gal 4:4).
New Testament to describe the Savior and God anticipated the coming of His Son
His death, and He has provided accurate with meticulous care in Exodus 16 in the
figures in the Old Testament as well. Both figure of the manna. It was to be an il-
the Redeemer and His redemptive work lustration of Christ who would say, “I am
are equally protected because they are the living bread which came down from
inseparably linked. Peter appreciated this heaven” (Joh 6:51). Because of its figura-
connection when he wrote, “Christ also tive significance, God carefully monitored
hath once suffered for sins, the just for the Israelites’ treatment of the manna.
the unjust, that he might bring us to God” First, they had to collect new manna every
(1Pe 3:18), and John wrote, “The blood of morning. If they kept it overnight, “it bred
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Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all worms, and stank” (Exo 16:20). The Lord
wanted them to maintain fresh apprecia-
1 Bible quotations in this article are from the KJV tion for the true Bread from heaven, and
unless otherwise noted. He still wants that today.
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