Recap: Hearing God direction, Gifts of the Spirit, Isaac dug a well & its implication for our spiritual well being . Drink from deep wells Original gospel not modern. Ancient practices. Prayer, Fasting, giving etc
Scripture Text Isaac Gen 26v24-25
- ALTARs WHAT IS AN ALTAR
- Abraham Gen 12v7-8, And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
Gen 22:9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
- Isaac Gen 26:24 And the LORD appeared unto him (Isaac) the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake. And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.
- Jacob Gen 33v19-20 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money. And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-Israel. MIGHTY God of Israel
- Noah Gen 8v20 first built an altar before building a house
- Others Elijah, Joshua, Reubenites,
- Referred to all through the Bible Tabernacle wilderness, Brazen altar. Solomons Temple
- WHAT IS AN ALTAR
- Altars invocation of Spirits, a Spiritual meeting point.
- Consecrated place, a meeting place
- Spiritual platform; spirits operate….
- Where humanity meets divinity.Lk1 v11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. angel God Abram Gen.
- Connection/interface btw spiritual & physical
- Definition Webstar Dictionary, an ALTAR is usually a raised structure (spiritual elevation)or Place on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned in WORSHIP.
- Raised(Spiritual encounter)
- Sacrifices (Altars are made for sacrifices to be offered on them, but without a sacrifice the altar Does not have use, because it’s purpose is solely to bear sacrifices) In turn, sacrifices are meant to be offered on altars in order to count or have potency. Hence, both altars and sacrifices are totally dependent on each other
- Incense(Prayer Consistent strong Rev 5v8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.)
- Worship: Altar is a place of worship, The place of intimacy, worship, and communion with God is the place to abide. The place for God’s people is the place of God’s presence. Worship is not slow song.
- New Testament Perspective 4:20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Conclusion
No more Physical Altars Worship (My Body Rom 12, 1 Cor 6v19), Offerings, Sacrifices (time, resources, physical efforts Prayer)
Note that altars are usually raised for a purpose. Every altar must have a purpose it was Raised to achieve.(Elijah, Balaam) (Genesis35:1-2)
My offer Raising altar PRAYING INTO THE WOMB OF 2021
