the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Cord
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
or Joshua 2:15-21 (c) It is a symbol of the precious Blood of CHRIST. As this red cord hanging from Rahab's window announced her faith in GOD, in His Word, and His promises, so the precious Blood applied to our hearts by faith announces this same truth for us.
Job 30:11 (c) This cord represents those bonds and bands which bound Job to GOD in sweet favor and rich prosperity. The Lord loosened the bands and permitted Job to fall into affliction and poverty.
Psalm 2:3 (b) It refers to the restraining influence of GOD which the wicked kings of earth desire to dispel. They wish to live and do as they please and to be free from the restraint of GOD and His Word. Such examples are Russia and Germany.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 (b) Three persons whose hearts and lives are bound together in love and in happy fellowship are compared to a threefold cord or rope which has more strength than either one strand or two strands.
Isaiah 5:18 (b) This is a type of the evil desires of the human heart which crave wicked and sinful practices.
Hosea 11:4 (b) This is a type of those lovely and gracious attributes in GOD's heart which draws other hearts to Him.
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Watson, Walter. Entry for 'Cord'. Wilson's Dictoinary of Bible Types. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wdt/c/cord.html. 1957.
