I have used what this author writes of with Christ at the center and people see that we are in the Scriptures very clearly. Christ at the center of EVERY verse in the Bible. Okay I will play; Here is a couple picked at random, show me "Christ at the Center" of each of them.
1Chronicles 27:2 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1Ch 27:3 He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
Numbers 2:2 The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers' houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they encamp round about.
Judges 16:1 And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.
Please show me Christ at the Center" of each of these.
Please show me Christ at the Center" of each of these. 1Chronicles 27:2-3 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month.
Perez was a direct descendant of our Lord Jesus:
Mat 1:3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,
Perez, you may recall, was the son of Tamar and Judah when Tamar (righteously) deceived Judah into performing his marriage duties for his son. Perez received honor from the Lord for the righteous Tamar's action and the Lord exonerates her. This is the love of Christ for what He does for all of us.
Numbers 2:2 The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the ensigns of their fathers' houses: over against the tent of meeting shall they encamp round about.
The standards were groupings of four (three tribes to a standard). Each tribe had their own ensign. Four standards were posted north, south, east and west with the Tabernacle in the middle (about one mile from each standard). Thus God (Christ) was the center and each was grouped according to God's desire. Later, Korah rebellion was to want to do the things God had not appointed for them to do. Korah felt that all the Levis should be able to enter the Holy of Holies. He wasn't content with the position God had placed him. It showed the contempt of Korah to submit the will of God.
We should be content with what God has given us.
Judges 16:1 And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her.
Shows how even men who are called by God can give in to lust and temptation (and, in Samson's case, arrogance at the gifts God gives). It only makes the humbling of Samson and his repentance that much more understandable.