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Hidden Symbolism: Inherit The Winds!
Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 22, 2005 (message contributor)
Summary: There are many lessons hidden in the Bible in symbolism. The East winds are symbolic of chastening.The North winds tell a story of cleansing. The South wind declares renewal. The west winds suggest blessings.
Ezekiel 40:46 The priest that were in charge of the altar were always housed in a room to the north of the tabernacle.
B. JEREMIAH SHOWS THE POWER OF THE NORTH WIND.
SEETHING, BOILING POT!
Jer. 1:13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time saying, I see a seething pot, and the face thereof is toward the NORTH!
14 Then the Lord said unto me, OUT OF THE NORTH an evil shall break forth upon all inhabitants of the land.
Jer. 3:12 Go and proclaim these words toward the NORTH, and say Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to
fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.
III. THE SOUTH WIND HAS GREAT MEANING FOR RENEWAL!
A. The South wind brings warmTH, heat, hot air.
B. MANNA CAME EVERY DAY FROM THE SOUTH WIND!
C. IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE TABERNACLE WERE THE LAMPS AND LIGHTS!
Exo. 26:35 And thou shalt set a table without the vail and a candle stick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south and thou shall
put a table on the North side.
Luke 12:55 And when you see the south wind blow you say
There will be heat, and it comes to pass.
D. IN THE BOOK OF ACTS THE CAPTAINS OF THE SHIPS WOULD ALWAYS SAIL TO A SOUTHWIND.
Acts 27:13 Captain catches the South wind.
Acts 28:13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the SOUTH WIND BLEW, AND WE CAME THE NEXT DAY TO PUTEOLI.
Psalms 78:26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by His power He brought in the South wind.
IV. THE WEST WINDS OF THE BIBLE REPRESENT GOD’S
BLESSINGS!
A. The West wind carried away the locusts until not one was left!
Exo.10:19 And the Lord turned away a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red Sea; there remained not one locust in all the coast of Egypt.
B. In the Bible ambushes were often set in the West.
They lost terribly at AI.
Joshua 8:12, 13 They attacked AI from the West and won.
Judges 20:33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baaltamar; and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places even out of the meadows of Gibeah. (To the West)
Joshua 5:1 And it came to pass when all the Kings of the Amorites which were on the side of the Jordan westward and all the kings of the Canaanites which were by the sea heard that the Lord had dried
up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel until we were passed over, their heart melted neither was there spirit in them anymore because of the children of Israel.
Luke 12:54 And Jesus said also to the people
When you see a cloud rise up out of the west straightway you say, There comes a shower, and so it is.
C. There shall be showers of blessings.
V. THE NORTH WIND REPRESENTS CLEANSING!
THE SOUTH WIND REPRESENTS RENEWAL-REVIVAL!
Songs of Solomon 4:16 Awake, O NORTH WIND; and come thou South, blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into His garden, and eat pleasant fruits.
