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Title: Nurturing the Nations Reclaiming the Dignity of Women in Building Healthy Cultures


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Nurturing the NationsReclaiming the Dignity of
Women in Building Healthy Cultures
  • The Wedding of
  • the Lamb

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The Bible is Nuptial
  • All of human history will consummate in the
    Wedding of the Lamb.
  • Creation began with the wedding of the Man and
    his Counterpart.
  • The end of history will be the King of Kings and
    Lord of Lords marrying His eternal Counterpart.

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The Ultimate Wedding
  • our God is a God who pays meticulous
    attention to detail, who fulfills according to
    what He has established, who was willing to pay
    an inconceivably high price to secure a Bride for
    His Son, and who will not fail to send His Son
    back to reclaim His Beloved.
  • Bill Risk
  • The Ultimate Wedding

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Seven Elements of a Hebrew Wedding
  • Shiddukhin The Match
  • Mohar The Bride Price
  • Mattan Love Gifts
  • Shiluhim Dowry
  • Ketabah The Marriage Contract
  • Kiddushin The Betrothal
  • Nissuuin The Nuptials

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Shiddukhin The Match
  • The Key Idea The first step of the Jewish
    wedding was the arrangement.
  • The Hebrew Custom The father of the groom
    usually initiated the Shiddukin with the father
    of the bride (Genesis 343-6).
  • The Implications for the Wedding of the Lamb The
    Father initiated the proceedings (John 316a 4
    34 174).

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The Giving of Gifts
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Mohar The Bride Price
  • The Key Idea the bridal payment from the
    father of the groom to the father of the bride
    it was required by law
  • The Hebrew Custom Reflected the value of the
    bride (Genesis 3412 Exodus 2216 1 Sam
    1825)
  • The Implications The Mohar of the Father was the
    life of His son (John 316)
  • The price was required by the Law (Romans 83,4)
  • The price was paid as required (1 Cor. 620 1
    Peter 1 18)

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The Bride Price
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Mattan Love Gifts
  • The Key Idea a gift from the groom to the
    bride it was a gift of the heart, a romantic
    expression of love.
  • The Hebrew Custom There were no laws that
    governed this practice because it was a gift of
    love.
  • The Implications
  • The bride is a new creation (2 Corinthians 517)
  • Eternal life (John 1022-28)
  • The commitment to do anything for His Bride (John
    1413-14)
  • Shalom peace (John 1427)

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Shiluhim Dowry
  • The Key Idea the parting gifts given by the
    brides father to his daughter.
  • The Hebrew Custom The fathers dowry was to help
    the bride to be equipped to begin her new home
    and life.
  • The Implications The Father has given gifts to
    the Church
  • The Holy Spirit (John 1416-17 Ephesians
    113-14) and
  • Spiritual Gifts (2 Cor. 122-23)

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The DowryThe Gift and Gifts of the Spirit
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Ketubah The Marriage Contract
  • The Key Idea A written document testifying to
    the Mohar, the rights of the bride and the
    pledge of the groom.
  • The Hebrew Custom God married the nation Israel
    (Exodus 19-24). The Mosaic Covenant is
    established (Ex. 195) and ratified by Israel
    (Ex. 243).
  • The Implications The New Covenant is the New
    Testament. Here are found the promises of the
    Groom and the rights of the Bride and a statement
    of the Mohar.

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The Ketubah Marriage Contract
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The New Covenant
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Kiddushin The Betrothal
  • The Key Idea At the point that the marriage
    contract is completed the couple is now legally
    married.
  • The Hebrew Custom At some point in Jewish
    history, the cup of acceptance was instituted.
    Now the couple prepare for the Nissuuin The
    Nuptials

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The Groom Prepares theHuppah the Bridal Chamber
  • The groom would depart to prepare the huppah
    the bridal chamber at his own fathers house.
  • The father of the groom would determine when the
    huppah was fit for the bride.
  • It is at that point that the groom could go to
    fetch his bride.

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The Bride Sets Herself ApartMilkveh The
Purification Bath
  • For the bride this was a time of purification
    and eager expectation.
  • Purified The bride would complete a purification
    bath Mikveh
  • Marked She would mark herself as promised, by
    wearing a veil in public. This reminds other men
    that she has been bought with a price and that
    she is set apart for the bridegroom.
  • Anticipating The bride did not know the exact
    time that the groom would come for her. The
    surprise was part of the wonder. She would have
    her lamp trimmed and ready, in case the groom
    came for her at night.

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Kiddushin The BetrothalImplications for the
Wedding of the Lamb
  • Set 1 Matthew 26 27-28 1 Corinthians
    1123-26
  • Set 2 John 141-3 Mark 1332-33
  • Set 3 Ephesians 5 25-27 Revelation 19 7-9
  • Set 4 John 17 15-19 2 Corinthians 112
  • Set 5 Matthew 25 1-13

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The Cup of Acceptance
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Kiddushin The BetrothalThe Cup of Acceptance
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Kiddushin The Betrothal The Groom Prepares
theHuppah the Bridal Chamber
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Kiddushin The BetrothalNo One Knows the Day
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Kiddushin The BetrothalThe Bride Sets Herself
Apart - Milkveh
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Kiddushin The BetrothalWaiting for the
Bridegroom
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Nissuuin The Nuptials
  • The Fetching of the Bride
  • The Ceremony
  • The Wedding Feast
  • At Home with the Bride (Dwelling Together)

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Nissuuin The NuptialsThe Fetching of the Bride
  • The Key Idea The groom goes to fetch his bride
    for the wedding and to take her to her new home.
  • The Hebrew Custom The groom and his groomsmen
    would travel to the home of the bride.
  • Often at night
  • One of the groomsmen would shout, Behold, the
    bridegroom comes!
  • Often one in the wedding party would accompany
    this cry with the blowing of the shofar.

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Nissuuin The NuptialsThe Fetching of the Bride
  • The Implications for the Wedding of the Lamb
  • This will be a time unknown to the Bride and
    revealed by the Father in Heaven.
  • Jesus will fetch His Bride (Matt. 25 10-12 Luke
    17 34-36 I Corinthians 15 51-58 I
    Thes. 4 16-18 Rev. 14 14)

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Nissuuin The Nuptials The Ceremony
  • The Key Idea
  • As the bride and groom are already legally
    married (Ketubah) and
  • As they have prepared themselves (Kiddushin)
  • Now the groom takes his bride to the place he has
    prepared (huppah) to consummate the marriage by
    becoming one flesh.
  • While this is occurring in the privacy of the
    huppah, the public celebration of the wedding
    feast begins.

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Nissuuin The Nuptials The Ceremony
  • The Hebrew Custom
  • There would be a marriage procession back to the
    grooms home (Jeremiah 734).
  • There the bride and groom would be elaborately
    dressed (Song of Solomon 311 Isaiah 6110)
  • The ceremony was conducted in the grooms home
    with only the immediate family and a couple of
    witnesses.
  • The groom would take his bride into the huppah,
    symbolizing that the bride was coming under the
    authority and protection of her husband. It was
    in the privacy of the huppah that the marriage
    would be consummated.
  • The bride and groom would spend a week together.

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Nissuuin The Nuptials The Ceremony
  • The Implications for the Wedding of the Lamb
  • For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his
    bride has made herself ready.
  • Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to
    wear. (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts
    of the saints.)
  • Then the angel said to me, Write Blessed are
    those who are invited to the wedding supper of
    the Lamb! And he added, These are the true
    words of God.

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Nissuuin The Nuptials The Wedding Feast
  • The Key Idea This is the public celebration of
    the mystery of the one-flesh.
  • The Hebrew Custom
  • While the wedding ceremony was a tight circle,
    the wedding feast was open to a much wider circle
    of friends and family.
  • This celebration might last for a day (Gen.
    2927) or it might last a week (Judges 1412)
    while the guests waited for the bride and groom
    to return from the huppah to participate in the
    public gathering.

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Nissuuin The Nuptials The Wedding Feast -
Isaiah 256-8
  • On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare
    a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet
    of aged wine the best of meats and the finest of
    wines.
  • On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that
    enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all
    nations he will swallow up death forever.
  • The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from
    all faces he will remove the disgrace of his
    people from all the earth.
  • The LORD has spoken.

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Nissuuin The Nuptials The Wedding Feast
  • The Implications of for the Wedding of the Lamb
  • It marks the climax of human history.
  • It is the consummation of the purposes for which
    God made creation.
  • This wedding was pre-figured in the garden with
    Adam and Eve.
  • It is manifest, in all its glory, when God
    Himself takes a Bride the church, to be with
    for all eternity.

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Nissuuin The Nuptials The Wedding Feast
Prophecy Fulfilled
  • Set 1 Psalm 47 728-17 Psalm 117
  • Set 2 Isaiah 256-8 262
  • Set 3 Isaiah 601-13
  • Set 4 Isaiah 621-3 6618-20
  • Set 5 Revelation 21 22-26

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Nissuuin The Nuptials The Wedding Feast
  • The age-long preparation of the bride of
    Christ (the church!) is finally complete and He
    takes her arm, as it were, and leads her to the
    table. The marriage supper of the Lamb has come.
    He stands at the head of the table and a great
    silence falls over the millions of saints. And He
    says, This, my beloved, was the meaning of
    marriage. This is what it all pointed toward.
    This is why I created you male and female and
    ordained the covenant of marriage. Henceforth
    there will be no more marriage and giving in
    marriage, for the final reality has come and the
    shadow can pass away.
  • Pastor John Piper

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The Wedding of the Lamb
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Nissuuin The Nuptials At Home with the Bride
  • The Key Idea following the feast, the bride and
    the groom dwell together in Holy Marriage
  • The Hebrew Custom After the consummation of the
    marriage
  • The Bride and Groom join the wedding feast to
    receive their gifts.
  • Following the feast they establish their
    household and begin their family.
  • The Implications

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Nissuuin The Nuptials At Home with the Bride
  • The Implications for the Wedding of the Lamb 1
    Thes. 417
  • After that, we who are still alive and are
    left will be caught up together with them in the
    clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we
    will be with the Lord forever. Therefore
    encourage each other with these words.

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Nissuuin The Nuptials At Home with the Bride
  • The Implications for the Wedding of the Lamb
  • Rev. 21 1-4 Then I saw a new heaven and a new
    earth, for the first heaven and the first earth
    had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.
    2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming
    down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride
    beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I
    heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Now
    the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live
    with them. They will be his people, and God
    himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He
    will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will
    be no more death or mourning or crying or pain,
    for the old order of things has passed away.

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The Divine Romance
  • Gene Edwards

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The Bride is Ready!
  • All of heaven and earth join with the Bride and
    Spirit and cry out
  • Come, Lord Jesus!
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