How the Good Land Became the Lord's Table, the Lord's Feast?

 

How the Good Land Became the Lord's Table, the Lord's Feast?

 

Deuteronomy 8:7-10 "For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills; a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey; a land where bread will not be scarce and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills. When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you."

 

Aspect	The Good Land Becoming the Lord's Table, the Lord's Feast
Reason	Christ is our good land, and His rich aspects are typified by the produce of that land
Symbol	The Lord's table, bread and cup, the riches of the good land
Explanation	Coming to the Lord's table is entering into the good land, enjoying Christ as the all-inclusive One
Examples	Israelites enjoying the abundance of Canaan; believers enjoying Christ in the bread-breaking meeting
Application	1. Enjoy the rich supply of Christ, live out Christ 2. Gain strength to defeat spiritual enemies 3. Establish God's kingdom in the church 4. Build God's temple as His dwelling place
Related Scriptures	1 Corinthians 10:16-17 "Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf." Colossians 2:6-7 "So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."

This concept emphasizes several important spiritual truths:

1. Christ is our good land, and His riches are the source of our spiritual life.
2. Enjoying Christ is not only a personal experience but also a corporate reality, embodied in church life.
3. The enjoyment of Christ's riches is key to our victory, the establishment of God's kingdom, and the building of God's dwelling place.
4. The Lord's table (bread-breaking meeting) is not merely a ritual, but a practical way for us to enter into and enjoy the riches of Christ.

This understanding encourages believers to more deeply enjoy the riches of Christ in daily life and church gatherings, thereby fulfilling God's purpose for us individually and collectively.

*Please refer to Life-Study of 1 Corinthians, Message Fifty, The Lord's Feast (2)