In Reflection On Easter Sunday Series

In Reflection on Easter Sunday

by

Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid

(April 12, 2020)

“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24, King James Version [KJV])

Greetings in the Holy Name of Jesus Yahshuah,

My sisters and brothers, on this blessed Easter Sunday, the 12th day of April, 2020, we do not want to leave you, feeling uncared for. We are mostly sure the efforts of mankind for humanity are sincerely heartfelt, in relief, not only for the saving grace of our souls but for the saving of our flesh, in grace, the weakness thereof, spoken of, in the gospel readings, of grace. For Jesus fed the spirit and gave you a word, continuously delivered, for he is the Word made flesh and he provided, Jehovah Jireh, in one of the many roles of our Lord and Savior, in our salvation, to give the flesh the strength to rejoice and be glad, each blessed day [“John 1:14 King James Version (KJV)

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”; “Psalm 46: 1, KJV, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”; “Philippians 4:13, KJV, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”]. We know the darkness of the thoughts of man tried in the fire of truth face tremendous perils each day in confessing how much man relishes the practice of evil more than good, each day. How much can you bear?

Most importantly, we look to the Old Testament, The Pentateuch, the five Books of Moses, in The First Book of Moses, Genesis. Although, The Law traditionally known as the Law of Moses, scholars debate the extent to which tradition of the Law goes back to Moses himself, which states, “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” (Genesis 2: 17 King James Version [KJV]; Holy Bible, n.d.). In our research findings, we are lead to further consider, Genesis 3: 1, KJV, “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” Even more so, we are lead to consider, Genesis 3: 3, KJV, “But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.” Moreover, we are lead to consider, Genesis 3: 11, KJV, “And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?” and, of course, Genesis 3: 13, KJV, “

And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”;

Henceforth, we are lead to consider, Genesis 3: 17, KJV, “And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”

With that said, Genesis is appropriately titled such for the first book of the Bible because it contains the record of the origin of the universe, the human race, family life, nations, sin, redemption and Adam and Eve, the fall of man. The first 11 chapters, deal with primeval or pre-Patriarchal times, present the antecedents of Hebrew history from Adam to Abraham. The remaining chapters (12 - 50) primarily concerned with God’s dealings with the Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and Jacob’s Son Joseph, all “fathers” of the people whom God has chosen to carry out His plan for the redemption of mankind. The book of Genesis closes with those “Chosen People” in Egypt.” (Holy Bible, n.d.). Let us intensely look with the purpose of discovery in review of Genesis 3: 3, KJV, “But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.” ; and anew with the purpose of discovery, Genesis 3: 19, KJV,  “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

More importantly, let us consider