Welcome to the introduction to the book entitled “Her Seed – The Amazing Love of the Extraordinary Father”.
This is the greatest love story of how the Father sacrificed His life to rescue and protect His beloved children from the master villain.
Where do I begin to tell the story of how great a love can be?
The great love story that is older than the seas. The simple truth about the love He brings to me. Where do I start?
— Adapted from the Love Theme, Love Story
The amazing love of the extraordinary Father came in the Person of Christ Jesus.
It all started with her Seed.
The sole objective of this book is to attempt to make you salivate for the Word of God.
This is motivated by 1 Peter 2:2-3. We will follow the lead of the foundation and reference scriptures all the way through to the New Testament.
In the course of this journey, we will be making many interesting observations from scriptures. For example:
1. God’s signature move;
2. The crime Adam committed;
3. The identity of the missing man in the account of the adulterous woman brought before Jesus.
4. The principle of representation and identification;
5. The significance of the bruising of the serpent’s head and the heel of the Seed;
6. The many attempts by Satan to exterminate the promised Seed;
7. How Chinese martial arts is akin to the concept of cornerstone;
8. How God served poetic justice on Satan;
9. How it is all about Jesus’ faith in and obedience to God and not ours;
10. How Jabez and Joseph were types of Jesus;
11. How low a level God the Son condescended as Jesus the Man;
12. How the Bible interprets the Bible;
13. How the Hokkien phrase “Mai Tu liao” encapsulates the meaning of Ephesians 5:16;
14. How the righteous of God are beneficiaries of a recession;
15. How the salvation plan was hidden in Isaiah 29:1-10 and the Book of Ezekiel;
16. How the word “sinner” is not a derogatory term;
17. Our legal rights to the righteousness of God; and
18. Where some of the many typologies of Jesus are located in the Old Testament.
I am thankful for the grace of God that is upon this nation to bless us.
The views presented in this book are opinions based on my personal understanding of scriptures. Readers are strongly encouraged to check to the scriptures to draw their own conclusion (s). References to historical facts are incidental and not intended to be derogatory in any sense.
I am a Singaporean.
In Singapore, we celebrate and embrace our diversity of backgrounds, languages, and beliefs. I have peppered this book with some seasoning of Singlish and added a dash of the Singaporean culture. If you like Singaporean cuisine, this will serve as an added attraction. You will also get to learn some Singlish, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese, and Mandarin along
the way. If I speak Tamil, I would have definitely included more of it. வணக்கம் Vaṇakkam
(Hello).
Song lyrics that are deemed appropriate to the respective portions of this book have also been included. The titles of the songs are appended accordingly and you can YouTube it.
Staying true to the belief that a picture speaks a thousand words, graphics have also been included in the unfolding pages. They serve to provide some comic relief.
In summary, this book will appeal to your eyes, ears, heart, mind, and most importantly, your soul.
Okay. All set liao.
Hope you will find this book shiok.
The general meaning of the word "liao" can be roughly interpreted as "already."
The word “shiok” means very enjoyable or pleasing (used as a term of general approval).
Singlish 万岁!
Long live Singlish!
The title of the book may have already raised some eyebrows.
How could a female have seed? Sounds impossible, doesn’t it?
Humanly speaking, this is impossible but with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27; Luke 18:27).
This book starts with a “bang”, so to speak, by alluding to the power of El-Shaddai, God Almighty (Genesis 17:1). Not the Ricky Martin or William Hung type of “bang” but God’s kind.
I believe the cosmos came into being with a HUGE BANG when God said, “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3). Life started with a bang! Don’t let your imaginations run wild okay?
God is the All-Sufficient One Who nurtures, pours out His blessings, and gives life.
Genesis 3:15 is widely believed to be the protevangelium; the first announcement of the Gospel.
Protevangelium is a compound word of two Greek words:
1. Protos meaning "first"; and
2. Evangelion meaning "good news" or "gospel" (the Lion of Judah is within this word).
The first time is always very precious. In the biblical context, it is called the First Mention.
It is also the first biblical prophecy.
The Seed is the Gospel.
The Gospel means Good News and it is about God the Son as Jesus the Man in human flesh (Romans 1:3).
God the Father sent God the Son as Jesus the Man (in human flesh) to die on the Cross only to be raised three days later by the power of God the Holy Spirit. God the Son came as a full-fledged human being without any privilege or power as God (John 1:1-18, Philippians 2:6-8). During His earthly ministry, He relied entirely on God the Father and God the
Holy Spirit. He trusted them to raise Him from death. Christ crucified has exonerated the world from the penalties of sin (Romans 1:3-4; 4:25). In other words, God is offering the gift of free pardon or amnesty through Christ crucified.
Grab it while stocks last (Romans 11:25, Romans 13:11, Revelation 12:12).
God is a triune God; the union of three divine Persons:
1. God the Father;
2. God the Son; and
3. God the Holy Spirit.
God is a Holy Trinity. "Tri" meaning three and "Unity" meaning one; Three-in-One.
In this book, we will trace the development of God’s salvation plan through the promised Seed from inception to fruition.
We will start by ploughing the foundation scripture before exploring the branches and leaves of the tree that sprouted from the Seed. We will see how the Seed sprouted to become the flourishing Tree of Life.
Jesus was the Seed that died and yielded a harvest of saved souls (John 12:24).
He was the Seed that became the Cornerstone of mankind’s redemption (Isaiah 28:16, Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10-11, Luke 20:17, Acts 4:11, Ephesians 2:20, 1 Peter 2:4-7).
He was the mustard Seed faith Who makes all things possible (Matthew 17:20).
It was His robust and living faith in God the Father that led to His obedience to die on the Cross. His obedience made Him the Savior of the world (Philippians 2:8, Hebrews 5:7-9).
It was His faith and obedience that resulted in the outpouring of God’s blessings in our lives.
All these things began with and culminated in the Seed (Zechariah 4:10-12). He is the Author and Finisher of faith (Hebrews 12:2).
Today, we stand or rely on His faith and obedience, not ours (2 Corinthians 10:5). Our obedience is to say “Amen” to all the blessings that Jesus has died to give us (2 Corinthians 1:20). That takes faith. My “Amen” signifies my faith in what Christ Jesus has done. I believe
and therefore speak (2 Corinthians 4:13).
As you immerse in the scriptures presented in this book, you will be drawn into an exciting and intriguing plot interwoven in fabrics of evil, mystery, murder, victory, love and much more. It is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Brace yourself for an exciting time in the word! Get to see Jesus hidden in the Old Testament and have a taste of the Emmaus experience. Witness for yourself the salvation plan of God from before antiquity to the present Church Age that we live in. Marvel at the profound wisdom of the triune God as He obscured the identity of the promised Seed from
the frustrated master villain, who played the “hide-and-seek” game over thousands of years.
The Haman versus Mordecai saga in the Book of Esther was a foreshadowing of Satan’s humiliating defeat (Esther 7:10).
Satan knew that the promised Seed would come from the Jews but he did not know who exactly. This probably explains the disproportionate hatred towards the Jews in general. He tried to kill the promised Seed by attempting to exterminate the entire Jewish race. However, God worked behind the scene to thwart Satan’s sinister attempt and turned the table against him. It was a demonstration of God’s signature move; beating Satan at his own game! The Jews were eventually saved from complete decimation. Today, this significant victory is celebrated as the Festival of Purim in Israel.
This is just an appetizer before the main course. So, tighten your spiritual seat belt and dive right into this exhilarating ride through the passage of time as we unravel one of the greatest
biblical mysteries since time immemorial.
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