Ancient Jewish Weddings
This was a large sum of gold, silver, jewels or flocks to offer to the girl’s father as the price he was willing to pay to purchase the daughter as His wife. Jesus paid an extravagant price with His very life so He could have you. You were bought with a price. 1 Cor.7:23 You are the “Pearl of Great Price” for which He gave up everything, His own Life to have you. You are altogether lovely to Him!
What is the Bridal Price?
Who declares from Song of Songs 4:9, "You have ravished My heart. You have inflamed My Being My Beloved One, My equal, My Bride."
What is The Bridesgroom-King?
Isaish 54:5 declares, "For you Maker is your ______, the Almighty is His name?
What is Your Husband?
What word denotes, the closest possible union according to Strong's G4862, that paints a picture of one union, of two becoming one?
What is Co- (with)?
what part of our nature is gone once we accept Jesus into our hearts and are co-crucified, buried and resurrected?
This was the clear instruction and legal responsibilities regarding terms of marriage. It was the rights of the Bride and His promises to her. When the Bride agreed, the contract was signed and it became official, legal covenant. They were committed to one another as if they were legally married, (That’s why Joseph was going to divorce Mary.) the physical union was not permitted until the wedding ceremony which could be a year or so later. The New Testament and all His Promises in the Bible is your marriage covenant and contract with Jesus.
What is the Marriage Contract?
Finish this love captivating verse from Song of Songs 2:10, "My Beloved spoke, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and _____ _______."
What is Come Away?
Psalm 49:15 declares, "I know the loving God will redeem my soul, takin me out from the dark power of death, taking me as _____ _______.
What is Bridal Partner?
Romans 6:5 states, "...we have entered into living union with ______" A. S. Way
and Wuest says in the same verse, "...becoming permanently united with _____"
What is Him?
In Revelations 21:2 What matrimonial identity does this scripture reveal that we are?
Who is the Bride of Christ?
This was brought by the groom. It was the cup that he poured for all. After the Bride Price was accepted and the Marriage Covenant signed the Bride would drink the cup of acceptance. In drinking the cup, the Bride committed herself in covenant to the man. This sealed the betrothal and immediately the trumpet (shofar) was blown to announce the betrothal. Then the Bridegroom presented His Bride with gifts before he left so she would not forget Him. Jesus left us with the gift of the Holy Spirit. He gives us the gift of righteousness, love, peace, joy, faithfulness to name a few.
What is the Cup of Acceptance?
What do all these things have in common according to Romans 8:35-39
through trouble, calamity, persecution, hungry, destitute, danger, death, life, angels or demons, no fears of today or tomorrow...
What can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus?
Psalm 45:10 declares, "Now listen, daughter, pay attention, and forget about your past. Put behind you every attachment to the familiar, even those who once were close to you! For your Royal ______ is ravished by your beautiful brightness.
What is Bridegroom?
Double Jeopardy!
Finish this verse from Galatians 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, __ ____ _____ __ ___ and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
What is but Christ lives in me?
Finish this sentence. Christ redeemed us from that self-defeating, cursed life by absorbing it completely into himself. Scripture says, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree" That is what happened when Jesus was nailed to the Cross: He became a curse, and at the same time dissolved the _____,
Message Bible
What is a curse?
What does it mean when the bride was completely consecrated for her husband. She could not have eyes or affections for anyone else or anything else. She was set apart for her bridegroom alone. The Bride was in a state of constant readiness and often she kept a light burning in the window with an extra jar of oil on hand. She made herself ready.
Set Apart/Devoted?
Double Jeopardy!
Finish this sentence. When we have been co-buried with Him. We come empty handed. We are not asked to die on our own as i to prove out love to Him. His gift to us is that we are already dead and raised to ___ ____.
What is new life!?!
Finish this sentence. John 3:29 in the Easy to Read Version declares, "The Bride always belongs to the ______."
What is Bridesgroom?
What flows from you according to John 7:38
He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, from his innermost being ____ ____ _____ __ ___ ____."
What is will flow rivers of living water?
Sweet remembrance...
Romans 8:23 we, ourselves, have the first fruits of the Spirit...Coco noticed the word HAVE means "to hold" Strong's G2192. Thayer's says "joined by marriage or friendship. Jesus, God's gift, is ours to have and to hold from this day forward!
Sweet remembrance...is free, like grace. You receive 400 points. Do you accept this gift?
This man went slightly ahead of the groom and blew the shofar and shouted, “Behold the Bridegroom. Come out to meet Him!” The Bride and the entire village rose to celebrate and meet the Bridegroom! There was a great celebration! The Bridegroom and the Bride were escorted to the bridal chamber (chuppah).
What is the Best Man?
Fill in the blank from Romans 5:5 "...He has given us the ______ _______ to fill our hearts with His love."
What is Holy Spirit?
Matthew 19:4-6 says, "What therefore God had joined together, let no man put ______."
What is asunder?
Finish this verse, "...in other words, when we were baptised we went into the tomb with Him and joined Him in death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the Father's Glory, we too might live a new ___.
What is life?
According to Romans 7:4 before you married "Another" Jesus your Bridegroom-King, you had to first die to your first husband who's name is known _____.
What is the law.