Tag: the suffering Savior

• Face Like a Flint

  2 Samuel 15:16 “So the king went out, and all his household after him.” The Old Testament contains many shadows of the Lord Jesus Christ. Some of them are shadows of similarity, such as the lampstand of the tabernacle pointing to Jesus, Who is the Light of the World, and the manna that the Israelites…

  lejaneyoung

  February 12, 2026

  2 Samuel, 2 Samuel 15

  death, hope, rejection, resurrection, the cross, the suffering Savior

• The Blessed Poor in Spirit

  1 Samuel 22:1-2 “David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam.  And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them.”…

  lejaneyoung

  July 13, 2025

  1 Samuel, 1 Samuel 22

  compassion, depression, despair, distress, hope, poor in spirit, sickness, the outcast, the suffering Savior

• Prepared for Empathy

  Hebrews 2:17-18 “He had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God . . .For because He Himself has suffered when tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.” I’m sure you’ve heard the expression that goes something like…

  lejaneyoung

  January 19, 2025

  Hebrews, Hebrews 2

  comfort, empathy, suffering, the condescension of Christ, the suffering Savior