Exodus 30:11-38; Psalm 78:32-72; Acts 18:1-23
O Lord our God, masters besides You have had dominion over us…They are dead, they will not live. Isaiah 26:13-14, NKJV
He is not here: for he is risen. Matthew 28:6
What a contrast between the masters Israel had in the Old Testament, and Jesus, their true Master. The distinction from their own words makes it abundantly clear. Prior masters were dead and would not live again. The angel at the tomb of Jesus announced that He was risen from the dead! And in Revelation 1:18 the Lord himself declares “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore”. Praise God we serve a risen Saviour! —E. V.
The Saviour lives, no more to die; He lives our Head enthroned on high;
He lives triumphant o’er the grave; He lives eternally to save. —Samuel Medley