Through Adam’s sin, God cursed the ground –Gen.3: 17 <br />Through which is death, ordained –Gen.3: 19 <br />Through blood alone, salvation’s found –Heb.9: 22 <br />And life through faith regained –Heb.11: 6 <br /> <br />Before God’s Son to flesh was born <br />Before as Lamb impaled <br />A shadow of that day to dawn <br />The Lord has long unveiled <br /> <br />When Isaac on the altar lay <br />No promise yet received –Heb.11: 39 <br />Saw Abraham his Saviour’s day <br />And through his faith believed <br /> <br />Withholding nought, his son would live <br />His love he proved God well –Gen.22: 12 <br />The Lord Himself, a Lamb would give <br />Who’d die to save from hell –Gen.22: 8 <br /> <br />Through Christ God’s holy blood would flow <br />The promised Lamb of old –Gen.22: 8 <br />Defeating thus the ancient foe <br />Just as the prophets told –Isa.53: 1-12 <br /> <br />On Egypt land God’s children slaved –Ex.1: 11 <br />To Pharaoh bent their knee <br />A Hebrew in the palace raised Ex.1: 10 <br />Would set the captive free –Ex.3: 10 <br /> <br />A lamb for every house would die –Ex.12: 3 <br />Wherein God’s children stood –Ex.12: 22 <br />Through faith in Him who reigns on high –Heb.11: 13 <br />Their doors they stained in blood –Ex.12: 7 Jos.2: 17-20 <br /> <br />Made perfect on the cross of wood –Heb.5: 8-9 <br />To all who understand –Mt.11: 25 <br />The promise God has ceiled with blood –Ro.8: 11 <br />Is sealed in Jesus’ hand –Eph.1: 7…<br /><br />Michael P. Johnson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-lord-provides/
