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The Monarch Butterfly—An Illustration of Transformation—Part 12—Abraham

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Monarch Butterfly Introduction and Review The previous part of this series kicked off the Old Testament portion of this story, beginning with Noah. This installment will view Abraham, the progenitor of a chosen people who would bring forth the Messiah and bless all the nations through them.  The Caravan of Abraham by James Tissot Brooklyn Museum The Creation and Transformation of a Chosen Nation Four patriarchs in Genesis created a nation of people through which our Savior could come.  The book of Genesis, chapters 12-50, centers on the lives of four men: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. All patriarchs of the nation God would form from them through a covenant through which He would bring His one and only Son into the world.  — Rainbow Study Bible Commentary In these accounts between Abraham and Joseph, the phrase "after these things," which refers to time, occurs four times, and the book ends with these formative events. Abraham is the topic of three of these instances,...
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The Monarch Butterfly—An Illustration of Transformation—Part 11—The Old Testament Beginning With Noah

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  Monarch Butterfly Introduction and Review The previous part of this series wrapped up the New Testament fours and discussed doors, ways, and paths as they relate to transition and transformation.  This part of the series will kick off the Old Testament fours beginning with Noah.  The Old Testament The following depictions will show several Old Testament developments involving the number four related to the things of this earth. This section will cover the development of people across kingdoms and generations. Everything in the New has its roots in the Old, as exhibited in four significant Scriptural mounts. Many times four show up as 3 + 1. Three New Testament mountains of God,  the Mount of the Beatitudes,  the Mount of Transfiguration,  and the Mount of the Crucifixion,  Look back to Mount Sinai.  — JoAnn Davidson "Toward a Theology of Beauty" The Old Testament offers many vivid and tangible illustrations and examples of these timeless truths....
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The Monarch Butterfly—An Illustration of Transformation—Part 10—The Number Four and Doors

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  Monarch Butterfly Introduction and Review The previous part of this series studied how transformative and transitional events were expressed with the number four.  This lesson will examine how a door, a place of transition, is also related to the concepts categorized by the number four.  An Ancient Door Zinder, Niger Dalet—Door—The Way to a Transformed Heart The fourth letter of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet is a "dalet." This letter gives us a picture of the transformation process. It pictographically represents a door and illustrates an entrance to a path. Jesus, the creator of all, revealed Himself as "the door" in John (The fourth Gospel) chapter ten, referring to Himself as the point of entrance, the only real way to a transformed heart and eternal life. I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, 1. he will be saved, 2. and will go in 3. and out 4. and find pasture. — John 10:9   In John chapter ten, "door" is used four times in regard to Jesus as being the Good...
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