Is Breaking of the Bread literal or merely a symbol?

[Benoni]

Then David said, this is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel" (1 Chron. 22:1).

It was the threshing floor of Oman the Jebusite, where David had offered up burnt offerings and peace offerings to eliminate the plague that had come upon Israel through David's folly. We do not know how Satan had gained this foothold in David. At any rate the ransom money had not been collected from the people when David took the census, and God had already warned that a plague might fall if this was not done. (See Ex. 30:12-16.) But God in mercy revealed to David his sin, and also the solution. David obeyed and set up an altar on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite which he purchased from Ornan for 600 shekels of gold. Now it was this plot of ground that was to become the site of the exceedingly magnificent Temple of Solomon. David said, "This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of burnt offering."

It was a proclamation of faith--God had declared this to be His plan, and therefore it was so. It had yet to become manifest. The preparation of the site was extremely important. It was the place of the burnt offering. It is believed to have been the very spot upon which Abraham had offered up Isaac as a burnt offering many centuries earlier.

But now in David's time it had become a threshing floor. The Temple of Solomon was to be erected on a harvest floor. It would also be dedicated on the occasion of the Feast of Tabernacles, when the nation had gathered in their wines and oils, and had reaped their harvest. The early Church was really the seed Church. True it was inaugurated at Pentecost, which was the Feast of Harvest, but it was really a "firstfruits" harvest. The final harvest would be in the seventh month on the occasion of the Feast of Tabernacles, which was the Feast of Ingathering.

The "glorious Church"--not having spot, or wrinkle, or blemish, or any such thing--is the harvest Church. The great winnowing fan of the Harvester is in the hands of the Husbandman, Who has patiently waited for "the precious fruit of the earth." The fire has been kindled to destroy the chaff of the threshing floor. Remember the fact is that wheat needs the chaff until the time of harvest; the chaff is the outer (flesh) covering. Both the wheat and the chaff are the same, and cannot be separated until the wheat is fully matured; they are both immature and green. Then He will gather the grain into His garner--grain that has come to full maturity and perfection, just like the good seed that was planted in the earth almost 2,000 years ago, when our Lord Jesus was faithful as the "corn of wheat" to "fall into the ground and die."

What a wonderful post.

I see what you are saying about the "chaff". Oh my, that is a good revelation. Its talking about the cutting off of the flesh, the revelation of the sons of God.

Amen; how refreshing you are so right on.

 

[Sparkey]

Judgment comes first to the House of God.

The good farmer cleans the barn before the harvest. The rats are chased out and killed. No farmer will bring in the fresh crop to last years' barn. None can put newwine into oldwine skins: they will burst asunder as the fermenting begins and the fruit of the earth (The Joy) will be lost. We prepare a sacred meal for our King with the word (which is our bread) skillfully prepared in each of us. There is no shadow of turning in Him? Know ye that God is One? Good, but take care - the demons know this also and tremble.

Behold: satan desires to sift you as wheat - to toss you into the air and let your sorting begin. You will be unraveled, thou mighty man. You who have sown to the wind shall indeed inherit the whirlwind. Be still and know that I am your God!

~Sparrow

Threshing is NOT alway crushing - will you drive your cart over the cumin while it is yet in the Ground? This is for God who knows all things, not for man who sees himself wise in his own sight only. Seek ye the mystery O King? Seek ye this: Winnowing is the sorting and the chaff is inedible.