Demetrics and Pauline Roscoe

The Intercessor

Editor: Val Gunter

Isaiah 59:15-18
(CWSB)
¹⁵ Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
¹⁶ And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

The LORD Almighty dresses in the armor of the Ephesians’ intercessory warrior’s clothing. The New Testament warrior is dressed like the Almighty, just as when Queen Esther, who did not dress as a Persian Queen, put on her royal robe, representing the authority of the Almighty (see picture below).

¹⁷ For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
¹⁸ According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompense.

Isaiah 59:1-2
(CWSB)
Isaiah Reproves Israel
​¹ Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
² But your iniquities have separated between you and — your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

INTERCESSION
(Complete Word Study Bible Dictionary)
H6293. פָּגַע pāg̱a‘: A verb meaning to meet, to encounter, to reach. It could simply mean to meet (Ex. 5:20; 1 Sam. 10:5). It could also signify to meet someone with hostility, where it is usually rendered to fall upon (Josh. 2:16; Judg. 8:21; Ruth 2:22). In addition, it could convey the concept of meeting with a request or entreaty and is usually rendered as intercession (Jer. 7:16). This verb is used to designate the establishment of a boundary, probably with the idea of extending the boundary to reach a certain point (Josh. 16:7; 19:11, 22, 26, 27, 34).(to approach, to make intercession; to reach; to touch, to attack, to strike down)
Gen. 23:8; 28:11; 32:1(2); Ex. 5:3,20; 23:4; Num. 35:19,21; Josh. 2:16; 16:7; 17:10; 19:11,22,26,27,34; Judg. 8:21; 15:12; 18:25; Ruth 1:16; 2:22; 1 Sam. 10:5; 22:17,18; 2 Sam. 1:15; 1 Kgs. 2:25,29,31,32,34,46; Job 21:15; 36:32; Isa. 47:3; 53:6,12; 59:16; 64:5(4); Jer. 7:16; 15:11; 27:18; 36:25; Amos 5:19.

The Creation of the Priest

Leah’s idea was to name her son Levi, which means to draw near. Every time Leah spoke her son’s name, she believed it would affect her husband, Jacob. But Leah’s intercession changed Levi’s tribe. When the announcement came for all those who were on the LORD’S side to show themselves, only the tribe that Leah’s intercession created responded.

To Meet with GOD

When Intercessors prayed out of tragedy and sadness, as Leah, few knew Adonai’s justice for her was much larger than she could realize. Leah’s God heard the deep moaning of her sorrow because she felt rejected and despised. But amazingly, the God of Israel suffered from the same emotions. Moreover, Leah’s plan of intercession was a brilliant idea.

Those who are aware of ADONAI’S distain for sin and immorality are quick to give Jesus Christ of Nazareth praise and worship for His sacrifice for sinners. As Christ was lifted between Heaven and Earth, shielding us from our former sin and shame, Yeshua eagerly blotted out the sins of our repented past and transformed us into new creatures.

2 Peter 3:9-12
(AMP)
⁹ The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises, according to some people’s conception of slowness, but He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should turn to repentance.
¹⁰ But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will vanish (pass away) with a thunderous crash, and the [material] elements [of the universe] will be dissolved with fire, and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up.
¹¹ Since all these things are thus in the process of being dissolved, what kind of person ought [each of] you to be [in the meanwhile] in consecrated and holy behavior and devout and godly qualities,
¹² While you wait and earnestly long for (expect and hasten) the coming of the day of God by reason of which the flaming heavens will be dissolved, and the [material] elements [of the universe] will flare and melt with fire?

Leah’s intercession created a nation of priests, who were the only people that could approuch ADONAI and live.

Ezekiel Meets With GOD

Ezekiel 9:1-4
(NLT)
​¹ Then the LORD thundered, “Bring on the men appointed to punish the city! Tell them to bring their weapons with them!” ² Six men soon appeared from the upper gate that faces north, each carrying a deadly weapon in his hand. With them was a man dressed in linen, who carried a writer’s case at his side. They all went into the Temple courtyard and stood beside the bronze altar.
³ Then the glory of the God of Israel rose up from between the cherubim, where it had rested, and moved to the entrance of the Temple. And the LORD called to the man dressed in linen who was carrying the writer’s case. ⁴ He said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.”

Ezekiel 9:5-7
(NLT)
⁵ Then I heard the LORD say to the other men, “Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! ⁶ Kill them all—old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin right here at the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders.
⁷ “Defile the Temple!” the LORD commanded. “Fill its courtyards with corpses. Go!” So they went and began killing throughout the city.

Queen Esther was the Intercessor for the Hebrew People From Persia to Africa

Mordecai told Esther that she was born for this hour, to stand up and to intercede for the entire Jewish race. Esther was to reveal to King Ahasuerus, that his trusted advisor had planned to have her executed and all of her race. But before she went in to the King, she took her Persian clothes off and dressed as a Hebrew prophetess.

Esther 5:1-5
(CWSB)
The Banquet
​¹ Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.
² And it was so, when the king saw — Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight: and the king held out to Esther — the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the scepter.
³ Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
⁴ And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.
⁵ Then the king said, Cause — Haman to make haste, that he may do — as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Esther 3:12-15
(NLT)
¹² So on April 17 the king’s secretaries were summoned, and a decree was written exactly as Haman dictated. It was sent to the king’s highest officers, the governors of the respective provinces, and the nobles of each province in their own scripts and languages. The decree was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king’s signet ring. ¹³ Dispatches were sent by swift messengers into all the provinces of the empire, giving the order that all Jews—young and old, including women and children—must be killed, slaughtered, and annihilated on a single day. This was scheduled to happen on March 7 of the next year. The property of the Jews would be given to those who killed them.
¹⁴ A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that they would be ready to do their duty on the appointed day. ¹⁵ At the king’s command, the decree went out by swift messengers, and it was also proclaimed in the fortress of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa fell into confusion.

The Meaning of Sackcloth and Ashes

---

Question: “What is the meaning of sackcloth and ashes?”

Answer: Sackcloth and ashes were used in Old Testament times as a symbol of debasement, mourning, and/or repentance. Someone wanting to show his repentant heart would often wear sackcloth, sit in ashes, and put ashes on top of his head. Sackcloth was a coarse material usually made of black goat’s hair, making it quite uncomfortable to wear. The ashes signified desolation and ruin.

Esther 7:8-10
(NLT)
8 The king exclaimed, “Will he even assault the queen right here in the palace, before my very eyes?” And as soon as the king spoke, his attendants covered Haman’s face, signaling his doom.
9 Then Harbona, one of the king’s eunuchs, said, “Haman has set up a sharpened pole that stands seventy-five feet tall in his own courtyard. He intended to use it to impale Mordecai, the man who saved the king from assassination.”
“Then impale Haman on it!” the king ordered. 10 So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and the king’s anger subsided.

Please help us with a gift. Many lives are being changed worldwide by this tool of ministry. Living Church Ministries, 401 Omega Street, Birmingham, Alabama, 35205 Phone 205-323-3733