The Dowry
The Lord's Parting Gift!
John 14:16-17
16. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
17. Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
COMMENT
In the above verse, our Lord is about to depart from His bride (the assembly /disciples). And similar to old wedding practices, our Lord pays a type of *Dowry before He leaves. The Dowery is a form of Security before His eventual wedding.
Dowries were types of financial security to cover unforeseeable events, hardships, and children security. Dowries are not just about money. Anything that...