God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
It is a masterpiece of the devil to make us believe that children cannot understand religion. Would Christ have made a child the standard of faith if He had known that it was not capable of understanding His words?
Why twelve? Why not eight? Why not twenty-four? The number twelve was filled with symbolic importance. There were twelve tribes in Israel. But Israel was apostate. The Judaism of Jesus’ time represented a corruption of the faith of the Old Testament. Israel had abandoned divine grace in favor of works-religion. Their religion was legalistic. It was shot through with hypocrisy, self-righteous works, man-made regulations, and meaningless ceremonies. It was heretical. It was based on physical descent from Abraham rather than the faith of Abraham. In choosing twelve apostles, Christ was in effect appointing new leadership for the new covenant. And the apostles represented the new leaders of the true Israel of God – consisting of people who believed the gospel and were following the faith of Abraham (cf. Romans 4:16). In other words, the twelve apostles symbolized judgment against the twelve tribes of Old Testament Israel.
Slice ends from cucumber, score sides with tines of a fork. Cut 28 perfect,
very thin slices from cucumber, save remainder. Sprinkle a large, flat,
paper-towel-lined plate well with salt. Carefully place cucumber slices in
single layer on salt, cover with another layer of paper towel. Weigh down
with plate & let stand 2 hours at room temperature. Rince slices & pat dry.
In food processor or blender combine oysters, lime juice, 2 Tbs mayonnaise,
mustart, hot pepper sauce & remaining cucumber cut in chunks. Process until
well chopped but not pureed. Use biscuit or cookie cutter, cut 28 small
rounds of bread; spread each with mayonnaise, then with oyster mixture. Cut
each cucumber slice almost in half, roll each half around index finger, 1
half-round forward, one backward & place atop each canape. Sprinkle with
ground chile. Makes 28 appetizers.
From the <Hotter Than Hell!>, by Jane Butel, ISBN 0-89586-646-3
(0-89586-542-4 paperback). Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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