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     • The Balm of Gilead is a powerful symbol of Christ’s power in the life of a believer beginning with the initial covenant established in the book of Genesis. Like Laban with Jacob, we have an enemy who “seeks to steal, kill, and destroy,” but once Christ is our Lord the covenant is sealed.
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     'There Is a Balm in Gilead' - What it Is and Verse Meaning

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   What does the Bible say about balm?

   • The first mention of the balm is from Genesis 37:25-26. The words read, “As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, balm , and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt.”

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   What is 'balm of Gilead' in the Bible?

   • "Balm of Gilead" has three references in the Bible. In Genesis 37:25, as Joseph’s brothers contemplated how to kill him, a caravan of Ishmaelites passed by on their way to Egypt from Gilead. In their cargo were “spices, balm, and myrrh.” Jeremiah 8 records God’s warning to Judah of what Babylon would do to them.

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   Why did God give Israel a balm?

   • First, the balm, although real, has a deeper symbolic purpose in Scripture. God shows Israel, through imagery, that they’d turned to a temporary healing solution. Yes, the balm might heal their physical wounds, but they had far deeper spiritual cuts that needed ultimate healing. They needed Jesus.

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   Was the Lord a balm?

   • The Lord was the balm that could completely heal and restore the nation’s hurts. Hadn’t He provided spiritual leaders, or physicians of the soul, like Jeremiah to guide the people? As the prophet continues, he pronounces words over the land of Egypt, as well.

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   Feb 11, 2022 · As we learn more about the balm of Gilead and the multiple ways it is discussed in the Bible, we will start to realize that the balm is also a metaphor for the only one who can save us from a disastrous fate, Jesus Christ.

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   Jun 27, 2022 · UpdatedJun 27, 2022. If you read through the Bible each year, you’ll discover three scriptures that reference the balm of Gilead. But unless the verses are considered together, it is easy to miss...

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   Jan 4, 2022 · "Balm of Gilead" has three references in the Bible. In Genesis 37:25, as Joseph’s brothers contemplated how to kill him, a caravan of Ishmaelites passed by on their way to Egypt from Gilead. In their cargo were “spices, balm, and myrrh.”

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   Mar 17, 2021 · The Balm of Gilead has a deeper symbolic purpose in Scripture. God shows Israel that they’d turned to a temporary healing solution, but they had far deeper spiritual cuts that needed ultimate healing. They needed the true physician, Jesus.

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   Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people? Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day ...

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   Feb 19, 2024 · In the Bible, Gilead's balm is often mentioned in relation to physical ailments, symbolizing the healing power of God. The balm is described as a remedy that brings restoration and renewal to the body and soul.

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   Oct 2, 2024 · in Jeremiah (Jeremiah 46:11), God tells the Israelites to get a balm in Gilead, because they’ve wounded themselves beyond repair. “Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.”