one and the same. This basically was a book written by Moses passed on to his son Joshua that gave instruction in warfare.
B. Joshua consulted this book before he stopped the sun. This in fact was Moses the Meyo passing on instruction to his spiritual son the mustes Joshua. The book remained in the earth realm around for many years even David consulted this book left by a spiritual father.
C. Elisha called Elijah his father
2 Kings 2:9-12 (KJV)
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
VI. EXEGESIS OF SPIRITUAL HOUSES
"Spiritual houses require fathers to start and birth the house."
A. Exodus 2:1 (KJV) (BAYITH)
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
Exodus 12:2-3 (KJV)
This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
B. The Hebrew word BAYITH means, house. This term is used very often in the O.T., to speak of houses of many kinds in fact too many to list. How can there be a natural or spiritual house without a father? Abraham is called the Father of faith proving that there is a spiritual linage connected to a father.
C. There is another Father office called the, "Office of the Chief of the fathers."
D. Numbers 31:25-26 (KJV)
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
E. Numbers 36:1 (KJV)
And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:
The office of the Chief father or father to the father was first seen in the Old Testament and continues in New as Chief Apostles.