Steve Webb: God dwelling with us
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In Our reading today, we'll complete the book of Exodus,
we'll read chapters 37 through 40. I'm calling the episode
Jesus in the tabernacle. If you'd like to comment on today's
episode, do so at Lifespring media.com/s 12 V. 159. Let's begin.
Exodus chapter 37.
Bezaleel made the arc of acacia wood. Its length was two and a
half cubits and it's with the qubit and a half and a qubit and
a half its height. He overlaid it with pure gold inside and
outside and made a molding of gold for it around it. He cast
four rings of gold for it in its four feet, even two rings on its
one side and two rings on its other side. He made poles of
acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. He put the poles into
the rings on the sides of the ark to bear the ark. He made a
mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits
and a cubit in half its width. He made two cherubim of gold. He
made them have beaten work at the two ends of the Mercy Seat,
one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. He
made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two
ends. The cherub been spread out their wings on high, covering
the mercy seat with their wings with their faces toward one
another. The faces of the chairman were toward the mercy
seat. He made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two
qubits. Its width was a qubit and its height was a qubit and a
half. He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding
around it. He made a border of a hand width around it and made a
golden molding on its border around it. He cast four rings of
gold for it and put the rings in the four corners that were on
it's four feet. The rings were close by the border the places
for the poles to carry the table. He made the poles of
acacia wood and overlaid them with gold to carry the table. He
made the vessels which were on the table it's dishes its
spoons, its bowls in its pictures with which to pour out
of pure gold. He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made
the lampstand of Beaton work, its base its shaft, its cups,
its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it. There were
six branches going out of its sights, three branches of the
lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the
lampstand out of its other side. Three cups made like almond
blossoms in one branch of Bud into flower and three cups made
like almond blossoms and the other branch of Bud and a
flower. So for the six branches going out of the lampstand into
Lampstand were four cups made like almond blossoms. Its bud
and its flowers in the bud under two branches of one piece with
it. And Ubud under two branches of one piece with it, and Ubud
under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches
going out of it. Their buds in their branches were of one piece
with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold. He
made it seven lamps, and it's snuffers. And it's snuff dishes
of pure gold. He made it of a talent of pure gold with all its
vessels. He made the altar of incense of acacia wood, it was
square, its length was a qubit and it's with a qubit. Its
height was two cubits. Its horns were of one piece with it. He
overlaid it with pure gold. Its top its sides around it and its
horns. He made a gold molding around it. He made two golden
rings for it under its molding crown on its two ribs on its two
sides, four places for poles with which to carry it. He made
the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. He made
the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices
after the art of the perfumer.
Exodus chapter 38.
He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, it was
square. Its length was five cubits its width was five cubits
and its height was three cubits. He made its horns on its four
corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid
it with brass. He made all the vessels of the altar the pots,
the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He
made all its vessels of brass. He made for the altar, a grading
of a network of brass onto the ledge around it beneath reach.
halfway up, he cast four rings for the four ends of brass
grating to be places for the poles. He made the poles of
acacia wood and overlaid them with brass. He put the poles
into the rings on the sides of the altar with which to carry
it. He made it hollow with planks. He made the basin of
brass and its base of brass out of the mirrors of the ministry,
women who ministered at the door of the tent of meeting, he made
the court for the South Side southward, the hangings of the
court were a fine twined linen 100 cubits their pillars were 20
and their sockets 20 of brass. The hooks of the pillars in
their fillets were of silver, for the North Side 100 cubits
their pillars 20 and their sockets 20 of brass, the hooks
of the pillars and their fillets of silver. For the west side
were hangings of 50 cubits their pillars 10 and their sockets 10
the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver for the
East Side eastward 50 cubits, the hangings for the one side
were 15 cubits their pillars three, and their sockets three.
And so for the other side, on this hand in on that hand by the
gate of the court, we're hangings of 15 cubits their
pillars three and their sockets three. All the hangings around
the court were a fine twined linen, the pillars of the court
were filleted with silver. The screen for the gate of the court
was the work of the embroiderer, of blue, purple, Scarlet, and
find twined linen. 20 cubits was the length, and the height and
the width was five cubits like to the hangings of the court.
Their pillars were four and their sockets for of brass,
their hooks of silver and the overlaying of their capitals in
their fillets of silver. All the pins of the tabernacle, and
around the court were of brass. This is the amount of material
used for the tabernacle, even the tabernacle of the testimony
as they were counted, according to the commandment of Moses for
the service of the Levites by the hand of Ithamar, the son of
Aaron the priest, Bezaleel, the son of Uriah, the son of her of
the tribe of Judah, made all that Yahweh commanded Moses with
him was Oh holy AB, the son of a his Amaq, of the tribe of Dan,
and engraver, and his skillful Workman, and an embroiderer in
blue and purple, and scarlet, and in fine linen, all the gold
that was used for the work and all the work of the sanctuary.
Even the gold of the offering was 29 talents in 730 shekels
after the shackle of the sanctuary. The silver of those
who are numbered to the congregation was 100 talents in
1775. shackles, after the shackle of the sanctuary, a
Becca ahead that is half a shekel after the shackle of the
sanctuary for everyone who passed over to those who were
numbered from 20 years old and upward, or 603,550 men, the 100
talents of silver we're forecasting the sockets of the
sanctuary and the sockets of the Vale 100 sockets for the 100
talents, a talent for a socket of the 1775 shekels he made
hooks for the pillars, overlaid their capitals, and made
Phillips for them. The brass of the offering was 70 talents in
2400 shekels with this he made the sockets to the door of the
tin of meeting the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it all
the vessels of the altar, the sockets around the court, the
sockets of the gate of the court, all the pins of the
tabernacle, and all the pins around the court.
Exodus chapter 39.
They used blue, purple and red thread to make woven clothes for
the priests to wear when they served in the holy place. They
made the holy clothes for Erin as the Lord had commanded Moses.
They made the holy vest of gold and blue, purple and red thread
and fine linen. They hammered the gold into sheets and then
cut it into long thin strips. They worked the gold into the
blue, purple and red thread and find linen. This was done by
skilled craftsmen. They made the shoulder straps for the Holy
vest which were attached to the top corners of the vest and tied
together over each shoulder. The skillfully woven belt was made
in the same way it was joined to the holy vest is one piece. It
was made of gold and blue, purple and red thread and fine
linen the way the Lord commanded Moses. They put gold around the
onyx stones and then wrote the names of the sons of Israel on
those gems as a person carves words and designs on a seal.
Then they attached the gems on the shoulder straps of the holy
vest, as reminders of the 12 Sons of Israel. This was done
just as the Lord had commanded Moses This, the skilled
craftsmen made the chest covering like the holy vest. It
was made of gold and blue, purple and red thread and fine
linen. The chest covering was square, nine inches long and
nine inches wide, and it was folded double to make a pocket.
Then they put four rows of beautiful jewels on it. In the
first row there was a Ruby, a Topaz and a yellow quartz. In
the second there was a turquoise, a sapphire and an
emerald. In the third there was a Jasson an agate in an
amethyst. In the fourth there was a chrysolite and onyx and a
jasper gold was put around these jewels to attach them to the
chest covering and the names of the sons of Israel were carved
on these 12 jewels as a person carves the seal. Each jewel had
the name of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. They made chains of
pure gold twisted together like a rope for the chest covering.
The workers made two gold pieces into gold rings. They put the
two gold rings on the two upper corners of the chest covering.
Then they put two gold chains into the two rings at the ends
of the chest covering and they fastened the other two ends of
the chains to the two gold pieces. They attached these gold
pieces to the two shoulder straps in the front of the holy
vest. They made two gold rings and put them at the lower
corners of the chest covering on the inside edge next to the holy
vest. They made two more gold rings on the bottom of the
shoulder straps in front of the holy vest near the seam just
above the woven belt of the holy vest. They used a blue ribbon
and tied the rings of the chest covering to the rings of the
holy vest connecting it to the woven belt. In this way the
chest covering would not swing out from the holy vest. They did
all these things the way the Lord commanded. Then they made
the outer robe to be worn under the holy vest. It was woven only
of blue cloth. They made a hole in the center of the outer robe
with a woven collar sewn around it so it would not tear. Then
they made balls like pomegranates of blue, purple and
red thread and find linen and hung them around the bottom of
the outer robe. They also made bells of pure gold and hung
these around the bottom of the outer robe between the balls. So
around the bottom of the outer robe. There was a bell and a
pomegranate ball, a bell and a pomegranate ball. The priest
wore this outer robe when he served as a priest, just as the
Lord had commanded Moses. They will have inner robes of fine
linen for Aaron and his sons and they made turbans headbands, and
under clothes of fine linen. Then they made the cloth belt of
fine linen and blue, purple and red thread. And designs were
sewn into it just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
They made a strip of pure gold which is the Holy Crown and
carved these words in the gold as one might carve on a seal,
holy to the Lord. Then they tied this flat piece to the turbine
with a blue ribbon as the Lord had commanded Moses. So all the
work on the meeting tent was finished. The Israelites did
everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses. Then they
brought the holy tent to Moses, the tent and all its furniture,
hooks frames, cross bars, posts in bases, the covering native
nail sheepskins color dread, the covering made of fine leather,
and the curtain that covered the entrance to the most holy place.
The Ark of the agreement, its poles in lid, the table, all its
containers, and the bread that showed they were in God's
presence. The pure gold Lampstand with its lamps in a
row, all its tools in the olive oil for the light, the gold
altar, the special olive oil used for appointing priests, the
sweet smelling incense, and the curtain that covered the
entrance to the holy tent, the bronze altar and its screen, its
poles and all its tools, the bowl and it stand the curtains
for the courtyard with their posts and bases. The curtain
that covered the entry to the courtyard, the cords, pegs and
all the things in the meeting tent. They brought the clothes
for the priests to wear when they served in the holy tent,
the holy clothes for Aaron the priest and the clothes for his
sons which they wore when they served as priests. The
Israelites had done all this work just as the Lord had
commanded Moses. Moses looked closely at all the work and saw
that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses
bless them.
Exodus chapter 40.
Then the Lord said to Moses, on the first day of the first
month, set up the holy tent, which is the meeting tent, put
the Ark of the agreement in it and hang the curtain in front of
the ark. Bring in the table and arrange everything on the table
that should be there. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its
lamps. Put the gold altar for burning incense in front of the
Ark of the agreement and put the curtain at the entrance to the
holy tent. Put the altar of burnt offerings in front of the
entrance of the holy tent the meeting tent. Put the bowl
between the meeting tent and the altar and put water in it. Set
up the courtyard around the holy tent and put the curtain at the
entry to the courtyard. Use the special olive oil and pour it on
the holy tent and everything in it. In order to give the tent
and all that is in it for service to the Lord, they will
be holy. Pour the special oil on the altar for burnt offerings,
and on all its tools. Give the altar for service to God and it
will be very holy. Then pour the special olive oil on the bowl
and the bass under it so that they will be given for service
to God. Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the meeting
tent and wash them with water. Then put the holy clothes on
Aaron, pour the special oil on him and give him for service to
God so that he may serve me as a priest. Bring Aaron sons and put
the inner robes on them. Pour the special oil on them in the
same way that you appointed their father's priest so that
they may also serve me as priests. pouring oil on Dan will
make them a family of priests they and their descendants from
now on. Moses did everything that the Lord commanded him. So
the Holy tent was set up on the first day of the first month
during the second year after they left Egypt. When Moses set
up the holy tent, he put the bases in place, and he put the
frames on the basis. Next he put the crossbar is through the
rings of the frames and set up the posts. After that Moses
spread the cloth over the holy tent and put the covering over
it just as the Lord commanded. Moses put the stone tablets that
had the agreement written on them into the ark. He put the
poles through the rings of the ark and put the lid on it. Next
he brought the Ark into the tent and hung the curtain to cover
the Ark just as the Lord commanded him. Moses put the
table in the meeting tent on the north side of the holy tent in
front of the curtain. Then he put the bread on the table
before the Lord just as the Lord commanded him. Moses put the
lampstand in the meeting tent on the south side of the holy tent
across from the table. Then he put the lamps on the lamp stand
before the Lord just as the Lord commanded him.
Moses put the gold altar for burning incense in the meeting
tent in front of the curtain. Then he burned sweet smelling
incense on it, just as the Lord commanded him. Then he hung the
curtain at the entrance to the holy tent. He put the altar for
burnt offerings at the entrance to the holy tent, the meeting
tent and offered a whole burnt offering and grain offerings on
it, just as the Lord commanded him. Moses put the bowl between
the meeting tent and the altar for burnt offerings, and he put
water in it for washing. Moses, Aaron and Aaron sons use this
water to wash their hands and feet. They washed themselves
every time they entered the meeting tent, and every time
they went near the altar for burnt offerings, just as the
Lord commanded Moses. Then Moses set up the courtyard around the
holy tent and the altar. And he put up the curtain at the entry
to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work. Then the
cloud covered the meeting tent, and the glory of the Lord filled
the holy tent. Moses could not enter the meeting tent, because
the cloud had settled on it. And the glory of the Lord filled the
holy tent. When the cloud rose from the holy tent, the
Israelites would begin to travel. But as long as the cloud
stayed on the holy tent, they did not travel. They stayed in
that place until the cloud rose. So the cloud of the Lord was
over the holy tent during the day. And there was a fire in the
cloud at night. So all the Israelites could see the cloud
while they traveled.
Well, beloved, as we close the book of Exodus, I think it's
important to talk about the significance of the tabernacle,
given the fact that God gave Moses such intricate detail
about how it was to be constructed, we can see how
important the tabernacle was to God and therefore his people. So
why was it so important? Well, it represented the very presence
of God. His presence was there in a very tangible way. And this
was where the Ark of the Covenant was. This is where
sacrifices were made for the sins of the people. This is
where the priests did their ministries. The tabernacle was
the center of the spiritual life for the children of Israel. This
is where they could draw near to God and at the same time be
reminded that he is holy. But more than that, the town Knakal
was a picture of the coming Messiah. How so? Well, first,
the name itself points to Jesus tabernacle means dwelling place.
And when Jesus came to earth, He truly was Emmanuelle, which
means God with us or God dwelling with us. Now there were
eight main parts of the tabernacle. First was the
enclosure around the tabernacle, which was made of linen
curtains. This illustrated the separation between God and man
caused by sin. This separation shows our need for Jesus the
Messiah. The second part of the tabernacle was the door, there
was only one entrance, one door to the tabernacle through that
enclosure. The fact that there was a door showed that God wants
us to come near to him. And in John 10 Nine, Jesus said, I am
the door inside the outer court. The first thing you saw after
you walked through the door was the bronze altar for burnt
offerings. The priests would offer sacrifices for the
atonement of sin or for giving thanks worship or praise.
Animals used in the sacrifices were bowls, goats are lambs,
Jesus, he is what the Lamb of God, the ones and final sacrifice.
The next object in the outer court of the tabernacle was the
bronze basin, which the priests used each day for cleaning
themselves before meeting with God. The sacrifice Jesus made
for us cleanses us from all unrighteousness. Now at the back
of the outer court was an enclosed tent called the holy
place where only a priest could enter. Inside the holy place was
a curtain which divided it into a front half in the back half.
The back was the Holy of Holies, or most holy place or inner
sanctuary. Inside of the holy place, were three more objects
that pointed to Jesus. There was the table with the show bread or
the bread of the presence, there were 12 loaves of bread which
were in offering to God, the bread represented God's presence
with mankind is provisioned for us, and that he is our source of
life. And Jesus said in John 635, I am the bread of life. Now
also in the holy place was the Golden Lampstand, which provided
light in this space and represented the light of God's
presence. In John 812. Jesus said, I am the light of the
world, Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will
have the light of life. Another object in the holy place was the
altar of incense. Sacred incense was burned there all day at all
night, and it represented the prayers of the people rising up
as a sweet fragrance to God. Second Corinthians 215 says, our
lives are a Christ like fragrance rising up to God. And
then behind the veil in the most holy place, where a priest could
only enter once a year to bring a sacrifice which would atone
for the sins of the people was the Ark of the Covenant. Now,
inside the ark was Aaron's rod which represented God's grace to
deliver also in the ark was a jar of manna, which showed God's
power to provide. And then lastly, the stone tablets upon
which God wrote the 10 commandments, which showed God's
holiness as we relate to him and mankind. So the three things
represented in the Ark of the Covenant were God's grace to
deliver God's power to provide and God's holiness, deliverance,
provision and holiness. You see the parallels? Sure, Jesus
fulfilled the 10 commandments living a perfect sinless life.
So he could therefore be a sacrifice for me and you,
delivering us from sin and judgment, which brought
atonement and forgiveness. Well, I've only just scratched the
surface of the symbolism found in the tabernacle. It's really a
worthwhile study. If you want to dig deeper. I'd love to hear
your comments go to Lifespring media.com/s 12 e 159. Our
reading tomorrow is first Kings five through nine. It is time
for loose.
On this date in church history, February 7 1832, Hannah Will
Smith was born. She was an American Quaker evangelist,
reformer, holiness evangelist and speaker, her most
influential publication The Christian secret of a happy
life, written in 1875 remains a popular devotional guide even to
this very day. I remember when I used to be in the Christian
bookstore business. This was always a very popular
devotional, you might like to pick up a copy
Let's pray. Our heavenly Father, Lord, we praise you and we thank
you for loving us. As we read and study your word, we pray
that you would reveal new things to us. Show us your heart and
draw us closer to you. We thank You, Lord, for the picture of
Jesus that we see in the tabernacle. You're such a God of
detail, and you're so creative in the way you communicate to
us. I ask Lord, that you bless each one of the Lifespring
family today. Thank you for calling them here. And May each
of us walk closely with you and feel your presence today. I pray
this in Jesus name, amen.
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