Today:[Exodus Chapter Thirty-Two] Surviving Divine Delay. Moses is long in returning from the mountain with God. The Israelites falter and take matters into the own hands with disastrous results. Aaron, left in charge in Moses’ absence caves in under pressure and the resulting events cost thousands of lives. There are many times that the waiting […]
READ MORE Today:[Exodus Chapter Thirty-One] Filled with the Spirit, Empowered for Destiny. God fills a man named Bezaleel with the Spirit to build the tabernacle (Mishkan) in the wilderness. There are six references to being filled with the Spirit, three of them in Exodus. This filling gave Bezaleel wisdom, knowledge and understanding. There are seven Spirits of […]
READ MORE Today:[Exodus Chapter Thirty (Concluded)] The Sacred Incense. God instructs Moses regarding the ingredients of the incense used in the Tabernacle. This incense was revealed of John the Revelator on the Isle of Patmos to be a type of prayer. Luther said “it seems that God will do nothing other than in response to heartfelt prayer”. […]
READ MORE Today:[Exodus Chapter Thirty (Continued)] The Shekel of the Sanctuary and the Looking Glass of God The requirement of yearly ransom with the “shekel of the sanctuary” is established. All of this speaks to us of Christ and introduces the thought of currency as connected with the Kingdom. What is the currency of the Kingdom and […]
READ MORE Today:[Exodus Chapter Thirty (Continued)] Prayer – and the Currency of the Kingdom. God instructs Moses regarding the schedule for the offering of the sacred incense. The requirement of yearly ransom with the “shekel of the sanctuary” is established. All of this speaks to us of Christ and introduces the thought of currency as connected with […]
READ MORE Today:[Exodus Chapter Thirty] Moving from Fellowship to Relationship. God instructs Moses regarding a second altar in the tabernacle – an altar of incense. The first altar speaks of receiving Jesus as our savior, the second altar speaks of receiving Jesus as our lord. The first altar established fellowship with God the second altar moves us […]
READ MORE Today:[Exodus Chapter Twenty-Nine (Continued)] Take the Blood and the Oil! God instructs Moses concerning the applying of the blood and the oil. Is it even scriptural for us to add “in the name of Jesus” or “I plead the blood” to our prayers? Is this dead religious tradition or something more?
READ MORE Today:[Exodus Chapter Twenty-Nine] Consecrated by HIS Consecration. God instructs Moses regarding the consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priesthood. They were to sacrifice a bullock and two rams which represented Christ himself. We know that consecration is required before God. What religious thinking doesn’t allow for is the fact that HIS CONSECRATION paves […]
READ MORE Today:[Exodus Chapter Twenty-Eight (Conclusion)] Covered in Prayer – Expecting an Outcome: God concludes his instruction to Moses about the high priest’s garments by specifying an outer covering of linen dyed blue. This speaks to us of prayer. The pomegranates embroider on this prayer garment were depictions of the fruits found in Canaan. In other words […]
READ MORE Today:[Exodus Chapter Twenty-Eight (Continued)] Secured in the Righteousness of God. Moses is further instructed in the design of the High Priest’s garment. We see revealed the connection between the mantle (ephod) and the breastplate (righteousness). Also there is the URIM and the THUMMIM the mystical stones by which decisions were made. These stones represent the […]
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