Having given Israel his law and having confirmed his covenant with them, the Lord now gives instructions about making a sanctuary for him where he may dwell among them. That God should dwell in the middle of a sinful people that he has redeemed for his own is another amazing example of his grace. But so it is, God himself will live in a tabernacle – a tent – among his people.
Read More holiness, beauty, tabernacleAfter describing the Ark of the Covenant we are told about the Table and the Lamp stand which are situated in the Holy Place outside the curtain that distinguishes it from the Most Holy Place. Like the ark and all of the objects within the tabernacle it is made of pure gold and any poles used to carry it around are overlaid with pure gold while objects outside the tabernacle are made of lesser metals like silver and bronze. The closer one gets to the Lord, the more valuable the metals.
Read More tabernacle, beauty, salvationMoses had to make everything just so with the furnishings of the tabernacle and with Aaron and his sons who would be the priests. Everything had a particular purpose, everything had a particular place. There had to be anointing and consecration of the items in the tabernacle and there had to be anointing and consecration of the priests who would serve in the tabernacle. When all was as it should be, and only then, the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle, a cloud by day, and a cloud burning with fire by night.
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