FROM TODAY’S RECAP: - Romans 2:4 - Hebrews 9:1-10:18 - Article: The Tabernacle, the Creation, and the Ideal of an Orderly World - Article: Ordering of the Furniture of the Tabernacle Note: We provide links to specific resources; this is not an endorsement of the entire website, author, organization, etc. Their views may not represent our own. SHOW NOTES: - Follow The Bible Recap: Instagram | Facebook | TikTok | YouTube - Follow Tara-Leigh Cobble: Instagram - Read/listen on the Bible App or Dwell App - Learn more at our Start Page - Become a RECAPtain - Shop the TBR Store - Credits PARTNER MINISTRIES: D-Group International Israelux The God Shot TLC Writing & Speaking DISCLAIMER: The Bible Recap, Tara-Leigh Cobble, and affiliates are not a church, pastor, spiritual authority, or counseling service. Listeners and viewers consume this content on a voluntary basis and assume all responsibility for the resulting consequences and impact.
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Hey Bible Readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap. Yesterday we left off with Moses telling the people what was needed to build the tabernacle where God would dwell in their midst, and God said anyone who felt like could contribute. Today we open with God putting intelligence and skill into the craftsmen so they could build the sanctuary just like He wanted it.
Then we see loads of people bringing stuff to donate. They're dropping things off every morning. They are KonMari-ing their tents like crazy. So much so that Moses has to tell them to stop. I love how God over-provided here. This really signals repentance on their parts. And it's fitting because Romans 2, 4 tells us God's kindness leads us to repentance.
And he has certainly been kind to them in sparing their lives after that golden calf debacle and renewing his covenant with them. We have some lengthy passages that may seem redundant to you since we just read this a few days ago when God gave these instructions.
But the point of this repetition is to highlight that the people who just rebelled were actually following God's instructions to the letter. Don't miss that. We are going to have plenty of opportunities to be frustrated with their sins. So let's just take a moment to enjoy and appreciate this rare moment of obedience. It might be boring, but it's glorifying to God nonetheless.
Not only that, but each of these pieces of furniture, and even the way they're arranged in the tabernacle in the shape of a cross, paint a divine picture for us. All of this, the tabernacle and its furnishings, and all the rituals associated with it, Hebrews 9-10 tells us that this is all just a shadow of the good things to come. This, right now, is foreshadowing Christ.
Each piece of furniture symbolizes some aspect of our relationship with God. The brazen altar, which is the first piece you encounter, represents the sacrifice of Christ. The bronze laver, which is the wash basin, represents being washed clean. The table of showbread represents feasting on the Word. The altar of incense represents prayer.
The menorah or candlestick represents the light of the Holy Spirit constantly aflame in us. And of course, the Ark of the Covenant and the mercy seat, where God dwells, represent His presence with us. And we don't have time to unpack this fully, but they also parallel the seven days of creation.
You may have noticed that there are seven pieces of furniture, the seventh piece being the mercy seat on which God's presence rests, much like Him resting on the seventh day of creation. When you're reading about these pieces, don't forget what they represent. All of this construction was worth it to the Israelites.
They donated their plunder, they melted down their shekels, they wove fabrics and crafted curtain rods, all so that God could dwell in the midst of them. Surely you already recognize yourself in these people a little bit. You've had moments of rebellion and golden calf parties, and you've had moments where you'd give away all your best possessions if it meant the nearness of God.
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