Thursday, January 24, 2013

Week 4 - Day 5


Exodus 27-30; Psalm 21

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“They will know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of Egypt so that I might dwell among them.  I am the Lord their God.”

Once again, reading through the detailed descriptions for the different garments and all the different types of offerings can be a little confusing and not necessarily the most exciting.  However, it shows God’s desire to be near His people as well as His desire for our worship.  It also reminded me of just how holy God is.  Man is so sinful and God so holy that coming into His presence would cause man to die.  All these extravagant measures and offerings had to take place to come near to God.

We also get a little glimpse of what the glory of heaven will be like.  Hebrews 9 says that this was a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true heavenly one.  It says that Jesus did not enter a man-made sanctuary but heaven itself, and appeared for us in God’s presence.  “The law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” (Hebrews 9:22)  Jesus Christ appeared “to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself.” (Hebrews 9:26)

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