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In this video listen to Exodus 27 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
In Exodus 27 it Describes the outer court and the first big piece of furniture there, the altar.
There were three main sections to the tabernacle, the outer court, the holy place and the most holy place. The outer court was a busy location and where no priests could come. This is where the altar was located and one could come to make atonement. Everything here is made of silver or bronze, or less precious materials.
The holy place was the first inner room and only priests would enter and perform various tasks there every day and week. Finally the most holy place was only available for the high priest to enter one day in a year on the day of atonement. Everything in here is made of gold or more precious materials.
These separate sections teach us about how God is both approachable and unapproachable at the same time. None of us can fully approach him because of the greatness of His glory, but at the same time all of us can approach him. The modern danger is to assume that God is mundane because he is easily approached. The truth is that people with this assumption haven’t really drawn as near to God as they think. People who think little of God, or assume much are not privy to know Him. He is personal and relationship with Him is always required.
Finally, the chapter describes the need to keep lamps burning at the temple. This speaks of Christian witness and is well interpreted by Christ’s parable of the virgins and their lamps in the New Testament. Each of us must keep full of the Holy Spirit, which is the oil for the lamp, and thus we each have a spiritual responsibility to maintain our light, or testimony for Christ.
Mar 19, 2021 | Message by David Alley