When I look at how and why the Tabernacle was made, I think, This is what it took for His Son to bring us home. This is what it took for God to teach us about His home.
Moshe (Moses) was told to make a place for God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, to dwell with His people. The Tabernacle is a dwelling place. This is not merely a tent.
There are those who teach that God is not “picky,” that we can “come as we are” to Him, anytime we want, any way we want. But is that the lesson of all Scripture? The further you read into Exodus, the more you see how “picky” God really is.
From this point on, the point of the book of Exodus is about the Tabernacle. It was revealed to Moses over the course of the 40 days on the mountain, yet God also inspired craftsmen and craftswomen who were not on the mountain with knowledge of God’s design as well.
God is “picky” — about anyone coming into His presence via any other means than by the High Priest. That one, Who is over all, is Yeshua (Jesus).
The book of Leviticus is not about laws but about how to be a priest. A lot of these lessons are physical but there’s more of the Spirit in these chapters than a cursory view might suggest.
When Yeshua told the elders that the scriptures speak of Him, many of us had no idea how much Messianic foreshadowing is found in this book. The exit from Egypt after Passover and the journey to Canaan was orderly, not chaotic. The journeys to and from Egypt, for Abraham, Joseph, Jacob and the Messiah are a lesson for us.
Most people think of Passover or Easter when contemplating Yeshua but the holy day most closely connected with resurrection is Yom Teruah, the Feast of Trumpets. Listen and find out why.
The people of Israel being making the different parts of the Tabernacle in Exodus 38-39. In Exodus 40, the people assemble the Tabernacle with Moses handling the final touches. The book of Exodus ends with God’s signaling His approval of the work of the people’s hands by visibly dwelling within the Tabernacle.
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/100820-Exodus-35-37-Shabbat-and-building-the-Tabernacle.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:26 — 12.0MB)Subscribe: RSSAs we continue going through the book of Exodus, Richard Agee discusses the building of the tabernacle according to God’s instructions in Exodus 35-37. He emphasizes that the artisans were not to follow their own artistic interpretations, but precisely follow God’s commands as revealed […]