Musings on the Tough Life Questions

Day 59,  February 28 Ex. 23:14-19  Requirements for celebrating three festivals annually Ex. 34:18-26  Regulations regarding celebrations and offerings Num. 28:1-15        Daily, Sabbath, and monthly offerings Lev. 23:4-8 / Num. 28:16-25 / Deut. 16:1-8     Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Pesach) Lev. 23:9-14 / Deut. 26:1-15      Firstfruits and tithes Lev. 27:30-33 / Deut. 14:22-29  Tithes Ex. 23:14-19  Requirements for celebrating three festivals annually God appointed 3 times for the community to meet Him. These were Israel’s, appointed times on the calendar to meet with God. To appear before the Lord, is literally to appear before His face as a community. The first was at Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread (when Barley was harvested), the second was Feast of Harvest (Pentecost, when wheat was harvested), and the third was Feast of Ingathering (The Harvest, Tabernacles, when grapes were h...

Day 49,  February 18 Ex. 39:1-32 The Israelites make the priests’ garments Ex. 39:33 – 40:33 The inspection, set-up, and consecration of the tabernacle Ex. 40:34-38  The glory of the Lord fills the tabernacle As I read these passages I couldn’t help but wonder why Moses didn't save himself four chapters of documentation and just simply wrote, “..and Bezalel and Aholiab completed all that God commanded and the tabernacle was built. Amen ☺ “ As you read this passage, let us be reminded that the Melchizedek, the King of Kings was supposed to be BOTH King and Priest. Christ is Both King and High Priest. Later on as we read through the story of the Bible, we would see where that split occurred. After Ephraim and Judah, the Birthright of Kingship and Fruitfulness were transferred to the entire nation. The Levis were separated as representative of the fruitfulness, as they were taken and consecrated unto God instead of all the firstborn of Israel, as God redeemed the firstborn of...

Day 48,  February 17 Ex. 36:8-Ex. 38 The Israelites make the tabernacle and its furnishings Ex. 36:8-Ex. 38 The Israelites make the tabernacle and its furnishings Ex 36:8-13 First the 10 curtains of woven linen, with blue, scarlet, artistic designs of cherubim were made Ex 36:14-18 Then the 11 curtains of goats’ hair to cover the beautiful blue tapestry. Why would something like goats’ hair be used to cover all that beauty on the outside? Ex 36:19 Then a room of ram skins dyed red and a covering of badger skins above that.  This was link a rubber roof Ex 36:20-34 All the acacia wood boards and bars acting as the outer walls with the sockets of silver.  Acacia wood was also used in the construction of Noah’s ark.  It represents atonement, literally a covering. The wood and bars were all covered with gold. Ex 36:35-36 The veil of purple, blue, scarlet with cherubim created to partition between the holy place and the holy of holies. Ex 36:37-38 Screen door created w...

Day 47,  February 16 Ex. 33:7-23 The Tent of Meeting / The Lord reveals his glory to Moses Ex. 34:1-11 The new tablets of the testimony Ex. 34:27-35  Renewal of the covenant / Moses’ radiant face Ex. 35:4-29 Offering of materials for the tabernacle and its furnishings Ex. 31:1-11 Bezalel and Oholiab, gifted artisans Ex. 35:30 – 36:7    Bezalel and Oholiab / Freewill offerings for the sanctuary Ex. 33:7-23 The Tent of Meeting / The Lord reveals his glory to Moses Ex 33:7-11  So after relating the blueprints of the tabernacle, which was designated for the priests, Moses did a remarkable thing. He took his tent, pitched it far outside the camp, for anyone, to meet God.  He called it the tent of meeting. Therefore anyone who wants to meet God had to embark on a journey of sorts. When Moses went all the people rose and all the men stood at his tent door and watched until Moses entered.  Can you imagine the sight? Do you recognize how much honor ...

Day 46,  February 15 Ex. 30:1-10 Instructions for making the altar of incense Ex. 30:17-21  … for making the basin for washing Ex. 30:22-38  … for making the anointing oil and incense Ex. 31:18 – 33:6    The golden calf / Moses breaks the tablets of the testimony Ex. 30:1-10 Instructions for making the altar of incense Ex 30:1-4 The golden altar of incense, which was about 18” square and 3 feet high, was located in the Holy Place, which was inside the first veil of the tabernacle,  It had horns of one oiuuece and overlaid with gold, with two gold rings on its side and poles to carry them. Ex 30:5-10 The incense was to be burned every morning and evening.  So this duty was added to the tending to the lamps of the lampstand in the holy place every day.  No other offering nor strange incense was to be offered.  When the day of atonement came, on the 10th day of the seventh month, some of the blood of the goats for the sin over were to be l...