Exodus 35-37, Prized Posessions

Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE jewelry. I love fun, funky costume jewelry and I expecially love the real stuff too!! Oh how I just enjoy window shopping (notice how I said window shopping) at Tiffany’s and I am mesmerized by the sparkles. I once ventured in just to look for fun and upon trying on a georgeous diamond ring, I had to immediately take it off because I got a case of the vapors. That’s right, I got a little vaklemped! So, when Exodus 35 mentioned brooches, earrings, signant rings and armlets of gold, you just know … Continue Reading »»

Exodus 32-34; Pleading to God

Poor Moses, his fellow Israelites were always disappointing him. First they whined and complained before he parted the Red Sea, saying they were better off back in Egypt. Now, the moment he leaves them to be with God on Mount Sinai, they loose their minds and make a golden calf to worship as their god. How crazy is this?! I mean, honestly, how could they possible forget all the awesome things the one and only God had already done for them. Just to go and worship some inanimate object? Well, actually this isn’t too far from where we are in … Continue Reading »»

Exodus 29-31, A High Calling

Exodus 29 goes into great detail as to how the priests of the Lord were to be consecrated. Now, the word consecrate is such a “churchy” word that most of us uses regularly but don’t always know the true meaning of. Below is the definition from the Holeman Dictionary: CONSECRATION refers to persons or things being separated to or belonging to God. They are holy or sacred. They are set apart for the service of God. The Hebrew kadosh and Greek hagiazo are translated by several different English words: holy, consecrate, hallow, sanctify, dedicate.What sticks out to me is that … Continue Reading »»