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 »»
Monthly Archives: January 2009
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 »»
This passage contains all of the minute details of how God wanted Moses to build the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle. I was struck by the intricacies of the directions and couldn’t help but meditate on the fact that God required such a detailed, beautiful intricate dwelling place. Of course, I should not be surprised that He wanted the dwelling place to be awe inspiring and set apart from just the regular old tents that the Israelites carried around. Take a look at these chapters and noticed how many times God required gold, silver and bronze. Can you … Continue Reading »»