God says He has anointed our Jesus “with the oil of gladness more than Your companions” (Heb 1:9). Olive oil, “pure oil of pressed olives” (Ex 27:20) was a vital commodity in the ancient world. In addition to the tabernacle light, the Israelites would use it for warmth on cold desert nights, for lamp fuel, […]
Being inside or outside often makes little difference, but if heaven’s involved, it’s crucial! Remember, the Bible says the tabernacle was a scale model of heaven. Approaching the courtyard from the north, west, or south, you would see nothing but white linen. On the north and south, it was “one hundred cubits long…with its twenty […]
How could this place be so important to use constantly but so impossible to get the job done? Imagine walking into the tabernacle courtyard. Standing before you, about 4.5’ high and 7.5’ square, was the great altar, in constant use: “A fire shall always be burning on the altar” (Lev 6:13). Sheathed in copper or […]
God’s Calvary, like this altar, is a promontory of grace jutting out in the sea of man’s sinfulness. In God’s tour of His soon-to-be dwelling, He now takes us to the first—and largest—piece of furniture seen by anyone entering the sacred court. “You shall make an altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five […]
Ultimately applied to Christ, we read, “They will hang on Him all the glory…” (Isa 22:24). How was the remarkable veil suspended as the divider between where priests, Israel’s representative men, could go, and the dwelling place of God’s Shekinah glory? “You shall hang it upon the four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold. […]
On the other side of Christ’s fleshly veil, “God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself.” Have you ever heard of a veiled threat—a thinly disguised warning? What we are about to see now is, at the same time, a veiled warning and a glorious invitation. Here we are introduced to one of the […]
With redemption silver under our feet plus the gold rings of divine care, what else will He do? We mentioned in our last study that there were three rows of rings but five bars that held the tabernacle sides upright. This was because the middle bar extended all the way across each wall; the top […]
Read More… from January 10, 2022 — Our Jesus Looks After Us So Well!
“Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love,” wrote John Fawcett. May it ever be! It was not enough for the boards to have solid foundations; they must be linked to one another. “You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards on one side of the tabernacle, five bars […]