Author: Nicholson
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January 19, 2022 — Are You A Priest?
“Let the priests who come near the Lord consecrate themselves” (Ex 19:22), says God to us. Exodus 28 begins with an introduction: “Take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron and Aaron’s sons” (v 1). I’m sure you’ve heard […]
January 18, 2022— The Oil Of Joy
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, […]
January 17, 2022 — The Court And Its Gate
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 […]
January 14, 2022 — The Place Of Sacrifice
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 […]
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January 13, 2022 — The Altar Of Sacrifice
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 […]
January 12, 2022 — Wisdom’s Pillars
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. […]
January 11, 2022 — The Veiled Warning
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 […]