Heavenly wisdom helps us distinguish between the temporary and the permanent. For example, “Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning” (Ps. 30:5). “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Cor. 4:17). The saint’s pain […]
The most prominent feature inside the outer court of the tabernacle was the great altar, sometimes called the brazen altar or altar of burnt offering. Set four square, it was made of shittim or acacia wood, was overlaid with bronze and had at each corner a horn. On this great brazen altar the daily burnt […]
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable…” (2 Tim. 3:16). Today some are attempting to cut portions from God’s Word (much of it from the Old Testament and the Gospels) and present to the public a so-called shorter Bible. We who believe in the plenary inspiration of Scripture see Satan’s subtlety […]
There are many magnificent church buildings in the world. Architects have exerted all of their skill to design them and millions of dollars have been spent in construction. Men labored for years to erect these structures. Today the cities of Europe all have their cathedrals through which tourists wander, marveling at their beauty. But when […]
The framework of the tabernacle was built of boards of acacia (shittim) wood overlaid with gold, standing on a foundation of silver. These boards were ten cubits in length and one-and-a-half cubits in breadth. They had two tenons, which fitted into the silver sockets, twenty boards to each side of the tabernacle, whose length was […]
The directions concerning the construction of the tabernacle, and the institution of priesthood–without which there could be no presentation to God of sacrifice at the brazen altar, or worship at the golden altar–are the subjects of seven chapters in Exodus 25-31. How cheerfully and abundantly the “willing hearted”–both of men and woman–contributed to their substance, […]
God’s purpose in giving instructions for building the tabernacle in the wilderness is stated plainly in Exodus 25:8, “Let them make Me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.” From the earliest time, God has sought to have communion with man, as evidenced in His walk in the garden of Eden (Gen. 3:8), in […]
We are often told that right doctrine should have a practical effect. Henry William Soltau (1805-1875) lived to show us how that is done. He was the second son of George Soltau, a prosperous merchant of England’s port city Plymouth. His father was a godly Anglican, and an energetic civic leader. He worked to establish […]
Israel made a golden calf while Moses was getting the plans for all the holy vessels for them. It is afflicting, but withal exceedingly beautiful, the intercourse of God with Moses, consequent upon the people making the golden calf–how, in the midst of all the ruin, faith, under grace, can have closer fellowship than when […]