Worship... The Ark of the Covenant
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Worship…
The Ark of the Covenant
Worship is an
attitude that
motivates
every action
of our life
The Tabernacle is a journey of our growing relationship wth
God
“Worship is an attitude that motivates every action of our life. When I am a
worshipper, my life becomes worship.
That means if I live a life of praise and gratitude (the gate)
I am able to life a life of submission and sacrifice because of His cross (altar of
sacrifice).
That prepares me to live a life that is constantly washed and beautified in the
word of God (laver).
And that prepares me to live a life of communion and intimacy with God
(table of showbread)….
“…Out of that comes the filling and refilling of the Spirit,
which enables me to have His character for life and His
power for living (Lampstand).
Out of that comes the inspiration, impetus, and passion to
intercede for the world I live in—to connect this spiritually
impoverished world with the God that has riches (altar of
incense) .”
Zach Neese
The Tabernacle is more about becoming, than doing.
Significance of the veil
“And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine
twined linen. It shall be made with cherubim skillfully worked into it. And
you shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, with hooks of
gold, on four bases of silver. And you shall hang the veil from the clasps,
and bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil. And the veil shall
separate for you the Holy Place from the Most Holy. You shall put the
mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the Most Holy Place. And you
shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand on the south side of
the tabernacle opposite the table, and you shall put the table on the north
side.
Exodus 26:31-35
No light, but the
glory of God
No one ever saw the ark uncovered!
Entered only on
the Day of
Atonement
by the High
Priest, but first
incense was
burned to shield
the priest
Contents of the Ark
Aaron’s rod that budded representing the firstfruits of life from
the dead – Christ’s resurrection
The manna representing God’s provision through Christ, the
Bread of Life
The Ten Commandments representing the character of God’s
holiness
What happened to the ark?
“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way
before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly
come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in
whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of
hosts.
Mal.3:1
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to
bottom.
Mt. 27:50-51
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter qthe holy places
by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us
through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have such a
great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in
full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil
conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Heb.10:19-22
What is the cross?
• The pinnacle of God’s self disclosure- not of power, but of self
giving
• A God who would rather die, than destroy His enemies
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for
the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous
person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare
even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we
were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Rom.5:8
What is the cross?
• Divine identity with human suffering
Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and
blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same
Heb.2:14a
…with his wounds we are healed.
Isa.53:5
What is the cross?
• The shaming and defeat of the principalities and powers ( a
primary theme within the gospels)
Daniel 7
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven
and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Rev.21:1
What is the cross?
• The shaming and defeat of the principalities and powers ( a
primary theme within the gospels)
➢
Herod… “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?
For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship
him.” When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and
all Jerusalem with him;
Mt.2:2-3
What is the cross?
• The shaming and defeat of the principalities and powers ( a
primary theme within the gospels)
➢
The Pharisees…
Jn.11:47-53
What is the cross?
• The shaming and defeat of the principalities and powers ( a
primary theme within the gospels)
➢ Pilate…Are you the king of the Jews? …“My kingdom is not of
this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants
would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to
the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” Then Pilate
said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that
I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I
have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth.
➢ Jn.19:33,36-37
What is the cross?
• The shaming and defeat of the principalities and powers ( a
primary theme within the gospels)
➢
The Priests… They cried out, “Away with him, away with
him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your
King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but
Caesar.”
Jn.19:15
What is the cross?
• The shaming and defeat of the principalities and powers ( a
primary theme within the gospels)
➢ The People… “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of
Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and
wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as
you yourselves know— this Jesus, delivered up according to
the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and
killed by the hands of lawless men.
Acts 2:22-23
What is the cross?
• The shaming and defeat of the principalities and powers ( a
primary theme within the gospels)
➢ So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the
son of Simon Iscariot. Then after he had taken the morsel,
Satan entered into him.
Jn.14:26-27
➢ I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is
coming. He has no claim on me
Jn.14:30
And when he (Holy Spirit) comes, he will convict the world
concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin,
because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness,
because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer;
concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Jn.16:8-11
So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked
him, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the
King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we
will believe in him. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if
he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
Jn.27:41-43
But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the
kingdom of God has come upon you. When a strong man, fully
armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe; but when one
stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he takes away
his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil.
Luke 11-20-22
And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of
the world in a moment of time, and said to him, “To you I will
give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to
me, and I give it to whom I will. If you, then, will worship me, it
will all be yours.”
Luke 4:5-7
The Cross
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on
earth has been given to me.
Mt.28:18
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the
inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the
domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his
beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of
sins.
Col.1:12-14
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open
shame, by triumphing over them in him.
Col.2:15
But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat
down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His
enemies are made His footstool.
Heb.10:12-13
The mercy seat is not just the seat of God’s glory on earth; it is the
seat of His government on earth
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself
likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might
destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to
lifelong slavery.
Heb.2:14-15
I write this, dear children, to guide you out of sin. But if anyone
does sin, we have a Priest-Friend in the presence of the Father:
Jesus Christ, righteous Jesus. When he served as a sacrifice for our
sins, he solved the sin problem for good—not only ours, but the
whole world’s.
I Jn.2:1-2 (The Message)
And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover
with you before I suffer. For I tell you I will not eat it until it is
fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” And he took a cup, and when he
had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among
yourselves. For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the
fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” And he took
bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to
them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in
remembrance of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten,
saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in
my blood.
Luke 22:15-20
Jesus launched
A new movement
A new covenant
A new commandment