God's Ground Plan for Salvation, Part 2 - May 16th, 2021
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CJ Walker
Holy Land Campaign 2021 • Sermon • Submitted • Presented • 1:12:32
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Part 2 Introduction:
Part 2 Introduction:
The Tabernacle as a Picture of the Garden of Eden
The Tabernacle as a Picture of the Garden of Eden
8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
Real Relationship Is Based on Obedience
Real Relationship Is Based on Obedience
Sin Must Be Dealt With for Relationship
Sin Must Be Dealt With for Relationship
Turn from Idols to the Living and True God
Turn from Idols to the Living and True God
The True Way to God Is Guarded
The True Way to God Is Guarded
God’s Deliverance
God’s Deliverance
Egyptian Backstory
Egyptian Backstory
God promised Abraham a Nation, a Land, and a Seed. Abraham’s grandson, Jacob and his family (70 people), went into Egypt. They ended up being slaves for 400 years, as God had told Abraham; and they left 430 years later (as a Nation), to the day that they had entered, Ex. 12:40-41. They also left wealthy as God had promised, Gen. 15:13-16. From there, God led them to the Promised Land. Messiah is The Seed.
The Giving of the Law
The Giving of the Law
God called Moses up to Him on the mountain (Sinai), and there God gave him the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments, and all the instructions about the Tabernacle, Ex. 24. Moses was with God 40 days and 40 nights, which is just 6 weeks.
The Breaking of the Covenant
The Breaking of the Covenant
The Law Broken and Servers Exchanged
The Law Broken and Servers Exchanged
When Moses returned and saw the sin of the people, he threw down the stone tablets and they broke, Ex. 32:19. After he made the people drink the dust of the idol, Moses called out to ask who would come out to him to stand on behalf of God. The 1st born who were dedicated to God didn’t come, only Moses’s tribe the Levites came, Ex. 32:26.
26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord’s side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.
So God exchanged the 1st born for the Levites, Nu. 3:12-13, 40-48. The Priests are Levites. Only the Priests and Levites could enter the courtyard, Nu. 3:6-10. Only the Priests and High Priest to the Holy Place, and only the High Priest on Yom Kippur, to the Holy of Holies, Lev. 16.
Building the Tabernacle
Building the Tabernacle
The Spirit of the Lord came upon Bezaleel (“in the shadow of God”) and gave him the talent to build what God asked; and Aholiab (“tent of father”) with talent to teach people, Ex. 31:1-6; 35:30-36:2; 38:22-23. The people brought their treasures and came to build the pieces God had asked for. When all was ready, Moses came and inspected them and they put up the Tabernacle and dedicated it, Ex. 40; Nu. 7.
The Journey to the Promised Land begins
The Journey to the Promised Land begins
The Tabernacle as a Picture of the Messiah
The Tabernacle as a Picture of the Messiah
A Holy God Dwelling among a Sinful Humanity
A Holy God Dwelling among a Sinful Humanity
Be Made One with God through Jesus
Be Made One with God through Jesus
The Choice
The Choice
By bringing the sacrifices and offerings to the entrance of the Tabernacle, the people turned their backs to the false gods (in the East). The Priests had to present the sacrifices on behalf of the people, Lev. 17:6. Anyone else coming close had to die, Nu. 1:51; Nu. 3:10, 38; Nu. 18:4, 7. The Priests were the mediators between the people and God.
Our Great High Priest, Our Only Mediator
Our Great High Priest, Our Only Mediator
15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
Holy Fire from God
Holy Fire from God
The Holy Spirit, Our Fire
The Holy Spirit, Our Fire
The Blood Is the Life
The Blood Is the Life
Jesus’ Blood, Our Propitiation
Jesus’ Blood, Our Propitiation
The Passover Lamb
The Passover Lamb
Christ, Our Passover
Christ, Our Passover
The Coals from the Altar of Sacrifice
The Coals from the Altar of Sacrifice
The coals from the sacrificial Altar were put outside the camp in a clean place, Lev. 6:10-11.The guilt sin offering, when the blood went in to be poured out at the Altar (along with the fat and the kidneys), the body was carried outside the camp and burnt on the Holy coals, Ex. 29:14; Lev. 4:11-12; etc.
The other sacrifices, permanent whole lamb, peace and thanksgiving; the whole or portion was burnt on the Altar, and the ash became part of the Holy coals.
There was a sacrifice also for unintentional sin, Nu. 15:22-31.
Fulfillment of the Law
Fulfillment of the Law
Messiah came to fulfil the Law and as our sin sacrifice, He was crucified outside the city (outside the camp), Heb. 13:11-13.
11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. 12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. 13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
Yeshua was our whole Lamb sacrifice and our Peace and Thanksgiving sacrifices. He even paid for our unintentional sin. If God revealed all our sin at once, we will not survive. Christ paid and as The Holy Spirit reveals an attitude, behavior, intention, etc., that is not of God; we need to confess, repent and renounce that sin and ask Him to replace it with His attitude, behavior, intent, etc.
Be transformed by the renewing of our minds, Rom. 12:2. Replace our old attributes for those of The Holy Spirit, Gal. 5:22-26, The Fruit of The Holy Spirit.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
The Courtyard
The Courtyard
The Courtyard was 50 by 100 cubits. The posts were from Acacia wood and all had Copper bases and Silver tops and white linen all around except for the entrance on the East side, Ex. 27:9-19; 38:9-20.
In here were all the copper items; The Sacrificial Altar covered with copper, Ex. 27:1-8; 38:1-7, and The washbasin made of pure polished copper mirrors, Ex. 30:17-21; 38:8. This is where the sacrificing and cleansing took place.
Redemption
Redemption
The Courtyard was where Redemption takes place. The Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, Is. 11:2,
2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
The spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of counsel and might,
The spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;
when we understand we have sinned and need a savior and get wisdom to come to Yeshua. I am redeemed by the Blood of the Lamb, out of the hand of my enemy Satan. If we confess our sin, He is faithful and just to forgive our sin and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness, 1 Jn. 1:9.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
The Altar=The Cross=Judgment/Payment
Washbasin=Word/Water of God=Cleansing
We are in Christ when we are redeemed.
The Holy Place
The Holy Place
The Holy Place internally was 10 by 10 by 20 cubits and had an entrance on the East end, Ex. 26:35-37.
In here were most of the Golden items; The Table of Shewbread covered with gold, Ex. 25:23-30; 37:10-16; The Menorah was solid gold, Ex. 25:31-40; 37:17-24; and The Incense Altar covered with gold, Ex. 30:1-10; 37:25-29.
The High Priest entered to represent the people before God, present the Incense as Prayer, Praise and Worship; the Priests, to keep the Light of God’s presence, eat and replace the bread once a week, Lev. 24:5-9, as a representation of God’s covenant to totally provide for Israel, Ex. 19:3-6.
Sanctification
Sanctification
The Holy Place was where Sanctification takes place. The Spirit of Counsel and Might, Is. 11:2, where we receive God’s advice and His strength.
The bread on the Table=Yeshua, The Bread of Life offered once for all, sanctifies us, Heb. 10:10.
10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
The Menorah=Holy Spirit. He sanctifies us and our offerings, 1 Cor. 6:11; Rom. 15:16.
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
The Incense Altar=Prayer, Praise and Worship. Sanctified by the Word of God and prayer, 1 Tim. 4:5.
5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
See also; 1 Cor. 1:2; 2 Tim. 2:21; Heb. 2:11.
2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
The Holy of Holies
The Holy of Holies
The Holy of Holies internally was 10 by 10 by 10 cubits and had an entrance on the East end, Ex. 26:30-34.
In here was The Ark of the Covenant; which was a box of Acacia wood covered in gold and a lid with 2 Cherub angels, all of solid gold, Ex. 25:10-22; 37:1-9.
Inside were the Stone Tablets of The Law, Deut. 10:1-5 (the Book of the Law was beside the Ark, Deut. 31:26); and outside in front, The Golden Bowl of Manna, Ex. 16:33-34; and Aaron’s Rod that Flowered and Fruited with ripe Almonds, Nu. 17:10.
Almond is the first to flower and the last to set its fruit.
Glorification
Glorification
The Holy of Holies is where Glorification takes place. The Spirit of Intimacy and Reverence (Fear of the Lord), Is. 11:2, where we are in Awe of God and in Intimate relationship with Him. Hebrews is the only book in the Bible that places all the items inside The Ark, Heb. 9:4, as the writer is talking about Christ as the fulfilment, and these all represent Messiah.
4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
The Ark where God is enthroned between the Cherubim and holding the symbols of The Messiah;
The Word of God, Jn. 1:14;
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
The Bread from Heaven, Jn. 6:48-51;
48 I am that bread of life. 49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
The Resurrection and The Life, Jn. 11:25; The Alpha and Omega, Rev. 21:6.
25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
We are being transformed into the same image (of the Lord) from glory to glory…, 2 Cor. 3:18; Rom. 9:23; 1 Cor. 2:7.
18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
Pure Metals Used
Pure Metals Used
The Pure Metals used in The Tabernacle:
Copper [Brass]: soft and pliable, able to be beaten and molded into shape but not melted until super-heated to 1085oC.
Gold: soft and pliable, able to be beaten and molded into shape but not melted until super-heated to 1065oC.
Silver: soft and pliable, able to be beaten and molded into shape but melts at 961oC.
Notice God asked for Copper and Gold to cover the wood of the 2 Altars respectively; so the wood, sealed in these metals so oxygen doesn’t get in, would be protected from the fire.
Metals, a Representation
Metals, a Representation
In ancient cultures and in some still today, the metals represent:
Copper = Judgment
Gold = Righteousness
Silver = Redemption
God warns against using mixes, Lev. 19:19, so let us look at Brass and Bronze.
Brass (Cu 65%, Zn 15%) melts at 900oC Bronze (Cu 90%, Sn 10%) melts at 850oC
So Brass or Bronze would eventually buckle and crack with a constant fire; air gets in so the wood would burn and the Altar collapse.
Colors Used
Colors Used
The Colors used in The Tabernacle:
Fine twisted Linen = White
Blue Yarn
Purple Yarn
Scarlet Yarn
To be used in:
Covering curtains, Ex. 26:1
1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.
Courtyard Entrance curtain, Ex. 27:16
16 And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
Holy Place Entrance curtain, Ex. 26:36
36 And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
Holy of Holies Entrance curtain, Ex. 26:31 (with golden Cherubim)
31 And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
Fine Linen to make the Courtyard (surrounding) curtains.
Colors, a Picture
Colors, a Picture
In most cultures today:
White = Purity
Blue = Heaven
Purple = King (Royalty)
Scarlet = Blood
If we mix Blue and Red (Scarlet), we get Purple every time. So it is a representation of The Messiah, our King, who is fully God, from Heaven, and fully man, from Earth. Earth-Adama-Adam-Dam (blood).
Covering: we are In Christ, Jn. 15:5; 17:21; Gal. 3:27.
5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Entrance: He Is The Way, Jn. 14:6; He is The Truth, Jn. 1:17; He is The Life, Heb. 9:7-8; Gen. 3:24.
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: 8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Surrounding: He will never leave us (surrounds and protects us), Heb. 13:5; Deut. 31:6.
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
In the Courtyard
In the Courtyard
The Brazen Altar
The Brazen Altar
The Altar:
5 by 5 by 3 cubits high.
Acacia wood covered with Copper. It had no steps but a ramp so the Priests could work modestly without exposing themselves (also pagan altars have steps, usually with gods painted or carved on them). It had rods so the Levites could hand-carry it when they moved, Ex. 27:1-8; 38:1-7.
Copper = Judgment
The blood poured out at the Altar was to atone (pay) for the sin of the people.
The Cross:
The Cross:
Where the sin of the world was judged; and where the Blood of Messiah was poured out to pay for our sin, Heb. 9:14-15, 28.
14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
The Laver
The Laver
The Washbasin:
No measurements and no wood as a basis. No rods but a frame to put under when it was needed to be carried (presumably like the Lampstand), Nu. 4:10.
It was built from pure polished copper mirrors, Ex. 30:18; 38:8; 40:30.
The Levites had to constantly bring Living water from a spring to keep filling the basin (the Levites were to assist the Priests, Nu. 3:6-9; Lev. 8:22-26), as the Priests took water out to wash their hands and feet before every offering and before going to minister in The Holy, Ex. 30:19-22; 40:31-32.
God’s Word is like water that cleanses, Ps. 51:2, 7; 119:9; Eph. 5:26.
2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
9 BETH.
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed thereto according to thy word.
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
God put no limits on the water; we can’t limit God’s Word.
The Living Water/Word:
The Living Water/Word:
Yeshua is The Word of God, Jn. 1:14, The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. He called out in the Temple,
37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
He said to the woman at the well in Samaria,
10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
Yeshua gives unlimited cleansing.
God’s Word is like a mirror, James 1:22-25.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Building Up of the Body
Building Up of the Body
The Building:
48 panels, 10 by 1 1⁄2 cubits each.
Acacia wood covered with beaten gold (righteousness); 20 on each side, 6 across the back and 1 extra on each corner at the back. Each panel had 2 solid silver (redemption) bases to stand in.
Each side had 5 rods to hold it together; 1 rod through the middle of the wood of the panels, and 4 on the outside which were held in place by rings attached to the panels.
It made a strong building but easy to dismantle and pack onto 6 ox carts, along with all the courtyard pieces, to be transported, Ex. 26:15-30; 36:20-34.
There were 8,580 Levite men from age 30-50 who were responsible for packing, moving, and reconstructing the Tabernacle, Nu. 4:47-49. Each was told by name what his job was, Nu. 4:19. They were supervised by Aaron’s sons Eliezer and Ithamar, Nu. 3:32; 4:16, 28, 33; Lev. 8:22.
The Body of Messiah
The Body of Messiah
When we confess our sins, are forgiven and the Holy Spirit lives within us we are available to God and He shapes us for His service. We are each clothed in the Righteousness of The Messiah, 2 Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:9; Eph. 6:14; Is. 61:10.
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
My soul shall be joyful in my God;
For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation,
He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments,
And as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
We are each standing in His redemption, Rom. 3:24; 1 Cor. 1:30; Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14; Heb. 9:12.
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
And corporately we are held together by the 5 gifts (ministries) Messiah gave to equip us for the work of service, Eph. 4:11-13.
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Individually we are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, 2 Cor. 6:16,
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
and corporately we are the Body of Christ, Rom. 12:5.
5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
Living stones jointly supplied, 1 Pet. 2:5.
5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Each of us has a specific job; we can’t all do the same thing. We are members of one body, each with a part to play so that the whole body functions properly, 1 Cor. 12.
Covering & Clothing the Body
Covering & Clothing the Body
The Coverings/Curtains:
4 layers of coverings were over the building; 2 from material against the building and 2 from leather open like an awning, Ex. 26:1-14; 36:8-19.
The first material was fine linen made from the 4 colors mentioned earlier. Each of the 10 curtains had a golden Cherub angel embroidered on it, Ex. 26:1 and they were 28 cubits long, Ex. 26:2, so they covered from the top of the base over the building to the base on the other side. They had 50 loops of blue thread along the edges and were join by gold clasps, Ex. 26:3-6.
1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.
The second material was woven goat hair and was 30 cubits long, so covered from the ground, over the building to the ground. They were joined with copper clasps. There were 11 curtains and the extra hung over the back of the building, Ex. 26:7-13.
The third covering was from Ram skins dyed red, Ex. 26:14.
The forth covering was from Tachash (badgers), a very thick skin, Ex. 26:14.
You don’t see the treasure or the colors.
Hidden in Christ, Treasure in Earthen Vessels
Hidden in Christ, Treasure in Earthen Vessels
We are in Messiah and He in us:
The colors representing the Messiah; He is fully God and fully man, and He covers us. We are in Him, and He in us, Jn. 14:20.
20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
Our muscles look like fibers woven together. Then we have blood vessels supplying the muscles and skin.
Then about 7 layers of skin like thick marine animal skin?
When the Holy Spirit lives within, we carry the treasure of Heaven in bodies of flesh and blood, 2 Cor. 4:7.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
People just see us as human (like a tent), they don’t see the treasure inside; unless we open up and share with them!
Surrounded with Pure Linen
Surrounded with Pure Linen
The only wood not covered are the posts all around the courtyard. They were acacia posts with Copper (Judgment) bases and Silver (Redemption) tops. Pure linen surrounded the courtyard, Ex. 27:9-19; 38:9-20.
Surrounded by Christ
Surrounded by Christ
Messiah is the only pure human and He paid for our judgement; He brought us redemption. He promised He would never leave or forsake us, Jn. 14:18; Heb. 13:5; Deut. 31:6, 8; Josh. 1:5.
18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
8 And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
It’s a picture of Him surrounding us.
Conclusion Part Two
Conclusion Part Two
Entrance into His Presence
Entrance into His Presence
Three Entrances:
The only way into the courtyard was through a 4-colored curtain with 4 Acacia posts. The posts had copper bases and silver tops like the courtyard posts, Ex. 27:16; 38:18-19.
The only way into The Holy Place was through a 4-colored curtain with 5 Acacia pillars covered in gold. The pillars had copper bases, Ex. 26:36-37; 36:37-38.
The only way into The Holy of Holies was through a 4-colored curtain with gold Cherub angels embroidered on it and with 4 Acacia pillars covered in gold. The pillars had silver bases, Ex. 26:31-33; 36:35-36.
Jesus: the Only Way, the Truth, and the Life
Jesus: the Only Way, the Truth, and the Life
Three sections:
The Messiah is the way back to God, Jn. 14:6. He paid for our sin and redeemed us.
Moses wrote 5 books of the Law which brought judgement, and is the foundation of the old covenant. 5 Pillars represent Grace. Messianic colors in the curtain. We see in Jn. 1:17 that the Law came through Moses, but Grace and Truth through Christ.
17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
There are 4 Gospels on the redemption Christ brought, and these are the foundation of the new covenant. God had Cherub angels guarding the way to the tree of Life in the Garden of Eden, Gen. 3:24. God tore this curtain in the Temple when Christ paid the price on the cross, Matt. 27:51; Mark 15:38; Luke 23:45; Heb. 10:19-22.
51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having an high priest over the house of God; 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
[Material adapted in large part from: Berean to Berean Ministries which conducts Gospel Centered Tours of the Model of the Tabernacle in Southern Israel, Timna Crater]