Read Exodus
37-38 & Matthew
23:23-39
To discover:
As you read remind yourself of the purpose of these items.
To ponder:
This is the first reading where there isn’t much to say that
hasn’t already been said. “Everything” is done “as the LORD commanded Moses”
(38v22). The emphasis, however, is on the skill God gave those working – and
again on the women in particular. When one considers the space taken with
detailing how God’s instructions were fulfilled, and how much gold, silver and
bronze were used, we again see the importance of obeying God and of the
preciousness of the tabernacle itself as the place of his presence. This
challenges thoughtlessness within the church as to the elements involved in our
corporate meeting with God. But it also moves us with the wonder of what
meeting with him really entails.
Praying it home:
Think on what has most struck you about God in Exodus. Praise
him for these things. Pray specifically for how your life should be shaped by
an awareness of his constant presence and character.
Thinking further:
Why not take the extra time to read one of the following: An
article on ‘covenant’;
or the ones previously mentioned on ‘tabernacle’;
or on ‘priest.’
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