Once the articles and material for the Tabernacle were created and collected, the real work of assembly began.
You can read about all that had to be done in Exodus 40.
Just to quickly review Continue reading
Exodus
You will be blessed!
Moses received instructions to build everything for the construction of the Tabernacle.
This included the Tabernacle itself – the sacred tent with all its furnishings, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases; Continue reading
Indeed too much!
Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying: ‘Take from among you an offering to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze… Ex 35:4-5
God says He loves a cheerful giver. 2 Cor 9:7 Continue reading
Keep your eyes on God!
Moses remained there on the mountain with the Lord forty days and forty nights. In all that time he ate no bread and drank no water. And the Lord wrote the terms of the covenant—the Ten Commandments—on the stone tablets. Ex 34:28
It is no wonder that Moses was such an awesome man of God. To fast is one thing but to do it in the presence of God is something else altogether. Continue reading
Don’t shift the blame!
Can sin be blamed on someone else or is it the responsibility of the individual?
The answer is obvious to me; it is an individual. Yet an individual will look for a way to explain it or place the blame elsewhere. Continue reading
War in the camp
Moses had gone up on the mountain and was there for 40 days.
In the meantime, the people at the base of the mountain grew restless. Not willing to wait for him to return with instructions from God, they made their own god out of the gold earrings – a golden calf. Continue reading
God’s word in your heart, mind – in your life!
Aaron saw how excited the people were, so he built an altar in front of the calf. Then he announced, “Tomorrow will be a festival to the LORD!”
The people got up early the next morning to sacrifice burnt offerings and peace offerings. After this, they celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry. Ex 32:5-6 Continue reading
You need an offering.
While watching a new Ten Commandments movie, I was reading my Bible at the same time just to check up on one of the details of the movie that I didn’t remember reading in the Bible. (You know how that artistic license goes!) Continue reading
When there was no Law
When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break. Rom 5:12-14 Continue reading
One nation under God!
The following quotes are from President Obama’s inaugural address.
- “That while freedom is a gift from God, it must be secured by his people here on earth.”
- “…she is equal not just in the eyes of God but also in our own.” Continue reading
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 