In these chapters, YHWH continues the process of giving direction to Moshe, about how to construct an "aron", a cabinet or "ark", in which He will live and from which He will communicate to the Children of Israel.
Because I am quite familiar with Torah and Tanach, as well as The Messianic Writings, I know what is coming, and read the early parts with the bigger picture in mind.
God DID and DOES desire to be close to those He created, but the fellowship was ruined/severed when Adam and Havah disobeyed God’s one command and were banished from His presence.
Now God is working on a way to restore the relationship He desired that existed, but was lost, back in Eden.
God is a God of love, but He is also a God of righteousness (there are moral absolutes) and a God of justice. Throughout Torah, we see how seriously He takes it when people defy, ignore, reject, or disobey His standards. He is gracious and merciful, but there are times when He must take action against sin.
Remember…. Not a single one of the 600,000+ men that came out of Egypt over 20 years old will enter the promised land, except Caleb and Joshua. Due to their refusal to believe that God would help them take the land, the Israelites had to wander in the wilderness for an additional 38 years, until all the men over 20 had died. Some of these men died quite violent deaths. Even the judges Moses appointed, the leaders of the tribes who brought the offerings at the dedication of the mishkan … none of them will enter the Land. It’s very sad.
The courtyard of the mishkan was a place to offer sacrifices. There were animals, slaughter tables, blood, water, fire, priests, people bringing sacrifices... It was probably very noisy, smelly, and hot. I don’t think it was a pleasant place to be.
There were five kinds of sacrifices. Trespass offering. Sin offering. Grain offering. Peace offering. Burnt offering. Several of these were for sins that people committed. They were brought to acknowledge that they had broken God’s Torah/law/teaching.
Torah is full of interesting and important information about God - who He is, what He expects, what He requires. There are many lessons that can be learned and applied today. Many laws in the u. s. are based on biblical law.
God is love, but He is not on our level or familiar. He is not our “buddy” or “pal.” He is set apart. He is awesome and deserves our honor and worship.
i look forward to these readings every time you do a new one! Thank you !
Thank you Dr. Wolf! These readings and your commentary are so wonderful… much appreciated!
I too look forward to hearing these readings. :)
Because I am quite familiar with Torah and Tanach, as well as The Messianic Writings, I know what is coming, and read the early parts with the bigger picture in mind.
God DID and DOES desire to be close to those He created, but the fellowship was ruined/severed when Adam and Havah disobeyed God’s one command and were banished from His presence.
Now God is working on a way to restore the relationship He desired that existed, but was lost, back in Eden.
God is a God of love, but He is also a God of righteousness (there are moral absolutes) and a God of justice. Throughout Torah, we see how seriously He takes it when people defy, ignore, reject, or disobey His standards. He is gracious and merciful, but there are times when He must take action against sin.
Remember…. Not a single one of the 600,000+ men that came out of Egypt over 20 years old will enter the promised land, except Caleb and Joshua. Due to their refusal to believe that God would help them take the land, the Israelites had to wander in the wilderness for an additional 38 years, until all the men over 20 had died. Some of these men died quite violent deaths. Even the judges Moses appointed, the leaders of the tribes who brought the offerings at the dedication of the mishkan … none of them will enter the Land. It’s very sad.
The courtyard of the mishkan was a place to offer sacrifices. There were animals, slaughter tables, blood, water, fire, priests, people bringing sacrifices... It was probably very noisy, smelly, and hot. I don’t think it was a pleasant place to be.
There were five kinds of sacrifices. Trespass offering. Sin offering. Grain offering. Peace offering. Burnt offering. Several of these were for sins that people committed. They were brought to acknowledge that they had broken God’s Torah/law/teaching.
Torah is full of interesting and important information about God - who He is, what He expects, what He requires. There are many lessons that can be learned and applied today. Many laws in the u. s. are based on biblical law.
God is love, but He is not on our level or familiar. He is not our “buddy” or “pal.” He is set apart. He is awesome and deserves our honor and worship.