Thursday, December 5, 2019

Exodus 29:31 says, And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.  Verse thirty-two adds, And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.  The ram of consecration was to be cooked and eaten by Aaron and his sons, along with the bread in the basket.  This was to be done by the floor of the tabernacle of the congregation.  Verse thirty-three declares, And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.   Aaron and his sons were to do this to consecrate themselves.  Strangers were not to eat of these things, because the meat and bread were holy in God's view.  Those who do not believe in God have always been kept from sharing in God's sanctification.  Those who do not accept Christ as Savior and Lord today will never share in everlasting salvation.  Verse thirty-four adds, And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.  Anything left over was to be burned, because it was holy.  Verse thirty-five states, And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.  Moses was to follow God's instructions concerning Aaron and his sons.  They were to be consecrated for seven days.  When we come to Christ today, we must come on God's terms, and when we do, we are then consecrated to Him.  Verse thirty-six adds,  And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.  A bullock was to be sacrificed every day for a sin offering, and the altar was to be cleansed afterwards.  Verse thirty-seven says, Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.  After seven days of atonement for the altar, it was considered holy and anything that touched it was considered holy.  We today do not have a physical altar that is considered holy in this respect, in that anything that touches it becomes holy.  We do have the Holy Spirit living in us if we are followers of Christ, so when we go to the altar, it becomes a holy place.  Verse thirty-eight declares, Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.  There was to be an ongoing offering.  Today, Christ is our everlasting offering to atone for our sins.  Verse thirty-nine adds,  The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:  There was to be a morning offering of one lamb, and an evening offering of the other.  Verse forty adds, And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.  In addition to the lamb, there was to be a bread and wine offering.  Today, Christ is the Lamb, and we commerate His sacrifice with the Lord's Supper of bread and wine, or grape juice as the case may be.  Verse forty-one states, And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.  The evening offering was to be the same as the morning offering.  Verse forty-two declares, This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee.  The people of Israel were to have a continual offering to God, and today Christ is our continual, forever sacrifice to God.  Verse forty-three adds, And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.   God said He would meet the children of Israel in the tabernacle.  We today have so much greater access to God.  As Christians, we have God with us at all times through the Holy Spirit living in us.  Verse forty-four continues, And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office.  The sacrifices that were offered did not sanctify the altar and Aaron and his sons, but God did.   No matter what we sacrifice to God, it will not sanctify us.  Only Christ can.  Verse forty five declares, And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.  God said He would be their God and dwell among them.  As followers of Christ,  God is our God and He dwells among us.  Verse forty-six adds,  And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God. Today, if we are followers of Christ, we know that God is our God, and He dwells among us.

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