Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Exodus 38:9 says, And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:  This was a large tabernacle made of some very fine materials.  We today need to give the best that we can to God's to accomplish His work.  Verse ten states, Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.  These were the rest of the dimensions of the south side of the tabernacle.  Verse eleven says, And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.  This verse tells of the dimensions and the make up of the north side of the tabernacle.  Both sides were built according to the instructions that God had given Moses, who had given the instructions to the builders.  God speaks to us directly today, but He also speaks to us through our fellow Christians as we do His work.  Verse twelve declares, And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.  This was one half of the hangings that would make the tabernacle a whole enclosure.  We cannot stop with only a part of God's work done, but must continue until it all fits together, which happens in the next verse.  Verse thirteen adds, And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.  This side would have the opening have the opening, so it would be different from the west side.  Not everything done for God will be done exactly like everything else, but it should all fit together to advance His kingdom and to glorify Him.  Verse fourteen says, The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.  Then verse fifteen adds, And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.  A tabernacle would be of little use if there were not an easy way into it.  Our access to God today is through our faith in Jesus Christ, and though it cost Him everything, it is free and easy for us.  All we have to do is accept Christ by faith as our Savior and Lord.  Verse sixteen states, All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.  Verse seventeen adds, And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.  We are once more told of the make up of the hangings and the way that they were to fit together.  I believe that all the repetition of these facts were to insure that the people of Israel knew that God's plan was being followed.  Today, our proclaiming of the message of the gospel may sound repetitious to the lost of the world, but it is God's plan and we as Christians must make sure that they realize that it is the only way to salvation.  Verse eighteen says, And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.  All this intricate work required many people working together to accomplish, just as doing God's work today requires all of His people working together.  Verse nineteen adds, And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.  Verse twenty adds, And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass. Then verse twenty-one concludes, This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.  The tabernacle was completed according to God's plan given to Moses and was to be used for the service of the Levites, or the priests of that day.  Today, salvation is complete through Christ and was accomplished for those who accept Him, who are a  priesthood of believers.

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