Sunday, January 5, 2020

Exodus 39:27 says, And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,
Aaron and his sons were to be the priests.  They had special coats made for them.  Our actions today should be the thing that set us apart from the world as followers of Christ.  Verse twenty-eight states, And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen, Then verse twenty-nine continues, And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses.  Girdles and bonnets would be associated more with women today, if they were to be worn at all, but the way that people dress has changed many times over the centuries, and even varies in different parts of the world today.  Verse thirty states,  And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.  On the plate of the crown was written, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.  These garments were not made to have people worship Aaron and his sons, but were made to set them aside so that the people would be called on to worship God.  Whatever we wear and whatever we do today as Christians should point people to HOLINESS TO THE LORD.  Verse thirty-one adds, And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.  The outfits of Aaron and his sons were completed in accordance with God's directions to Moses.  We today, as followers of Christ the priesthood of believers, have no particular garments that we are to wear, even if we are a preacher or teacher, but I believe that we should dress our best wherever we go, since we represent God to the world.  Verse thirty-two declares, Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.  The people completed the work of the tabernacle, which included making the garments for Aaron and his sons, in accordance with God's plan.  As Christians, we will never complete God's work in this lifetime, but we must always do our work for God in accordance with His plan.  Verse thirty-three says, And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets,  Verse thirty-four adds, And the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers’ skins, and the vail of the covering,  These two verses and the next few simply tell us that the people brought the finished tabernacle and its furnishings to Moses.  We today bring the work that we have done for God to Him, spiritually if not physically.  Verse thirty-five says, The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat,  Verse thirty-six states, The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,  Verse thirty-seven adds, The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,  The ark of the covenant contained God's law that was given to Moses on the mountain, and the candlesticks were used to cast light on the Ark of the Covenant.  We today as followers of Christ should have God's law written  in our hearts, and the Holy Spirit should light it up for us.  Verse thirty-eight says, And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,  Verse thirty-nine adds, The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,  The altar was where sacrifices were made to God.  Christ made the only acceptable sacrifice for all the sins of all the people, so all we can do is accept His sacrifice for our sins by faith.  Then we are to be a living sacrifice for God.  Verse forty says, The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation,  Then verse forty-one adds, The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons’ garments, to minister in the priest’s office.  All the hangings and the holy garments of Aaron the priest and his sons were brought to Moses.  Then verse forty-two declares, According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.  All the work was done in accordance with God's instructions to Moses.  Today, as Christians, we must make sure that all that we do for God is done in accordance with His :directions.  Verse forty-three concludes, And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.  Moses looked at what the people had done and saw that it was done in accordance with God's command, and then he blessed it.  Our work today, if examined by someone, should always be done in accordance with God's will.  When it is, God will bless it.

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