No Life Group this Thursday, January 19th

No Life Group this Thursday January 19th

There is a conference at the Church: Rend the Heavens
Please note that evening meetings start at 6:30 p.m.
with John Crowder

• Starts Wednesday evening at 6:30pm.
• Th/Fri/Sat Sessions are 9:30am, 2pm & 6:30pm.
• Evening Sessions are open to the public.
• Conference registration guarantees your seating.

The Tabernacle Part 2 Thursday January 12, 2006

Correction: There were 3,000,000 but the count in the Bible probably didn't account for women and children. This 3 million figure also included Levites who weren't accounted for.

The time it took to construct the Tabernacle was 9 months.
Materials needed for the constuction: Exodus 25:1-8
The colors and materials all have specific meaning.

Materials used in Construction
Romans 1:20
This is another way for God to express his truth.
Exodus 25:1-7
Exodus 35:4-9
Gold Job 23:10 1
Silver
Brass
Precious stones

Plant Kingdom
Fine Linen
Shittim Wood (Acacia wood)
Oil for Light
Spices for the Anointing Oil
Spices for Sweet Incense

Animal Kingdom
Blue (shellfish)
Purple (Shellfish)
Scarlet (worm or insect)
Goats hair
Rams' skin dyed red
Badger's skin

There were 60 posts around the courtyard (multiple of 5). The linen fence was 5 cubits high (approx 8.5 feet). Five symbolizes the number of man. Five fingers and toes, and so on.
Inside, the 60 pillars were made of accacia wood, and covered with brass. Brass speaks of God's judgement of man. They also had a silver cap. That stands for redemption. The white linen was of one piece. The gate way 30 feet wide.

The Courtyard
Exodus 38:9, 16-18
1. The Fence

There were 60 posts around the courtyard (multiple of 5). The linen fence was 5 cubits high (approx 8.5 feet). Five symbolizes the number of man. Five fingers and toes, and so on.
Inside, the 60 pillars were made of accacia wood, and covered with brass. Brass speaks of God's judgement of man. They also had a silver cap. That stands for redemption.

2. The Gate
. The white linen was of one piece. Even Jesus outer garment had no seam. The gate way 30 feet wide. The gate was on the East. Most of the false gods were worshipped by facing the east. In order to enter the Temple, you would have to turn your back to fhe false gods and enter. The width of the gate shows that all could enter. it was sufficient and lovely as our Lord is. John 14:6 There are no steps, thus no work needed to enter. The gate curtain was curiously wrought Psalm 139:15


3. The Brazen Altar
Exodus 27:1-4
The four sides are the manifestation of Christ on earth. Six is man not dealt with by God. There were three types of acacia wood, one type was a gum, used as medicine (healing), another a tonic (sustenance of Christ). It was covered inside and outside with brass. The word altar means high place. The four horns were for tying unwilling sacrifices. They were sprinkled with blood (Gospel to the four corners of the earth).
Psalm 118:27
There were 5 utensils.
The brazen laver
Exodus 30:17-20
This is where they would wash themselves. This represents sanctification. Once they were washed, after the initial washing when they were consecrated as a priest (which only occured once), they would wash themselves.

The Tabernacle Part 1 Thursday January 5, 2006

Our Pastor was mentioning that he wanted to expand our church especially on Wednesdays; including teens and kids ministries. The areas to focus more on are:
Fellowship
Family
Community
Consider plugging into this, and it is for every age group. As far as we are concerned, perhaps on occasion we could go to church instead of having the Life Group.


Today Dawn will be sharing about the Tabernacle:
Jesus said, "For where two or three have gathered together in My name,
I am there in their midst." Matthew 18:20

About 10 years ago, Dawn was in Lancaster PA, and there was a life-sized model of the Tabernacle. This really inspired me to study about the Tabernacle. Recently, on Wednesday mornings, four girls come to the school where I work, and they constructed a model of the Tabernacle. Not life size, of course. So we started studying the tabernacle. And thinking about each part of it.

So what do we know about the tabernacle:

--Holy Ground, something holy.
--God's presence
--different sections
--place for washing
--Only priests were allowed inside, in the OT, and they had bells on.
--They tied ropes around the ankles of the priests so they could pull them out if something happened.
--God's dwelling place
--Colors: red blue and purple

The tabernacle had the Israelites camped around in their respective tribes. John 1:14--The tabernacle dwelt (Greek for Tabernacle) among us.
Exodus 25-40; Lev 1-27; Numbers 1-2

Reasons to study the tabernacle

• Place in history
• God's dwelling place Ex 25:8
• Shadow lesson of Christ, His Church, and the individual believer
• Heavenly Architect
• Copy of the Heavenly Sanctuary
• Illustrated the only approach to God
• God's call to intimacy

Names of the Tabernacle

• Tabernacle--tent or dwelling place
• Sanctuary Exodus 25:8 - a holy place, place set apart
• Tent of Testimony or Witness
  
• House of God
• Tent of the Congregation
  

The tabernacle is like a photo album of God. Showing Him in different ways, and His different ministries. Why is blood necessary? Watch the tabernacle and see if you can hear Him calling you. The Lord hears our heart, He wants us to hear His heart. Just like a mother can hear the baby's heart in the womb. (Man looks on the outward appearance...verse?) The Lord is calling us to intimacy, and from that flows all the ministries and the fruit. Isaiah 61:6 God is calling us to be His people, His priests. The tablets of the Law were in the tabernacle. This was also a visualization of the one true God to the unbelievers. The word "tent" is used, not a permanent dwelling place, pilgrims live in tents.

General Outline of Structure

• In the midst Exodus 25:8
• Three parts
• Encampent
• Materials used
• Time to build

The Courtyard

• Fence
• Gate
• Brazen Altar

There is the courtyard, and in the building there are two rooms. The first room, is the Holy Place. And then the Holy of Holies, which the priest visited one day of the year. There is also furniture in the tabernacle.

There were 3 million Israelites walking together in the desert! If they walked 50 abreast, they would be 12 miles long! Yet it was orderly.