The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Exodus 26:30,
"Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain."
"Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain."
The plan shown Moses by the Lord for the construction of the tabernacle reveals order, it reveals structure of design, it reveals coherent form. All the pieces and parts have their place in the overall construction. Nothing is happenstance, nothing is afterthought and it clearly is not vague or harbors any hint of disorder.
It is my strong conviction that the design of the tabernacle reveals something of the character and nature of God. He is all that he reflects of himself in his design of the tabernacle. Throughout the Scriptures he consistently reveals himself just so.
This morning I think about the history of God's redemption of mankind. Some see the accounts in the pages of Scripture as snippets, as pieces that do not necessarily fit together as the parts of a puzzle might, to form a flow of thought and action that demonstrate order, structure of design, coherence and the like. Not me. I see in the pages of Scripture a consistent flow of history, each and every stage lending itself to the overall design and completion of God's agenda of the redemption of mankind.
It all fits together, beginning with the account of creation and the fall of man, the development of a people, Israel, through which God communicates his redemption and brings his Redeemer into the world. All this followed by an account of the rollout of redemption through the propagation of the gospel and culminating in the return of our great Redeemer to usher believers into his eternal presence to experience the joy of his pleasures for all eternity.
Just like the design of the tabernacle, the agenda of God to redeem lost and fallen mankind is an orderly rollout throughout history. If we fail to see it, we will never quite understand just what it is we read in the Pentateuch, we will fail to see God's purposes in the history of the nation of Israel, the life and times of Jesus Christ our Messiah, and this golden age where God reaches out to all those who are willing to embrace him in faith.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know. A blog with all my posts can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
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