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 Numbers 8:1-2,
"The Lord said to Moses, 'Speak to Aaron and say to him, "When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand."'"
The golden lampstand in the tabernacle had seven lamps on it. Here the Lord tells Moses that Aaron is to set the lamps such that they illuminate the area in front of the lampstand. In this way the table of presence that had the twelve loaves of bread would exist in the light it provided.
The tabernacle was the locus of God's presence and that presence was not to exist in the dark. The apostle John tells us, "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all." 1 John 1:5. Paul said, "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen." 1 Timothy 6:15-16.
Light is a quality that helps us understand Jesus Christ, who is both the bread of life (John 6:35) and the light of life, "When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'" John 8:12. Jesus said he came as a light, "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." John 12:46. Isaiah prophesied about the coming Messiah as a light, "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned." Isaiah 9:1-2.
"The Lord said to Moses, 'Speak to Aaron and say to him, "When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand."'"
The golden lampstand in the tabernacle had seven lamps on it. Here the Lord tells Moses that Aaron is to set the lamps such that they illuminate the area in front of the lampstand. In this way the table of presence that had the twelve loaves of bread would exist in the light it provided.
The tabernacle was the locus of God's presence and that presence was not to exist in the dark. The apostle John tells us, "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all." 1 John 1:5. Paul said, "God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen." 1 Timothy 6:15-16.
Light is a quality that helps us understand Jesus Christ, who is both the bread of life (John 6:35) and the light of life, "When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, 'I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'" John 8:12. Jesus said he came as a light, "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." John 12:46. Isaiah prophesied about the coming Messiah as a light, "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned." Isaiah 9:1-2.
The tabernacle, its design and furnishings together with the prescribed worship, are all rich with symbolism that points us to Jesus Christ. All God did through the nation of Israel was within the view of his redemption of mankind through the redeemer he provided, Jesus Christ, the true light that has come into the world.
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