The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Ezekiel 41:22,
"There was a wooden altar three cubits high and two cubits square; its corners, its base and its sides were of wood. The man said to me, 'This is the table that is before the Lord.'"
As I read of this temple, and as we will be reading of the glory of the Lord entering into it in the next chapter, and of the burnt offerings and sin offerings that are prescribed, I am reminded of the ultimate sacrifice that all sacrifices under the old covenant were a foreshadow of.
This table "that is before the Lord" reminds me of some things that exist in front of our God today and for all eternity, that have been wrought for us on our behalf by our Lord Jesus Christ.
"…because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. Such a high priest meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself." Hebrews 7:24-28.
Just how wonderful is this?!
As I read of this temple, and as we will be reading of the glory of the Lord entering into it in the next chapter, and of the burnt offerings and sin offerings that are prescribed, I am reminded of the ultimate sacrifice that all sacrifices under the old covenant were a foreshadow of.
This table "that is before the Lord" reminds me of some things that exist in front of our God today and for all eternity, that have been wrought for us on our behalf by our Lord Jesus Christ.
"…because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. Such a high priest meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens. Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices day after day, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all when he offered himself." Hebrews 7:24-28.
Just how wonderful is this?!
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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