The Bronze Altar, Outer Courts And Oil (Exo 27:1-21

Wednesday, 3 July 2024

My talk was based on Psalm 95. God is worshiped today anywhere (in spirit), but the way is not just any way. When all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces (Lev. He created it, and He certainly has the intellectual property rights of the Creator. The four pillars from which the hangings of the gate were fixed declare that all who have known redemption are invited to draw near. This signifies that the walls around us are God in His fulness, manifested through the witness of Christ by the Word and the Spirit. The priest, having made the proper offering, must pass through the door of the Tabernacle if he would worship God. Sanctification through the word is a continuous process. It is here that we worship, prayer, and intercede on the behalf of others as we hear and respond to God's voice. I believe all those things are warnings to us also if we do not follow the appointed path to worship. It had three main sections: the outer court, the holy place behind the first veil or curtain, and the Holy of Holies behind the second veil or curtain.

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The Great Court: In distinction from this "inner" court a second or "outer" court was built by Solomon, spoken of by the Chronicler as "the great court" (2Ch 4:9). Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. The end product of worship: communion, feeding on God. Is this the declaration of your heart tonight? In the outer court the main object was the bronze altar of sacrifice on which all the sacrificial animals were killed and offered to God. In Israel's history in 1 Kings 1:50, 2:28, there is this idea that they are protected when they touch the horns of the ark. When we pass through that veil we pass into an area which has been opened to us by the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

The Gate And The Courtyard Of The Tabernacle

Therefore, the statement of Christ to the woman at the well, as well as to the Jews, was a radical one. These colours are the same as those on the door and the veil except that, in the latter, cherubims were embroidered. Or, do we say that we occasionally like to be in the presence of God? Animals were offered here for the sins of the people. As we pass from the outer court into the place of worship, we shall expect to find a radical change in the articles of furniture. It is interesting to note that this threefold definition that Christ made of Himself dovetails into the three entrances of the Tabernacle. Now, these three sections of the tabernacle correspond to many things in our experience, but I want to relate them to the three areas of human personality: the body, the soul, and the spirit which I spoke about earlier in my teaching on worship. Symbolically perform the functions described above and summarized below at each piece of furniture. In 2 Sam 22:2-3, the words "rock", "fortress", "deliverer", "shield", "stronghold", "refuge" are all synonyms for a Savior. The width of the gate may cause surprise; it appears to be very large for the size of the building. The Altar of Sacrifice or Bronze Altar is where they slaughter the innocent animal for the atonement of their sins. 5) is a very clear statement. No one knows what the horns are for. The word of Christ is water (John 15:3; Ephesians 5:26).

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Jesus is the one and only path into the presence of God. It is not something light or routine. The Lord Jesus gives stability to all of the structure, but that which separates it from what is outside is as stable as the boards. Read the Book: July - September. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. Visualize yourself moving from the outer court into the inner court and then into the Holy of Holies. The way of the cross leads home, There is no other way but this. The design even of the courtyard was well-thought through. Josephus makes the 11 cubits of the "court of Israel" extend round the whole "court of the priests, " inclusive of altar and temple (see TEMPLE; and compare G. Smith, Jerusalem, II, 506-9, with the reconstruction of Waterhouse in Sacred Sites of the Gospels, 111 ff). A) The bronze altar and the salvation of God (Exo 27:1-8).

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Too long have we worshipped at the altar of the world. Though it is austere judgment and justice, it only represents judgment and justice against our enemy, SIN, for the purpose of this judgment and justice is REDEMPTION. Did you know that the Tabernacle was given to Moses to help the Israelites come into God's presence as they were wandering through the wilderness? Each of these areas brings out another truth about worship. It has a very long tap root which grows deep down to get the necessary moisture.

There's so much to be said about atonement because we think that this is the last thing we need. Quotes Around Verses. The will is like that table of shewbread placed out in the presence of God every day. Stepping Stones To Shalom. On the ark were two cherubs, two heavenly creatures in beaten gold kneeling at each end of the ark with their faces turned inwards toward one another and their wings stretched out and meeting their tips just over the center of the ark, over the mercy seat. There may be principles which can be applied to the former, but the lessons are for the latter. Fellowship: face to face, looking directly at each other. And then, the altar of golden incense which was just in front of the second veil, typifies the emotions.