Exodus - Part Five

October 17, 2010 Speaker: Steve Ottolini Series: Exodus

Topic: Learning Hour

Course Objectives

1. To understand the Book of Exodus
2. To identify with the covenant community in Exodus
3. To grow in devotion to Jesus and the Bible

• Exodus 1-15: Redemption of God
• Exodus 19-24: Revelation of God
• Exodus 2-40: Relationship with God

Review of Lesson Four - The Ten Commandments

I. Lesson Five: The Tabernacle (Exodus 25-40)


A. The Tabernacle is God’s but it comes from the people!
1. People’s contributions.
(a) Exodus 25:1-2 “[25:1] The LORD said to Moses, [2] “Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From every man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me.
(b) Exodus 35: 10-36:7 [10] “Let every skillful craftsman among you come and make all that the LORD has commanded: [11] the tabernacle, its tent and its covering, its hooks and its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; [12] the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil of the screen; [13] the table with its poles and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; [14] the lampstand also for the light, with its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light; [15] and the altar of incense, with its poles, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle; [16] the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils, the basin and its stand; [17] the hangings of the court, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court; [18] the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the court, and their cords; [19] the finely worked garments for ministering in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests.” [20] Then all the congregation of the people of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. [21] And they came, everyone whose heart stirred him, and everyone whose spirit moved him, and brought the LORD's contribution to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments. [22] So they came, both men and women. All who were of a willing heart brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and armlets, all sorts of gold objects, every man dedicating an offering of gold to the LORD. [23] And every one who possessed blue or purple or scarlet yarns or fine linen or goats' hair or tanned rams' skins or goatskins brought them. [24] Everyone who could make a contribution of silver or bronze brought it as the LORD's contribution. And every one who possessed acacia wood of any use in the work brought it. [25] And every skillful woman spun with her hands, and they all brought what they had spun in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. [26] All the women whose hearts stirred them to use their skill spun the goats' hair. [27] And the leaders brought onyx stones and stones to be set, for the ephod and for the breastpiece, [28] and spices and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. [29] All the men and women, the people of Israel, whose heart moved them to bring anything for the work that the LORD had commanded by Moses to be done brought it as a freewill offering to the LORD. [30] Then Moses said to the people of Israel, “See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; [31] and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, [32] to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, [33] in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft. [34] And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan. [35] He has filled them with skill to do every sort of work done by an engraver or by a designer or by an embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, or by a weaver—by any sort of workman or skilled designer. [36:1] “Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the LORD has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the LORD has commanded.” [2] And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the LORD had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work. [3] And they received from Moses all the contribution that the people of Israel had brought for doing the work on the sanctuary. They still kept bringing him freewill offerings every morning, [4] so that all the craftsmen who were doing every sort of task on the sanctuary came, each from the task that he was doing, [5] and said to Moses, “The people bring much more than enough for doing the work that the LORD has commanded us to do.” [6] So Moses gave command, and word was proclaimed throughout the camp, “Let no man or woman do anything more for the contribution for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing, [7] for the material they had was sufficient to do all the work, and more.”


B. Materials for Tabernacle.
1. Gold, silver, bronze
2. Blue and purple scarlet yarns, fine twined linen
3. Goat’s hair, tanned ram’s skins, Goatskins
4. Acacia wood
5. Oil for lamps, spices for anointing, fragrant incense
6. Onyx stones, stones for setting in the ephod and breastplate.


C. To be made exactly as the heavenly model shown to Moses.
1. Exodus 25:9 “Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.”
2. Exodus 25:40 “And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain.”
3. Exodus 26:30 “The son who succeeds him as priest, who comes into the tent of meeting to minister in the Holy Place, shall wear them seven days.”
4. Exodus 27:8 “You shall make it hollow, with boards. As it has been shown you on the mountain, so shall it be made.”
5. Hebrews 8:5 “They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by God, saying, “See that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain.”
6. Hebrews 9:11-12 “[11] But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) [12] he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.”


7. Sketch of Redemptive History

Old Covenant: Copies of heavenly realities; Shadowy participation in Mount Zion

New Covenant: ‘tastings’ of heavenly realities; Partial participation in Mount Zion

Age to Come: Full meal of heavenly realities; Full unrestricted participation in Mount Zion

D. The Tabernacle and the Furnishings
1. Purpose of furnishings

Furnishings Symbolism  NT Reality
Bronze AltarEntrance demands sacrifice  Christ’s blood gives us access. (Eph. 2:18)
Bronze Laver Those who enter need cleansingChrist’s blood cleanses us.
Bread of Presence All that is needed to strengthen Christ’s body and blood nnourishes us        and supply is provided daily
Golden Lampstand Light by which to see is provided John 8:12
Altar of Incense Praise and prayer Enter boldly in Christ’s name with thanksgiving and praise.
Ark Presence of God Christ in you.
VeilWay into presence is not open. Veil torn in two.

2. Bronze Altar (figure 3)
(a) Enter by sacrifice
(i) John 10:9-11 “[9] I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. [10] The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. [11] I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
(ii) John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
(iii) Leviticus 17:11 “or the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.”
3. Bronze Laver (Figure 2)
(a) Cleansing after atonement
(i) 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
(ii) John 13:8 “Peter said to him, “You shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no share with me.”
(iii) 1 Corinthians 6:11 “And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”

4. Table of the Bread of Presence (figure 5)
(a) All the believer needs to strengthen and sustain him is found in God’s Presence.
(i) John 6:35 “Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”
5. The Golden Lampstand (figure 4)
(a) Constant flow of oil to keep it lit 24/7
(b) Sole source of light in the Tabernacle.
(i) John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
6. Golden Altar of Incense (Figure 6)
(a) Worship and prayer blended
(i) Psalm 100:4 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!”
(ii) Revelation 8:3-4 “And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne.”
7. The Ark of the Covenant (Figure 7)
(a) Only piece of furniture in the Most Holy Place.
(b) Gold covered chest which contained reminders of God’s faithfulness to covenant.
(i) Golden urn of Manna: God the provider.
(ii) Stone tablets of 10 words: God the covenant standard bearer.
(iii) Aaron’s rod that budded: God works through mediators that are appointed by Him and enabled by Him.
(iv) Ark not to be touched by human hands.
8. Mercy Seat made out of one piece of gold.
(a) Called atonement cover.
(b) Golden cherubim on top, facing on e another with heads down (reverence), wings outstretched (like eagle’s wings) over the mercy seat, touching one another.
(c) Cherubim have lion-like body, eagle’s wings and human faces.
(d) It is from above the mercy seat, from between the cherubim that the lord will speak to Moses.
(e) Exodus 25:22 “There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.”
(f) Numbers 7:89 “And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim; and it spoke to him.”
(g) The Lord is referred to as being ‘enthroned’ upon the cherubim.
(i) Psalm 80:1 “Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth.”
(ii) 1 Samuel 4:4 “So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who is enthroned on the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.”
(iii) 2 Samuel 6:2 “And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the LORD of hosts who sits enthroned on the cherubim.”
(iv) Isaiah 37:16 “O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.”
9. Paul referring to Tabernacle procedure.
(a) Hebrews 4:16 “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

Discussion Questions:

1. The fear of the Lord is a major factor in old covenant worship. Why is it not much of a factor in the 21st Century worship expression of the Church of the new covenant?
2. Is it right or wrong that the fear of the Lord is not much of a factor in the 21st Century Church? Explain

 



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