The Tabernacle
Priest's clothing
To help me visualize the things in the reading, I went to these websites.
Today's reading says to me---God is into details. Boy, is He into details. And I think He's into us following His details. But it also gives me hope that He doesn't mind being a part of our details. Someone once told me, "God is big enough for the heartaches, and small enough for the headaches." I always felt that meant that no matter how big or how small your problem is, He can be a part of it. There is even a book called, "God Is In the Small Things".
So, hope for all you detail people. You were created in God's image. He is a detail person, too!
In fact, I had some trouble following some of the details, but the imagery was amazing to me. I loved the description of the menorrah. (Especially when as I read about the candlestick, I realized--hey that's like a menorrah!) And I love the connections that I knew since our Bible Study group studied Revelation. So much of Revelation connects with these laws and this temple as the end of the world images use lamps, the number 7, the colors, cherubim, and connections to the 12 tribes. Another thought that kept coming back to me was the fact that the veil was torn from top to bottom when Jesus died on the cross. This was the beginning of the veil. It's importance was obvious. And Jesus' death was the end of the veil. Equally important. The separation of God from the people, the adherence to these rituals and laws, was over. Jesus moved us one step closer to God and took the place of those things being set in place in the laws of Exodus. Cool!!!
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