Daily Bible Portion (Sunday)
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"WHEN YOU TAKE"
(Weekly Reading>>Exodus 30:11-34:35, 1 Kings 18:20-39, 2 Corinthians 3:1-18)
Continued from the last two studies:
Review: The Israelites betrothed themselves to Yahweh at Mount Sinai and Moses set himself apart for a time (forty days and forty nights) to receive the plans for the Bridal Chamber called the mishkan or tabernacle of Yahweh (Exodus 24:1-11). These plans are so large they are taught in three studies. Two studies ago we were given a graphic look at the tabernacle/ mishkan and the furnishings. In the last study we observed the priestly garments and this week we complete the instructions for the Bridal Chamber and witness the return of Moses to camp ready to share all this news with Yahweh’s people. The Israelites who betrothed themselves to Yahweh mirror our betrothal to Yeshua, the King and Bridegroom of Israel. It was as if we were with them at Mount Sinai, as the Covenant/ ketubah (Marriage Covenant) was made not only with those who were standing there in the presence of Yahweh that day but also with their future generations who were not there, us included. This teaching from Exodus is a prophetic parable for us today.
Atonement Shekel
(Exodus 30:11-16)
Yahweh shared with Moses that He required each male Israelite from twenty years of age and older (those who had crossed over) to give a half shekel for their atonement when the census was to be taken so that a plague would not fall on them. The atonement shekel is to be used for the service of the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the sons of Israel before Yahweh, to make atonement for them. This was not a volunteer offering but a commandment from Yahweh.
In 2 Samuel 24:15, David counted his fighting men without the payment of the half shekel. This tragic mistake led to the plague that followed and the death of seventy thousand men throughout the land.
The silver of the half shekel is a symbol of Yahweh’s redemption. Yahweh’s tabernacle was to be built on His redemption, and as such, how it was built must reflect His truth. Yeshua our Messiah fulfilled our redemption price so that no plague would come upon us. The bases supporting the framework of the tabernacle were to be made of silver. The white linen curtains defining the outer court surrounding the tabernacle were to be held in place by silver hooks.
The definition of silver is: a soft, white, precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
The Basin for Washing - The Laver
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"WHEN YOU TAKE"
(Weekly Reading>>Exodus 30:11-34:35, 1 Kings 18:20-39, 2 Corinthians 3:1-18)
Continued from the last two studies:
Review: The Israelites betrothed themselves to Yahweh at Mount Sinai and Moses set himself apart for a time (forty days and forty nights) to receive the plans for the Bridal Chamber called the mishkan or tabernacle of Yahweh (Exodus 24:1-11). These plans are so large they are taught in three studies. Two studies ago we were given a graphic look at the tabernacle/ mishkan and the furnishings. In the last study we observed the priestly garments and this week we complete the instructions for the Bridal Chamber and witness the return of Moses to camp ready to share all this news with Yahweh’s people. The Israelites who betrothed themselves to Yahweh mirror our betrothal to Yeshua, the King and Bridegroom of Israel. It was as if we were with them at Mount Sinai, as the Covenant/ ketubah (Marriage Covenant) was made not only with those who were standing there in the presence of Yahweh that day but also with their future generations who were not there, us included. This teaching from Exodus is a prophetic parable for us today.
Deuteronomy 29:14-15 “I make this covenant and this oath, not with you alone, but with him who stands here with us today before Yahweh our God/Elohim, as well as with him who is not here with us today.”
Atonement Shekel
(Exodus 30:11-16)
Yahweh shared with Moses that He required each male Israelite from twenty years of age and older (those who had crossed over) to give a half shekel for their atonement when the census was to be taken so that a plague would not fall on them. The atonement shekel is to be used for the service of the Tent of Meeting as a memorial for the sons of Israel before Yahweh, to make atonement for them. This was not a volunteer offering but a commandment from Yahweh.
In 2 Samuel 24:15, David counted his fighting men without the payment of the half shekel. This tragic mistake led to the plague that followed and the death of seventy thousand men throughout the land.
The silver of the half shekel is a symbol of Yahweh’s redemption. Yahweh’s tabernacle was to be built on His redemption, and as such, how it was built must reflect His truth. Yeshua our Messiah fulfilled our redemption price so that no plague would come upon us. The bases supporting the framework of the tabernacle were to be made of silver. The white linen curtains defining the outer court surrounding the tabernacle were to be held in place by silver hooks.
The definition of silver is: a soft, white, precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal.
The Basin for Washing - The Laver
Exodus 30:18-21 “You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base also of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. And you shall put water in it, for Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet in water from it. When they go into the tabernacle of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn an offering made by fire to Yahweh, they shall wash with water, lest they die. So they shall wash their hands and their feet, lest they die. And it shall be a statute forever to them – to him and his descendants throughout their generations.”
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