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Month: August 2016

THE LAMPSTAND

THE LAMPSTAND

I hope you have your Bible with you. I prefer you use the translation that you like, but if you don’t have one handy right now, I will print Exodus 25: 31-40 from the Holman Christian Standard version. God told Moses:“You are to make a lampstand out of pure, hammered gold. It is to be made of one piece: its base and shaft, its ornamental cups, and its calyxes and petals. 32 Six branches are to extend from its sides, three…

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The Showbread Table

The Showbread Table

In Exodus 25:23-30 (37:10-15), God continued to give Moses the details for the furnishings for His Tabernacle. He had begun with the Ark of the Covenant where He would dwell with His children of Israel.  Now, He adds The Showbread Table to be placed in the Holy Place of the Tabernacle. The table was to be made of acacia wood like the Ark and was also to be covered with gold.  The dimensions were given to be 1’6” wide, 3’…

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Gathering the Offerings

Gathering the Offerings

Before we proceed with more of the details of the Tabernacle and its furnishings, I need to back up and review how all the material needed was gathered! The details of the beautiful place of worship were so important that two complete records are given in Exodus 25-31 and in Exodus 35-40.  God told Moses in Exodus 25: 1-9 to speak to the Israelites and ask them to bring what they needed to construct and furnish their place of worship. …

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