As I have noted before, the final half of Exodus can be divided into a several sections. In chapters 20-23, we studied the Book of the Covenant that Yahweh spoke to Moses. Chapter 24 gave us the ratification ceremony of God’s covenant with Israel. Chapters 25-31 gave us the instructions for the tabernacle that Moses …
Continue reading I Will Not Go Up Among You | Exodus 33:1-11
After studying through the several chapters of instructions that Yahweh gave to Moses regarding the building and design of the tabernacle, our previous text brought our attention to what the Israelites were doing at the foot of Mount Sinai while Moses was meeting with God. Sadly, even while God was giving his prophet the plans …
Looking back upon the large set of instructions that Yahweh gave to Moses for the construction of the tabernacle, we should again remind ourselves of the truth of Beale calling the tent of meeting “Eden remixed.” We have seen this with the garden imagery of the tabernacle, as well as the gold and precious stones …
With Exodus 31, we reach the conclusion of God’s instructions for the tabernacle that He gave to Moses. These instructions began in chapter 25 and, in the context of Exodus, took place over a span of forty days and forty nights upon the summit of Mount Sinai. As we have said before, the reason that …
As we should remember by now, the context for our present chapter is that Moses is at the summit of Mount Sinai in the presence of Yahweh, who is giving to the prophet instructions and showing him the patterns for the building of the tabernacle. The tabernacle would also be called the tent of meeting …
Continue reading Incense, Taxes, Oils, & the Bronze Basin | Exodus 30
William McEwen once wrote: As the sun paints the clouds with a variety of glorious colors, which in their own nature are but dark and lowering vapors exhaled from the earth, so when the Son of righteousness arises, even the carnal ordinances and commandments of the law, dark and earthly as they seem, are gilded …
Continue reading The Garments & Consecration of the Priests | Exodus 27:20-29:46
Presently, in our study of the book of Exodus, we are considering the instructions for the building of the tabernacle that Yahweh gave to Moses in the span of forty days upon Sinai. As we have noted, the instructions began with the ark of the testimony, the most holy item that would reside in the …
We always keep Genesis 1-3 closely at hand because, through those chapters, we are able to make sense of intermingled wonders and sorrows both around us and within us. The whole process of creation in Genesis 1 builds toward the LORD's creation of mankind, male and female, in His image and after His likeness. Even …
Continue reading That I May Dwell in Their Midst | Exodus 26
As you may have begun to notice, the second half of Exodus divides fairly easily into major sections. Chapters 20-23 saw the first giving of the law through the Ten Commandments and the Book of the Covenant. Chapter 24 primarily described the ratification ceremony of the Yahweh's covenant with Israel, but it also concluded with …
Continue reading The Bread of the Presence & the Golden Lampstand | Exodus 25:23-40
Having discussed the Septuagint last week, we now dive into seeing how the Greek translation of Exodus may have influenced the prologue to John's Gospel. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mHQPnTqyhnuvXhpC5W06R?si=cc305a6f51b1442a In Relatione (relevant links) The Lexham English Septuagint A New English Translation of the Septuagint (You can also read digital copies of each book here) Septuaginta: Reader’s Edition (this is …
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