41 - The Levitical tribe and their duties according to God's plan and order.

Image from The Temple Institute

Kathleen's thoughts

Exodus 35 - 38 & 40 Numbers 3 & 10

The trumpet - What a significant instrument of the Lord. It had to made of hammered silver and the orders were...When both are sounded in long blasts, the entire community is to gather before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting. However if one is sounded only the leaders, the heads of Israel's clans are to gather before you.

When you sound short blasts, the camps pitched on the east are to set out. When you sound short blasts a second time, the camps pitched on the south are to set out. Short blasts are to be sounded for them to set out,,,When calling the assembly together, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones...The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. You use of these is a permanent statute through your generations.

THIS PART IS INTERESTING.

Verse 9 When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who is attacking you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the Lord you God and be delivered from your enemies.

This brought to mind the wars of past of using a trumpeter to march the soldiers into battle. They new then if they did this the Lord was with them and would deliver them from their enemies.

Exodus 40: 1-15 When everything was complete God gave instructions to Moses to anoint and consecrate. This anointing will serve to inaugurate a permanent priesthood for them throughout their generation.

Moses was given instructions to the tribe of Levi to assist him and to take care of the tent of meeting and perform duties for the Israelites by attending the service of the Tabernacle and the total amount of men to perform these duties was 22,000.

Blessings

37 - Moses came down from Mount Sinai

The Adoration of the Golden Calf by Nicolas Poussin

Kathleen's thoughts

Exodus 32 - 34 Leviticus 25

After all what Moses and Aaron went through to this point Aaron falls short and listens to the Israelites to make a foreign god. One would think by this time Aaron would have known better for he walked with Moses and heard the Lord speak.

Moses comes down from the Mount after speaking with God to find the Israelites not behaving in a Godly manner and long with it his brother doing the same. Moses loses his temper by throwing the tablets to the ground! Moses asks Aaron, "What did this people do to you that you have led them into such a grave sin?"

Moses' pleas and God answers. Exodus 32:33 The Lord replied to Moses: "Who ever has sinned against Me I will erase from My book.

So we can see here that God records in the book of life, this I found interesting.

God speaks to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks with his friend. Exodus 33:11

Moses asks God to see His Glory... Exodus 33:18-23

The Moses said, "Please let me see Your glory.," He said, "I will cause all My goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim the name Yahweh before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion"

But He answered, "You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live." The Lord said, "There is a place near Me, You are to stand on the rock, and when My glory passes by, I will put you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back but My face will not be seen"

Then in Exodus 34:5 The Lord came down in a cloud stood with him there, and proclaim His name Yahweh. "Then the Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed.

What He proclaimed is absolutely beautiful.

Yahweh - Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth, maintaining faithful love to a thousand generations, forgiving wrong doing, rebellion, and sin. But He will not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers; wrongdoing on the children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation.

Moses goes back up the mountain taking with him 2 tablets that was commanded by God to bring so as to rewrite the 10 commandments.

Blessings.

The New Temple

The past few days we have been reading and learning about the Lords instructions for the tabernacle. I found two interesting YouTube videos about the rebuilding of the Temple




Building the Third Temple in Jerusalem A documentary by: CBN




Jerusalem Special Report - The Building of the Third Temple by: infoLIVE TV TV news live from Jerusalem

InfoLive.TV has some interesting videos about the religious happenings in Israel.

35 - I have filled him with the Spirit of God

Chareen's Thoughts

•  Exodus 27 -31
• Today was a reading about the different fragrant oils used for anointing and worship.  The Lord was very specific about the recipe and interestingly He copyright protected it for Himself.  Exodus 30: 31-33 "And say to the Israelites, This is a holy anointing oil [symbol of the Holy Spirit], sacred to Me alone throughout your generations. It shall not be poured upon a layman's body, nor shall you make any other like it in composition; it is holy, and you shall hold it sacred. Whoever compounds any like it or puts any of it upon an outsider shall be cut off from his people. And in Exodus 30:37-38 And the incense which you shall make according to its composition you shall not make for yourselves; it shall be to you holy to the Lord. Whoever makes any like it for perfume shall be cut off from his people.
• Garments of the priests Exodus 28: 2-30 I found a short YouTube clip presented by Dr Harman. 

And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and ability, in understanding and intelligence, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship Exodus 31:3

Blessings
Chareen

For Further Reading:

• In the news:  Garments for the Re-built Temple over at Signs for the Last Days.
• The Priestly Garments over at Bible History
• Pictures of the actual remade temple vessels & vestments over at The Temple Institute:  copper Laver, Mizrak, Large Mizrak, Three pronged Fork, Measuring Cup, Copper Vessel for meal Offering, Silver Shovel, Silver Vessel for Wine Libation, Lottery Box, silver cup for water Libation, Silver Libation Vessels, Sickle, Omer Offering Implements, Obuv, Menorah Cleansing Vessel, Oil Pitcher, Small Golden Flask, Frankincense Censer, Incense Chalice, Menorah, Table for Showbread, Ark of the Covenant, The Crown, Silver Trumpets, Gold Plated Shofar, 
• Slide show of the High Priest Garments.
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34 - Plans given to Moses by God to build the Mercy Seat and Tabernacle items.

The erection of the Tabernacle and the Sacred vessels, as in Exodus 40:17-19; from the 1728 Figures de la Bible

Kathleen's thoughts

Exodus 25 - 27

The explanations given to Moses on how to build the Tabernacle is so overwhelming when one reads it. I can just picture Moses jotting down all the measurements and it had to be precise.

The ark of the covenant must have been the most beautiful breath taking sight to see. The over lay of the all the wood was of pure gold. The 4 rings placed on the sides are pure gold and then the poles that lift up the ark were acacia wood and over laid with gold.

When the instructions for the Mercy Seat was given it was to be made of pure gold . The 2 cherubim's were made of pure gold facing one another with their wings touching each other. My thoughts here are... Imagine God sitting there and His glory shinning all around reflecting off that gold, I should imagine it would be blinding. It would be very interesting to know the weight of the ark.

Exodus 25: 16 Put the tablets of the testimony that I will give you into the ark!

Exodus 25: 30 Put the bread of the Presence of the table before Me at all times. I refer back to Exodus 16: 33 Take a container and put two quarts of manna in it Then place it before the Lord to be preserved throughout your generations. 34. As the Lord commanded Moses,Aaron place it before the testimony to be preserved.

Instructions for the curtains I found very interesting.

Exodus 26: 1-6 the curtains were for the tabernacle itself with 10 curtains made from finely spun linen with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn with a design of cherubim worked into them. The clasps to hold them together were made of gold

Exodus 26: 7-13 The tent over the tabernacle were made of goat hair. The clasps that held them together were bronze

Exodus 26: 14 Make a covering for the tent from ram skins dyed red, and a covering of manatee skins on top of that.

The frame work was made of acacia wood.

Exodus 26: 30 God instructs Moses to set up the tabernacle plan that was shown to him on the mountain.

Inner veil. This is to separate the Holy of holies from the holy place.

Exodus 26: 31-35 You are to make a veil of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely spun linen with a design of cherubim worked into it. This too was hung on acacia wood overlaid with gold and the hooks are of pure gold.

Outer veil.

Exodus 26: 36 -37 For the entrance to the tent as a screen which is embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. the post are of acacia wood overlaid with gold and their hooks are gold.

The alter was constructed with acacia wood. Pots shovels basins meat forks fire pans and all lits utensils are made of bronze.

Instructions were also given for the court of the tabernacle.

At the moment I am thinking of the embroidery work on all the curtains and veils. I wonder how many woman sat and worked on this beautiful material that was being created for the Holy of Holies God sure gives everyone gifts.

Blessings

Kathleen

34 - Make it accoding to the model I showed you.

Chareen's Thoughts

• Exodus 25 -27 The reading today is a detailed account of the instructions the Lord gave to Moses concerning the design and construction of The Tabernacle. The Lord was very particular in how He wanted it constructed, what materials He wanted them to use in it's construction and where He wanted all the things placed within the Tabernacle.
• Exodus 25:39 The lamp stand with all these utensils is to be made from 75 pounds of pure gold. Gold is measured in Troy ounces. However, the typical "pound" is not a troy measurement (it is technically called an Avoirdupois pound -- a typical American pound). There are ~14.583 Troy ounces in one American (Avoirdupois) pound.
  So to find the current value of of one pound of gold, simply multiply 14.583 times the current price of gold (look at goldprice.com for a current valuation).
  75 pounds x 14.583 ounces = 1 093.725 ounces of gold
  1 093.725 x AU$1 598.36 = AU $ 1 748 166.29
  Therefore the lamp stand and all the utensils would cost AU$ 1 748 166.29 to make today.
  Read more:How much is gold per pound ?

I asked a Jewish friend of mine about the book of Exodus and she shared some interesting insight to me: "It is the time the 10 commandments was given and the first time the Jewish people received their name. The Hebrew word for the 2nd book is Shemot which actually means names because this is when the Jewish people received their name-when the bible was translated from Hebrew into Greek they named it Exodus because they thought the whole point of the book was the Exodus, the Exodus was just an event for us, the whole point of the book was receiving our name and the 10 commandments from Mount Sinai" 

Several times God says to Abraham is told by the LORD: And see to it that you copy [exactly] their pattern which was shown you on the mountain Exodus 25:40

Blessings
Chareen

For Further Reading:

• Tabernacle Model over at Bible Places.com  Amazing photo's of a true to life replica of the original desert tabernacle.
• More photo's of the Tabernacle over at Bible Places.com This page has photo's of the high priest clothing and temple furniture.
•  The Tabernacle over at The Tabernacle Place.com  
•  The Tabernacle over at The Tabernacle Man This site is an interesting one. 
• Tabernacle Insights Part 1, Tabernacle Insights Part 2, Tabernacle Insights 3, (Video Teachings)
• Amazing Insights about the Jewish Tabernacle of Old Testament Times !  over at Precious Testimonies
• Architecture of the bible - Jerusalem, Holy city of David - Site, Temple and Palaces; scale models, recostructions.