David’s Tabernacle and Moses’ Tabernacle
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Tabernacle of David |
Tabernacle of Moses |
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Based on God’s grace and mercy. ·
The Presence of God the Holy
Spirit. ·
Foreshadowing of the finished
work of Christ on the Cross and being redeemed from the curse of sin. ·
Located on Mt. Zion in
Jerusalem. Zion symbolizes the place
of God’s presence, favor, mercy, grace, glory, peace, prosperity, freedom,
joy, enjoying green pastures and milk and honey (blessings), a personal
relationship with the Lord, and knowing God’s ways. ·
Based on spiritual sacrifices
(such as praise, obedience, holiness, lifting up holy hands). There were animal sacrifices performed, but
outside the tent where the Ark was housed.
There was a greater emphasis on the condition of one’s heart than on
offering sacrifices (“obedience is better than sacrifice”). David’s
Tabernacle speaks of the finished work of Jesus Christ on the Cross, when He
shed His Blood for the redemption of mankind.
And through His Blood, we can enter boldly into the Holy of Holies. ·
No Veil guarding the Ark. The priests could enter the Holy of Holies
every day, day and night, and worship the Lord and offer up prayers and
intercession. ·
Based on praise and worship
that went on 24 hours a day, such as music and the many forms of praise and
worship (speaking, standing in God’s Presence, singing, dancing, lifting up
holy hands, clapping, shouting, use of musical instruments, flags and
banners, bowing and kneeling, and times of silence, soaking in God’s Presence
and waiting on the Lord. ·
The emphasis was more on having
a relationship with God, more than with practicing rituals and sacraments
(although there was a place for sacraments as well). |
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Based on appeasing the wrath
and judgment of a holy God. ·
The Power of God (lightning,
thunder, fire) ·
Foreshadowing of eternal wrath
(Hell and the Lake of Fire) to those who reject Jesus Christ, and the
consequences of continually resisting the Spirit of God from doing His work
of holiness in our hearts which leads to repentance from sin (for Revelation 21:8,
22:15 lists those who cannot enter into Heaven). ·
Located at the base of Mt.
Sinai. Sinai symbolizes God’s judgment
and wrath of sin, living in fear and bondage, legalism and rituals, striving
very hard to keep the law (and there were hundreds of laws), punishment or
execution for breaking any law, living in a wilderness, God seemed to them to
be afar off (versus a personal God), they knew God’s acts (miracles) but did
not know God’s ways (His heart) – with the exception of Moses, Joshua, Caleb,
Miriam, Aaron and a few others. ·
Based on animal blood
sacrifices. The blood was sprinkled on the Mercy Seat in the Holy of Holies
for propitiation of sin for the whole nation, as well as the blood sprinkled
on everything in the tabernacle, and blood sprinkled on the priests. ·
A thick Veil guarded the
entrance to the Ark, and only the High Priest was authorized to go beyond the
Veil into the Holy of Holies once a year.
If the High Priest was not properly anointed with the blood of an animal,
or improperly dressed, or was irreverent in any kind of way, he could be
immediately slain by God upon entering beyond the Veil. ·
No singing, musical instruments
or worship went on inside of the Holy Place, although the Altar of Incense is
representative of worship ascending to God as a sweet-smelling perfume. ·
Based on the many rituals and
sacraments. |
For God so loved this world that He gave His only begotton Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
God did not send His Son into this world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him would be saved.
The thief (Satan the devil) comes only for to kill, steal and destroy. But Jesus has come to give us life, and life more abundantly, until it overflows.
I urge you to come to the Cross today and receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord. He will wash away all your sins and make you as clean and white as fresh snow.
Just pray this prayer and mean it with your heart:
Dear Lord Jesus (if you are not able to call him Lord yet, then just say "Jesus")
I receive You as my Savior and Lord. I give my life over to You. I believe that You died and rose again, and that if I call on the Name of the Lord I shall be saved.
I accept you into my heart right now, and confess that You are Lord and have risen from the dead and forever live to make intercession for me.
Thank You for washing my heart pure and clean and making me whole, and for giving me peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Thank You that now I am a new creature in Christ Jesus. The old has gone and the new has come.
And there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh (carnality and sin), but walk after the Spirit. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
If you prayed this prayer, I believe you got born again and are now heaven bound and will be with the Lord forever and have eternal life. Your sins are now forgiven. You are accepted in the Beloved.
I would encourage you to find a good Bible based local church to help you grow in your faith, to learn the Word of God, to praise and worship Him, and to have fellowship with the saints.
Serving Christ is the best decision you will ever make.
God bless you!!!
