FEBRUARY 7, 2022 Leviticus 1:9 And the priest shall burn all on the altar as a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, a sweet aroma to the Lord. I have often meditated upon the notion that a sacrifice burning upon the altar was considered, by God, to be a “sweet aroma.” I find it intriguing because […]
FEBRUARY 6, 2022 Leviticus 1:3 If his offering is a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish; he shall offer it of his own free will at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the Lord. As I mentioned in the previous devotion, these sacrifices and offerings act as tutors to teach us […]
FEBRUARY 5, 2022 Exodus 40:36-37 Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would go onward in all their journeys. But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up. By virtue of the fact that the Presence resided with the […]
FEBRUARY 4, 2022 Leviticus 1:1-2 Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.’” As we discuss the […]
February 3, 2022 Leviticus 1:1-2 Now the Lord called to Moses, and spoke to him from the tabernacle of meeting, saying, “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.’” For many Christians, the […]
February 1, 2022 Exodus 40:33-34 So Moses finished the work. Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. After Moses and the children of Israel had done all, they could do as commanded by God, then — and only then — He did what only He could do. Once His people […]
February 2, 2022 Exodus 40:34-35 Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. As noted previously, after the people of Israel had completed their tasks in regard to […]
JANUARY 31, 2022 Exodus 40:18-19 So Moses raised up the tabernacle, fastened its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars, and raised up its pillars. And he spread out the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent on top of it, as the Lord had commanded Moses. When you think about it, […]
January 30, 2022 Exodus 40:12-13 Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting and wash them with water. You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest. The act of washing with water before entering into the […]
January 29, 2022 Exodus 40:3-4 You shall put in it the ark of the Testimony, and partition off the ark with the veil. You shall bring in the table and arrange the things that are to be set in order on it; and you shall bring in the lampstand and light its lamps. In these and the ensuing verses, the […]
January 28, 2022 Exodus 40:1-2 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.” As we shared in yesterday’s devotional, the first day of the first month, in Hebrew reckoning, is 1 Aviv. The word aviv is typically translated as “spring” but […]
January 27, 2022 Exodus 40:1-2 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “On the first day of the first month you shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.” In Hebrew reckoning, the first month is called Aviv and occurs in early Spring, typically around our mid-March to mid-April. This was established as the first month in […]