 Hey everyone. Good morning once again, and thank you for joining in. Good to see you. I hope you all are doing well Let's pray and we'll get started Father we submit this Sessions into your hands the first and the second Lord even as we get back to Learning from your word. Holy Spirit. I pray that We will encounter you like never before I pray that the scriptures will spring to life as we learn from it Thank you for every individual Thank you for what you're doing in them and through them Give you all the glory of great Jesus name. Amen Awesome. Once again, good to see you all Good morning, Lobega. Thank you for confirming that the audio is okay Hi, Zalitoli. Hi Rosalind. Hello Anita. Hi Leah Jefina See yeah, this is to a quick recap of where we left off last week and we continue so Last in the last session. We extensively looked at the worship in the Old Testament how it was organized and in the tabernacle of briefly in the tabernacle of the temple of Solomon that is and You know how the singing and the sacrifices was done in one accord It was a session of celebration. It was a meeting meeting place of For joy and it was filled with joy and celebration and music and dancing and shouting of love Love noise making love noise And so we see that David kind of set the order because we read that later Even during the time of Nehemiah and Ezra That it says that they followed the order of David that they that what he said and so there was The worship we can see Very briefly in the Old Testament or during the time of the second time first temple was it was Administrative well, it was organized with a worship ministry in general, right? That's what I'm talking about and then we looked at what the psalms we can't talk about Old Testament and worship and not talk about psalms right because In the context of worship psalms are a big deal And so we saw what the psalms have to teach us about worship We addressed with the five philosophical questions when where why what and how we looked into that and And I requested you all to go through the next segment is worship in the New Testament very briefly I'll just go through it because I believe you all would have done that but Again just to give a gist, you know the in the New Testament There were synagogues and and the home a cell group kind of meetings, okay Our life groups as we call it a cell groups was prominent was big Because that that was it was in its final form which had started during their time Of exile in Babylon because they did not have a common place to meet a meeting place a place Corporate a place of corporate worship a place for corporate worship Because they were in Babylon Right in a in a in a Gentile nation as they would call it or in a pagan nation as they would call it They would meet in small groups in different houses and when they got back they continued Do doing that 70 years later the continued meeting in cell groups And so what we later see in the New Testament is in its final form are the synagogues And also small groups so they continue to meet in fellowship in houses and what not and and singing would take place And we have multiple scriptures, you know that is mentioned in the notes from the Romans 15 and plus current is 14 And One of the couple of scriptures that I want to highlight from the previous section Although it's worship in the New Testament in your PDFs would be page 15 is Colossians 3 16 And Hebrews 2 12 Colossians 3 16 it says let the word of Christ dwell in you Richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs Singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. So singing was encouraged and we can actually Deceiver or break that verse Colossians 3 16 and actually it's done but You know it starts off by saying let the word of Christ dwell in you richly The Colossians 3 16 and Ephesians 5 17 and 18 it says be filled with the Holy Spirit Don't be drunk with wine but be filled with the Holy Spirit, right? And so let the word of Christ dwell in you richly dwell We're gonna be looking at that word more deeply today So let the word of Christ dwell in you. It's simply that well is dwelling place, right? It's another word for it. Let it tabernacle in you That's the word, okay So when we read in John chapter 1 verse 14 It says the word became flesh and he dwelt among us means he tabernacled Among us and so when the Colossians 3 16 says let the word of Christ be tabernacle Let it let it not leave let it be pitched in your heart and as a result of that you know, you would sing in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs and And you see the other side of that coin in Ephesians 5 18 goes on to say that don't be drunk in wine But be filled with the Holy Spirit I think most of the Christians We are very good at following the first part of that commandment That means which is don't be drunk with wine. It's like, oh, yes. Yes, a pastor brother. I'm a Christian. I don't drink But what about the second part of that commandment? He goes on to say we completely ignore that we We have we do not give enough importance. He's goes on to say be filled with the Holy Spirit and again as a result of that Paul goes on to say sing to one another in Psalms hymns and spiritual songs and so the word of God Was and the Holy Spirit was given great importance Which resulted in worship in the New Testament and that's how And that is the importance that was given in the New Testament As we see along with corporate worship and whatnot. Okay, right. I hope you all are okay so far So what we'll do today will start off with the tabernacle of Moses Okay, the tabernacle of Moses. We are in page 16. Am I right? Yes, in your PDFs Hope the page numbers correct. So we're all following along. All right All of you have your PDFs with you, right? Just give me a quick thumbs up if you do some so if you're a bit on the same page every one Okay, great. Awesome. Thank you for confirming that Right. So the tabernacle of Moses It's it's we know that it was an Image or a shadow or a pattern that already existed in the heavens that was shown to Moses Okay, let's go to Hebrews chapter 8 Hebrews chapter 8 near by was Hebrew So it goes on to say Hebrews 8 was one onwards It says now the point in what we are saying is this we have such a high priest one who was seated at the right hand Of the throne of majesty in heaven a minister in the holy places in the true tent But the Lord set up not man Okay for every high pieces appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices Thus it is necessary for this hype for this priest also to have something to offer was five They serve a copy Shadow of heavenly things For when Moses was about to erect the tent He was instructed by God saying see that you make everything according to the pattern that was shown you on the mountain So Moses received the blueprint so to say from God and he goes on to say in the verse 5 Make sure you build according to the pattern that was shown to you Okay, so so the tabernacle of Moses Was a shadow of the heavenly things which already existed In the heavens, okay, which all and that was what was shown to Moses But here's the thing Why is the tabernacle of Moses important in the Old Testament and why is it important for us as Christians or as Bible college students to understand or even learn Why is is because If you have to study about the tabernacle We'd the first time God instructs is in Exodus 25 Okay, but Let's not start there Let's go to Genesis chapter 3 Okay, if turn with me you will to Genesis chapter 3 It's the famous chapter chapter of the fall the chapter that we will all hold when we get to heaven and ask Adam What's up with this? Why did this happen? Okay? I'm just kidding. Okay So Genesis chapter 3 So you see that God has created everything now and is there in the garden of Eden Eden the garden of Eden was a divine place. It was a meeting place Sort of safe, but where heaven and earth would meet Okay, just why no one is able to locate the garden of Eden as if it was an earthly thing Okay, it was a meeting place a common place where the with the divine would meet with the humanity Divinity would meet with the humanity. Okay, that's where they walk They fell a ship together. They walked in the cool of the garden. They had that communion With the Lord creation man had communion with the Lord But then in but in chapter 3 verse 8 We see that and they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day and Adam and his wife hid themselves From the presence of the Lord God Among the trees of the garden. Okay. Um, so this is where we actually have to begin the tabernacle is When sin entered They hid themselves from the presence of the Lord. That means they separated themselves from the presence of the Lord So the simple definition of what sin is It's being separated from God. That's what it is Right. It is when God comes and asks Adam where are now God already knows the answer. He doesn't need to know where he is and or hear from Adam to know where he is It's almost some of the scholars in a way. They interpreted is It's a cry as in when God comes back to the meeting place saying Adam I Can't find your spirit here It's something like that. And so that's why when you read in Ephesians chapter 2 it says we were dead in sin What happens when we die physically? so our spirit our soul leaves our body and This physical body just falls dead Right has nothing it's been separated, isn't it? So the soul spirit and soul has been separated from your physical body. And so you just you die physically Right, and it's the same thing spiritually is sin because of sin we were separated our spirit was separated from the spirit of God and everything sins is To make that reconciliation happen Now why do we have to start the tabernacle from here is? From Genesis chapter 3 All the way to Exodus 25 Okay, Genesis chapter 3 all the way till Exodus 25 Exodus chapter 25 you can think about all the great stories that has happened the timeline is approximately 2,500 years Is what is claimed The time approximately so the timeline between between Genesis chapter 3 from the time of the fall till Exodus 25 is Approximately 2,500 years now. Why is this important for us to know is because for 2,500 years There was no dwelling place for God on earth Now in between all that those years We see that there was visitations of God God visited he visited Abraham, right? He would speak to Noah and you can think of all the great stories that has happened He showed himself to Hagar. There were so many Christophonies and Theophonies I mean Joshua chapter 5 he comes as the Lord of the captain of the Lord of hosts, right? So there were visitations of the Lord his hand was on him, right? But there was no dwelling place For God. There was no meeting place You know continuously where divinity and humanity would be in communion and it seemed like Man was okay with that Nobody felt the need to ask Will you come won't you come and live with us? But God takes that initiative. Okay, it's been 2,500 years without me not having dealt with my people and So he gives the blueprint of Moses Here it is So the tabernacle of Moses was mending, you know like a mending a tear Which was separated which was torn we were separated from the spirit of God We were we were lost hopelessly as orphans We were left to die But then God makes this initiative to give this plan. Okay, you know what? We you I'm gonna instruct you and you are going to build a meeting place and there in the midst of the cherubim's I will meet with you. He says for the first time There is a dwelling place a resting place in other words for God here on earth Right and so the cause of all that was being separated from the presence of God is was Are you with me so far? Yeah So he chooses he Pete and for him to again after the fall I said there are so many great stories, isn't it from Genesis chapter 3 and and the first 11 chapters of the Bible it seems like a major failure Right of every other every project, like, you know, but then God doesn't give up He starts he picks a man called Abraham Right, and he starts a new line of race through Abraham He just starts a new race of people I Mean only God can do that Right and you Abraham was already 70 75 years old. He was not even a baby He said, okay, you know, but even just starting a new race. How do you start a new race? Race of people, you know only God can do that and and and he tells and he gives us all this promise to Abraham actually, let's go to Genesis 15. Are you all with me guys? Or I'll like board Okay, all right Genesis chapter 15 Let's go to 13 verse 13 onwards 13 14 and 15. I'll read 13 and 14. I think is enough Genesis chapter 15 verse 13. It says then he said to Abraham He is God Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a strange land that is not their own and will serve them and they will afflict them 400 years and Also, the nation whom they serve I will judge Afterward, they shall come out with great possessions. Okay, so what who's what who's God talking about? Egyptians isn't it so God is prophesying to Abraham about what what his descendants are going to Go through 400 years ahead 400 years ahead, I mean that's it's not surprising because it's God. He's outside of time Right? He's in the past present and the future all at once and so he's telling Abraham 400 years from now your descendants There will be a strangers in the strange land. They will be persecuted. They will you know, they will be punished but The nation that they serve I will judge God says and they and when they come out of that nation They will come out with great possessions. That means they will come out with the law of wealth New King James versions or King James version says with great substance Okay, are you with me now? So this is God telling Abraham about his descendants And about Egypt Now just let's go back a little bit Rewind a little bit and go to Genesis chapter 13 Okay, Genesis chapter 13 So there is a time when Abraham goes to Egypt. You remember that this is where it is, okay So between in Genesis 12 verse 10 to 20 Genesis chapter 12 10 to 20 talks about Abraham's time in Egypt Okay, but here's just check this out Genesis chapter 13 verse 1 onwards. It says then Abram went up from Egypt He's coming up from Egypt. He and his wife and all that he had and lot with him to the south Abraham was very rich in livestock in silver and in gold So again Abraham was in Egypt. We don't really know how many years I Should say I don't really know how many years But when he came out of Egypt, he came out with great possession. He came out a wealthy man Okay, and so again, there's a pattern. There's a shadow Through is his life You know this God speaks through you know like this The he has great fun in communicating like this giving us, you know It's what we call it as Easter eggs here and there the clues and whatnot, right? So he leaves all these things and then from you know from 12 He starts a new race of people and then Jacob and his sons a Joseph we all know again Is the minister is made the prime minister of Egypt and then they came a pharaoh who did not know Joseph or what he had done And so God uses this 400 years They kid, you know of this I think approximately 70 odd people went into the country of Egypt as a family And in 400 years, they come out as a nation Right, they go in as a family But they come out a nation of people of people All right, and so And it is this people Through whom and God chooses Moses You know, we all know the story and then after all of this great story is when we actually arrived at Exodus 25 Exodus chapter 25 Exodus 25 verse 8 Verse 8 it says and let them make me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them Now by this chapter exit by Exodus 25 a lot of things have happened again Right from Exodus 19 You know, actually let's go to Exodus 19. I just don't want to give you the reference Exodus Exodus chapter 19 and Verse 3 onwards it says and Moses went up to God and the Lord called to him from mountain saying Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob and tell the children of Israel You have seen what I did to Egyptians and how I bore you on eagle's wings and brought you to myself Verse 5 and Now therefore if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant Then you shall be a special treasure to me above all people For all the earth is mine and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation Spaws there, okay God's heart originally was for the entire nation of Israel to be a nation of priests a holy nation a kingdom of priests So between 19 and chapter 19 and verse 25 and chapter 25 Children of Israel say they look at this whole mountain which is on fire and the leaders of the Israel say they are scared It's like and they tell Moses Moses. We don't want to talk with this God You speak with him and you tell us what to do. We will do everything they were lying but but you can understand their Why they're afraid, you know to a certain degree because again, we have to remember that these people Were in Egypt for 400 odd years, isn't it and for 400 400 years is equivalent to 10 generations Right, that's 10 generations you can lose a lot of church in 10 generations Right for generation after generation after generation, they've only seen and been exposed to the gods of Egypt Right the idols that they have made, you know, because that's the only thing they can see they have never Never encountered or seen anything like this God And they see the whole a mountain is on fire that like the whole earth is shaking and trembling and They had no idea what who they were going to meet and encounter in the desert But they were there and God's heart was them from the beginning was I have brought you to myself That means he's saying I did not bring you out for the sake of bringing you out That means I'm not giving you freedom for the sake of giving you freedom so you can do whatever you want to do I am setting you apart. That means I'm bringing you to myself and If you obey me and keep my commandments, you will be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation But that's and then God goes on to give the 10 commandments We all know what happens people of Israel sin They build a golden calf the great possession and substance they came out with all the wealth and gold and everything they use it to build a golden calf and God is angry his wrath is poured out as judgment and Moses says Those who are on the Lord's side shall come to me and It says in the Bible now only the Levites went running towards him The people of the tribe of Levites went running everything. I'm saying is in the Bible by the way, so you just read it. Okay, and so The tribe of Levites being the priests priestly tribe begins from there. That's the origin Okay, and then again within the nation out in the 12 tribes God chooses one tribe To be the priests that are set apart for him and it is through those priestly lineage from Moses and Aaron and medium You know the functionality and the commandments and the duties of the tabernacle is given Okay, now everything what we've spoken so far is just like the origin story of the tabernacle Okay, so we just kind of scratch the surface of What the tabernacle is really is is all about okay, so please tell me you're all alive Okay, awesome Any questions or thoughts you want to ask or share now? But just before we continue all right then, okay Let me just show you an imagination Picture an imagined picture of the tabernacle I would could have looked like could have would have should have right It's just a nice rendition a good imagination of the tabernacle By the way, all these images are available in Google images So you see all it's from every side on from the outside it was surrounded with this white cloth linen right all four sides and What we call as the outer coats is this can you see my arrow moving? There's a brazen altar or Bronze altar or also known as the altar of sacrifice Here just before the tent you see it's a bronze labor or brazen labor where it was filled with water and on the inside It was fit. It was made of the mirrors It would get to that in just a bit and then from here on is the inner coats and You see the divine light the cloud The glory of God, okay, so They were The tabernacle had four sides. That's not southeast west But if you have to enter there was only one gate There was only one way To enter everything, okay And all the tents of people pitched all sides Yeah, can I stop sharing this image? Kids show another image you share another one now God gives a lot of commands commandment to people on Excuse me guys, sorry Now Every you know you'll read all about this in the book of numbers in Deuteronomy As God is very specific about which tribe should be which side of the tabernacle and all of that and so if the tabernacle was in the middle and it has four sides the east the south the north and the west and According to their population so each side, you know it had and so each side would have three tribes and All the four side each three the three tribes will have one flag And so that's why you see the camp of Judah which was like the H camp each Camp had a leading tribe so to speak Okay, so the camp of Judah ishikar and Zebulun the leading tribe the leader kind of tribe was Judah and Their flag was the flag of a lion Okay, and the camp of Ruben where the tribe of Ruben, Simeon and Gad was had a flag With the symbol of a man And the camp of Ephraim with a symbol of an ox and then the camp of Dan had a symbol of an eagle now You tell me where you've read these Yeah, okay, Ezekiel revelation it's and so this is a bird's eye Imagination portrayal of how it will have looked from a bird's eye view right It's a shadow you new testament talks about that how the tabernacle of Moses was a shadow of Jesus Christ. It's a shadow Okay, so Yeah Let me see and to give us a just a little bit better understanding. We're just one more image case. Sorry It's on the this is a different rendition of the tabernacle of Moses a different idea So again, you see the entrance gate is at the east now if you remember in the last class We read that a tribe of singers stood by the altar on this on the east and I asked why are they standing at the east? Isn't it? So now you kind of get the So the gate is over here on the east side and You enter as the outer core where you have the alter burnt offerings But bronze labor and the inner courts you have three furnitures Which is all the incense table of showbread or shoe bread or it was also known as the table of the presence or a table of the face Golden lampstand and and then it was separated by a thick curtain Between the holy place and the most holy place or also known as the holy of Holies Okay, the holy of Holies Yeah, so before we Resume once again, I just want to give some time for any questions or thoughts of anybody have anything Because now that we've established Like an origin story for the tabernacle Before we actually begin start learning about it I Just want to take time to See if anybody has something to say All right. So what I'd like to do now is actually pause here before we resume. I Giving you a little bit of an extended break because my throat isn't feeling great So we'll pause here. We'll come back and we'll resume from where we left off. Okay Thanks guys