 All right. Hi. Once again, welcome back everybody. Hope you had a good break All right, let's just continue Okay, see princess is sharing something yeah learned that how God loved his people. He is the only one who never leaves us Yeah Exodus 25 those who didn't obey him that he called them again I'm to make a sanctuary. Yeah, where he does. Yes You know There's this Verse that God keeps saying time and time again in the Bible okay from Genesis and it goes all the way up to Revelation you can actually Google to get these verse this verse. It says I will be their God. I will be your God and you will be my people Okay, you can Google all the scriptures That's there that says these lines Okay, I will be your God you will be my people or you will be my God my people and I will be your God And you read you see the theme from Genesis and it goes all the way to Revelation and That is the heart of God right that We be his that he dwells with us You know that he lives with us the we and him are united. Okay That is such a beautiful heart of a father of our God Yeah So let's resume before we just look at the notes I thought I'll share an image Image of the tabernacle that we already know how it looks but just to behold it's it's It's amazing isn't it Around the tabernacle you see all the tribes have pitched that I mean this is obviously just an art of painting imagine painting but It should have been something like this, isn't it? You know with all the tribes, you know, but their tents around the tabernacle and and all these outer coats with made white and Just one gate It means Everybody in every tribe no matter which tribe you belong to Which which tribe out of the 12 no matter which tribe you belong to no matter which direction you are in North Southeast West you would know that your God is holy and the only way Okay to enter to that presence of that holy God is through this one gate Not all the sides did not have gates only one side had a gate And you could come only through that gate Isn't that wonderful when you see, you know, what Jesus says is that I am the gate Okay, everyone who comes through me will be saved And then you have the outer courts You and this little thing, let me see if I can zoom in. Okay So you have the altar of sacrifice and then here you have The altar of leave a bronze laver This is where sacrifice were made and this is where the priests would come this laver Would be filled with water for priests to wash now We will all look at this in detail as we go, but I'm just giving us showing this for us to get an idea altar of sacrifice a bronze laver and then the tent you go in this is where You will have the holy place and the most holy place The holy place and the most holy place Okay, in the holy place, you will have the table of show bread and menorah Golden lamb stand and the altar of incense. Okay, there was only three furnitures in the holy place The table of show bread the golden lamb stand and and the altar of incense Okay, but in here Only one piece of furniture the Ark of the Covenant And and where God Dwelled He finally had a dwelling place after 2,500 years There was a dwelling place That we could build with the ideas that he gave us that he showed us he showed them how to build Wonderful isn't it? Okay, so this is how Should have love that there are a lot of pictures on Google that you can look at The tabernacle of Moses, okay, let me stop here Great Okay, so let's continue Share my notes Okay, so after the gate up to we you know We looked at in detail of everything that the gate was made and what it means and what it signifies We enter the outer court the outer court contain the altar of sacrifice and a bronze Lever of water for washing, okay Alter of sacrifice and a bronze labor of water for washing Our journey into the presence of God begins the outer court The outer court is the process of making that decision to move into the presence of God Okay, and and getting ourselves ready to meet him Okay, so the outer court is the process of making that decision To move into the presence of God and getting ourselves ready to meet. Okay, so Here we go the brazen altar or the bronze altar Let's call it the place of reconciliation okay a Place of reconciliation. So the gate is a place of introduction Okay, this is where we are introduced to Jesus and who he is in all his four offices Right, and then brazen altar is the place of reconciliation Okay Here we read that in Exodus 27 verse 1 and 2 it says you shall make an altar of Acacia wood five cubits long and five cubits wide the altar shall be square and its height shall be three cubits You shall make its horns on his four corners Its horns shall be of one piece with it and you shall overlay it with bronze Okay, so the altar of sacrifice is where like we've mentioned the Sacrifice would happen. Okay, so and if a person committed an act of sin He would come and offer a sheep or goat You know as a sacrifice So he would place his hand on that animal and and and I believe that the sins would get transferred onto that innocent animal so so the thing is a Person who had committed sin Can't just give an offering and walk away He would give that offering and see the priests take it to the altar and see it burn and see it die so this person will know that an innocent animal Took my place where I should have died Because the wages of sin is death. I should have been on that altar But an innocent animal is taking my place on the altar The altar of sacrifice a place of surrender and offering of spiritual sacrifices We offer up our bodies as a living sacrifice We bring praise and adoration as a spiritual sacrifice We do good deeds share give and so on as part of the sacrifice we offer up in the outer court Are we calling this is a place of reconciliation simply because again Jesus in John chapter 1 verse 29 He says the next day he saw Jesus coming towards him and he's John the Baptist says behold the lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world a lamb an innocent spotless blameless lamb That takes away the sins of the world Was laid upon the altar. He offered himself as a living sacrifice for us, isn't it and then out of that Revelation we see Paul In Romans 12 one says I beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of God that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice A holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service In other words, this altar signifies the cross Okay, you you accept Jesus as your personal lord and savior and you come to terms And you are reconciled with him at the cross at the foot of the cross As you begin to have this revelation that he is the spotless lamb that took your place Where I should have been on that cross but Jesus took your place and and that's why I reckon that's where reconciliation begins, right, uh, you know It In most of these words that define salvation has these prefix, right this re Okay, every word that is associated with our salvation has this prefix called read that means he's restoring restoration Okay, reconciliation Read we are redeemed Okay, we were lost but we are found so That that's a wonderful, uh, you know note Right there and that we were lost but we were found because of Jesus because of his sacrifice on the cross And then paul urges us to live our lives as a living sacrifice And hebrew studying 15 says Therefore by him by whom Therefore by jesus let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to god That is the fruit of our lips Giving thanks to his name But do not forget to do good and to share For with such sacrifices god is well pleased Okay, note this line but do not forget To do good and to share For with such sacrifices God is well pleased Okay, uh, let's move on The innocent animal represented the sinner and took his place on the altar The imagery which brought an incredible awareness of the seriousness of sin And the payment being death Only then could you be accepted and declared clean the blood of the animal would cover god until god himself The lamb of god will come and take away the sins of the world. Okay, so the every blood The blood of every animal that was shed was just a covering Okay, but god was not satisfied That's why in john 129 john says behold the lamb of god who takes away the sins of the world Jesus took our sins away once and for all it was his blood when it hit the mercy seat was not just a covering for our sins It was he he It was a clean slate once again. He made it white as snow. Okay so The gate as we saw is the introduction to a christian life, but the altar In other words the imagery of the cross is the door to the presence of god Okay, so everything is born at the cross the worship is born at the cross the revelation Of of god's grace man mercy is you know is born at the cross. We begin to have that revelation at the cross Okay, so after after that is done after you've offered up your sacrifices. You can't stay there Okay, so here's the thing right Most of our most uh, most christians Uh, are happy. We're just knowing that jesus died for them Uh on the cross That's it. They'll stop there. They don't want to progress. They don't want to keep going deeper in in their relationship with him But we can't stop here, isn't it? Uh The next piece of furniture that's in the outer courts is the bronze laver And we're going to call this place as the place of the sanctification Okay, so the gate was the introduction the bronze the bronze altar the altar of sacrifice was a place of reconciliation And the bronze laver is the place of sanctification Okay, uh, can someone just help us by reading, uh, you know this this part of the scriptures that's in the notes, please Someone which what whatever's on the screen From the top or the second one Uh, the top one the this one Then this section the exit is 30 17 to 21 Okay, then the Lord spoke to Moses saying you shall also make a laver of brazen Bronze uh with its base also of bronze for washing You shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar And you shall put water in it from air for Aaron and his sons Shall wash their hands and their feet In water from it when they go into the tabernacle of meeting Or when they come near the altar to minister To burn an offering made by fire to the Lord. They shall wash with water Please they die So they shall wash their hands and the feet please they die and it shall be a status Forever to them To him and his descendants throughout their generations Thank you there Yeah I just want to read that again Just so we understand the seriousness of of what just God is talking about this place, right? Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying you shall also make a laver of bronze with its base also of bronze for washing You shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar of sacrifice And you shall put water in it for Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands And their feet in water from it When they go into the tabernacle of meeting Or when they come near the altar to minister To the burn uh To burn an offering made by fire to the Lord. They shall wash With water lest they die so they shall wash their hands and their feet lest they die And it shall be a statue for them forever To him and his descendants throughout his Generations So this was a place of sanctification. This was a place of cleansing of washing Right um the labor of bronze a place of washing and cleansing The Aaron and his sons just had to wash before they could enter the holy place And you will read more about it in leviticus chapter 8 verse 5 and 6 Okay, um What does this tell us today Kiran, are you raising your hand? Uh, yes, sir. I want to just clarify once again, uh, what the scripture is saying Exodus 30 17 to 21 sir. Yes So can you explain little more? Sure. Sure. Yes. Yes. Yeah, of course. Um, so This is another altar. It's called the bronze labor. It's like a big tub So to say, okay a big tub and inside that it was inside it was made up of mirrors Okay mirrors and we'll get to uh, you know, there's a scripture that that signifies the importance of that Mirrors that the women used, okay And again the details of it is in Exodus you can read it And that chamber that is like a water basin was filled with water and that was used For Aaron and his sons to watch the priests basically to wash their hands and their feet Before they entered the holy place Okay, the holy place, you know where the three furnitures were there the table of showbread the golden lamp stand and the altar of incense So the priests will not enter That the holy place the tabernacle without washing their hands and their feet Okay, so that's basically what the significance and the importance of that is and what it tells us Is that we are to purify ourselves to cleanse ourselves Uh, remember this place is called the place of sanctification a place of cleansing. Okay Um, in the notes, you will see we wash ourselves of the impurities of the day, uh, the impurities of life with the word of god Okay, and we see that in john 15 3 can um I want one of us to read john 15 3 and the other person to read Efficient 5 26 and one of us can go to titus 3 5 And one of us to hebrus 10 22, please can can we do that? Fast fast John. Yes. I'm wondering. Yes. Thanks You're already you're already through because of the word I have spoken to you So Thank you. So we see that by the word of god, we are made Right the word of god purifies us cleanses us Right, uh, someone efficient 5 26, please That he might sanctify And cleanse it with the washing of water by the word It's wonderful. Can you read that again, Dave? That he might sanctify it and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word By the washing of water by the word. It's interesting, isn't it? Once again, how uh, the word of god cleanses us washes us from all our impurities Um, and the work of the spirit as it says in titus 3 5 can someone read titus 3 5, please Up by works of righteousness, which we have done But according to his mercy he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the holy spirit Thank you. That is uh, that verse is really good. Can you read that again for us, please? Not by work of righteousness, which we have done, but according to his mercy He saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the holy spirit Amen, thank you Okay, so we are getting cleansed by the holy spirit um as we read and uh in hebrus chapter 10 verse 22 Hebrews chapter 10 verse 22 Is anybody there? Let us Okay, go ahead Let us draw near with the true heart in full and Assurance of faith having our hearts sprinkled from an evil Consciousness and our bodies washed with the pure water Thank you. Okay. So let us draw near to god with a sincere heart in full assurance. Okay, full Assurance of faith having our hearts Sprinkled to cleanse us from the guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water Okay, so we cleanse our hearts often evil conscious the blood of Jesus Okay, there's full assurance That we are made whole and we are made righteous Okay, and from the previous scripture that we just read from titus 3 5 now The priests washed their hands and their feet Okay, now their hands represented Excuse me the works deeds, okay deeds or Works that means they worked there, you know, but their hands would get dirty Okay, um but now because of jesus Jesus's blood that was shed on the cross We don't have to work We live by grace We okay, we don't have to do things to make us righteous. We are made righteous by the blood of jesus Amen but However, we still have to walk This walk of life Isn't it? We still live in this in this fleshly body. That means we still have to walk and because we Because we are in this fleshly bodies This flesh is capable of committing the acts of sin Right, we are we are capable of lying. We are capable of committing murder We are capable of stealing. We are capable of doing a lot of wrong things a lot of impure things So we walk the walk of life and that's why we need to cleanse ourselves Okay, and once again another reference which I really like and I posted in the chat is from ezekiel Chapter 36 verse 25. It says goddess saying I will sprinkle clean water on you And you shall be clean from all your uncleanness And from all your idols I will cleanse you Okay another significance that I mentioned was The inside of this basin this big water basin right was made of mirrors And in can we just go to quickly go to james chapter one Okay, james chapter one was 22 to 25 I'll read it for us. Okay James chapter one was 22 to 25 says do not merely listen to the word And so deceive yourself Do what it says do what the word says Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror And after looking at himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like But the man who looks intently into the perfect law Okay, look at that now the image is changing but the man who looks intently into the perfect word of god That gives freedom And continues to do this not forgetting what he has heard but doing it. He will be blessed in what he does That's awesome, isn't it? You know where the gods word is as shown as a mirror and when you know and And what happens? I mean when you look at a mirror, you know, what are the flaws? Okay, and and what needs to be corrected? What needs to be a set right? Etc. Etc. And god's word Does that to us and as we read his word, you know, he it purifies that it cleanses us like we just read In john 15 and Ephesians chapter 5 and james chapter 1 and 2. Okay, so In conclusion They wash their hands because they had to work the day is the priests. Okay The priests wash their hands because they had to work We don't because of the grace the price is already paid sacrifice is done But we still have to walk this life And that is why we read we go to his word for cleansing of ourselves. Okay Uh and psalm 119 verse 9 this actually this whole psalm Uh talks about the importance of the word of god Right, how can a young man keep his ways pure by living according to the word of god? Amen, we remember that word, isn't it? Yeah Right, uh, are you guys okay? Uh Questions so far. Are we all clear? Okay, this this is so much of insights that we can go into, uh, you know, this each and every piece of furniture but, uh We don't need to uh, you know for what we have But there's just a lot more there's so much more scripture so many more verses that So much more revelation, uh From the tabernacle of moses about who jesus is Okay, so right here. We are uh, we finished the gate. Uh, we entered through We are in the outer courts Where we where we encounter jesus at the cross the altar of sacrifice, which is a place of reconciliation And then the bronze labor, which is a place of sanctification and where we are cleansed We go to his word to be cleansed. Uh, we ought to be cleansed Okay Now We cannot settle down in the outer courts, isn't it? Right as mentioned some of us make the mistake of us Just doing the cleansing thing offering up spiritual sacrifices attend church every sunday feel very happy and good about it and And not really do anything To go deeper into our relationship with god Okay, um, so let's go past the outer courts Into the holy place now Okay There was a curtain that separated the outer courts from the inner court So here we go The inner court also known as the holy place And as soon as you enter to your right, you will find a table of show bread Which we are going to call it as a place of sanctification now. Let me see if I can just stop sharing the screen for a moment uh, and See if it can show us an image of What it looks like on the inside now I'm sure you already know how it looks like but Just for the benefit of everybody else Okay Okay Okay, I hope you can see Right now This is like from the bird's eye view from the top. Okay You see the entrance of the gate the gate was always facing the east Okay, the gate was always facing the east and you enter through the gate And then in the outer courts you had the altar of burnt offerings and the bronze laver And then as you enter the inner courts or the holy place here you see it Find the table of show bread The golden lampstand and the altar of incense And then there was another veil that separated the holy place From the most holy place Okay Now once again another thing that I'd like you all to notice is in the outer courts There was natural Light there was a natural daylight Right of the sun or of the moon But as you entered in There was artificial light that was given by the golden lampstand Okay, but in the holy play in the most holy place There was divine light You know the light of god would shine in this place Okay So let me stop And just go back to our notes Hope you've got a good picture of it So the table of show bread was It was a place it was a table on which 12 loaves of bread was kept and it's explained to us in exodus 26 30 Can someone read this scripture please? That's on the notes And we shall rise up The cavernacle according to its pattern Which you were shown on the mountain You shall see the table outside the veil And the lampstand across from the table on the side of the cavernacle towards towards the south And you shall put the table on the north You shall make a screen for the door of the cavernacle Oven of blue purple and scarlet fit and fine woven linen made by a weaver And you shall forever For you shall make for the screen five pillars of Akhaya wood And overlay them with gold their hooks shall be gold and you shall cast five sockets of Runs for them Thank you, Dave Right and another scripture that mentioned there is and you shall command the children of israel that they bring pure oil of pressed olives for the light to Cause the lamp to burn continually. That's for the golden lampstand as well. So The meaning of the table of the showbread it means it was the bread of the face or the bread of the presence of god Bread said before the face or the presence of god. That's what it actually means there's a couple of spellings that changes one is a table of showbread SHOW In some translations translations use table of shoe bread sh e w Okay, but they all mean the same. The meaning is the bread Set before the presence or the face of god. Okay The showbreads represents our daily bread. Okay in john chapter six, right? Yeah John chapter six verse 35. Jesus said to them. I am the bread of life Whoever comes to me shall not hunger and whoever believes in me shall never thirst Right. Um, so this is the place of satisfaction Okay, the table of shoe bread Which shows that Jesus is our daily bread. It is the it is the meeting of our spiritual need through the word of god It is also the bread of divine provision of having our natural needs met Okay, this is a place of reminder where god provided for israel supernaturally And then according to philippines 419 we see that we satisfy ourselves knowing that jesus Our provider he is a jahua jaira Amen And you can read in detail that from john 6 51 to 58 He says that I am the living bread which came down from heaven. And so time and time again. We see that You know, jesus referring himself as the bread of life Okay, and every seventh or sabbath day Fresh hot loaves were provided by heron The priests were entitled to eat the old rules while standing in the holy place Frankincense was sprinkled on the bread It tastes bitter frankincense. Okay, it tastes bitter And so I mean it's it's very strange As an I mean when I was searching on why would they sprinkle frankincense? You know something that would taste bitter on the bread You know one of the commentary said that Uh it The word also brings persecution right the message of the gospel of jesus Brings persecution. It's it's bitter in taste. So bitterness always, you know symbolizes persecution so A lot of things happening here at the table of showbriot. It's a place of satisfaction It's a place where we encounter jesus as our provider as a supernatural provider Where we come to him for satisfaction for everything and in jesus we are satisfied Amen in jesus. I am satisfied right. He satisfies me. He quenches my thirst Amen Okay, moving on We come to the fifth place fifth piece of furniture The golden lamb stand and let's call it the place of illumination Okay Exodus chapter 26 verse 30 35 and 37 says and you shall raise up the tabernacle according to its pattern Which you were shown on the mountain You shall sit table outside the veil and the lamp stand across the table On the side of the tabernacle towards the south And you shall put the table on the north side. It's Okay, I mean I think I know it's There's so much of details, but every time I read the details. I'm amazed Like god is saying here Place the lamp stand across from the table On the side of the tabernacle towards the south like he is even telling. Okay, which direction it should be placed I mean that is amazing And you shall put the table on the north side You shall make a screen for the door of the tabernacle woven in blue, purple and scarlet thread And fine woven linen made by the weaver. Okay, so This was a place of illumination. This was a golden lamp stand again referring to where Jesus says that I am the light of the world, isn't it? And In matthew chapter eight Trying to paste Matthew eight verse 12 again Jesus spoke to them saying I am The light of the world whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life I mean that's But before we get a little deeper into that we see what other scriptures say In exodus 27 2021 it says and you shall command the children of israel that they bring pure oil of pressed oil For the light to cause the lamp to burn continually. So that that lamp was never to go off It was supposed to burn 24 hours seven days a week throughout the year And it was the job it was the duty of the priest to replace the oil to replace the bread Everything okay, so twice every day morning and evening priest attended to the week week is the thread You know in that lamp and replenished the pure beaten olive oil for the lamps Yes, can you think then doing this every single day? I mean every day not just replacing the lamp but It had to be fresh pure beaten olive oil for the lamps Like they had to produce an extract fresh olive oil every day I mean, I don't know about you, but that's just That's amazing to me right and On the lamp there is oil and fire producing light representing illumination and revelation This is the illumination and revelation which the holy spirit brings into our lives When he comes into our lives He reveals he begins to reveal who this Jesus is and we have this amazing revelation After revelation after revelation of who this Jesus is Right Wait, is there another scripture that I wanted to share There's a wonderful, uh, you know quote by c.s. Lewis. Um, let me just share that to us It's he says He starts off with this question is Jesus the true light to you C.s. Lewis said I believe in Christianity as I believe in the sunrise Not only because I see it, but because but because by it I see all things His word is a lamp into our feet right and the summer 119 verse 105 It says his thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path He He reveals there's an illumination that is happening. There's a revelation that is happening. Um the one more verse. Let's um Is it too much of bible reading for us today? Okay, let's go to second quarantines. Please second quarantines chapter four second quarantines chapter four Okay, um just for us to get the context. I'm going to read from verse three Okay, second quarantines chapter four from verse three Right. Are you all with me? Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you It says and even if our gospel is veiled It is veiled to those who are Perishing, okay, even if our gospel is veiled. What is veiled? It's even if it's covered veiled, right? Like a veil that separated the holy place from the most holy place And what does a veil do it kind of it's like a mask it covers, isn't it? so Saying even if our gospel is covered if it's veiled it is veiled to those who are perishing Verse four the god of this age Okay, lowercase small g It's referring to satan our the enemy, right the god of this age or another translation It says the god of this world Has blinded the minds. Okay has veiled their minds. It's covered their minds. Okay blind. They cannot see Has blinded the minds of unbelievers so that they cannot see the light Of the gospel of the glory of christ Okay, notice those words They cannot see the light Of the gospel that means the gospel is the light jesus is the light right the gospel of the glory of christ Who is the image of god? verse five For we do not preach ourselves But jesus christ as lord and ourselves as your servants for jesus' sake For verse six follow with me guys verse six for god Who said Let light shine out of darkness Made his light shine in our hearts. Okay notice The god who said let light shine out of darkness made his light shine in our hearts To give us the light of the knowledge Of the glory of god in the face of christ Okay, if you have time today read that verse like a hundred times. Okay Verse six, can I read that one more time please? It says for god who said let the light shine out of darkness made his light shine in our hearts And give us the light of the knowledge give us the light of revelation knowledge in other words is revelation, right? You are understanding something. There's a revelation of it. That's what knowledge is You you give us the light of the revelation of what? of the glory of god In the face of christ so in the In the light of the face of jesus There is life Amen. Are you guys with me in the light of the face of jesus? There is life um Okay, just one last scripture. Let's go to problems Let's go to the book of problems last scripture and we're going to close today. Okay, so you guys problems Uh probes chapter 16 verse 15 I've been getting mixed Pro proverbs chapter 16 verse 15 it says In the light of the king's face Is life In the light of the king's face is life his favor is like a rain cloud in spring but uh That's wonderful just to conclude what we've learned so far. Isn't it? I'm just going to stop sharing the screen here. The last thing we looked at Was the golden lampstand. It is a place of illumination. It's a place of divine light And which signifies and symbolizes Jesus saying that I am the light of the world Right, and then we see that in this powerful scripture in second quarantine chapter 4 verse 6 That in the light of the knowledge or the revelation Of god is in the face of jesus christ And in as it says in proverbs 16 15 in the light of the king's face Is life Amen So we'll stop here for today. We've covered Until page 20 Of the golden lampstand, so we will resume next week With the altar of incense and the ark of the covenant and we move on from there Right. Are you guys with me? Everybody okay? We are able to take off something so far Aaron thomas prince Yeah, awesome. Okay guys. I'm glad. Okay, uh, but When you can please go back and read the scriptures reread the scriptures At least especially second quarantines for the verse that we just read and ask the holy spirit to reveal. Okay Uh, man, I'm just reminded of just one more verse. I am so sorry. Okay Sam 119 verse 18 Okay, Sam 119 verse 18 It says open my eyes that I may see the wonderful things in your law Okay, open my eyes to the wonderful things in your word Uh, and as you read the word And as you reread the word pray and ask the holy spirit to open your eyes You know for him to reveal You know the beauty and the wonderful things that is you know, just there for us Amen, let's pray and be close to it Father we thank you for this day. We thank you for this privilege We thank you for your holy spirit that leads us and guides us help us to be sensitive father to your voice to your Leading thank you for the price you paid for us Lord, I pray that every day of our lives that we will walk and according to your word As you cleanse us as you purify us with your blood and with your word father I thank you for every student that is uh, that's listening that's hearing Father, I pray that you will continue to pour out your wisdom your knowledge and your understanding over us father In Jesus name I pray. Amen Amen God bless you all