The sanctuary.... The OT Temple was replaced, not by the church building, but by the indwelling Holy Spirit in the Temple of the believers body (1 Cor. 3:16-17; 6:19-20). How can you continue to go somewhere ( church ) when you are already there? In the Pentateuch there are five different Hebrew terms or titles for the sacred space Moses was instructed to build. All five are used in Exodus chapters 25-38: miqdas (i.e. Ex 25:8): This Hebrew word is usually translated sanctuary and describes a sacred space. The word is derived from the Hebrew word qadas, referring to that which is separate and holy. Everything outside the entrance to the Sanctuary is profane and unclean while everything within is sacred and clean. miskan (i.e. Ex 25:9): This Hebrew word is usually translated tabernacle or dwelling. It is a masculine noun that is derived from the Hebrew verb sakan meaning to settle down, abide, or dwell. This term can be applied to one of the functions of the tabernacle as a dwelling place for God among His people. ohel (i.e. Ex 26:36): This Hebrew word is commonly used for a temporary or transportable dwelling like a tent. ohel moed (i.e. Ex 29:42): The word moed is derived from the Hebrew verb yaad, meaning to meet at an appointed place. The best translation for the Hebrew term ohel moed is tent of meeting. miskan haedut (i.e. Ex 38:21): This phrase is usually translated the tabernacle of the testimony. A variation of the same name appears in Numbers 17:23 as ohel haedut, tent of the testimony. If you did not know that more space is devoted to the account of the Tabernacle in the Scriptures than any other single object. As you think you can just throw up a building and God will just show up... Exodus chapters 25-40 give details of the plans and construction of the Tabernacle or Tent of Meeting. Moreover, the New Testament makes figurative reference to the Tabernacle and its furnishings, and the Epistle to the Hebrews cannot be understood without a knowledge of the books of Exodus and Leviticus. In the Tabernacle, we find God dwelling among His chosen people. Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them. According to all that I am going to show you, as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, just so you shall construct it (Exodus 25:8-9). The Tabernacle symbolized the dwelling place of God in the midst of His people. There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all that I will give you in commandment for the sons of Israel (v. 25). The Tabernacle was a symbol of Gods dwelling. There is a Sanctuary, wherein is the especial residence and manifestation of the glorious presence of God. . . Almost all expressions which are employed in describing the significance of the Tabernacle are also used in reference to Heaven. The key to our understanding of the Tabernacle is Christ. It was a symbol, or picture and prophecy of the man in whom God would become incarnate and dwell with His people. He will be the final and eternal dwelling place (Hebrews 2:14-18). Hebrews contrast the pattern in heaven and the copy in Jerusalem. In summary the author of Hebrews said, the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man (Hebrews 8:1-2). When are going to understand that every time you say that you are going somewhere to church... You are telling God he is not in you... You are still after all this time are looking...
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 03:31:23 +0000
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