Thursday 7/28/22
Atonement

 1And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
 2And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
 3And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
 4And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.
 5And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
 6And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
 7And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
 8Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.
 9And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
 10And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.
 11And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
 12And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
 13And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
 14The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
 15And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
 16And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
 17All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.
 18The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.
 19All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.
 20And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.
 21In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
Written By: God through Inspiration
Penned By: Moses
Date Penned: (1450-1410 BC)
Overview: The Record of God's Deliverance of Israel (c 1-40)
Theme: Israel at Sinai (c 19-40)
Message: The Altar of the Tabernacle (v 1-21)

Exodus 27 Commentary

(27:1) The Altar - The altar of burnt offering was the first thing the Israelites saw as they entered the tabernacle courtyard. Here sacrifices were continually made. Its vivid presence constantly reminded the people that they could only come to God by means of a sacrifice. It was the only way their sins could be forgiven and taken away. In Hebrews 10:1-18, Jesus Christ is portrayed as the ultimate sacrifice. This teaches that we are not to seek any other means to having a personal relationship with God. No counseling theory, Eastern mysticism, or modern ideas of spirituality can remove our sin. Jesus is our only High Priest today. Put all your confidence in him.
 
(27:9-19) Levites Offer Sacrifices - The tabernacle was enclosed in a court, about sixty yards long and thirty broad, formed by curtains hung upon brazen pillars, fixed in brazen sockets. Within this enclosure the priests and Levites offered the sacrifices, and the Jewish people were admitted. These distinctions represented the difference between the visible nominal church, and the true spiritual church, which alone has access to God, and communion with him.
 
(27:20-21) The Lighting of Lamps -  The pure oil signified the gifts and graces of the Spirit, which all believers receive from Christ, the good Olive, and without which our light cannot shine before men. The priests were to light the lamps, and tend them. It is the work of ministers, by preaching and expounding the Scriptures, which are as a lamp, to enlighten the church, God's tabernacle upon earth. Blessed be God, this light is not now confined to the Jewish tabernacle, but is a light to lighten the gentiles, and for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today we Continue in the book of Exodus with Chapter 27 and in today's text we more of the detail that goes into the tabernacle as God continues to reveal Himself to man through the construction of this structure. What catches my eye is the alter where atonement was made for sin for a short time each year as a sacrifice was made picturing the sacrifice of Jesus-Christ which would make atonement for all who receive this ultimate sacrifice for mans sin, Himself. The word atone means "at one" to unite, reconcile, and agree. This sacrifice allows a sinful man to unite with a holy God showing us how we can be saved. What a picture of love and grace. How about you? Do you see Jesus in the tabernacle? He is your sacrifice and atonement for your sin.
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Closing Prayer

Father in the Name and through the Blood of Jesus we pray that we would Take Today's Reading of Your Word and Give Us Understanding of Its Text, that You Apply this Word to Our Lives, and that you would help us grow in You. Father, Finally we Pray for Your Kingdom to come, that Your Will to be Done here on Earth as it is in Heaven. That You would Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen

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