7TH STEP: GOLDERN INCENSE ALTAR.
THEN:
Prayers were offered at the gold Altar of Incense where special sweet incense required by God was burnt.
TODAY:
The prayers of God’s people are sweet incense to God. (Exodus 30:35-37; 1 Kings 6:22; 2 Chronicles 4:19; Revelation 5:8).
8TH STEP: THE VEIL. (Curtain and doors of olive wood).
THEN:
The veil separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place where the Ark of the Covenant rested, separating a holy God from sinful people. Once a year only the High Priest entered here.
TODAY:
Believers in Jesus may enter God’s presence through prayer they are made acceptable to God by the blood of Jesus, the great High Priest. When Jesus died, the Temple veil tore in two from top (Heaven) to bottom (Earth), (Exodus 25-26; 1 Kings 6:31-35; 2 Chronicles 3:14; Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 10:19-22).
9TH STEP: MOST HOLY PLACE.
THEN:
The Most Holy Place was God’s throne room where He would meet and give His commands, between the two cherubim, on the Mercy Seat over the Ark of the Covenant. The high priest sprinkled blood on the Mercy Seat on the Day of Atonement to atone for the sins of the people for that year.
TODAY:
Believers can come boldly before God’s throne of grace, (Hebrews 14:16).
10TH STEP: CHERUBIM.
THEN:
Massive olive-wood sculptures of cherubim, winged creatures, represented the guardians of God’s divine presence. These cherubim were overlaid with gold and touched each other, wingtip to wingtip and wall to wall. When God banished man from the Garden of Eden, He placed cherubim and a flaming sword to guard the way to the tree of life, (Genesis 3:24; 1 Kings 6:19-29).
TODAY:
11TH STEP: ARK OF THE COVENANT.
THEN:
The Ark was a carved wooden box overlaid with gold. Inside was the Law of God (the Ten Commandments) inscribed on two tablets of stone. Its lid, the Mercy Seat, represented the meeting place between God and man (Exodus 25:10-22).
TODAY:
God wants to commune with us today. He made it possible to know Him through Jesus (John 14:6; Hebrews 9:4; 10:22).
12TH STEP: STOREROOMS (Treasures).
THEN:
Three-floors of store rooms contained the treasures of God’s Temple and the dedicated gifts. These treasures were plundered several times.
TODAY:
We are commanded by Jesus to not lay up treasures for ourselves on earth, but to lay up treasures in heaven. (1 Chronicles 28:11-12; Matthew 6:19-21).
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Thursday, 23 July 2009
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
THE TEMPLE, PART TWO.
1st STEP: BRAZEN ALTAR (also called Bronze Altar).
THEN:
God required the people to regularly sacrifice a perfect animal (lambs, goats, bulls, doves) for their sins. The blood of the animal justified (let off the hook) the people before God and restored their relationship with Him.
TODAY:
Jesus is our perfect sacrifice; He led a sinless life and willingly died for our sins (wrongs) to make us right with God for all time. No more sacrifices are required. Read for yourself: Leviticus 17:11; John 1:29; Romans 4:25; Hebrews 9:25; 10:10; Revelation 13:8.
2nd STEP: SACRIFICE.
THEN:
The person bringing the offering put his hand on the head of the animal while it was killed, symbolically puts his sins onto the animal. The animal died in his place.
TODAY:
Jesus is the Lamb of God, just as bulls were sacrificed. We are told to present our bodies as a living sacrifice acceptable to God, holy, not conformed to the world and with a renewed mind (John 1:29; Romans 12:1-2). We are to offer another kind of sacrifice: praising His name, doing good, and sharing with others (Hebrews 13:15-16).
3rd STEP: THE SEA (Bronze Basin).
THEN:
Priests washed themselves at the basin, purifying themselves before entering the Temple. It was about 15 feet (4.6 m) across and held more than 10,000 gallons (38,000 litres) of water. It stood on 12 bronze oxen.
TODAY:
Believers in Christ are saved and cleansed by the blood of Jesus. Even though we have accepted Jesus’ sacrificial death on our behalf, we too need to be cleansed, spiritually. If we confess our sins. God will forgive and cleanse us. (Exodus 30:18; 38:8; 1 Kings 7:23-26; 1 John 1:7-10).
4th STEP: BRASS PILLARS (Bronze Pillars).
THEN:
The pillars, called “Jachin” on the right and “Boaz” on the left, supported the roof of the portico. They were 27 feet (9 m) high.
TODAY:
Those who are faithful to Jesus through trials will be made “a pillar” in the Temple of God (Revelation 3:12).
5th STEP: HOLY PLACE.
THEN:
Only priests were allowed to enter the Holy Place. They did this daily.
TODAY:
Believers in Jesus have been made holy through Jesus’ sacrifice and can go direct to God (Exodus 29-30; Hebrews 9-10).
6TH STEP: GOLDERN LAMPSTANDS AND TABLES OF SHOWBREAD.
THEN:
Ten gold lampstands and ten tables for bread were made for the Temple (1 Kings 7:49; 2 Chronicles 4:7-8, 19-20).
TODAY:
Christ is the light of the world and the bread of life (John 9:5; 6:48-51).
THEN:
God required the people to regularly sacrifice a perfect animal (lambs, goats, bulls, doves) for their sins. The blood of the animal justified (let off the hook) the people before God and restored their relationship with Him.
TODAY:
Jesus is our perfect sacrifice; He led a sinless life and willingly died for our sins (wrongs) to make us right with God for all time. No more sacrifices are required. Read for yourself: Leviticus 17:11; John 1:29; Romans 4:25; Hebrews 9:25; 10:10; Revelation 13:8.
2nd STEP: SACRIFICE.
THEN:
The person bringing the offering put his hand on the head of the animal while it was killed, symbolically puts his sins onto the animal. The animal died in his place.
TODAY:
Jesus is the Lamb of God, just as bulls were sacrificed. We are told to present our bodies as a living sacrifice acceptable to God, holy, not conformed to the world and with a renewed mind (John 1:29; Romans 12:1-2). We are to offer another kind of sacrifice: praising His name, doing good, and sharing with others (Hebrews 13:15-16).
3rd STEP: THE SEA (Bronze Basin).
THEN:
Priests washed themselves at the basin, purifying themselves before entering the Temple. It was about 15 feet (4.6 m) across and held more than 10,000 gallons (38,000 litres) of water. It stood on 12 bronze oxen.
TODAY:
Believers in Christ are saved and cleansed by the blood of Jesus. Even though we have accepted Jesus’ sacrificial death on our behalf, we too need to be cleansed, spiritually. If we confess our sins. God will forgive and cleanse us. (Exodus 30:18; 38:8; 1 Kings 7:23-26; 1 John 1:7-10).
4th STEP: BRASS PILLARS (Bronze Pillars).
THEN:
The pillars, called “Jachin” on the right and “Boaz” on the left, supported the roof of the portico. They were 27 feet (9 m) high.
TODAY:
Those who are faithful to Jesus through trials will be made “a pillar” in the Temple of God (Revelation 3:12).
5th STEP: HOLY PLACE.
THEN:
Only priests were allowed to enter the Holy Place. They did this daily.
TODAY:
Believers in Jesus have been made holy through Jesus’ sacrifice and can go direct to God (Exodus 29-30; Hebrews 9-10).
6TH STEP: GOLDERN LAMPSTANDS AND TABLES OF SHOWBREAD.
THEN:
Ten gold lampstands and ten tables for bread were made for the Temple (1 Kings 7:49; 2 Chronicles 4:7-8, 19-20).
TODAY:
Christ is the light of the world and the bread of life (John 9:5; 6:48-51).
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON, PART ONE.
THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON.
The Temple in the Bible was built in 960 BC by King Solomon. We are going to spend some time looking at the Temple. But, to understand the Temple’s purpose, it is important to know that made the world and set the rules of living.
God told Adam (the first man, and Eve the first woman) that the result of sin (wrong doing, breaking God’s laws) was death. Adam and Eve disobeyed, and sin, disease, and death entered God’s perfect world. In spite of this, God loved His people and had mercy on them.
God still loves us today, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” John 3:16. Even though man sinned, God found a way out for mankind; it came by God’s only begotten Son coming to take our sin, death and punishment upon Himself, by His own death in our place on a Cross.
Before Jesus’ death and resurrection, God provided a way to atone (make amends) for sin (wrong doing), so that people could be in His holy presence. God allowed the blood of a perfect animal to “temporarily” take the place of the sinner’s (one who commits sin).
The blood sacrifice took away sin and made the sinner right with God “temporarily.” What God was looking for was a “perfect man” to take the place of “all mankind” BUT, no one was found. So God came Himself in the person of Jesus Christ.
Jesus came to atone, or take away, a believer’s “sin once and for all.” The blood of Jesus Christ was the final sacrifice needed. Read for yourself: Genesis 2:17; 4:3-7; Isaiah 59:2; Romans 3:23; Hebrews 10:26-31.
We are going to study the steps to peace with God during the time of the Temple (Then) and today (Now). Here is the 1st step.
The Temple in the Bible was built in 960 BC by King Solomon. We are going to spend some time looking at the Temple. But, to understand the Temple’s purpose, it is important to know that made the world and set the rules of living.
God told Adam (the first man, and Eve the first woman) that the result of sin (wrong doing, breaking God’s laws) was death. Adam and Eve disobeyed, and sin, disease, and death entered God’s perfect world. In spite of this, God loved His people and had mercy on them.
God still loves us today, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” John 3:16. Even though man sinned, God found a way out for mankind; it came by God’s only begotten Son coming to take our sin, death and punishment upon Himself, by His own death in our place on a Cross.
Before Jesus’ death and resurrection, God provided a way to atone (make amends) for sin (wrong doing), so that people could be in His holy presence. God allowed the blood of a perfect animal to “temporarily” take the place of the sinner’s (one who commits sin).
The blood sacrifice took away sin and made the sinner right with God “temporarily.” What God was looking for was a “perfect man” to take the place of “all mankind” BUT, no one was found. So God came Himself in the person of Jesus Christ.
Jesus came to atone, or take away, a believer’s “sin once and for all.” The blood of Jesus Christ was the final sacrifice needed. Read for yourself: Genesis 2:17; 4:3-7; Isaiah 59:2; Romans 3:23; Hebrews 10:26-31.
We are going to study the steps to peace with God during the time of the Temple (Then) and today (Now). Here is the 1st step.
PART TWO TOMORROW!
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