command/decree...

This reading goes from Exodus 27:20-30:10.


The summary:


(Ch.27)

The specifications for the light of the tabernacle.


(Ch.28)

The garment for Aaron:

The specifications for the ephod.

The specifications for the breastplate.

The specifications for the robe of the ephod.

The specifications for the gold plate and the turban.

The specifications for the clothes of Aaron and sons.


(Ch.29)

The specifications for consecrating Aaron and his sons as priests.

The specifications for the continual daily offering.


(Ch.30)

The specifications for the altar of incense.


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The focus of these passages is the garments for the priests.

As believers in Christ, we are also called to be priests;

so I did a word search for "clothed with":


The NASB search gave 42 results that ranged from being clothed

with worms (Job 7:5) to being clothed with Christ (Gal 3:27).


The same search in KJV gave 50 results, but was missing Gal 3:27.

It turns out they use "put on" which also includes Colossians 3:14,

which was the thing I was initially thinking.



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gift/offering...

This reading ranges from Exodus 25:1-27:19.


The quick summary...



(Ch.25)

Yahweh has Moses tell the willing people to bring the necessary materials for the tabernacle.


The specifications for the ark.

The specifications for the table of showbread.

The specifications for the lampstand.


(Ch.26)

The specifications for the linen curtains.

The specifications for the the goat hair curtains.

The specifications for the boards to support the tabernacle.

The specifications for the veil between the holy place and the most holy.


(Ch.27)

The specifications for the altar.

The specifications for the court of the tabernacle.


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The details of the tabernacle begins from this section to the next two readings.

An interesting detail that I had not noticed before was that the poles for the ark (Ch 25) are not to be removed...

I wondered, "why not???"

...I still don't know why...



Then the prospect of reading about the details like the boards and sockets felt completely dry, so I searched for pictures of what I was reading.

In the course of the search, I found the tabernacle model kit.

You can build your own tabernacle, as specified by Yahweh (but smaller).

I imagine this would be a good thing to build while reading along these passages.


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