God told Moses to build a tabernacle so that he might dwell with them. Every element of the structure was designed with that in mind. Each one provides a way for God to be with his people and points to the better way that was to come through Jesus.
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God Dwells In Us: Key Words from Exodus 40
As he did for the tabernacle, God has set us apart by Christ’s death on the cross. He has anointed us by his Holy Spirit and declared us holy so that he can now dwell in us. He has done his part. We now joyfully partner with him.
Lessons and Insights From Exodus
Reading and studying the biblical book of Exodus has stoked many thoughts and insights not long enough for entire blog posts. Instead, these first appeared as Instagram posts.
Miriam: Israel’s First Female Prophet and Leader
As I child I focused on Moses in the Exodus story. But much later I realized that he fulfilled his role with the help of about 12 women God used to save and protect him. And of those twelve, his older sister Miriam played the largest ongoing role in his life. In fact she was the first women in the Bible to be named a prophet and a leader.
What Do We Do With the 10 Commandments?
The Mosaic Covenant was conditional and temporary—foreshadowing the new covenant that Jesus inaugurated. So, how does Jesus want us to live in his new kingdom? Do the ten still apply? I went looking for the equivalent or the greater command in Jesus’s teaching and example and in the whole New Testament. Here’s what I found:
Zipporah: Wife and Protector of Moses
Moses, Israel's great deliverer would not have gotten far without the women in his life. After being saved by the midwives, his birth mother, sister, and adopted mother, he needs yet another woman to protect him—Zipporah.
Moses and the Burning Bush: God’s Character Revealed
God introduces himself as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob and reveals his character. He then commissions Moses to the difficult task of leading the Hebrews out of Egypt. In each answer to Moses's excuses or clarification questions, God offers a portrait of his character. We can be certain he is the same God today.
Pharaoh’s Daughter: A Privileged Princess Adopts a Helpless Boy
Moses's life also depended on another woman—a privileged princess. Her actions reveal her courage to disregard her father's order, her mercy to save a helpless child, and her integrity to pay another to nurse him.
Pondered Treasures 