Having been on vacation for the past two weeks and still away, I have been some time since I have given some more thoughts on the subject at hand, that being the tabernacle. Also being this is the Easter weekend and churches meeting all over the world to commemorate the Ressurection of our Lord, I feel that I should offer something regarding the resurrection as it is portrayed in the Tabernacle. After all, it is God's pattern for us to live by as we see the portraying of the Plan of Salvatiion in the very construction of it.
We have been studying the furnishings to date and some of the ceremonial rituals associated with them and it is time to proceed with further study and I shall begin with the foundation of the structure and that is found in Exodus ch. 26 and in particular the portion regarding the boards and sockets. The boards speaks of humanity and the silver sockets speak of redemption
Jesus purchased redemption for you and I when He went to the cross as represented in the sacrifices on the Brazen Altar of Sacrifice and there we see the cross represented where Jesus shed His own blood at Easter time for you and for me as well as every man, woman and child who ever lived. That includes 1.2 billion in India; that includes something over 1.3 billion in China and billions more around the world. Flesh and blood is not our enemy today but rather we should love and pray for all men everywhere because Jesus died for each and every one. He gave His life as a ransom and we see that in the sockets of silver that supported the boards of the Tabernacle. Judas betrayed his Lord for thirty pieces of silver. What would you or I betray our Lord for or would we like Peter say "I will never forsake You' Lord."
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Tabernacle/ footwashings
One more point before we leave this subject of the Laver and that is the foot washing. Remember on the night before He was crucified how He girded Himself with a towel and taking a basin of water began to wash the feet of His disciples? Remember Peter's reaction when it was his turn? Let's turn to John 13:6-10, "
6 Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet?” 7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this.” 8 Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.” 9 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!” 10 Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.”
The old testament priests had to wash both hands and feet but Jesus said to Peter "He who is bathed (or cleansed) needs only to wash his feet." So what is the connection and why the difference in these two instances? After all I have said that all these ceremonies in the Tabernacle service is a type pointing to the true worship and the cross of Christ. So why did they wash their hands as well as their feet in the O.T. and just their feet in the N.T? Jesus was illustrating a point here...we use our hands to work with....hands have to do with our works while feet has to do with our walk...there is nothing we can do with our works that will merit or earn salvation...not animal sacrifice , not keeping the law, nothing. All we can do is to walk in His steps and stay in His Word and that is the washing of the water of the Word that Paul speaks of in Ephesians. Our walk can become defiled and we need only our feet washed. It is a daily cleansing through the Word.
6 Then He came to Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, “Lord, are You washing my feet?” 7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this.” 8 Peter said to Him, “You shall never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.” 9 Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!” 10 Jesus said to him, “He who is bathed needs only to wash his feet, but is completely clean; and you are clean, but not all of you.”
The old testament priests had to wash both hands and feet but Jesus said to Peter "He who is bathed (or cleansed) needs only to wash his feet." So what is the connection and why the difference in these two instances? After all I have said that all these ceremonies in the Tabernacle service is a type pointing to the true worship and the cross of Christ. So why did they wash their hands as well as their feet in the O.T. and just their feet in the N.T? Jesus was illustrating a point here...we use our hands to work with....hands have to do with our works while feet has to do with our walk...there is nothing we can do with our works that will merit or earn salvation...not animal sacrifice , not keeping the law, nothing. All we can do is to walk in His steps and stay in His Word and that is the washing of the water of the Word that Paul speaks of in Ephesians. Our walk can become defiled and we need only our feet washed. It is a daily cleansing through the Word.
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