4/22/10

Tabernacle of Moses Pt. 3

We are continuing our study on the Tabernacle of Moses in the book of Exodus. The Tabernacle was a structure built by the children of Israel under the direct supervision of Moses. The layout of the Tabernacle, its general construction, supplies and materials were specified in the greatest detail to Moses by the Lord at Mount Sinai during the time of the Exodus.  So what exactly is a Tabernacle? A "Tabernacle" according to the Hebrew language simply denotes "a tent", or more appropriately "a place of residence."

We know for a fact that God desires a relationship with His people then and even today God desires a relationship.

JOHN 1:14
“14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,[d] who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” - NIV

Tabernacle of Moses Pt.2

We know that God has wanted a relationship with His people from the beginning of time. That is why He created us. According to Scripture we see the Children of Israel we being held captive as slaves in the land of Egypt. Out of Egypt God had raised a leader by the name of Moses who’s life in and of itself is a testimony of how God has a plan for us. We see Moses was born and raised in the care of the Egyptians in Exodus 2.
We see that when Moses was born the Pharaoh had issued a command to kill all the baby boys as soon as they were born. But God had a plan just as He always does. Moses mother hid baby Moses until she wasn’t able to hide him no more (Exodus 2:2). So she made a basket and placed him into the Nile River and placed him into God’s hands. Now the God we serve always looks out for his children. The Pharaoh’s own daughter seen the child and took him in and wanted to raise him. What is interesting here is that Moses’ sister seen Pharaoh’s daughter take her brother and look what she did: