Category Archives: A YEAR IN THE PURSUIT OF GOD

The Tabernacle: Mercy Triumphs over Judgment

Exodus 25:21-22 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you. There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above … Continue reading

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The Tabernacle: Offering Sacrifices

1 Peter 2:4-5 ESV  As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,  (5)  you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be … Continue reading

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The Tabernacle: Leading a Life of Prayer

O LORD, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! (Psalms … Continue reading

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The Tabernacle: Feasting at the Lord’s Table

Dear Fellowship of the Burning Heart: Psalms 23:5-6(ESV) 5    You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6    Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the … Continue reading

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The Tabernacle: Serving God In the Light

Dear Fellowship of the Burning Heart: Moving from the courtyard into the tabernacle, the priests would immediately be confronted with three pieces of furniture: the golden candlestick, the table of shewbread and the altar of incense. Of course, the golden … Continue reading

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The Tabernacle: Cleansing

Dear Fellowship of the Burning Heart: Beyond the bronze altar in the courtyard sat the bronze laver filled with water, used by the priests as they moved between their ministry at the altar and their ministry in the holy place. … Continue reading

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The Tabernacle: Approaching God

Dear Fellowship of the Burning Heart: When a worshiper approached the tabernacle and entered the gate with a sacrifice (always bringing a sacrifice), the first sight was that of a bronze altar with smoke ascending from smoldering embers. Priests would … Continue reading

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The Tabernacle as an Illustration of the Christian Life

The book of Hebrews offers an extended comparison and contrast between the old covenant as presented in the Old Testament and the new covenant inaugurated by Christ and presented in the New Testament. The author argues that Jesus is superior … Continue reading

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A Prayer for the Hungering Heart

O the bliss of those who hunger and thirst for all that sets them right with God, for they shall be satisfied to the full. Matthew 5:6 (Barclay) Dear Fellowship of the Burning Heart: This is the last blog post … Continue reading

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Spiritual Craving Revisited

Dear Fellowship of the Burning Heart: We have physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual needs. Of course, we need to find the legitimate and appropriate ways to meet those needs. But that is not as simple as we imagine. In … Continue reading

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