Latest / A Chapter a Day Bible Reading / June 14 - Exodus 31
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- 0:12Hello, friends. It is Sean, love that you have
- 0:16your company. We are in the middle of the
- 0:18week. We have hit Wednesday, it is the
- 0:2014th of June and it is great that you have decided to invite
- 0:26me into your day. You haven't thought, I'm so over
- 0:29this Exodus Sean, just go have a break.
- 0:32I think I'll just work it out myself.
- 0:34I'll read something different. But here we are.
- 0:36Because here today, we get to catch up with our old mates.
- 0:40I need to get these names right bezalel and oholiab.
- 0:45Now I know it's been ages since we've heard of them /.
- 0:48Never, but these are two craftsmen who today are going to
- 0:52get a fairly significant work order that God wants them to
- 0:55complete. And this is a shorter chapter
- 0:58than most and Here. This and then some instructions
- 1:01for the Sabbath. And again that the details wash
- 1:04over you, this is God setting up a way for his people to be able
- 1:10to be in his presence, his holy and perfect presence.
- 1:15So whenever you're doing settle yourself in, let us hear the
- 1:19word of God as he sets up his way and his Covenant can be
- 1:23played out so that he can be present with his people.
- 1:28It's a beautiful picture. Let's read.
- 1:30Together, Exodus chapter 31. Then the Lord said to Moses,
- 1:45look, I have specifically chosen bezalel, son of your eye
- 1:50grandson of her from the tribe of Judah.
- 1:54I have filled him with the spirit of God, giving him, great
- 1:57wisdom, ability and expertise in all kinds of crafts.
- 2:01He is a master Craftsman expert in working with gold silver and
- 2:06bronze. He is skilled and Engraving and
- 2:09mounting gemstones. And in carving, Would he is a
- 2:12master at every craft and I have personally appointed a holy
- 2:18herb, son of a. He so much of the tribe of Dan
- 2:22to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special
- 2:25skill to all the gifted Craftsmen so that they can make
- 2:28all the things I have commanded you to make the Tabernacle, the
- 2:32Ark of the Covenant, the arcs cover, the place of atonement,
- 2:37all the Furnishings of the Tabernacle the table, and it's
- 2:40utensils. The pure gold lamp stand with
- 2:43all its accessories, the incense altar the altar of burnt
- 2:46offerings with all its utensils the wash basin with its stand,
- 2:50the beautiful Stitch garmin's, the sacred garments for Aaron,
- 2:54the priest and the garments for his sons to wear, as they
- 2:56ministers priests the anointing oil, The Fragrant incense for
- 3:01the holy place. The Craftsmen must make
- 3:04everything as I have commanded you.
- 3:08The Lord then gave these instructions to Moses.
- 3:11Tell the people of Israel. Be careful to keep my Sabbath
- 3:15day for the Sabbath is a sign of the Covenant between me and you
- 3:20from generation to generation. It is given so that you may know
- 3:24that I am the Lord who makes you.
- 3:27Holy, you must keep the Sabbath day for.
- 3:30It is a holy day for you. Anyone who desecrates, it must
- 3:35be put to death. Anyone who works on that day.
- 3:38Will be cut off from the community.
- 3:39You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the
- 3:43seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete.
- 3:46Rest, a holy day, dedicated to the Lord.
- 3:50Anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.
- 3:53The people of Israel must keep the Sabbath day by observing it
- 3:57from generation to generation. This is a covenant obligation
- 4:01for all time. It is a permanent sign of my
- 4:04Covenant with the people of Israel.
- 4:07For in six days, the Lord made Heaven and Earth, but on the
- 4:11seventh day he stopped working and was refreshed.
- 4:15When the Lord finished speaking with Moses, on Mount Sinai, he
- 4:18gave him two stone tablets, inscribing them with the terms
- 4:22of the Covenant written by the Finger of God.
- 4:36Lord. Here we see this hint that all
- 4:41of this is for our good. You know, we can be easily
- 4:46confused into feeling like you are a painful god with so many
- 4:50regulations and expecting so much of us.
- 4:54But then we see that your heart is for our good so that you can
- 4:59be close to us. So that you can love us and
- 5:03bless us. And make us whole because it's
- 5:07only in your presence that we as your creation, that truly whole.
- 5:12So we just stand before, you wish, so Q up and we declare
- 5:17that we are yours. We love you.
- 5:20And we dedicate ourselves to you as Aaron.
- 5:23And his sons were dedicated to you, we dedicate ourselves to
- 5:28you. And we can only do that and The
- 5:33Wonderful Name of Jesus. Amen.
- 5:35Amen.