_Make Me a sanctuary: _ GOD DWELLING WITH MEN I. The dwelling of God among us in Christ Jesus, when it is a reality, and not merely an idea or a phrase, imports and of necessity secures the passing away from us of the things we have most reason to fear. When God comes to dwell among us, which can... [ Continue Reading ]
_Make an ark._ THE ARK I. The veil, by which the ark was hidden from view. This veil of the Tabernacle was the same as that which subsequently hung in the Temple, and was rent in twain when our Lord expired on the Cross. We may look at it from two points of view, considering what it symbolized when... [ Continue Reading ]
_Put the mercy-seat above upon the ark._ THE ARK AND THE MERCY SEAT It was a leading and distinctive feature of Jewish worship that no image was to represent Jehovah, and yet the Jews were taught that the omnipotent God resided, specially in the Tabernacle, or Temple, of their nation, and special... [ Continue Reading ]
_Set upon the table shewbread._ THE TABLE OF SHEWBREAD I. The first lesson we learn here is taught us by the nature of the bread upon the table. This we know, on the very best authority, was a symbol of Christ. Jesus taught us this distinctly and clearly when He said, “I am the Bread of Life.” Tha... [ Continue Reading ]
_A candlestick of pure gold._ THE GOLDEN CANDLESTICK I. This light shines because it is light, without effort, spontaneously. If the lamp is kindled it will shine; and so this emblem has its beautiful felicity in that it points, as the highest definition of all Christian men, to the effortless, sp... [ Continue Reading ]
_Their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount._ HEAVEN’S TEACHING ON EARTH’S DUTIES I. That nothing is too trivial for God to notice. II. That we should speak to God about ordinary work, even in our seasons of highest spiritual communion. III. That even slight deviations from God’s directio... [ Continue Reading ]