“Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might and come to save us! Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved! You brought a vine out…
Month: July 2019
Exodus 29
“Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish, and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil… Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according…
Psalm 79
“O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins. They have given the bodies of your servants to the birds of the heavens for food, the flesh of your faithful to the beasts of the earth. They have poured out their blood like…
Exodus 28
The entire chapter describes the newly founded priesthood and most significantly the garments that they are to wear. “Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests – Aaron and Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. And you…
Psalm 78
This lengthy Psalm has a couple of themes I’ll attempt to summarize. “Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders…
Exodus 27
This chapter focuses on the courtyard and the altar. “You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits[a] long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits. And you shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with…
Psalm 77
This Psalm is appropriately named “In the Day of Trouble I Seek the Lord”. “I cry aloud to God, aloud to God, and he will hear me. In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted. When I…
Exodus 26
This entire chapter is a description of the tabernacle blueprint. “Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns; you shall make them with cherubim skillfully worked into them. And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to the…
Psalm 76
“In Judah God is known; his name is great in Israel. His abode has been established in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion. There he broke the flashing arrows, the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war. But you, you are to be feared! Who can stand before you when once your anger is…
Exodus 25
Today I read Exodus 25. Moses is still on the mountain and God begins giving him specific instructions for the tabernacle and its furnishings, including the the Ark of the Covenant, a table (and accompaniments) for the Bread of the Presence, and a lampstand. “Exactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the tabernacle,…