Devotion 88
DEVOTION 88: “The Altar: built by God to crucify God” coming out of Exo. 38
God built Himself an altar to be crucified on.
Let’s read:
Exodus 38:1 “And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.”
This brazen altar was pointing to the ultimate Brazen Altar where Jesus Christ will be the Sacrificial Lamb.
John 19:17-18 “And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: [18] Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.”
What a substitution!
God built His Own altar for His crucifixion, so that He will take the place of the sinner, and the sinner to take the place of His Righteousness by simple faith.
We continue our reading:
Exodus 38:2-9 “And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass. [3] And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass. [4] And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it. [5] And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves. [6] And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass. [7] And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards. [8] And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. [9] And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:”
The brazen altar was kept inside the court yard immediately upon entering the Tabernacle.
God’s Brazen Altar (the Cross) was placed in the public square for all eyes to see Him crucified.
The Sacrifice has to be a public display for all to witness the price of redemption.
We continue our reading:
Exodus 38:10-22 “Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. [11] And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. [12] And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. [13] And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. [14] The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. [15] And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. [16] All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. [17] And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. [18] And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. [19] And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver. [20] And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass. [21] This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest. [22] And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.”
One man, filled with the Spirit of God put together the Tabernacle.
God does not look for much. All He needs is one man or woman filled with His Spirit. That will always get the work done. The work remains, to get His Word out to the dying world.
Matthew 9:37 “Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few.”
The Word remains the Same. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever. Jesus Christ is This Word of God.
We conclude our reading:
Exodus 38:23-31 “And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. [24] All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. [25] And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: [26] A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. [27] And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket. [28] And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them. [29] And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels. [30] And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar, [31] And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.”
God numbers His children. Half a silver for every one that came in to be numbered.
Jesus Christ has paid the price for us to be numbered.
Come in to be numbered freely by simple faith in the Blood Sacrifice. Identify with Him in His life, death, resurrection, ascension, and to dwell in you in the Form of the Holy Spirit. That’s how we are numbered.
Let the Word of God bring you to be numbered in the family of God. BELIEVE, and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. He is numbering all who would believe, in Christ!
God built Himself an altar to be crucified on.
Let’s read:
Exodus 38:1 “And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.”
This brazen altar was pointing to the ultimate Brazen Altar where Jesus Christ will be the Sacrificial Lamb.
John 19:17-18 “And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: [18] Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.”
What a substitution!
God built His Own altar for His crucifixion, so that He will take the place of the sinner, and the sinner to take the place of His Righteousness by simple faith.
We continue our reading:
Exodus 38:2-9 “And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass. [3] And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass. [4] And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it. [5] And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves. [6] And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass. [7] And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards. [8] And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. [9] And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:”
The brazen altar was kept inside the court yard immediately upon entering the Tabernacle.
God’s Brazen Altar (the Cross) was placed in the public square for all eyes to see Him crucified.
The Sacrifice has to be a public display for all to witness the price of redemption.
We continue our reading:
Exodus 38:10-22 “Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. [11] And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. [12] And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. [13] And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. [14] The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. [15] And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. [16] All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. [17] And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. [18] And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. [19] And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver. [20] And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass. [21] This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest. [22] And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.”
One man, filled with the Spirit of God put together the Tabernacle.
God does not look for much. All He needs is one man or woman filled with His Spirit. That will always get the work done. The work remains, to get His Word out to the dying world.
Matthew 9:37 “Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few.”
The Word remains the Same. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever. Jesus Christ is This Word of God.
We conclude our reading:
Exodus 38:23-31 “And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. [24] All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. [25] And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: [26] A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. [27] And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket. [28] And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them. [29] And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels. [30] And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar, [31] And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.”
God numbers His children. Half a silver for every one that came in to be numbered.
Jesus Christ has paid the price for us to be numbered.
Come in to be numbered freely by simple faith in the Blood Sacrifice. Identify with Him in His life, death, resurrection, ascension, and to dwell in you in the Form of the Holy Spirit. That’s how we are numbered.
Let the Word of God bring you to be numbered in the family of God. BELIEVE, and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. He is numbering all who would believe, in Christ!
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