Mon.’s Devo - The Way to God

Read: Ex. 30-32
The altar of incense was to be the picture of prayer. Our prayers go up to the Lord like sweet incense. Every morning new incense was burned because God’s mercies are new every morning. This incense was to burn continually because Jesus, our high priest ever lives to make intercession for his saints.
The laver was the huge bowl that the priests used to wash before and after sacrificing. It represents our cleansing from sin. They also washed their feet to show that their walk was sanctified also.
They were given a formula to make sweet incense that no one was to copy or put on anyone that was not a part of them. It was holy. We can’t give the Holy Spirit to those who are not Christians.
Bezaleel was given skill to construct the pieces for the tabernacle. His name means “in the shadow of God”. He was given Ahisamach to help him. His name means “support of his father”. He stands for the Holy Spirit who comes along side us and helps us do what God has told us to do. They made everything from the furniture to the garments of the priests.
Lastly, God gave them the commandment about the sabbath. It was to be a day of rest. It was to be a picture of the last millennium where we rest in the Lord. We will rest just as God did from his work.
While Moses was up on the mountain learning about all these things the children of Israel got tired of waiting and decided to find someone visible to worship - a golden calf, and something fun to do - a party, which was more like an orgy. The calf was the image of the god Apis worshipped by the Egyptians. Aaron would have had to make the mold, melt the gold and pour it into the mold to make it. Not exactly something that would just jump out of the fire like Aaron told Moses happened. LOL!
Moses broke the law on the tablets like the people had broken in their hearts. They had to drink the water with the powder of their gods in it. How many times to we have to taste the drink of our sin and reap the consequences. Their sin exposed them to the enemy which is what sin does. It removes the covering of God’s protection from us and we are exposed to the hand of the devil. It took the priestly tribe to atone for their sin. For us, it is the priestly side of Jesus that atoned once and for all for our sin.

Lord, thank you for showing us how to draw near to You. We are saved at the brazen altar and cleansed at the laver. Then we are invited to fellowship at your table of shewbread where we eat the Word. Your Holy Spirit illumines the Word and reveals it’s truth by the light of the candlestick and our prayers are accepted by you at the table of incense. The veil was torn away at the cross so we have free access into your throne room where we can fellowship with You.