Read: 2 Chronicles 4:1-6:11; Romans 7:1-13; PSalm 17:1-15; Proverbs 19:22-23
When Solomon had all the furnishings of the temple finished he placed them in the temple and called all the people of Israel to Jerusalem. It was the festival of the seventh month and they celebrated with trumpets and singing and praise. The ark was brought from the tent of meeting to the Temple and the cloud of God’s presence so filled the temple that the priests could not perform their service. The king turned and blessed the people and the Lord.
The feast of the seventh month has three feasts in it: trumpets, Yom Kipor, and tabernacles. These feasts are a picture of Jesus return at the sound of the last trumpet, the days of tribulation and when God creates the new heaven and earth. It has always been God’s desire to tabernacle with his people even now. He put his spirit inside of us and we are the temple. Our mouth is the trumpet that proclaims the coming of Jesus and Yom Kippor is our walk on earth - full of tribulations and tests. The feast of tabernacles represents how we can be filled with God’s presence every day so that we no longer work at being a Christian but we are Jesus representative here on earth.
Romans Seven is an amazing picture of salvation. Paul relates it to marriage. The first husband has to do with the law. We were first married to the law. When the law, the first husband, died, we were released from the law and married grace - Jesus, our second husband. To go back to the first husband is to commit spiritual adultery.
Paul made it clear that the law is holy, righteous and good but it causes us to recognize our sin. This is a good thing because it reminds us of our need for Jesus.
Lord, may we be the temple of the Holy Spirit and your trumpet of praise today.
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