Exodus 30:22–33
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We are an unserious people who have convinced ourselves that sincerity is a fine substitute for obedience. We think God is primarily interested in the vague, sentimental condition of our hearts, and that He is largely indifferent to the external forms of our worship and life. But the book of Exodus, and particularly these chapters dealing with the construction and consecration of the Tabernacle, stands as a massive rebuke to this entire mindset. Because God is holy, and this holiness is not a vague, ethereal concept. And He uses physical things, tangible realities, to teach His people what holiness means. The Old Testament rituals were a gigantic audio-visual aid, teaching Israel the grammar of holiness for centuries, so that when Christ came, we would understand what He accomplished. These ceremonial laws were fulfilled in Christ, but fulfilled does not mean they became irrelevant.