August 13, 2024
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Reading along with us in selections from Exodus and Galatians? Here’s today’s reading:
Exodus 37 (NIV)
The Ark
1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 2 He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3 He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.……Continue Reading
Exodus 37 and 38
Exodus 37
Exodus 37
Exodus 37
Exodus 37
Once again details are given of how these absolutely beautiful, necessary and God ordained pieces were made. There is so much attention to detail and I wonder how it all looked with everything overlaid with gold…the most precious and enduring metal there is, I believe. God had these things made to last and be durable. They traveled around for 40 years in the desert and then were put in the temple. Notice there is no mention of them being remade.
I am always amazed when I read about the design and detail that went into every aspect to remind myself that this was also mobile. Moving these things around and keeping them in just the right way God wanted must have been no small task!