DOING OUR PART
PRESENTING JESUS IN A DRY AND THIRSTY LAND
EX. 31 VS 1-11
Exodus 31:1-11 (NKJV)
1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
2 "See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
4 to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,
5 in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship.
6 And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all who are gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
7 the tabernacle of meeting, the ark of the Testimony and the mercy seat that is on it, and all the furniture of the tabernacle--
8 the table and its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,
9 the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base--
10 the garments of ministry, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests,
11 and the anointing oil and sweet incense for the holy place. According to all that I have commanded you they shall do."
**AFTER RESCUING THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL FROM EGYPT, GOD HAD GREAT PLANS FOR THEM AS A WHOLE, AND THE MAIN PLAN WAS TO HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH THEM AND TO PREPARE THEM TO SHARE REDEMPTION WITH OTHERS AS WELL**
***NO ONE CAN DO EVERYTHING, BUT EVERYONE CAN DO SOMETHING!!
1. THOSE WHO ACTED- THE ONES WHO FINANCE AND SACRIFICE FOR THE MINISTRY:
Exodus 35:4-5 (NKJV)
4 And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, "This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying:
5 'Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze;
Exodus 35:20-24 (NKJV)
20 And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.
21 Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering for the work of the tabernacle of meeting, for all its service, and for the holy garments.
22 They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the LORD.
23 And every man, with whom was found blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats' hair, red skins of rams, and badger skins, brought them.
24 Everyone who offered an offering of silver or bronze brought the LORD'S offering. And everyone with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it.
Exodus 35:29 (NKJV)
29 The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to the LORD, all the men and women whose hearts were willing to bring material for all kinds of work which the LORD, by the hand of Moses, had commanded to be done.
Exodus 36:4-6 (NKJV)
4 Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the work of the sanctuary came, each from the work he was doing,
5 and they spoke to Moses, saying, "The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the LORD commanded us to do."
6 So Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, "Let neither man nor woman do any more work for the offering of the sanctuary." And the people were restrained from bringing,
2. THE ARRANGER- ALL THE FINANCES AND MATERIALS FOR MINISTRY ARE NO GOOD IF THEY ARE SPREAD OUT FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, WE NEED THOSE WHO WILL ARRANGE WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR MINISTRY TO FLOW AS A RIVER:
Exodus 38:21 (NKJV)
21 This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the Testimony, which was counted according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest.
3. THE ARTISTS- THESE ARE THE ONES WHO DID AND TAUGHT AND OVERSAW THE WORK ALONG WITH MOSES TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK WAS COMPLETED AS GOD HAD COMMANDED:
Exodus 31:1-6 (NKJV)
1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying:
2 "See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
4 to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,
5 in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of workmanship.
6 And I, indeed I, have appointed with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and I have put wisdom in the hearts of all who are gifted artisans, that they may make all that I have commanded you:
Exodus 35:25-26 (NKJV)
25 All the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
26 And all the women whose heart stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats' hair.
Exodus 35:30-35 (NKJV)
30 And Moses said to the children of Israel, "See, the LORD has called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;
31 and He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and understanding, in knowledge and all manner of workmanship,
32 to design artistic works, to work in gold and silver and bronze,
33 in cutting jewels for setting, in carving wood, and to work in all manner of artistic workmanship.
34 And He has put in his heart the ability to teach, in him and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.
35 He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver--those who do every work and those who design artistic works.
**PREACHER WHERE DO WE SEE JESUS IN THIS???
A. HE IS THE DOOR BY WHICH WE ACCESS THE FATHER-(EASTERN GATE)
John 10:7 (NKJV)
7 Then Jesus said to them again, "Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
B. THE BRAZEN ALTAR REPRESENTS CALVARY- WHERE THE SACRIFICE WAS MADE:
Luke 23:33 (NKJV)
33 And when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the left.
C. THE LAVER REPRESENTS CALVARY ALSO, JESUS NOT ONLY SAVES BUT HE CLEANSES US- SETS US APART. THE PRIESTS COULD NOT GO INTO THE PRESENCE OF GOD UNTIL AFTER THEY HAD WASHED IN THE LAVER:
John 19:34 (NKJV)
34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.
Ephesians 5:25-26 (NKJV)
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,
26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
D. THE MANORAH REPRESENTS JESUS AS BEING THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD:
John 8:12 (NKJV)
12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
John 9:5 (NKJV)
5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."
E. THE TABLE OF SHEWBREAD REPRESENTS JESUS AS THE BREAD OF LIFE(SUSTAINER):
John 6:35 (NKJV)
35 And Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
John 6:48 (NKJV)
48 I am the bread of life.
F. GOLDEN ALTAR(ALTAR OF INCENSE)- JESUS IS OUR MEDIATOR:
1 Timothy 2:5-6 (NKJV)
5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,
G. THE VEIL- REPRESENTS JESUS FLESH:
Hebrews 10:19-22 (NKJV)
19 Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
20 by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,
21 and having a High Priest over the house of God,
22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
H. THE ARK REPRESENTS GOD’S PRESENCE- BECAUSE OF JESUS WE NOW HAVE GOD LIVING WITHIN US, THE THIRD PART OF THE TRINITY THE HOLY SPIRIT:
John 14:15-18 (NKJV)
15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever--
17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
