Hey Bible Readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for The Bible Recap.

Yesterday we left off with Moses telling the people what was needed to build a

tabernacle where God would dwell in their midst and God said anyone who

felt like could contribute. Today we opened with God putting intelligence and skill

into the craftsmen so they could build the sanctuary just like he wanted it.

Then we see loads of people bringing stuff to donate. They're dropping things off every morning. They are

con-marrying their tents like crazy. So much so that Moses has to tell them to stop.

I love how God over provided here.

This really signals repentance on their parts.

And it's fitting because Romans 2-4 tells us God's kindness leads us to repentance, and he has certainly been kind to them in

sparing their lives after that golden calf debacle and renewing his covenant with

them. We have some lengthy passages that may seem redundant to you since we just read this a few days ago

when God gave these instructions, but the point of this repetition is to highlight that the

people who just rebelled were actually following God's instructions to the letter.

Don't miss that. We are going to have plenty of opportunities to be frustrated with

their sins, so let's just take a moment to enjoy and appreciate this rare moment of obedience. It might be boring, but it's glorifying

to God nonetheless. Not only that, but each of these pieces of furniture and even the way they're arranged in the tabernacle in the shape of a cross, paint a divine picture for us.

All of this, the tabernacle in its furnishings and all the rituals associated with it, Hebrews 9 through 10 tells us that this is all just

a shadow of the good things to come.

This right now is foreshadowing Christ.

Each piece of furniture symbolizes some aspect of our relationship with God.

The brazen altar, which is the first piece you encounter,

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