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 the 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 and 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.

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