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 wanted to 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 decluttering 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,

paints a divine picture for us. Some scholars say the furniture was actually laid out in the shape

of a cross. 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. Each piece of furniture symbolizes

some aspect of our relationship with God. The brazen altar,

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