Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble, and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Today we read more about Israel's obedience in following God's commands for the tabernacle,

specifically as it pertains to the priestly garments. As we've talked about before,

these aren't just fancy clothes. They serve a function in the service of the tabernacle. The priest is

acting as a mediator between God and man, bringing the names of the tribes into the holy place,

and making sacrifices for the people unto God. After everything has been created according to God's plan, they bring all the stuff to Moses.

And then we see another parallel of creation, just like we did yesterday.

After God finished his work at creation, he saw all that he had made and that it was good, and he blessed it.

Today, when Moses saw that all the work of making the tabernacle pieces was finished,

it says he saw that all the work was done as the Lord had commanded, and he blessed them.

These parallels are intentional. Remember, the tabernacle is a step in the direction of God

restoring what was broken by sin in the Garden of Eden, where he dwelt with Adam and Eve in peace.

Then everything fell apart. Now here he is approximately

2700 years later, setting up camp, literally, with a bunch of sinners. God just can't stay away

from his people. So now Moses has all these tabernacle parts, and it's his job to assemble it all.

I don't know how he pulls it off without those helpful

IKEA cartoon instructions, but he does. Fortunately, God gave him detailed instructions on Mount Sinai.

Then God tells him to anoint all the furniture with oil and consecrate it to make it holy.

Remember, all this stuff is just wood and metal. It's stuff God created that had been owned by

the wicked Egyptians, pl been owned by the wicked

Egyptians, plundered by the Israelites, had a near miss with being part of the golden calf,

and then it's now in this holy place. There's nothing special about these things, but they're

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