Started reading on 2018-04-27
Finished reading on 2018-05-21
Finished reading on 2018-05-21
1. Presenting Ourselves to God
EXODUS 34:2
2 So be ready in the morning and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai and present yourself there to Me in the top of the mountain
2. Bringing the Heart to God
PSALM 3:9
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
3. Opening the Window of the Heart
DANIEL 6:10
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
4. Making Yourselves Known to God
GENESIS 18:19
19 “for I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”
DEUTERONOMY 34:10
10 But since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.
5. Taking Hold of God Himself
JOB 13:3,18
3, But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
18 See now, I have prepared my case, I know that I shall be vindicated.
EXODUS 34:2
2 So be ready in the morning and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai and present yourself there to Me in the top of the mountain
2. Bringing the Heart to God
PSALM 3:9
For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light.
3. Opening the Window of the Heart
DANIEL 6:10
10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.
4. Making Yourselves Known to God
GENESIS 18:19
19 “for I have known him, in order that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, to do righteousness and justice, that the Lord may bring to Abraham what He has spoken to him.”
DEUTERONOMY 34:10
10 But since then there has not arisen in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.
5. Taking Hold of God Himself
JOB 13:3,18
3, But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
18 See now, I have prepared my case, I know that I shall be vindicated.
The spiritual realm is the real realm
The physical realm is just an image of the real realm, which is the spiritual realm.
The physical realm is just an image of the real realm, which is the spiritual realm.
Outer Court
Holy Place
The Holy Place represents the SOUL of man. The soul (1) of man consists of our mind, emotions and will. It is the first room entered and is 30 feet by 15 feet. It contains three pieces of furniture that are attended to by the priests daily: the Golden Lampstand, the Table of Showbread, and the Golden Altar of Incense. These three pieces of furniture represent three phases of growth in the lives of a Holy Spirit led Christian. This room is only entered by Christians that have laid down their life to God at the Bronze Altar and have rid themselves of a lifestyle of sinful desires (1) (not that they never sin but rather they do not live to sin 1 John 1:8. 1 John 3:6) by the cleansing of the Word of God at the Bronze Laver(i.e., they are Phase I Christians (1)).
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Praying in the Spirit Lampstand
As we enter the Holy Place we see on our left along the South side of the tabernacle stands a lampstand (menorah) beaten and formed out of one piece of pure gold. Therefore, it is the the only piece of furniture in the Tabernacle that is solid gold. It consists of an upright shaft with three branches extending from each side with a lamp atop each branch for a total of seven lamps (Exodus 25:31-40). The central shaft and branches are decorated with golden almonds and flowers (Exodus 37:17-24). The seven lamps provide the only light in the Holy Place and burn continuously with pure olive oil supplied by the priests (Exodus 27:20). The oil represents the Holy Spirit (compare Luke 4:18 with Hebrews 1:9). The almonds represent God watching over His word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:11,12). The pure gold represents the holiness of God.
When we come before God’s presence, praying in the Spirit, the Holy Spirit will cause light from each of the seven Spirits to shine on us to receive illumination and enlightenment.
The Golden Lampstand is symbolic of the illumination of our MIND by God. Therefore, the message for us today is that we must have the illumination of the Word of God by the Holy Spirit in order to approach God in deeper intimacy (that is to enter the Holy of Holies – the most Holy Place). What the Holy Spirit illuminates us with is the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ – He is the WORD (John 1:1) and Jesus is the true LIGHT! (John 8:12. John 12:46. John 1:4. John 1:9. 2 Corinthians 4:6. 1 Timothy 6:15,16). We begin the process of being transformed into Christ-likeness by the renewing of our minds via the Word of God (Romans 12:2). That is, we attain the mind of Christ! (1 Corinthians 2:9-16).
The Golden Lampstand also symbolically represents the time in our spiritual journey when the Holy Spirit, who has been within us (1) since the New Birth, comes upon us (1) (i.e., He anoints us). We then begin to demonstrate the power of God through prayer in undoing the plans of the enemy and receiving God’s blessings. We discover the gifts of the Spirit operating in our life with the result that we experience the “all things are possible” of the Bible (Philippians 4:13. John 14:12). Others take notice and come to us for prayer; they are amazed at the anointing in our teaching and/or preaching, our boldness in the faith, etc. We have become a Phase II Christian (1) (i.e., experiencing the power of Jesus’ resurrection -Philippians 3:10).
As we enter the Holy Place we see on our left along the South side of the tabernacle stands a lampstand (menorah) beaten and formed out of one piece of pure gold. Therefore, it is the the only piece of furniture in the Tabernacle that is solid gold. It consists of an upright shaft with three branches extending from each side with a lamp atop each branch for a total of seven lamps (Exodus 25:31-40). The central shaft and branches are decorated with golden almonds and flowers (Exodus 37:17-24). The seven lamps provide the only light in the Holy Place and burn continuously with pure olive oil supplied by the priests (Exodus 27:20). The oil represents the Holy Spirit (compare Luke 4:18 with Hebrews 1:9). The almonds represent God watching over His word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:11,12). The pure gold represents the holiness of God.
When we come before God’s presence, praying in the Spirit, the Holy Spirit will cause light from each of the seven Spirits to shine on us to receive illumination and enlightenment.
The Golden Lampstand is symbolic of the illumination of our MIND by God. Therefore, the message for us today is that we must have the illumination of the Word of God by the Holy Spirit in order to approach God in deeper intimacy (that is to enter the Holy of Holies – the most Holy Place). What the Holy Spirit illuminates us with is the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ – He is the WORD (John 1:1) and Jesus is the true LIGHT! (John 8:12. John 12:46. John 1:4. John 1:9. 2 Corinthians 4:6. 1 Timothy 6:15,16). We begin the process of being transformed into Christ-likeness by the renewing of our minds via the Word of God (Romans 12:2). That is, we attain the mind of Christ! (1 Corinthians 2:9-16).
The Golden Lampstand also symbolically represents the time in our spiritual journey when the Holy Spirit, who has been within us (1) since the New Birth, comes upon us (1) (i.e., He anoints us). We then begin to demonstrate the power of God through prayer in undoing the plans of the enemy and receiving God’s blessings. We discover the gifts of the Spirit operating in our life with the result that we experience the “all things are possible” of the Bible (Philippians 4:13. John 14:12). Others take notice and come to us for prayer; they are amazed at the anointing in our teaching and/or preaching, our boldness in the faith, etc. We have become a Phase II Christian (1) (i.e., experiencing the power of Jesus’ resurrection -Philippians 3:10).
Unfortunately in this phase we might think that God has given us His power to fulfill our plans! Furthermore, we might think that God’s power and our ability make a good team (i.e., we think God is fortunate to have us on His team). Therefore, God does not leave those that begin to operate in the power of the Gospel in this phase for too long. We must learn that it is God alone! (1 Timothy 1:17). This lesson will start to be learned at the Table of Showbread.
Exodus 25:31 “You are to make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand is to be made of hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms are to be from the same piece.
32 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand,
three branches of the lampstand from one side of it and
three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it.
33 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on one branch, and
three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on the next branch, and the same for the
six branches extending from the lampstand.
34 On the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms,
35 with a bud under the first two branches from it, and a bud under the next two branches from it, and a bud under the third two branches from it, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand.
36 Their buds and their branches will be one piece, all of it one hammered piece of pure gold.
37 “You are to make its seven lamps, and then set its lamps up on it, so that it will give light to the area in front of it.
38 Its trimmers and its trays are to be of pure gold.
39 About seventy-five pounds of pure gold is to be used for it and for all these utensils.
40 Now be sure to make them according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain.
32 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand,
three branches of the lampstand from one side of it and
three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it.
33 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on one branch, and
three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on the next branch, and the same for the
six branches extending from the lampstand.
34 On the lampstand there are to be four cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms,
35 with a bud under the first two branches from it, and a bud under the next two branches from it, and a bud under the third two branches from it, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand.
36 Their buds and their branches will be one piece, all of it one hammered piece of pure gold.
37 “You are to make its seven lamps, and then set its lamps up on it, so that it will give light to the area in front of it.
38 Its trimmers and its trays are to be of pure gold.
39 About seventy-five pounds of pure gold is to be used for it and for all these utensils.
40 Now be sure to make them according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain.
Most Holy Place
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