Exodus 29:
v. 11 Why is this necessary (hint, see v. 14)?
v. 29-30 What must be done?
v. 42 Why is the tent important?
Exodus 30:
v. 9-10 What are they not to do? Why?
v. 20 What must they do? Why?
Exodus 31:
v. 1-11 Are the priests the only ones God has equipped to do special work? What do these verses say about "secular" work?
v. 15 How do we follow this command?
Exodus 32:
v. 1-6 What is happening? Why is this wrong?
v. 9-10 What is God saying? Is this deserved?
v. 11-14 What does Moses bring to God's attention?
v. 20 What did Moses do? Why?
v. 27-35 Can sin go unpunished?
Ex. 31:1-11 Are the priests the only ones God has equipped to do special work? What do these verses say about "secular" work?
ReplyDeleteI see this as the OT parallel to the teaching about "one body, many parts" in 1 Cor. 12. As I read it, I thought about the new building we may be moving into soon. Like Bezalel in this chapter, God has given the members of our church "skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts," and we'll all need to put our gifts to work to get that building ready. Not all of us can do everything, but each of us can do something; all together, we can transform it into a wonderful place to worship!
Ex. 31:15 How do we follow this command?
ReplyDeleteI will always remember what one of my pastors down in Texas said about the Sabbath. He didn't say we should do no work on that day; rather, he suggested that we find a different kind of work to do. Those of us with desk jobs, he said, should get out and do something active; those who worked with their hands might want to spend the day reading a book. Exactly we did wasn't all that important; the main thing was that we find a way to give one part of our being a rest and perhaps develop other parts that didn't get used quite as much.
One more comment, if I may! I was also struck by Ex 30:15--"The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the Lord to atone for your lives." It's often said that "the ground is level at the foot of the cross." We're all equal before God, in terms of both our sin and our salvation. I think this verse makes that point in a very tangible way.
ReplyDeleteI think you bring up an excellent point about the Sabbath. How do we give the day to God? I don't think we do it by sitting around and watching tv. I think that, whatever we do (or don't do!), we do it as a form of worship. We include more prayer time and Bible Study time, rather than less (as I often do on my days off). And we seek to honor God in our resting.
ReplyDelete"Honor God in our resting." I like that phrase. Kinda reminds me of the "Jesus, everything" song we sang last week!
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