"THE OUTER COURT"

Press, 12 January 1981, Page 11

"THE OUTER COURT"

‘ In the catting and redemption of th* people of Israel God had a glorious purpose. Delivered from Egyptian bondage He now ceded them "My people" (Ex. 3:7). ■y Hie, power Ho brought them over the Red Spa, destroying.. the pursuers.. God' 'now says. I have . "Brought you unto Myself." (Ex. 1H). He, did all this because He set ; Hie love . upon'.'them, I iTha Lord : didn't -; chooeo - ( ;you.’ t arid •. pour out Hie love upon you because you were a larger • notion than ■. unf other, • for ; you were the smallest of ad! ft wins just because. He loves you, and bacauea He kept Hie promise to your

■ncMtor*. That: i* why He brought you out of,slavery in Egypt with such amazing power and : - .- mighty miracles." (Deut. 7: 7-S) StiH God was not satisfied and said through Moses, f'Laf, them make Me a sanctuary that t may dweM among them.” (Ex. 25:8). On five separate occasions in Scripture God is described as dwelling among men : namely. 4.? in the Tabernado - (Ex. 25:1). 2. In the temple i (1 Kings 8:27). 3/In the Man Christ Jesus - (John ’ WK Col. - 2d). 4In: the Church - , (Eph. 2i 20-22). 5. In the Holy City r? (Rev. ai;3|. The first three of these . mentioned are

connected with the past, the fourth with the present, and the fifth with .the future. The Tabemade, this sacred structure formed the centre of the Jewish ‘ nationsf life fora period of - five hundred years. The Tabernacle was the pattern of things in the heavens. (Heb. 9:23). Moses did not hove a plan, but a literal model to go by , (Ex. 25: 9, 40; Heb. S:5). Just as . Moses had no part in the ; design of the Tabemade, the same experience was to fait on David. While David , ' was not allowed to build the Temple it waa ha who . received the model and - gave it to Solomon, his son, to bdld (1 Chron. 28:11-19). Both > Tabemade r ’ and Temple were God's design. / When the. Tabemade was

•et up according to the Divino pattern wa read, "Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation and the Glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle" (Ex. 40:34). What did the Tabernacle look like? Well, there was an outer Court which meesured 208' x 104’. The outer Court well wee 10’4" high made of fine twined linen, supported by 58 pillars. Each pillar stood on a socket of breee. Now brass speaks of judgment and * Christ boro our judgement, our sins on Calvary's cross. There were also, hooks and fHlats of silver. Silver speaks of Rod-

emption, Mtting forth th* gkxirioua truth that w* who beiiav* that Christ took our place, died for our sins, ar* sav*d from th* judgement to com*. Looking' from th* outskte, th* passing stranger would s*« th* pur* whit* lin*n enclousur*,' setting forth th* righteousness of th* ■ r*d**m*d, as also s**n by th* *y* of * Holy God.. When a person *cc*ptsChrist as Lord to-day, than, that parson becomes a Tabemad* for God to dwM in also. DIAL 'A BIBLE' READING PHONE 89-817