Exodus 37:10-29
November 15, 2024
Making the Table
He also made the table of acacia wood. Two cubits was its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. And he overlaid it with pure gold and made a molding of gold around it. And he made a rim around it a handbreadth[b] wide and made a molding of gold around the rim. He cast for it four rings of gold and fastened the rings to the four corners at its four legs. Close to the frame were the rings, as holders for the poles to carry the table. He made the poles of acacia wood to carry the table and overlaid them with gold. And he made the vessels of pure gold that were to be on the table, its plates and dishes for incense, and its bowls and flagons with which to pour drink offerings.
Making the Lampstand
He also made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of hammered work. Its base, its stem, its cups, its calyxes, and its flowers were of one piece with it. And there were six branches going out of its sides, three branches of the lampstand out of one side of it and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side of it; three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on one branch, and three cups made like almond blossoms, each with calyx and flower, on the other branch—so for the six branches going out of the lampstand. And on the lampstand itself were four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out of it. Their calyxes and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole of it was a single piece of hammered work of pure gold. And he made its seven lamps and its tongs and its trays of pure gold. He made it and all its utensils out of a talent[c] of pure gold.
Making the Altar of Incense
He made the altar of incense of acacia wood. Its length was a cubit, and its breadth was a cubit. It was square, and two cubits was its height. Its horns were of one piece with it. He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and around its sides and its horns. And he made a molding of gold around it, and made two rings of gold on it under its molding, on two opposite sides of it, as holders for the poles with which to carry it. And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.
Bezalel made all of this, and most of us who go by the title of Christian would not remember his name, much less how God's Spirit gave him the skill, talent, and knowledge to do so.
We, you and I, live in a culture that acknowledges the skill of sportspeople to the point of acting as if they accomplished the skill and understanding all by themselves. The election of our President of the USA is now over, and I see many who act as if he has the power to change the hearts of people; he does not. Only God can do so. President Trump will need the hand of God on him, guiding him, and all who know God, asking for mercy and grace to bring us out of the evil that is at the center of our problems. I feel the need to remind each of us what God's Word has to say on the subject. Ephesians 6:10-12, “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.”
If you are in Christ, then His Spirit is living in you, and it is going to require you and me to pray for our leaders, to first seek God, and then to pray that God will lead us out of the control of Satan, and into victory. We will not do that any other way.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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