November 27– Exodus 36:8-19
November 27– Exodus 36:8-19
8 And all
the craftsmen among the workmen made the tabernacle with ten curtains. They
were made of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns, with
cherubim skillfully worked. 9 The length of each
curtain was twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four
cubits. All the curtains were the same size.
10 He coupled
five curtains to one another, and the other five curtains he coupled to one
another. 11 He made loops of
blue on the edge of the outermost curtain of the first set. Likewise he made
them on the edge of the outermost curtain of the second set. 12 He made fifty loops on the one curtain,
and he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was in the second set.
The loops were opposite one another. 13 And
he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to the other with
clasps. So the tabernacle was a single whole.
14 He also
made curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle. He made eleven
curtains. 15 The length of
each curtain was thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits.
The eleven curtains were the same size. 16 He
coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. 17 And he made fifty loops on the edge of the
outermost curtain of the one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the other
connecting curtain. 18 And
he made fifty clasps of bronze to couple the tent together that it might be a
single whole. 19 And he
made for the tent a covering of tanned rams' skins and goatskins.
God expected his instructions to be followed to the letter or He
wouldn’t have given such precise instructions.
What does this tell you about God?
How does God’s delight in beauty inspire you?
Heavenly Father, You are a God of precision
and perfection. Oh, that I could even do
a 10th of what You expect, but I am a disobedient and very flawed
human. Even my deep desire to be
obedient doesn’t keep my head above water.
The only thing I can do is lean into You and learn from You to slow down
and think things through. Take time to
respond rather than react. Help me be a
woman who leans into You before I step in.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen!
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