“And he said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground” (Mark 4:26 ESV). Mark recorded that Jesus taught the crowds in parables, comparing the kingdom of God to a man scattering seed. By this, Jesus described God’s sovereign rule inaugurated through Himself, presently advancing through the gospel

“And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments and the anointing oil and the bull of the sin offering and the two rams and the basket of unleavened bread” (Leviticus 8:1-2 ESV). In Leviticus 8, Moses recorded that the LORD spoke directly to him, initiating the

“Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the children of man, and whatever blasphemies they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” (Mark 3:28–29 ESV). Mark recorded these words of Jesus to believers who needed clarity about Christ’s authority and the

“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners” (Mark 2:17 ESV). Mark recorded that when the scribes of the Pharisees questioned why Jesus ate with tax collectors and sinners, Jesus answered with a vivid metaphor. He compared Himself to

“The Lord called Moses and spoke to him from the tent of meeting, saying, ‘Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord…’” (Leviticus 1:1–2 ESV). Moses recorded that the Lord called to him from the tent of meeting and instructed him to

“For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys” (Exodus 40:38 ESV). Moses wrote to the people of Israel to describe the climactic completion of the tabernacle and the visible descent of

“And he made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer” (Exodus 37:29 ESV). In Exodus 37, Moses recorded for Israel how Bezalel and the craftsmen constructed the furnishings of the Tabernacle exactly as the LORD had commanded. In verse 29, he noted that they also made the

“And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split” (Matthew 27:51 ESV). Matthew recorded that at the moment of Jesus’ death, the temple curtain was torn “from top to bottom.” This detail mattered. The veil was enormous and thick, separating

“And the LORD said to Moses, ‘Write these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” (Exodus 34:27 ESV). In Exodus 34:27, the LORD spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai following Israel’s sin with the golden calf. Moses received God’s command to record the covenant words

“Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the LORD would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp” (Exodus 33:7 ESV). In Exodus 33:7, Moses recorded how he