After surveying the Promised Land, the Israelties fearfully decline from taking the Land God is giving to them. As a result, they will will wander in the desert for 40 years.
Moses experience God's presence at the Tent of Meeting. We too are invited to know God's presence, the Spirit within us. Spiritual Practices invited us to commune with God.
How quickly the Israelite people turn from God and make for themselves an idol to worship! We too have a tendency towards idolatry. We are invited to choose God over all else.
How quickly the Israelite people turn from God and make for themselves and Idol to worship. We, too, have a tendency towards Idolatry. We are invited to choose God over all else.
God gives instructions to the Israelites on how to lay out the tabernacle. This description will serve as a blueprint for when Jesus comes to Earth, becoming the center of our lives.
Moses and the Israelites are invited into covenant relationship with God. This covenant began with Abraham, was fulfilled in Jesus, and remains an invitation for the church today!