Scripture to Read: Hebrews 9:1-5
For the sake of the Jewish Christians, who
this letter was first written to, God reminds them that
even the first covenant had standards that the nation of
Israel must follow. Knowing the first covenant had regulations
reminds us, too, that God has always required
His children to follow Him and His ways. The description
of what was to go in the tabernacle is in Exodus 25, 26,
and 27. God gave precise instructions, and so what we
read today in Hebrews 9:1-5 is a very brief description
of those same things that were in the tabernacle. Why
is the description of these things in the tabernacle so
important? Why would God set forth all of these regulations?
Because God wanted the earthly tabernacle to be
a copy of the true tabernacle in heaven. God deserves
our complete worship and praise and for the Israelites,
who had been delivered out of Egypt, God wanted to
make sure they worshipped Him properly and that the
Israelites knew He was not “a” god but the One True
God of all creation. God does not have the writer of
Hebrews make any reference to the courtyard, which
contained the bronze altar for sacrifices and the bronze
basin. Why? Because God wanted the focus to be on
the tabernacle itself. God will compare and contrast the
earthly tabernacle with the true tabernacle in heaven,
where Jesus entered into the very presence of God the
Father. We must worship God daily and never lose sight
that Christ opened up the door for us to do so.
Challenge & Application
1. Knowing all that Christ has done for us to worship
God, daily, how do you worship God daily and stay in
right fellowship with Him?
2. Who will you help this week who seems to be struggling
with daily worship of God Almighty?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!