If you are reading the Bible passages, along with my blog articles, you will realize that there is quite a bit of text given about the construction and the furnishing of the Tabernacle.
Very specific directions were given by God to Moses and fulfilled by the people in the construction of the Tabernacle. In today’s passage, we’re going to look at the veil that God told them to make.
The inner veil, which separated the Most Holy Place from the Holy Place, was to be made of the same material and design as the inner curtain and supported on four gold-covered acacia wood pillars.
“You shall hang the curtain under the clasps and bring the ark of the covenant in there, within the curtain, and the curtain shall separate for you the holy place from the most holy place” (Exodus 26:33).
When we think of this veil as Christians, we remember that at the death of Christ, this veil was torn in two, giving us access to the presence of God.
The Gospels tell the story of how the temple was torn in two, providing access to the presence of God. The Book of Hebrews explains the effect of that act in greater detail.
At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split (Matthew 27:51).
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,
By the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh),
And since we have a great priest over the house of God,
Let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water (Hebrews 10:19-22).
As I read Hebrews, I see two major themes. One of them is that we can enter because our hearts have been sprinkled clean from evil through what God has done for us.
The second thing is that we can be confident and approach God full of assurance that He will see us, meet with us, and live in fellowship with us.
Think About It
My undergraduate degree is in marketing, and one of the questions I have been taught to ask is, “What’s in it for me?”
So, let’s ask this question: What’s in it for us if we take advantage of access to God through what Jesus has done for us on the cross?
(1) When we think about access to God, the greatest gift we have is friendship with God. Jesus talked about this in John Chapter 15 when he said, “I call you friends.”
James Huston has written a book called “Transforming Friendship”. When we regularly meet with the Lord, that friendship will begin to change us, and we will see our character, attitudes, and behavior changed for our good and God’s glory.
(2) The veil separated people from the Ark of the Covenant. Inside the Ark of the Covenant were the tablets where God’s guidance for the nation resided.
When we have that veil opened, we’re able to go directly to the Lord and meet with Him for His guidance in our lives.
(3) Lectio Divina is a term that describes prayerfully reading the Bible. This is one of the techniques that people use as they have access to God, to both draw near to Him in their relationship and also to find direction for their lives.
(4) Worship has always been a part of communion with God. We see Him as our King, Lord, God, Friend, Savior, and many other words.
During worship, we get to tell Him that we love Him with all our heart, mind, soul, and body.
YouTube Video
Rudy Ross, Whispering Danny, and I discuss this passage on YouTube today. It is on the Bob Spradling channel.
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