Hebrews 9, Two Tabernacles

 

Hebrews 9, Two Tabernacles

 

There was a tabernacle on earth that did not settle the sin question. The tabernacle in heaven consists of a greater High Priest who is our intercessor for us. God always listens to His prayers. We can come to Jesus through prayer. We no longer must enter an earthly temple to say our prayers. We don’t eat manna because we are fed by His Word (the Bible). Aaron’s rod speaks of Christ’s death and resurrection because it was a dead rod, and it came to life. The tables of the covenant represent Jesus Christ fulfilling the old law.

In Moses’ day, the priest went in the temple every day and did the same thing every day. A very monotonous ritual. Jesus went only once into the Holy Place.

When we accomplish the worship of God it is not just a church service where an order of service is followed. Real worship draws us into the presence of God where we can adore Him. He is worthy of our praise and adoration.

The earthly tabernacle did not draw the people in, only the Priest could enter the Holy of Holies. Our High Priest has gone into the presence of God and has not come out. He will be coming to take us back with Him.

Christ becomes real in our hearts. We don’t need to go to a tabernacle to worship Jesus. You can worship Him in your bedroom, dining room, in the car. No matter where you are you can worship Him. We need to point our hearts in praise to His Holy name.

We should be happy that Christ is coming back for us. Christ is the only one that can bring us to God. John 14:6 says, “No one comes to the Father, except by Me.” Once we are in the presence of God, there will be no more problem in serving Him. (Eph. 5:18).

Christ died for us to purge our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Dead works is anything we try to do to earn salvation. Serving God is not what we do but how we worship God from the heart.

 

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