Worship Ministry| Lecture 3 : BC311-WM-20260819

Okay. Okay. Um so we'll we'll continue. So we looked at um um the changes and everything that happened right right up to the the New Testament church. Okay. we just focus on um uh on the worship which happened at the tabernacle of Moses. Now it's um uh you know this we we see that it is actually a pathway if you see right from the outer courts to the holy of holies it's a pathway to encounter God right it's a pathway to encounter or enter into the the very presence of God right so we see that um and we see the whole instruction which God gave um at the mount of Sinai and gave Moses and very specific instructions, very detailed instructions. Right? So let's take a look at that. Uh let's turn to Exodus 25, right? Exodus 25, Exodus 24, we see that okay, second part of the chapter, Moses goes up to the mountain. The cloud, the glory of God covers the mountain. Um and then um this is for six days. Moses is there uh on Mount Si. On the seventh day, he calls out Moses in the midst of the cloud and then Moses goes there um into the cloud, goes up to the mountain and then Moses was there for about 40 days, right? 40 days. And during which time the Lord gave many instructions to Moses and this is what we see verse 20 chapter 25 is what we see and the Lord Lord spoke to Moses saying speak to the children of Israel they bring me that they bring me an offering from everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take my offering. So that's the first thing we see willingness um and the whole thing being an offering which means it's a free will offering right you decide no pressure it's a free will offering only thing is you are made aware of the instruction right the people were made aware of the instruction of God but it was the willingness came from their own hearts they had to make their decision should we do this or not Right? So the Lord makes it very clear. He says from u everyone who gives it willingly from his heart you shall take my offering. And then goes on to explain what is this offering. Right? Uh this is the offering which you shall take from them. Gold, silver, bronze, blue, purple and scarlet thread, fine linen, goat's hair, ramkins dyed red, badger skins and acacia wood. oil for the light and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense. On stones and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate and let them make me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them according to all that I show you that is the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings just so you shall make it. So the Lord is saying okay these are the raw materials like um some specific things like precious stones, precious materials, metal like gold, silver uh and so on and also some uh skins of animals like leather uh which is used oil is there um and then he says okay you will make me a dwelling place I will dwell uh among them and this is the pattern also and I'm going to show the pattern and according to the pattern you'll make the tabernacle and also everything that is in the tabernacle the furnishings of the tabernacle right and uh if you see it starts with the ark of the testimony right the the ark where it's um I'm not going into the details but it says it made of acacia wood and so many instructions and how the design should be right if you look at um verse 17 it talks about the mercy seat right so it's the ark of the covenant which is basically a box right but it has poles and rings through which the poles are let so that it can be carried uh the poles are there and you carry the poles and you can carry the ark no it's you can move it around right so this is the ark of the testimony and into that ark he says okay there are some things that you need to give fine you need to foot right and I'll give you also it talks about the mercy seat right again another furnishing which has some specific designs right it has some angelic beings uh which are mentioned there uh on two ends of the mercy seat and and also it says uh you put the mercy seat on top of the ark verse 21 right this mercy seat should be put on top of the ark And verse 22, he says, "There I will meet with you." Right? So the Lord is saying, "Okay, this ark of the covenant, it's a is a special thing. I will meet with you." So basically, the ark of the covenant represented the presence of God. The ark of the covenant was the presence of God, right? Not only was it representative represent meaning, okay, you know, this dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit. The dove is not the Holy Spirit, right? The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit, but here the ark of the covenant, not only did it represent the the presence of God, literally the presence of God dwelt among them, among the the people in the ark of the covenant. Right? So the Lord is saying, I will meet with you. I will speak with you from above the mercy seat and I will give you commandment to the children of Israel. Okay. So the Lord himself is saying okay this is how I I will meet with you here. I will give instructions. I will speak and then you know so that the children of Israel can hear and they can obey. Okay. Then what is the other thing that we see here? Verse 23 onwards. There was a table with bread right. Um so that also is make made of acia wood and it it gives the length and breadth and everything is mentioned there and how it is to be overlaid with pure gold and and uh molding of gold and so on. Right? So here he says uh um the they will also make poles of wood and overlay that the table also is carried in the same manner as the um ark of the covenant. Right? And you shall set the showbread on the table before me always. So the Lord wanted that bread to be placed what is called as the showbread to be placed on the table. Now this bread represented something. We look at it. Um it was to be present there. Right? Then we read about the golden lampstand. Okay. Gold lampstand. Pure gold. It'll be of hammered work. Uh it'll have shaft its branches, bowls, ornaments. It has six branches that come out of its sides. Three branches of the lampstand of one side and three on the other side. uh three bowls shall be made with almond blossoms on each uh on one branch and and so on you know so it it gives a very detailed thing of how the lampstand should be how the shaft should be the branches should be and so on right and it says there that these you should make seven lamps for it so it has these seven branches one in the center three on each side so seven are there and the wick trimmer the trays is which means the wick is the u what is actually used which will be lit up right for the lamp to burn uh that also is mentioned there. Then verse chapter 26 talks about the tabernacle itself, the tent itself, right? Um it is made with 10 curtains of fine woven um linen and the colors are mentioned there. Linen of blue, purple and scarlet thread. So the the there are some colors which uh you know some significance referred to that. So blue referring to everything that is heavenly because it's a color of the sky the firmament. So blue purple referring to uh royalty and the uh kingdom or kingship and also it also has scarlet which is referring to the blood the sacrifice and uh symbolic of the blood sacrifice um of the cross right. Um so you see that you know all these colors are very uh special specific and it is mentioned that this is how it needs to be built and we know that the tabernacle has three parts to it right um the out I mean the inside of it has two parts to it the holy place and the most holy place right okay then what else do we see chapter 27 Exodus chapters 27 talks about the altar of the burnt offering. Now, is this within the tabernacle or outside of it outside right outside of this uh this tent? Now, that's an altar which we we saw that altar is a raised place, right? It is made again of wood and uh it has a certain height and it is the shape is there and there are four horns on the four corners of the altar. Okay. Horns meaning it's like the the horn of a uh of an animal of a cattle. Right. So below it it has pans to receive the ash which means that uh here something is slaughtered it is killed. It is burnt and there is something to collect whatever remains of the burnt right. It's uh of what of the burnt offering which is ashes are there and that needs to be collected so that it can be taken out and uh it can be cleaned. Right? Look at the court of the tabernacle. The court of the tabernacle there will be hangings for the court made of fine woven linen and it has these pillars 20 pillars to sustain that whole curtain. Right? the the court of the tabernacle, the covering uh of the tabernacle and u it has uh the pillars, it has bands of silver, the hook shall be of silver, the length of the coat shall be 100 cubits. So very specific detailed uh structure which is given to Moses, right? Then we read about what should be done with the lampstand, right? How should it be taken care of? Okay. Verse 20. Chapter 26, 27, sorry. Verse 20. And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light. Okay. So the no other oil but olive oil. It has been used for the lamp to cause the lamp to burn continually. Which means the lamp there should be enough oil to keep it burning and oil should be replenished so that it burns continually. Okay? It does not go out. The lamp does not go out in the tabernacle of meeting outside the veil which is before the testimony. Aaron and his son shall tend it from the evening until morning before the Lord. It shall be a statue forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel. Right? So um this so we see that it is outside of the it's very specific. What does it say in the tabernacle of meeting outside the veil which is before the testimony. So there is a veil which is separating that innermost compartment which has the ark of the testimony and uh you know outside that is this lamp where the lamp stand and also he says okay the oil should be mentioned and so on. Uh now verse chapter 28 talks about the the kind of uh apparel or the uniform um they the sons of Aaron should uh wear actually the priests should wear right and so 28 also talks about that 29 also talks about that um then we talk then we see that uh um in chapter 30 talks about the altar of incense right towards the end of chapter Chapter 29 we see the um the daily offerings what should it be right what should be the daily offerings that are offered the animals that are brought in the burnt offerings which are given you know all that is mentioned in towards the end of chapter 29 right uh Exodus 30 talks about the altar of incense right so this incense uh is to be burnt and the altar is to be there to facilitate that okay the the measurements are there. Uh then verse 7, chapter 30:7, it says, "Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning when he tends the lamp." So Aaron goes in, the priest goes in to tend to the lamp, make sure the oil is there, and then he'll burn incense on it. And when Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. You shall not offer strange incense on it or a burnt offering or a grain offering um nor shall you pour a drink offering on it. And Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns um once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. Once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord. Right? Verse 17, uh it talks about the bronze labor. I'm just skipping those verses which talks about the offering of money. This is the ransom money. This is an offering which is given there. um the bronze labor. Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying, "You shall make a labor of bronze with its base also of bronze and for washing you shall put it between the tabernacle of meeting and the altar you shall put water in it." So there is the altar. Um now I'll just uh you know for the sake of the online class I'll just share um u the picture of it. I think you would have already seen it in many places. Um but I'll just share that for the online class, right? Um okay. Um okay. Um just a minute. Sorry. Okay. So, we see that. Yeah. Just a pictorial representation. So, it has the lamp which has the um there's a showbread of course. I think it's much bigger than what is represented here, right? And the ark of the covenant. And you see the curtain there. And then we see the altar of incense, right? Um okay, I'll also yeah put it on the upload it for everyone to see. You can just go through these pictures, right? Um so this is something that we see just a bit for us to understand. Uh it's well it may be different uh in in ter it's not exact to size the way it's mentioned here. Um so just for us to understand right? Okay then um okay the entire layout I'll just share that. Okay. Um, so who who are all uh online? Only only you, Sukkesh. You're also I mean sorry uh Raju, Sukkesh and last row you have. Okay. Okay. At least each row has fine. Great. Okay. So this I will um you can you can see it here. No. So Au has okay. Okay. So um so we see this this is the general uh layout which is there right. Um so we see that that whole um the is what what is like a compound wall is actually the the curtains and those those are the pillars which um to which the curtains or or the you know the the fabric is attached so that it falls it is like a compound wall right then we have the altar for the burnt offering this is the bronze labor Right. Altar for the burnt offering. So as the entrance the gate which is there uh which is from the east right. The gate is there from the east. You're not able to see. Okay. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Okay. Okay. So um so this is generally the layout. I I think we of course we studied it in the first semester but just going through it so that we can um you know just refresh our memories. Okay. So the altar the labor then we have the the actual tabernacle which has a door which has the uh the manora. Yeah. By the way, the the lamp is called the manora um by the Jews and uh it's the seven stock lamp, right? Uh the t table of showbread, the altar of incense. Then we have the veil that separates the holy of holies, the most holy place. And there we have the um ark of the covenant, right? Um okay one more thing um picture I just share about the ark of the covenant. Okay. So again, an artist's u impression of the ark of the covenant based on what we read here in Exodus um yeah 20 27 28 right um so we see the cherub the wing tips touching and then you know everything overlaid in gold. You see those poles which are there going through the rings and then you're supposed to carry the ark uh on the shoulder of the priest with these bowls. Right. Okay. Then um okay I think the manora is there we have seen. Okay. So this is basically u uh what the lord instituted uh in the when the to Moses from mount si right so we see we it's pretty elaborate it's pretty detailed and each aspect of the or each furnishing in in the tabernacle. Uh it it represents something, right? It represents something and it'll it'll be good for us to study it, right? We see right at the at the outside, we see the gate, right? And uh well, we we know that the Lord Jesus himself referred to him himself as a door, right? or an opening which leads to which which allows us or enables us to go inside. See the thing is the door or the gate if you see it keeps things out but also gives access right. Um if you close it there is no access. If you open it there is access but through the door is what gives you access from one room to another. From the hall into the classroom the door gives you access. Right? Similarly we see that you know in the layout that we saw we see that the the the whole compound the perimeter uh uh the the which is mentioned there it has a gate right so the gate you enter in through that gate and we are reminded of the words of the Lord Jesus John chapter 14 the Lord Jesus referring to himself as the door right many things he says you know I am the good shepherd uh I am the way the truth and the life. Um but if you look at John chapter 14 and verse 6, right? Um this is, you know, I am the way, the truth, and the life, right? Let's go down to um sorry, John chapter 10. John chapter 14 is where he says, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." John chapter uh 10 is where um we see the Lord Jesus saying that I am the door right he let's just read John chapter 10 verse one uh assuredly I say to you he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs up some other way the same as a thief and a robber but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep okay so um this is something that He's mentioning and to him the doorkeeper opens and the sheep hear his voice and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out right and he he talks about this. Then verse seven he says the Lord Jesus this Jesus then Jesus said to them again most assuredly I say to you verse seven I am the door of the sheep. So the sheep entering in into the sheepfold is through that door and um if that door is shut they cannot enter into the sheepfold. So the lord is giving us a picture of life into the sheepfold or entry into his kingdom and that is only through that door and only Jesus is that door right. So he gives access for us right. So one is the that the outer gate right which is there and um uh and the lord saying that if anyone enters by me chapter 10:9 if anyone enters by me he will be saved right if anyone enters by me he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. So saying the lord is saying okay this entry into this life into the presence everything is through me you enter in through Jesus and Jesus alone right. Uh similarly we see that the altar okay the altar the bronze altar we saw it was in the outer courts and it was a place of sacrifice right and we know that the greatest sacrifice was made on the cross and so it's representative of that right so we see that the cross is the culmination or the fulfillment of everything which the old testament talks about in symbolic ways right so we saw Okay. The sacrifice was made throughout but the Lord Jesus was one final perfect sacrifice. That is why there was no more need for the sacrifice to continue. Right? And Hebrews itself says that you know that person who comes the the the priest who comes he needs to sacrifice for for himself. He needs to have cleansing for himself. And well this sacrifice is an atonement right? The Lord will cover the sin for a season. But we need to do that again. The person has to come and do that again. But the permanent sacrifice or the final sacrif sacrifice is the Lord Jesus. Right? So uh the brazen altar referring to the the whole sacrifice that was made by the Lord on the cross the shedding of blood everything. So for the in the old testament times right you bring an animal and so the animal actually represented the person's sins right the sins of that person so so that person would you know literally see that hey that is supposed to be me or that is it's supposed to be me right uh it's me that is dying right it is supposed to be me uh for my sins but this animal which which is actually a substitute. uh it is actually you know spiritually or symbolically carrying my sins and so it is offered as a sacrifice right and so this you know this was a visual picture for the person of this truth right so while they may not have enter uh you know understood completely okay um that there will be that perfect sacrifice one day they may not have right well uh completely understood that but they were looking for the Messiah who would come and save them. And it was there in scripture for those who read it and who understood it. Uh understood the law and the prophets uh maybe the Pharisees, the scribes who had access to scripture, who would study it and their responsibility was to teach it to the people, right? So well, they would study, they would understand, and they were looking forward to the Messiah who would come and fulfill all those prophetic scriptures. Right? So then we when we look at the bra bronze labor or the brazen um uh the labor bronze labor which was there it is a vessel. It is a vessel which has water right and so there was a ritual cleansing that was made. The person who would make the sacrifice you know would cleanse would clean himself with water from that u from that labor from that vessel. Right? So it was it was it referred to the work of washing sanctification that was required and um and now we know that you know it is something that the lord does for us know he sanctifies us it's both ways right the lord sanctifies us and we also live a life of sanctification right live a life of sanctification which means that it is a decision that we make moment by moment right every day to live a sanctified life, right? To live a life that is set apart, right? Then when it comes to the table of showbread which was inside, now you know we are moving inside. We see this table of showbread. The Lord Jesus himself referred to himself as the bread of life. Right? If you look at um John chapter 6, John chapter 6 verse35, I am the bread of life. He who comes to me shall never hunger. He who believes in me shall never thirst. Okay? So he was obvious obviously talking about a spiritual hunger, right? He was not talking about natural hunger, spiritual hunger. So he said, "Okay, I'm the bread that satisfies, right? I am that sustenance or that bread of life. So one who comes and partakes, one who comes and receives and takes it, he is never going to be hungry or thirsty. He's talking about spiritual hunger. Then he says, I am the bread that has come down from heaven. Right? I'm the heavenly bread. If you look at uh verse 33, for the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world. Right? So he's referring to himself as bread from heaven. Verse 32 says, I am the I give you the true bread. My father gives you the true bread from heaven. Okay. So uh the Lord Jesus referred to himself and that symbol is actually in the tabernacle. the showbread which is there in the tabernacle which is symbolic of the the bread which would come much many years later the living bread or the bread from heaven. Right? So they say that uh that every seventh day every Sabbath fresh loaves were to be placed there and uh the priests could actually eat the the loaves which were not fresh. uh they they had to stand there and then eat it and then the fresh loaves would be uh replaced the old loaves, right? Um they also say that frankincense which was one of the uh uh you know uh one one of the um uh one of the ingredients right which was used there sometimes for the incense also that was sprinkled on the bread and it actually gave it a bitter taste right that also significant of you know the one who wants to live by the word of God or wants to live justly will suffer persecution. and and so on. Right? So then we see uh that uh the showbread is there but we also see the lampstand. Okay. So the thing is that in that section in that compartment of the tabernacle which is entirely covered right there is no light except from the lamp. Right? There is no outside light coming in and the only light only illumination that is there in that section is the light that comes from this seven uh headed or seven shafted lamp right. So the thing you know everything is symbolic the the olive oil symbolic of the life that is given by the Holy Spirit. The lamp illumination that the Holy Spirit brings. Right? The spirit of God is called the spirit of revelation and wisdom. Right? So what does the lamp light from the lamp actually reveal? It it actually dispels the darkness. Right? And it enables the priest to look around and see. Enables the priest to see. And when the when the priest sees just opposite of that uh place where the lamp is is the table with the bread, right? And the bread again the word of God, the living word which sustains us. So we see that from the revelation of the from the light of the lamp, the bread is there. From the revelation of the Holy Spirit, the light that the Holy Spirit brings to us, we actually understand the word of God and we receive the word of God. Right? You see that you know whole that the whole aspect of revelation of the Holy Spirit, the presence of the Holy Spirit, the illumination uh of the Holy Spirit and the word of God, that connection between the Holy Spirit and the revelation of the word of God, everything is there in that holy place itself. Right? Just mentioned there holy place. Then we also saw the um the altar of incense. Now the altar of incense uh it was offered morning and evening twice and every time the priest came to you know trim the wick and to fill the oil um it was it was there and um it referred to certain things. We see that uh that that the incense itself was a combination of certain you know it says that we cannot identify the um ingredients today right it is uh it is not really mentioned very clearly um let's look at that verse Exodus 30 and 34-38 okay Exodus 30:34 and the Lord said to Moses Take sweet spices and some spices are mentioned. They're stacked and onicha and galbanum and pure frankincense with these sweet sweet spices. There shall be equal amounts of each. You shall make of these an incense, a compound according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure, and holy. And you shall beat some of it very fine, which means powder it, right? and put some of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of meeting where I will meet with you, it shall be most holy to you. But as for the incense which shall which you shall make, you shall not make any for yourselves according to its competition, sorry composition, it shall be to you holy for the Lord. So the thing is Lord is saying okay this combination of all these spices and this mixture that you're making and he's listed some names there uh stacked and galbinum and and so on. So this you shall not make for your use. You know maybe if you want to come and make it and sell it or give it elsewhere, you know, you shall not make for yourself. It shall be only for this purpose unto the Lord. Right? So that is what it says here. And whoever shall make any like it or smell it, he shall be cut off from the Lord. So which means that the lord was very serious about it and he says okay the sh be only used there um as as an offering it which is used there right. So the thing is that what did it actually represent and why was this important? It actually represented the prayers of the priest on behalf of the people. The several needs there, the challenges there. So when you're paying on behalf of someone, what do we call it? We call it intercession, right? So it is the prayers, the intercession um which symbolically, you know, just offer it there. It just goes before the lord and it it actually refers to that right the altar of incense it is talking about intercession. So uh let's look at the two other places where we see that uh incense being referred to as prayers and intercessions. Right? So, um, let's look at numbers. Number 16. Okay. Um, 41, right? It says that on the next day all the congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron saying you have killed the people of the Lord. Now it happened when the congregation had turned against Moses and Aaron. They turned towards the tabernacle of meet meeting and suddenly the cloud appeared. The glory of the Lord appeared. Cloud covered it. The Lord glory of the Lord appeared. Then Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of meeting. And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, "Get away from among this congregation that I may consume them in a moment." And they fell on their faces. So Moses said to Aaron, "Take a sensor and put fire in it from the altar and put incense on it and take it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them." Right? So this is symbolic of prayer, intercession to save the the people. The Lord was angry. The Lord was bringing judgment. He wanted to you know u kill them all. Right? And um if you read before that uh the the chapters that is chapter 16. We see about um we read about the rebellion like the sons of Kora and Kora and his sons and how you know there was rebellion against the um you know the uh against the the people against uh Aaron and Moses right so we see that so um yeah so so we see that this this is representative of prayers going up right and also we see in the book of revelation, right? The revelation also talks about the the incense going before the Lord, before the throne of God, um the prayers of the saints, right? Um okay, let's um when we read from the throne room, we read about uh the living creatures, we read about um the you know the elders, right? Um and we also read about the incense uh which is in chapter 5 and verse 8. Okay. Chapter four we read about the you know the grandness of the throne room and he was uh the elders are bowing down before the throne worshiping him who lives forever and all that. and uh chapter 5 right verse 8. Now when he had taken the scroll the four living creatures and the 24 elders fell down before the lamb each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense which are the prayers of the saints. Right? So the incense being offered um representative of the prayers of the saints right. So, so we see that you know this incense is symbolic of that and right at the tabernacle you know this is in the beginning right u the exodus of Israel out of Egypt and they are moving towards pro uh you know towards the land of promise uh we see that that is being offered and we see that we make this connection right this is the prayers of the saints right the incense that is being offered before the lord Okay. So um so we see this this elaborate detailed manner in which the lord would meet or encounter the people. Okay. So we know that you see once a year the high priest would go to the holy of holies the most holy place right and he would go with the blood that was offered. He would go with the blood um offering and uh he would go there and place that blood on that horn which was there on the um the the ark of the covenant, right? And the Lord would meet with the the high priest in the holy of holies, right? Above the mercy seat and he would speak, give instructions, etc. So there there was nothing to be done, right? There was nothing else to be done by the priest, right? He just had it had to go and I'm sorry, the blood was actually offered on the the horns of the the altar of the incense, right? Um not inside the holy of holies, not the ark of the covenant, but uh the in the in the before the veil. So once he goes through the veil to the holy of holies there was nothing to be done right and that is also a picture of the grace of God right. So while in the outer courts everything you know you man was trying to do uh and u but in the holy of holies uh in the most holy place there was nothing that man could do but everything that god would right god would speak the priest would experience the presence of god and of course we we know that they would tie the leg of the priest in a in a rope because in case he did something inappropriate and sinful. You know, the the presence of God was so powerful and so uh you know, it was like consuming fire. So, he would be struck down and they would they of course did not want to go in there themselves. So, they would actually pull the priest out, right, through the rope. So, such was the presence of God, powerful, dangerous, right? But we see that in the New Testament times when we read the book of Hebrews, we see that we have been given access to this very presence. To the to the very presence, right? Um Hebrews chapter 4. Hebrews chapter 4:14. Seeing then that we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. So he's talking about the high priest. is talking about the fact that we can come boldly to the um to the throne in order to receive grace and receive mercy. Right? If you look at um chapter 10, right? Acts chapter 10 verse 19. Sorry, not not Acts chapter 10. Hebrews chapter 10. Hebrews chapter 10 19. Sorry. Okay. Hebrews 10:19. Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the holiest by the blood of Jesus. Okay. So, it says here, you know, how do we have boldness? How do we have the permission? How do we have access to go to the holiest place? It is by the blood of Jesus. Verse 20, by a new and living way which he consecrated for us through the veil that is the flesh. Okay. So we see that parts of the tabernacle are actually mentioned here in a believer's access to the Lord, right? Access to the presence of God. So we see here having boldness to enter the holiest by the blood of Jesus. The holiest referring to the holy of holies um and it's a place that you enter. The high priest only could enter and he could go after doing all the you know the sacrifice and carrying the blood and so on. So it says they're having a high priest um sorry by a new living way which he consecrated for us through the veil and of course that was a veil which was separating the holy place and the most holy place. Now from the holy place going through the whale he's saying we have a the new and living way which the Jes the lord Jesus has made for us that is through his own flesh right through his own sacrifice he has made a way for us to go through the veil verse 12 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Okay. So, so we see that the significance of the tabernacle in actually entering into the presence of God, having an encounter with the presence of God. And not everyone was privileged to have the encounter with the presence of God. Not everyone was privileged. Even in the mount of Mount Si, it was Moses who would was given that permission and the access. In the tabernacle, it was the high priest who has given the permission and access. And here in the book of Hebrews, it it talks about what happened uh because of the cross which was again, you know, the whole tabernacle was actually talking about right the sac right from the sacrifice to the axes, the whole tabernacle was actually proclaiming that and because of that we as believers, we have access to the holiest. Right? So uh God is a holy God and you know all this the Lord has actually laid down so that we understand you know each and every aspect of the tabernacle being relevant to us today. Right? We see that in the in the uh Old Testament it says that whatever things were written before were written for our learning. Our learning in these new testament times they were written for our either for our warnings or something that we can learn and get an understanding of it was written for us. So, so what is that part which is written for us? What is that meaning that we take? One is the access the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus giving us access to the you know very presence of God the holiest of holies. It also talks about the work of the Holy Spirit in illuminating the word of God for us which is like our daily bread, food for us, right? And so the Lord Jesus he he says man shall not dwell by bread alone but by every word. So that word illumination of that word which is like food for the believer is by you know is by the illumination or the illuminating work of the holy spirit right so we see that connection also um which is symbolically represented here in the tabernacle okay okay so we'll stop here and next class if there are any questions based on the tabernacle we'll uh we'll start with that right Okay, thank you and God bless.