JOURNEY THROUGH Metropolitan THE TABERNACLE Journey Through “The Tabernacle” TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS “JOURNEY” “U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY PREPARED Tabernacle With us “LORD” Desire, it is a dainty word! It were much that He should satisfy the need, the want; but He goeth far beyond that. Pity is moved to meet our need; duty may sometimes look after our wants; but to satisfy the desire implies a tender watchfulness, a sweet and gracious knowledge of us, an eagerness of blessing. God is never satisfied until He has satisfied our desires. REMEMBER THIS AND LIVE I WOULD RATHER LIVE MY LIFE AS IF THERE IS A GOD, AND DIE TO FIND OUT THERE ISN’T; THAN LIVE MY LIFE AS IF THERE ISN’T, AND DIE TO FIND OUT THERE IS……… Questioning To Much TRIVIA QUESTION Who was too vile to be cleaned even with lye & soap? TRIVIA ANSWER Who Fed On Wind? “Ephraim” {the Hebrew people personified} Hosea 12:1 “Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation;…” G.P.S. GUIDANCE WEBSITE God’s W.ill W.ay W.ORD By God’s In Accordance To God’s . GOD God’s Provisional Services Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread Settling Into The New House Ex. 40:34,35 “Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled upon it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle” The “Physical Presence of God” taking up residence in His House Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread I. Celebrating The Move In A. The Shekinah Glory 1. At home in the house…Ex. 40:36-38 “In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;…did not lift, they did not set out —until the day it lifted. So the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel during all their travels” By the physical presence of God being visible to the Israelites; they had something they could feast their eyes on. Also; this was how they got their marching orders on to move or to stay Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread I. Celebrating The Move In A. The Shekinah Glory 2. Let me look upon thy glory… Ex. 33:20-23 “But, he said, ‘you cannot see My face, for no one may see My face and live.’ Then the Lord said, ‘There is a place near Me where you may stand on a rock. When My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. Then I will remove My hand and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen’” Because there was a personal relationship of which the Lord, Himself, declared; Moses was allowed to see His train, “The full goodness of God,” as it passed by. Moses and us are not able to stand Face-to-Face with “Him Who Is” Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread I. Celebrating The Move In A. The Shekinah Glory 2. Let me look upon thy glory… a) Glowing after being there… Ex. 34:29-33 “When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hand, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, …were afraid to come near him….Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands…When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face” When there is close relationship with your God it should show on your face, in your walk and in your talk. People ought to know!!! Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread I. Celebrating The Move In A. The Shekinah Glory 3. The Son still shines… Matt. 16:27 “For the Son of Man is going to come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will reward each person according to what he has done” All authority will be given Jesus as final judge; this is God’s glory bestowed on His Son. Be sure you have a good record; you’ll have only this one shot to be judged worthy… Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread I. Celebrating The Move In A. The Shekinah Glory 3. The Son still shines… Lk. 9:28-31 “About eight days after Jesus said this, He took Peter, John and James with Him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about His departure, which He was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem” The glory of God is presented to Peter, John & James in the personage of Jesus, “the Christ,” so as to let them know who He really was. Not just a Prophet, but the Son of the Living God in all His Glory… Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread I. Celebrating The Move In A. The Shekinah Glory 3. The Son still shines… Jn. 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” The “Logos” The Glory of God right here as we can see and touch (Human). His “shekinah glory” just for us, His called out believers and doer’s of His “Word” Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread I. Celebrating The Move In A. The Shekinah Glory 4. Finally… Stop Coming To Church!!!!! Bring The Church; To Worship!!!!!! B. The Passover (Lev. 23:5) “…the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord’s passover” 1. Don’t upset our God…Ex. 11:4-6 “So Moses said, ‘This is what the Lord says: About midnight I will go throughout Egypt. Every firstborn son in Egypt will die, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, to the firstborn son of the slave girl, who is at her hand mill, and all the firstborn of the cattle as well. There will be loud wailing throughout Egypt—worse than there has ever been or ever will be’” Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread I. Celebrating The Move In B. The Passover 1. Don’t upset our God… a) Protection against death… Ex. 12:6,7 “Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the people of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the side and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs” 2. The Lamb of God… Jn. 1:29 “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world’” Here John recognizes Him just for what His purpose is; The Savior of mankind Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread I. Celebrating The Move In B. The Passover 2. The Lamb of God… 1 Pet. 1:19 “But with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect” Redemption, in the form of Jesus, paid the cost for us all. How much is it worth to you??? Rev. 5:11,12 “Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand…In a loud voice they sang: ‘Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!’” Because this was done in heaven let’s us know that there isn’t anything on earth that is worthy of such high praise and keeps us reminded of what Jesus did as the “Lamb of God !!!MAKE GOOD ON HIS SACRIFICE!!! Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread I. Celebrating The Move In A. The Feast of Unleavened Bread (Lev. 23:6) A slave was “redeemed” when someone paid money to buy his or her freedom. God redeemed us from the tyranny of sin, not with money, but with the precious blood of His own Son. We cannot escape from sin on our own; only the life of God’s Son can free us 1st born male belong to God (Man or Beast) Christ is our Passover lamb, the perfect sacrifice for our sin. BeNo yeast was to be eaten (represents Sin) cause he has delivered us from the slavery of sin; we should Commemorates their leaving Egypt have nothing to do with the sins of the past (“old yeast”) Pass this on to your children Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread The Picture I See Passover Indicates God’s mercy to me in spite of my sinful nature. His looking pass all that I had done in my past; and allowing me to obtain a second chance Unleavened Bread Shows his taking ownership of me as a male child. Giving me an opportunity to stop sinning and turn back to Him (No Yeast). Allowing me to celebrate leaving my past behind (My Egypt) and a chance to tell others of what was done for me (Tell The Children) Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread THE PHRASE THAT PAYS!!!!!!!!!! MY FAITH WILL NEVER RISE ABOVE THE LEVEL OF MY CONFESSION Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread B.elievers I.nformation B.efore L.eaving E.arth Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread WHAT IT SAYS This is my Bible, I am who my Bible say I am, I can do what my Bible say I can do. I have what my Bible say I have, my Bible teaches my spirit, my spirit teaches my mind, and my mind teaches my body. My Bible is full of promises and commandments, my Bible has good and bad examples. How do I know my Bible is true? By comparing scripture with scripture and spiritual things with spiritual things. I study my Bible to show myself approved, rightly dividing the Word of God. Journey Through “The Tabernacle” The Shekinah Glory, The Passover, and The Feast of Unleavened Bread NEXT WEEK The Feast of Firstfruits and The Feast of Pentecost