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Weekly Guide：2024-2025 Week 9
March 03, 2024
Week 9 Day 1: Constructing the Tabernacle ⇧ ⇩
Question
What were God’s instructions in building the Tabernacle?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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God instructed the Israelites to start building the Tabernacle.
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God instructed the Israelites to first observe the Sabbath, to give willingly, and God would give the craftsmen the wisdom, knowledge, and skills.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - It was expensive to build the Tabernacle and yet, the Israelites had surplus from their offerings. God always provides. How should I view my services, my offerings, and my faith in God?
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Fidelity - Building the Tabernacle required money, material, time, skills, and energy from everyone. They contributed willingly. Am I willingly contributing what I have to serve God?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 9 Day 2: Around the Tabernacle ⇧ ⇩
Question
What are the things around the Tabernacle?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Things around the Tabernacle: The Ark, table, lampstand, altar of incense, alter of burnt offering, basin for washing, courtyard.
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God elected different people to complete His works. Each person had different skill and responsibility. Moses was the leader and he passed down the instructions from God and commands all workers. Ithamar, son of Aaron, accounted the materials. Bezel and Oholiab were the craftsmen.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - God elected me, gave me a gift and responsibility to serve Him. Do I value my gift and responsibility and know that I am an integral part of His work, a valued vessel?
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Fidelity - God elected different people. Each has his/her own gift and responsibility. Moses was the leader among them, passing down God’s instructions. Do I seek God’s leading, realize my calling, and value my identity as His vessel when I serve?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 9 Day 3: The Priestly Garments ⇧ ⇩
Question
What was the last task in building the Tabernacle?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The last tasks and the completion of the Tabernacle.
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Everything used in and for the Tabernacle were made by the craftsmen with their own designs. They were all made as the Lord commanded. The eight occurrences of the phrase “As the Lord commanded” in this chapter signifies the importance of His command.
Meditation: My Story
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Community - The name of the twelve sons were on the priest’s garment. Each time the priest went into the Tabernacle, the twelve tribes went in with him. We are being called the Royal Priests in our time. Do I remember to bring with me the prayers of fellow Christians to God?
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Fidelity - Obey is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22). A service pleasing to God requires complete obedience. Do I focus on seeking His will and practice “as He commanded” when serving?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 9 Day 4: The Tabernacle Offering ⇧ ⇩
Question
What happened after the completion of the Tabernacle?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Upon Tabernacle’s completion, God told Moses to set it up and He filled the Tabernacle.
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The phrase “as the Lord commanded” appeared eight times again in this chapter. Everything had to be done according to His commands.
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God designed the salvation plan. The stories in Exodus gives us a preview of His plan.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - The climax of building the Tabernacle was God fulfilling the Tabernacle. God’s fulfilling of the Tabernacle signifies His presence, leading, and protection. As a believer and receiver of Holy Spirit, do I often experience His presence, leading, and protection?
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Fidelity - “And so Moses finished the work” (verse 33). Fidelity in serving includes “as the Lord commanded” as well as “finishing the work”. Do I follow through all the way and see to the completion when I serve?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 9 Day 5: The Burnt Offering and the Grain Offering ⇧ ⇩
Question
What kind of sacrifices did God command in the Tabernacle?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Leviticus 1-7 records the laws on offerings. God demanded five types of offerings. The first three are through fire that brings out aroma to God, the last two are to atone for sins.
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Burnt offering points to how Jesus Christ willingly sacrificed for us and became the God pleasing aroma. Grain offering points to the pureness of Jesus Christ.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - Burnt offering and grain offering represent Jesus’ perfection and pureness. He sacrificed willingly for us and burnt for us so that we are seen as pleasing to the eyes of God. How do these two offerings help me understand better about Jesus and His Salvation?
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Integrity - As the chosen people, burnt offering reminds us that we need to offer ourselves completely to God. What does that mean to me? What can I start doing today?
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Integrity - Grain offering reminds us the need to be Godly and learn to be like Jesus. What do the finest flour mixed with pure olive oil, salt, incense, but without yeast, remind me of?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 9 Day 6: The Fellowship Offering ⇧ ⇮
Question
What are the other offerings?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The third of the offerings involving fire.
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Part of the Fellowship Offering was given to God, some to the priests, and the rest can be given to those made the offering (see Leviticus 7.)
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Fellowship Offering is a thanksgiving offering and a peace offering (between man and God). It’s an offering to bring about relationship. It points to the truth that the blood of Jesus reconciles man with God.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - Imaging the joyful scenery of Fellowship Offering. How does this help me realize Jesus had reconciled my relationship with God? Fellowship Offering is also a thanksgiving offering. How does this help me recount and thank God for all the blessings I have received?
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Community - In Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Peacemaking is not just for the peace between men but men and God. Whom around me do I need to pray to bring them to God to have peace with Him?