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LESSON III – TABERNACLE OF MOSES (Part 2)
II. TABERNACLE OF MOSES: THE HOLY PLACE (con’t)
C. 3 FURNITURES IN THE HOLY PLACE
1. CANDLESTICKS – with 7 lamps speaking of the 7 Spirits of the Lord.
A. Spirit of the Lord – has to do with covenant & warfare. Exo. 6:3 Covenant Name is Yahweh. Exo. 15:3 - about warfare, His warfare name is the Lord.
B. Spirit of Wisdom – Need 7 pillars of wisdom (Prov. 9:1), James 3:17 - 7 pillars of wisdom will HOLD OUT ourselves, church, home. Will enable as to MAKE RIGHT CHOICES. It is the right use or exercise of knowledge, the best means to accomplish something in act, effect/result or practice. It is the faculty (of mind) of discerning what is most just, proper & useful, good (judging correctly & rightly).
C. Spirit of Understanding - Why God says and does things. Understanding is assembling different facts into a whole. The mind groups concepts & sees proper relationship between them & how they all work. Because of lack of understanding, people don’t know how to apply things they have learned.
D. Spirit of Counsel – We are to counsel others, speaks of the Word God has for them at that particular situation and time. It is advise, opinion, instruction, consultation. The purposes, design, plans, programs, will of the Lord are from the Spirit of Counsel.
E. Spirit of Might – Spirit of strength; Phil. 4:13 “ I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” There are MANY challenges. We need the spirit of strength to do what God wants us to do.
F. Spirit of Knowledge – This is revelation knowledge of the Word of God.
G. Spirit of the Fear of the Lord – fear or terror or reverence or all; awesome & terrifying respect or reverence, PIETY. Spirit of the Fear of the Lord is one that causes you to reverence God, respect God’s decrees. How does this affect, hurt God? What makes God comfortable is most important to us. This enables us to walk reverently before the Lord, in our word and actions.
IN THE HOLY PLACE, THERE ARE THESE ANOINTINGS.
2. TABLE OF SHEWBREAD
a. Jesus is the Bread of Life.
b. But bread needs to be PROCESSED before it can become bread.
1) People walking OVER US and treat us as a mat. We must not complain, wheat and chaff is being separated in our lives.
2) Mixed with water (Word of God).
3) Iron furnace/heat/pressure so great, but FORMING US into bread.
In order to feed multitudes, Jesus had to BREAK THE BREAD. We need to be BROKEN BREAD. Reproach breaks us, when people MOCK US. It does something to our hearts, but we need to become BROKEN BREAD.
3. ALTAR OF INCENSE
a. Typifies INTERCESSION. Incense had to be BURNED. Composed of 4 ingredients:
1) Myrrh – symbol of MEEKNESS (Song of Songs 4:12 – 9 Fruits of the Spirit). Greek word speaks of Little Puppy that has become TRAINED – DISCIPLINED to heed the Master’s VOICE. Our petitions must be in accordance with the WILL OF GOD (Rom. 8:26). In the Holy Place, we can know the will of God (through His Word).
2) Onycha – Intercession of Esther to king, “If I perish, I perish.” Like woman in TRAVAIL. Willing to lay down life for another.
3) Galbanum – speaks of TEARS, with strong crying. In situation where you are faced with danger.
4) Pure Frankincense – symbol of FAITH. God is a Rewarder of those who diligently seek Him (in prayer).
One of the ministries of Kings / Priests is intercession (ex. Moses, Samuel). Zech. 10:1 “Ask thee of the Lord of RAIN in the time of the latter rain.” It’s TIME for the outpouring of the LATTER RAIN in the last days. But we need to do something: to ask Lord TO POUR OUT THE RAIN. Lead people to the Altar of Incense to be intercessors, but we can’t come to the Altar of Incense unless we leave the Outer Court.
III. THE TABERNACLE OF MOSES: HOLY OF HOLIES
A. HOLY OF HOLIES
1. Place of perfection, holiness and fellowship with Him. Place where we know and meet God in a very real sense (Fathers know fathers). Israelites knew the Acts of God, but Moses knew the WAYS OF GOD.
2. Place of MOTHERS AND FATHERS, who know God.
a. Mothers & Fathers are Teachers of Righteousness (Dan. 12).
Fathers/mothers know how to equip and train little ones to fulfill God’s plan for their lives. They LEAD the young to walk with Christ and serve Him. There will be multitudes in the valley of decision who will be born-again, but who will look after them? This is a TIME OF PREPARATION, for the avalanche of new-born babes coming to our churches. We need seasoned Fathers and Mothers to look after them, nurture, guide and lead them on. Babes need guidance and fast-track equipping. The Lord is going to do a QUICK WORK in these last days.
b. Fathers and Mothers are REPRODUCERS.
c. Mothers & Fathers - manifest tremendous power of God.
3. Place of the ARMY OF THE LORD. There is a Great Revival coming in the Philippines and a GREAT ARMY shall ARISE from the Philippines SOON. But in a revival, there are problems in handling and feeding multitudes of new-born Christians.
B. HOLY OF HOLIES (Within the Veil)
1. The Veil speaks of the CRUCIFIED LIFE (crucify flesh). (Gal. 2:20)
2. TRIALS/PAIN. God says, “I allow these in order TO REVEAL MYSELF to you.” A place of great spiritual experience, but also experience of INTENSE PAIN and SORROW to know Jesus as MAN OF SORROWS. A place where you know that you know that you know that you are CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST.
3. VISION OF ZION: “Bring the church to Zion,” to the Presence of God in the last days, and then send forth as DELIVERERS and SAVIORS to rule over the mountains of Esau. (Obad. 1:21)
C. FURNITURES IN THE HOLY OF HOLIES
1. Ark of the Covenant (experience its reality in your life)
a. Made of wood (humanity, Son of Man) covered with gold (deity, Son of God).
b. Inside (10 commandments – laws of God planted in our hearts).
2. Mercy Seat
a. “I will SPEAK to you of the MERCIES of God.” This is what God wants to be known more than anything – “GOD OF MERCY”. In Hebrew, mercy it is untranslatable Mercy enables you, as it comes into your heart, to know and understand why a person does what he does. God looks at the heart.
b. We need to OBTAIN GRACE, but we need to QUALIFY (through our hearts). Jn 14:21, 23 “He who loves Me will obey Him and I will MANIFEST myself to him.”
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GUIDE QUESTIONS:
- Which of the seven-fold Spirit of God do you need most in your life? Why?
- Do you feel that like bread, your life is being processed by God right now? What is your reaction to it? Are you learning any lesson through it?
- One of the ministries of Kings / Priests is intercession. Are you ready to commit yourself now to the Lord as intercessor who will pray for the things God wants you to pray for? In what way do you plan to fulfill it?
- Do you desire to reach the Holy of Holies? Do you have that desire to be a father/mother to new-born Christians to nurture them for the Lord?
Source:
Christ, the Living Stone Fellowship
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