Exodus 27:20-21
20And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always. 21In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
It is absolutely boring and fascinating all at the same time to read the details woven in the construction of the place God would meet His people. The Tabernacle is amazing; gold everywhere. The finest of woods and the most precious stones money could never buy. Its measurements are precise, cubit to cubit.
But it is the issue of light that awakens me. This structure had everything, yet without a lamp stand filled with oil pressed from the olive, the testimony of God’s presence among mankind would be incomplete.
Today, we don’t have to go to an elaborate place like the Tabernacle of old to meet with our God. But one thing still remains. Without light, His testimony is incomplete. The difference in now versus then is a tiny 2000 year-old detail: Jesus. His coming made it possible for you and me to become the candles that men see. And His sacrifice made Him the oil that brings us light. Let Him shine in you today. Someone in your life needs a break from the darkness.
Reading through the Bible: January 26, 2012
Exodus 25-27 http://www.blueletterbible.org/reader/daily/generic.cfm
