The entire Bible speaks of life and building, and when we look at the priesthood in the book of Exodus we realize that it is inseparable from the building of God. As one of the hymns says, holy priests are living stones (see Hymns #849). The building in the type of the tabernacle and the […]
Enjoying and Experiencing Christ for the Church, the Dwelling Place of God (Psa. 84)
September 17, 2016 by 6 Comments
Psa. 84 is very enlightening and encouraging as we try to deepen our study of the tabernacle in the Bible; in this psalm we see the yearning, desire, and love of the psalmist for the house of God, and at the same time we see God’s desire being fulfilled and Him blessing those who are […]
Dwelling in God’s House by Praising Him and Having the Highways to Zion in our Heart
September 16, 2016 by 6 Comments
The goal of God’s salvation, provision, and revelation as seen in the book of Exodus is His building, the tabernacle; as believers in Christ, we need to go on with the Lord and experience Him as reality of all the furnishings of the tabernacle so that we may be part of His building, His heart’s […]
Experiencing Christ at the Two Altars to be Incorporated into God as seen in Psa. 84
September 15, 2016 by 8 Comments
Psalm 84 is a wonderful and mysterious psalm speaking of the psalmist’s appreciation and longing for the house of God; the two altars are mentioned in particular, as they refer to the leading consummations of the work of the incarnated Triune God for us to be incorporated into God. The psalmist loves the lovely tabernacles […]
Taking Refuge at the Altar of Burnt Offering and Finding Home at the Incense Altar
September 14, 2016 by 4 Comments
In looking at the matter of the three aspects of the tabernacle in the Scriptures we cannot overlook Psa. 84, where we see the psalmist’s desire and love for the tabernacles of God; he even likens himself as a sparrow and a swallow finding refuge and making their nest at the two altars – the […]
A Revelation of the Enjoyment of Christ as the Incarnated God in the House of God
September 13, 2016 by 6 Comments
This morning I was enlightened and impressed to see that in Psa. 84 there’s a secret revelation of the enjoyment of Christ as the fulfillment of the type of the tabernacle so that we, His believers and the members of His Body, may be incorporated into Him to become the reality and consummation of the […]
The Type, Reality, and Consummation of the Tabernacle, God’s Corporate Expression
September 12, 2016 by 5 Comments
The consummation of all God’s work in Exodus is the tabernacle, and in its spiritual significance, we can see the type, the reality, and the consummation of the tabernacle, which reveal the goal of God’s economy to have a corporate people to be His dwelling place for His expression and representation in eternity. The Passover, […]
