“Gotta see it to believe it…”
By Noah Largent. Filed in Daily Bible Reading |
I forgot how fast this reading goes! One month and we’re through Exodus! Yesterday, as I read, I was grumbling about all the laws and rituals. I’m not sure why, but the section on Tabernacle and all the articles that go in it are hard for me to read. This morning I was thinking about how much better I learn from “seeing” then from a “description.” Even though I have seen models and pictures of the Tabernacle and articles, they still seem very unfamiliar to me.
I couldn’t help but chuckle a little when I read today (Exodus 32:7-29). God tells Moses about the idol in camp He burned with anger. Moses asks God to be gracious with the people, and God relents. Moses goes down and “saw” for himself what God had known, he “burned with anger,” and called for the death of those who had taken so lightly the honor due to God. What a reversal! After Moses “saw” what God had seen and known, he reacts the way God did. Upon seeing for himself he agreed with God. I can’t help but think that God was teaching Moses something – God relents from bring disaster on the people after Moses pleas for mercy – God was thinking “we’ll see what you think and how you react when you see for yourself”… When Moses saw he agreed with God!
I think that’s not unlike what happens in life – when we truly see things from God’s perspective it changes how we live…
Tuesday, February 2nd 2010 at 4:31 pm |
Noah, I agree with your main point, but I’d like to comment about “grumbling” about the Tabernacle and all the articles that go in it.
I was blessed when I read Exodus 28:3 about God telling Moses to “Tell all the skilled men to whom I have given wisdom in such matters …” to make the priestly garments for Aaron. I immediately connected that to the idea of “vocation.” God gives wisdom and ability to each of us to do something as a “job.” Whether we be teachers or plumbers or bankers, God has gifted us, and will call upon us to use our gifts for him.