{"id":210,"date":"2022-02-02T20:37:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T20:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/2022\/02\/02\/a-biblically-defined-religious-spirit\/"},"modified":"2022-02-02T20:37:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T20:37:09","slug":"a-biblically-defined-religious-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/city-refuge.org\/housechurch\/2022\/02\/02\/a-biblically-defined-religious-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"A Biblically Defined Religious Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_78418\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BxVuvLtIPvc?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=1&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I. The Ark and the Tabernacle &#8211; Exod 25 &#8211;<br \/>\nA. Beginning with this chapter, God lays out the plans and details for the construction of the Tabernacle, the Ark, and other furnishings of the Tabernacle<br \/>\nB. Verse 2 &#8211; 7: collect what people willingly contribute to the construction<br \/>\nC. Verse 8: God to allow\/let people build<br \/>\n1. To represent God dwelling among them<br \/>\n2. It will be a sanctuary or sacred place for people<br \/>\nD. Verse 9: to be build to the exact plans God reveals<br \/>\nE. First up is the construction of the Ark verse 10-22<br \/>\n1. a rectangular box with dimensions in cubits corresponding to a fraction over 4&#8242; long, 2.5 feet wide, 2.5 feet high<br \/>\n2. covering, called Mercy Seat<br \/>\n3. to contain the &#8216;Testimony I will give&#8217; verses 16 and 21<br \/>\n4. serves as a meeting place with God verse 22<br \/>\nF. Continues into following chapters instructions for building tabernacle<br \/>\n1. a rectangular tent about 45&#8242; long and 15&#8242; wide divided within into two compartments by a curtain. Smaller one (15&#8217;x15) was where the ark would be kept.<br \/>\n2. the tabernacle was placed within an outter curtained fence that defined the court around the tabernacle (150 ft x 74 ft).<br \/>\nG. Details on contruction material, ornation, and dimensions were spelled out from the Lord<br \/>\nH. Made to be taken apart and carried to another location and assembled. Tribe of Levi were tasked with this responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>II. Tabernacle build and carried throughout the wilderness<br \/>\nA. In promised land, Joshua set up tabernacle in Shiloh: Joshua 18:1<br \/>\nB. Remained there over 300 years to time of Saul as King<br \/>\nC. When Hannah, Samuel&#8217;s mother, and Elkanah, Samuel&#8217;s father, worshipped and offered sacrifice, they came to Shiloh where ark and tabernacle located: 1 Sam 1: 3<br \/>\nD. God appears to Samuel at Shiloh: 1 Sam 3: 21)<br \/>\nE. At sometime during Saul&#8217;s reign, tabernacle moved (without ark, see III) to Gibeon 2 Chronicles 1: 3<\/p>\n<p>II. The ark was always with the tabernacle in the wilderness and into promise land for over 300 years.<br \/>\nA. Ark lead way in wilderness (Num 10: 33)<br \/>\nB. When entering the promise land, people had to cross flooded Jordan River (Josh 3: 14-17)<br \/>\n1. Priest carried ark and when entered Jordan river stopped flow and ground dry for people to cross<br \/>\n2. When all crossed, the priest carried ark across and as they left the Jordan, flow returned<br \/>\n3. Power of God was with the ark<br \/>\nC. When losing in battle, Israelite brought ark for its power (1 Sam 4: 4)<br \/>\n1. Ark is separated from tabernacle &amp; does not return<br \/>\n2. Ark is captured by Philistine<br \/>\nD. 1 Sam 4 &#8211; 6 reveal the havoc the ark causes on Philistines and their return of the ark<br \/>\nE. Psalms 78: 60-61 and Jer 7: 12, 14 explain God&#8217;s perspective of his judgement<br \/>\n1. People in religious, misplaced, unfaithful worship<br \/>\n2. God forsakes Shiloh; delivered his strength (ark) into captivity<br \/>\n3. For such wickedness God will forsake &#8216;house called by His name&#8217; even if He had placed Himself there<br \/>\nF. When ark is returned to Israel<br \/>\n1. People at Beth Shemesh 1 Sam 6: 12-13, 19<br \/>\na. recognize the ark<br \/>\nb. irreverence to ark<br \/>\nc. punished for irreverence<br \/>\n2. ark sent to Kirjath Jearim &amp; remains there 20 yr (1 Sam 7: 1-2)<br \/>\n3. David, as king, desires to bring ark to Jerusalem<br \/>\na. goes to Baale = Kirjath Jearim 2 sam 6: 2<br \/>\nb.Uzzah&#8217;s irreverence punished 2 Sam 6: 6-7<br \/>\nc. ark left at Obed Edom house verse 11<br \/>\nd. Obed Edom&#8217;s household blessed by presence of ark (verse 12)<br \/>\ne. David brings ark from Obed Edom to City of David with gladness (verse 12) and placed in tabernacle David built (ver 17) not Moses&#8217; tabernacle<br \/>\nG. Heb 9: 4 &#8212; the testimony\/covenant which God said he would give and have placed in ark is revealed<br \/>\n1. golden pot of manna (Exod 16: 33) = bread from heaven<br \/>\n2. Aaron&#8217;s rod that budded (Num 17: 1-10) = dead brought to life, i.e. resurrection<br \/>\n3. tablets of covenant (Exod 34: 29) = word of God<br \/>\nH. So who is the bread from heaven, the resurrection, the word?<\/p>\n<p>IV. We have the ark which represents the presence\/power of God, or God Himself and we have the tabernacle which represents the location, means, opportunity, ritual, tools to identify with God<br \/>\nA. No illustration of power of God associated with Tabernacle or Tabernacle leading the way. Only the Ark<br \/>\nB. Ark is separated from Moses&#8217; tabernacle to David&#8217;s tabernacle<br \/>\nC. Irreverence to ark (i.e. God) is punished<br \/>\nD. Relating to the ark with reverence and gladness is blessed<\/p>\n<p>V. Solomon &#8211; David&#8217;s Son<br \/>\nA. Raised in Jerusalem where David brought the Ark and worshipped<br \/>\nB. Becomes king after David<br \/>\nC. Goes to find God in Gibeon (2 Chr 1: 3)<br \/>\n1. God meets him there<br \/>\n2. Why travel to a high place to find God when His presence was where Solomon dwelt (Jerusalem)?<br \/>\n3. Was he being more religious?<\/p>\n<p>VI. Religious spirit amongst us<br \/>\nA. When where, how, when, with whom we worship is more important than God<br \/>\nB. When we forget or don&#8217;r realize God dwells within us &#8211; such that our behavior reflects that we have to somewhere, perform some action (traditions, sing certain songs, use certain translations, a certain day or time, make a certain offering) to get into the presence of God<br \/>\nC. When wee make a high place out of a doctrine, a leader, a teaching, a prophecy<br \/>\nD. When we are note or become critical that others are not doing it right<br \/>\nE. When we lose our awe and joy for God<br \/>\nF. When we don&#8217;t recognize that we are being or can be punished by God for our irreverence of Him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I. The Ark and the Tabernacle &#8211; Exod 25 &#8211; A. 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