I am about to suggest to you that there are correlations (quite a few) between the Mount where God came down and gave Moses the Law … where God so manifested His Presence … and the Tabernacle God planed and had the Jews build!

And be aware, the whole Book of Leviticus is consumed with that Tabernacle, how to approach it and properly worship within its august shadow!

God descended upon that holy Mount!

God descended upon that holy Tabernacle!

God dwelt on that holy Mount, His Shekinah Glory!

God dwelt on that holy Tabernacle, again in resplendent Shekinah Glory!

God spoke from that Holy Mount!

God spoke from that holy Tent/Tabernacle!

(And again, the whole Book of Leviticus is essentially God speaking from the Tabernacle, teaching and admonishing!)

God had some writing done (with His Own Finger … Exodus 31:18) from that holy Mount!

And sure enough … God had some writing done (a Lot of It) from that holy tabernacle! (The Book of Leviticus, as I just reminded you.)

There was “Fire and Smoke” (indicating God’s Presence) on that holy Mount!

There was “Fire and Smoke” in that holy Tabernacle, too! (The Altar of Incense!)

These parallels continue, many more than I’ve spotted yet, I sincerely suspect.

The point being?

GOD DEARLY WANTED TO DWELL WITH HIS PEOPLE IN EDEN … BUT SIN INTERVENED.

SO GOD MADE A WAY TO DWELL WITH HIS PEOPLE AT SINAI … THOUGH IT WAS STATIONARY.

AND WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR ISRAEL TO MARCH TO CANAAN (THE PROMISED LAND) … GOD MOVED HIS PRESENCE FROM A STATIONARY MOUNTAIN TO A MOVEABLE TABERNACLE!

And that, dear fiends, is how badly God hungers to love/fellowship/commune with His creation, His Own people!

Wow!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

Glory to his Name!

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