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The table for the Bread of the Presence and the Lampstand were in the Tabernacle together with the Ark and the Incense Altar. 👉 Read Exodus 25:23-40 The dimension of the table was (        ) x (          ) x (          ) inches. They needed to set the Bread of (                   ) on the table before God continually.  36, 18, 27, Presence The literal translation of the Bread of Presence is ‘the Bread of Faces.’ TNK version translates it to ‘the Bread of Display.’ The bread should always be before the Lord. The message is that the Lord provides life for His people and that we get this life from the Lord's presence. In preparing the bread, they were supposed to agree to that statement.  Perhaps "the brea...

Curtains that cover the holy place (or sanctuary) (1-14). Frames and bars to build the sanctuary walls (15-30). The veil and the entrance hanging (31-37). 👉 Read Exodus 26:1-37 The picture below is the linen curtain. The dimension was 42’ x 60’ (or 28 cubits x 40 cubits). What is the dimension of the goat hair curtain? (2-3, 8-9)       45 x 66 inches     What is the dimension of a single frame? 15 feet x 27 inches   A special curtain will divide the Holy Place and (                            ).   The Most Holy Place   Some passages in the Bible don’t attract our attention: genealogy, tabernacle, or offering sacrifice. They don’t seem to deliver any relevant message to us. How to read and interpret those passages? People often skip such a...

After making the covenant with the Lord, they needed to build the tabernacle that signifies the Lord’s residence among them. Read 👉 Exodus 25:1-22 and answer the following questions. The Lord said, “From every person motivated by (                          ), you are to receive my offering. Let them make for (          ) a sanctuary so I may (          ) among them. According to all that I am (             ) you, you must make it (                ).” A willing heart, me, live, showing, exactly so The Lord accepts only voluntary offerings. The tabernacle was the symbol that the Lo...

 After explaining the covenantal terms, the Lord and the Israelites ratified the covenant. 👉 Read Exodus 24:1-18 (              ) delivered the Lord’s words to all people. They said, “We are (               ) to do all the words of the Lord.” Moses sent young men to offer (                   ) and (                   ). Moses splashed half of the blood on (            ). Moses, willing, burnt offering, peace offering, the altar After Moses read (                           ...

In this final part of the Covenant (Ch. 20-23), God explains the benefits of being His people. 👉 Read Exodus 23:20-33 God gave them three instructions about entering the land of Canaan and living there. 1) God will send (             ) to protect and bring them to the land. They needed to (           ) him. Then, God will be an (             ) to their enemies. An angel, obey, enemy Entering the land and capturing the Canaanite cities will depend on how much they obey the angel (or messenger) of God. Verses 21-22 repeatedly say that they should diligently obey the angel from God. God promised to be an enemy of their enemies. God will stand by their side, always and what so ever. This is a more incredible promise than annihilating the Canaanites.  2) They should not worship (     ...

They needed to promote justice for the weak. And the foundation of justice was their faith in God. Keeping the Sabbath and the feasts was the skeleton of their confession of faith.  👉 Read Exodus 23:1-19 Do not make common cause with (              ) to be a malicious witness. Do not follow (           ) in doing evil. Help your (            )’s donkey in trouble. Do not kill the righteous, for (          ) will not justify the wicked. Why did they need to keep the Sabbath? (12)   What are the names of the feasts they need to come to the Lord, i.e., Jerusalem temple, three times a year? (14-16)   Answers and Meditation The wicked, a crowd, enemy, God To provide justice is to protect the weak: poor people (3,6) and even animals (5). The wicke...

This passage lists the crimes against society. 👉 Read Exodus 22:16-31 Find three verses that state the death penalty for the violators.   Find three verses that tell why the Lord is commanding these laws.   Fill the blank with proper words (might not be from the Bible). God provides (               ) for the weak in society (21-25). God is (            ) to the needy (25-27). They were God’s (            ) people to reveal who God was (28-31).   Answers and Meditation If a man sleeps with a virgin, he must pay the bridal price, even when he is refused to marry her. He should be responsible for what he has done, in fairness.   18, 19,20 These three are related to idolatry. These verses are short in length but demand capital punishment for violators. No further expla...

The laws of God show how His people should live. Thus, such a community will reflect who God is in the world. 👉 Read Exodus 21:1-27 If you buy a Hebrew servant, he will serve you for (         ) years. In the (        ) year, he shall go free. If a man kills his neighbor accidentally, what punishment is for him? If a man hits and injures his neighbor. What penalty will be on the man who hit? Answers and Meditation Six, seven God wants freedom for His people, the Hebrews, the people of being oppressed.  When a slave was released from slavery, he could stay if he wanted. In ancient times, living as a slave at least had a guarantee of lodging and food. In verses 7-11, God commanded them to keep the weakest's dignity in the community of His people. God doesn’t want His people to live as slaves indefinitely. In the year of Jubilee, which comes every 50 years, all debts and slaves are freed no ma...

From these laws, we can say that God cares for human lives over animal lives. And the penalty is proportional to the size of the guilt. 👉 Read Exodus 21:28-22:15 When an ox gored a man to die, in what case was its owner responsible for the death? (29)   If a thief is caught and struck to die, in what condition is the house owner guilty?   If an animal was stolen and found alive, the thief should pay back (             ), if the animal was killed or sold, the thief should pay back (           ) oxen for an ox, (               ) sheep for one sheep. What was the method for unresolvable disputes? (11)   Answers and Meditation The owner didn’t take precautions, knowing the habit of goring. The owner didn’t care about the lives of his neighbors. It is not love. This is the rea...

These three things uniquely characterize the religion of our God. 👉 Read Exodus 20:18-26 What was people’s response when they saw God speaking with Moses in thunder, clouds, and fire? (19-20) Why did God let them see His speaking with them? (23) God said about his altar. If you use your tool on it, you have (        ) it. You should be careful not to expose your (               ).   Answers and Meditation They feared and asked God not to speak directly to them God wanted to talk with them directly. When they saw God’s power, they thought God might kill them and feared Him. They did experience God’s power but not His heart. We experience God’s power and love through the cross.  Here they wanted someone else to stand between them and God. But later, some called themselves the prophets of God and rebelled against Moses’ leadership.   Not to make images God's pres...

Keeping the Ten Commandments will demonstrate who God is to the world. 👉 Read Exodus 20:1-17 How does God have the authority to demand them to keep the Ten Commandments? (1)   What happens if we love things other than God? (5)   What is the reason God asked to keep the Sabbath? (8-11)   Memorize the Ten Commandments   Answers and Meditation God brought them up from the house of slavery. We are God’s possession. God had not given this commandment while they were in slavery in Egypt. After they were released from bondage, the Lord gave them the law. You cannot serve God if you live in the slavery of sin, money, or your own desire or plan. God wants us to serve His kingdom with freed and willing hearts, not compulsive or obligated reluctant hearts. The purpose of the law was to let them know the Lord and love Him as they followed His ways. It was not merely to make them restrain their lives without love and trust, which is another slavery. ...

The Israelites finally arrived at Mt. Sinai. Now, the Lord explained why He had delivered them from Egypt. 👉 Read Exodus 19:1-25 God demonstrated His power upon Egypt and loving care for Israel. It was to make them His special (             ) and a kingdom of (             ) to the nations by keeping His (            ) (5-6) God would come down and talk with Moses to make them believe God sent Moses. What to do to prepare for this? (10-11, 22) What were the signs of God’s coming down? (six, 16-19) God warned three times (12, 22, 24) of the danger of approaching the mountain. Then why Moses and Aaron were able to come up?   Answers and Meditation If they had arrived on 3/1, the travel to Mt. Sinai was 45 days, for they had departed at the Passover, 1/14.  Possession, priests, covenant "If you ...

Moses’ father-in-law brought Moses’ family. He praised the Lord’s works and gave some advice to Moses. 👉 Read Exodus 18:1-27 Whom did Jethro bring to Moses? Moses explained God’s works to Jethro (verse     ). Jethro (           ) and praised that the Lord is (            ) than all gods. He offered (            ) and had fellowship with the elders. What is the qualification of the leaders of the people? (21) Those qualifications were required because leaders were agents of (           ). When they make decisions for people’s disputes, all people will go home (              ) (15, 19, 23) Answers and Meditation Zipporah, Gershom, Eliezer In Exodus 4, Moses’ wife returned with her sons to...

Though they complained, the Lord provided water and victory. 👉 Read Exodus 17:1-16 Why did they complain? (3) Verses 5 – 6 emphasize that Modses performed the miracle of water in front of the elders as the Lord had commanded. It was to teach that the Lord was (           ) them (7) and that it was (             ), not Moses, who brought them out of Egypt. At the battle with the Amalekites, (            ) went up to a mountain and prayed. (            ) led the Israelites to fight. (          ) and (           ) helped Moses’s prayer. Only when Moses’ hands were (          ), they won. What are the two names? (7, 15-16)  ...

  The Manna code: Learn to Trust Him The Lord gave them Manna. But there was a rule to keep. 👉 Read Exodus 16:16-36 What rule was required in gathering Manna? (two, 16-18, 29-30)     Why did God put such restrictions? (4)   Why did the Lord command Moses to keep manna in a jar for the following generations? (32-34)   Answers and Meditation Take only one day’s need, don’t go out on Sabbath Now God’s several commands were given to see if they would obey or not. But each time, they disobeyed. Each person needed to gather what he or she needed, not as much as one could. Some gathered less or some more in amount, but none lacked for each one’s need. We focus on how much we earn and, thus, get stressed if we have gotten less than others. God’s provision meets each one’s need, not desire. “Do not leave until the next morning.” It was not a monthly or weekly provision but a daily one. God wants to teach them to rely on Him every day. On the...