• Exodus 25-31
• The tabernacle and priests
  • Exodus 25:1-9
  • Exodus 31:1-6 – Bezalel and Oholiab were appointed by God to be the craftsmen to build the tabernacle. God endowed them with special knowledge.
  • The tabernacle and its coverings (Exodus 26:1-30; 36:8-34)
  • Veil and screen (Exodus 26:31-37; 36:35-38)
  • Court (Exodus 27:9-19; 38:9-20)
  • Ark of the covenant (Exodus 25:10-16; 37:1-5)
  • Mercy seat (Exodus 25:17-22; 37:6-9)
  • Altar of incense (Exodus 30:1-10, 34-38; 37:25-29)
  • Table of showbread (Exodus 25:23-30; 26:35; 37:10-16)
  • Golden lampstand (Exodus 25:31-40; 26:35; 27:20-21; 37:17-24)
  • Bronze altar (Exodus 27:1-8; 38:1-7)
  • Bronze laver (Exodus 30:17-21; 38:8)
• Garments for priests (Exodus 28:1-43; 39:1-31)
  • Ephod (Exodus 28:6-14; 39:2-7)
  • Breastpiece (Exodus 28:15-30; 39:8-21)
  • Robe (Exodus 28:31-35; 39:22-26)
  • Turban (Exodus 28:36-38; 39:28, 30-31)
  • Tunic and sash (Exodus 28:39; 39:27, 29)
• Consecration of the priests (Exodus 29:1-37)
  • Exodus 29:38-42 – Offerings to be made each day.
    • Hebrews 10:10-14 – The power of the sacrifice of Jesus – one sacrifice for all!
  • “That I may dwell among them” (Exodus 25:8)
    • Hebrews 8:1-6. See also Hebrews 9:11-12, 23-24

• II Corinthians 13:1-14
• II Corinthians 13:8 – See Matthew 5:16.
• II Corinthians 13:9 – See Romans 9:1-2.
• II Corinthians 13:10 – Paul hoped that they would correct the things he had rebuked them for so that he would not need to be harsh with them when he returned.

• Romans 2:1-11
• God’s impartiality is seen in that He imparts sin to all men.
  • Romans 3:9-18, 23
• God is impartial in that He has provided a Savior for all.
  • I Timothy 2:4
  • Luke 19:10
• God is impartial in that He invited all to be saved.
• God is impartial in that He requires the same conditions of all.
  • John 6:24
  • Titus 2:11
  • Romans 1:16
  • Romans 11:26
  • Matthew 16:19; 18:18
• God is impartial in that He requires the same standard of conduct for all.
  • Galatians 6:14
  • What’s involved in being a new creature?
    • Romans 6:3 – now in Christ
    • Romans 5:17
    • A new worship
    • A new way of life – Romans 6:4
    • New obligations – Ephesians 5:25-26
    • A new concern for compassion

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• Not all dancing is necessarily sinful
  • Exodus 15:20-21
  • Judges 11:34
  • II Samuel 6:4 (I Chronicles 15:27, 29)
  • Psalms 149:3; 150:4
• The real problem is lust
  • I John 2:15-17
  • Matthew 5:27-28
  • Mark 6:21-22
  • Galatians 5:19-21
  • Ephesians 5:5-6
  • Colossians 3:5-6
  • I Peter 2:11-12; 4:1-4
• Why am I not going to the dance?
  • Because it will help me train my eyes and heart to be pure.
• Take-aways for parents
  • We must use the Bible as our guide (Mark 7:1-8)
  • Beware of hypocrisy!
• Take-aways for young people
  • Please be patient with us – we’re trying to make wise decisions (Hebrews 12:9-11)
  • Your job is to obey and honor us (Ephesians 6:1-3)

• Exodus 21-24
• The covenant is ratified (Exodus 24)
  • Ratifying the covenant
    • Moses recites all the laws; the people agree (Exodus 24:3)
    • Moses writes down all the laws – Exodus 20-23 (Exodus 24:3)
    • Offerings are made on a special altar (Exodus 24:4-5)
    • Moses uses the blood from the offerings
      • Half sprinkled on altar (Exodus 24:6)
      • Half sprinkled on people (Exodus 24:8)
    • Moses reads all the laws; they agree again (Exodus 24:7)
    • 74 representatives see God, then feast (Exodus 24:9-11)
  • The importance of blood in the process
    • Exodus 24:8
    • I Corinthians 11:25
    • Hebrews 9:18-23
    • The old covenant tabernacle is not a parallel to a modern church building. Instead the tabernacle is a parallel to the real temple that exists in heaven and was inaugurated by the blood of Jesus Himself.
  • The Promised Land (Exodus 23:20-33)
    • God was ready to bless them, but many lost faith in the promises. Let us not repeat their mistakes! Hebrews 3:16-19
  • Slavery (Exodus 21:2-11)
    • Slavery was a reality in Bible times. Sometimes, people found themselves destitute and their only option to repay debts was slavery.
    • Under the Old Covenant, God put a number of protections in place to protect slaves.
    • Leviticus 19:9-10
    • Deuteronomy 15:7-18
    • Slavery was to be a temporary condition that ended well for the slave.
    • Colossians 4:1
  • “A woman with child” (Exodus 21:22-25)
    • God’s laws here protect the life of the mother and unborn child.
    • God’s protection of the baby still in the womb shows that an unborn child was already considered a life.
  • Exodus 21:28 – Laws about a goring ox.
  • Exodus 23:19 – possibly an anti-Canaanite law?