Saturday,December 06, 2003
THE THREE ITEMS PLACED WITHIN THE ARK OF THE COVENANT.
THE TABLES OF THE LAW. The Law represents the Father and may be seen as a Father figure. The one who establishes the pattern of life lived by the family. The Law, the schoolmaster, the tutor whose responsibility it was to lead people to faith in Christ. Gal. 3:24 Christ came, not to destroy the Law but to fulfill it. Mt. 5:17 In that fashion making the Father known. In The two tablets of stone with the Law written on all four sides were to be placed in the Ark of the Testimony. Ex. 32:15 They were to be placed there as their portion of the Testimony contained in the Ark. It was to be a constant witness to the children of Israel. They knew it was there and they knew its message. Ex. 25:16
THE GOLDEN VESSEL OF MANNA. The manna, representative of the Lord Jesus, that true bread from heaven. The letter to the Hebrews states that the manna was in a golden jar NIV. Heb. 9:4 How fitting, for the manna, the bread of life, it was most certainly in a golden vessel. Israel, on first seeing it, asked the question, What is it. Moses responded by saying that it was the bread which the LORD had given them. Even to this day the same question is being asked concerning the Word. Ex. 16:15 Manna was miraculous and wonderful, an act of the Lord whereby He fed the multitudes of Israel for forty years. However, that which it symbolized is much greater and far more important. The manna sustained natural life. That bread of which manna was a type is the bread of life. The bread of life, the Lord Jesus is the true bread and creates Spiritual life, life everlasting. John 6:32-33
AARONS MIRACULOUS SHEPHERDS ROD. Common, ordinary, not a fancy rod but when placed before the Lord performed in a marvelous way. This rod is a type of the Holy Spirit. When committed to the Lord and placed in the Ark of the Covenant, in one night, a dead dry rod, separated from the tree for who knows how long, suddenly sprung into life and fruitfulness. Numbers 17:8 It budded, bloomed and yielded almonds in one night. So typical of the anointing and working of the Spirit of the Lord. When the Spirit is present, that which was dead springs to life. How desperately the church of today needs that same presence of the Holy Spirit to work a quick work in the last days. The articles placed in the Ark of the Covenant were united by being placed together in the one place. Thus we see the unity of the Godhead, one in the Ark. At the same time we see the diversity which is self evident in the Godhead. Each performing a different purpose and ministry which in the ultimate blends together in perfect harmony. This places five articles in the Most Holy Place, the Ark, the Mercy Seat, the Law, the Golden Pot, and Aarons Rod. Five is the number of Atonement by blood.