SPIRITUALL
DIARY FOR 04-04-03
My
Worship Time Focus: A Type
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Hebrews 8:5
Message of the verse: “Who serve unto the example and shadow of
heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the
tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the
pattern shewed to thee in the mount.”
(KJV) “They serve in a place of
worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the
Tabernacle, God gave him this warning:
“Be sure that you make everything according to the design I have shown
you here on the mountain.” (NLT)
I want to
give the definition of the Greek word that we get our English word type from as
given in the Strong’s Concordance: “in a
doctrinal sense: of a type i.e. a person or thing prefiguring a future
(Messianic) person or thing.” There are
many different “types” in the OT, however from what I have learned about them
they must be said they are a type in the NT to really be qualified to be
types. For instance Joseph had things in
his life that seemed to be similar to the things that happened to the Lord
Jesus Christ’s life while He was on the earth, but the NT does not say that he
is type of Christ. Joseph was put down
in a hole and was sold for money by his brethren, things that happened to
Christ while on the earth.
Now in the
case of this verse Moses was given a “blueprint” of the tabernacle while He was
on the mountain to build which was a type of the heavenly one. Now people do not agree as to whether there
is an actual tabernacle in heaven or not.
John Macarthur says this about this verse: “This does not mean that there are actual
buildings in heaven which were copied in the tabernacle, but rather that the
heavenly realities were adequately symbolized and represented in the earthly
tabernacle model.” The point is that
the OT priest only served in a temporary tabernacle that was a shadow of the
true one that Jesus Christ now serves in.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I can understand why people in the OT did not
understand the true reason as to why the Law was given or as to why the Temple
and all of its sacrifices were there for, because as I look at it I would not be
able to understand all of this unless the Lord had given the true meaning to
the NT writers as to what the real meaning of this is. This goes to show me that it is the Lord who
has to give me true meaning for these very important things concerning my walk
with Him, other wise I would not know what the true meaning of life is all
about.
The Word of God was refreshing and challenging to my heart
this morning.
My
Steps of Faith Today: I
want the Lord to develop more courage and compassion in my life as I serve Him
today.
Memory verses for the week:
Psalm 40:4-8
4.
How blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, and
has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
5.
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders which Thou hast done,
and Thy thoughts toward us; There is none to compare to Thee; If I would
declare and speak of them, they would be too numerous to count.
6.
Sacrifice and meal offering Thou hast not required; My ears
Thou hast opened; Burnt offering and sin offering Thou hast not required.
7.
Then I said, “Behold, I come; In the scroll of the book it
is written of me;
8.
I delight to do Thy will, O my God; Thy Law is within my
heart.
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