Moses Blessed Them

Hey, hey, good morning, good morning. Welcome to Coffee and Devotions. This is where every day you and I, we get together, we have a little bit of coffee, we get into God's Word, and we grow in our love for the Lord together. This year, 2023, Lord willing, we'll make it from Genesis through Leviticus. I'm so glad to be with you today. Let's have some coffee, we'll pray, and we'll get into God's Word. Let's pray.
Father, we thank you so much the joy to come to your word. Lord, we confess to you that often this is not a first priority. We confess to you that sometimes we come to your word and our hearts are hard. But Father, we pray that you would please bless us despite our hearts, that you would use your word and by the power of your spirit, you would turn us to you and make us more and more. into the people you would have us to be. In Jesus' name, Amen. Alright, here we go. So, we are at Exodus chapter 39 and we'll begin at verse 32 and we'll wrap up Exodus chapter 39 today. So, Exodus chapter 39, here we go.
Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished. And the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses, so they did. And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishing, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, and its sockets, the covering of ramskins dyed red, the covering of badgerskins, and the veil of the covering, the ark of the testimony with its poles and the mercy seat, the table, all its utensils, and the showbread, the pure gold lampstand with its lamps, the lamps set in order, and its utensils, and the oil for the light. the gold altar, the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, the screen of the tabernacle door, the bronze altar, its gate of bronze, its poles and all its utensils, the laver with its base, the hangings of the court, its pillars and its sockets, the screen for the court gate, its cords and its pegs, all the utensils for the service of the tabernacle for the tent of meeting, and the garments of ministry to minister in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his son's garments to minister as priests. According to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work. Then Moses looked over all the work, and indeed they had done it. as the Lord had commanded, just so they had done it. And Moses blessed them.
Well, we need to ask ourselves, A, what's this about? B, what's the best verse to summarize this? And C, what are we called to do while the work is done? Right? From chapter, like the middle of Exodus, right? The 20s. God had been describing everything that needed to be built. All the stuff. Here's all the patterns. Here's the altar. Here's the laver. Here's the lampstand. Here's the table. Here's the incense. All this stuff.
Here's how you're supposed to make it. And now God's people had done it. They had made everything just as God commanded. And they bring it all to Moses. And with happy hearts are able to take it to the mediator and able to say, God gave you the pattern and we followed it.
Look, here's the altar. Look, here's the garments. Look, here's the laver. Here's all the utensils. Here's everything. Here's the badger skins. Here's all this stuff. We did it exactly as God said in His pattern. And Moses looks over all of it. And indeed, they weren't blowing smoke. This was true. They had done it. Now these are the same people. I mean we just have to turn back. We're at chapter 39 now. But if we had just gone back a few pages, well we would find that the people had broken God's command in chapter 32. Only seven chapters from their covenant disobedience.
And now flip over a few pages and they have been diligent in their work of repentance. They have been diligent in their work of service and love for their covenant king, Jehovah. God had been gracious to them. God had been patient with them, and now they did as the Lord had commanded them.
So, what's the best verse to summarize this? Well, in my Bible I have a few things underlined. I have the second half of verse 32, and the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses, so they did. And then verse 42, according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work.
And then the very last part, And Moses blessed them. I love that part, don't you? Moses blesses them. He says good words unto them. Barachah, blessing. He pronounces upon them the Lord's grace and mercy and goodness and pleasure towards them. Because by faith they had done these things. Out of hearts of fidelity, they have served their king well. And Moses, the one who's going between God and the tribe, whose face shines with the glory of God as he meets with him at the tent of meeting outside the camp, he comes and he says, man, this is amazing.
Compared to seven chapters ago when you guys were dancing to that golden calf, you really repented. This is a high point. This is a beautiful part in the story. of God's people. Now, it's not the highest point, though. We're on the uphill swing. Things are looking good. I mean, they're obedient, but none of it's being used yet. We get to get into that later. There's something better coming. But things are coming together.
God's people are obedient and they're following Him, so what are we called to do? Do we walk in that way? Am I obedient? Do I keep God before my eyes and know who He is, and seek to bring my life into conformity with what He has told me as the pattern, or His covenant people, or do I do whatever I want to do? Do you do whatever you want to do, or do you follow after Him? I pray that you would. Let's go ahead and pray that now.
Father we pray, we need your Holy Spirit, we need you, we need you Lord to teach us and to lead us, to guide us in the paths of righteousness, to keep us from being led into temptation, deliver us from evil Lord, and work in our hearts because you have saved us by your grace through faith or by faith through grace, Lord, you've saved us, you've done this, it's a gift from you. But Lord, now we pray that we would walk in the good works that you have prepared for us to do beforehand. That we would walk in the light, that you might bless us. You've already blessed us in saving us, you're our king. Bless us with obedience, Lord. In Jesus' name, amen. May the Lord's face shine upon you. May you know His grace and peace. And may you walk in His paths. I'll see you next time. Bye.
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