Exodus 40: 1-15, “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle. And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein. And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate. And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy. And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy. And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office. And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats: And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
This passage gives us a time frame for the book of Exodus. They left Egypt on fourteenth day of the first month and on the first day of the first month, one year later, they set up the Tabernacle in full order for the first time. The whole process began with putting up the tent and then starting with the most sacred items inside the holiest place before they put the other things in place and finally they ordained the the priests so that they could carry out the ceremonies. The same is true for any person who wants to serve the Lord. We have to start and the deepest part of our lives, that is, with our attitude. When we sanctify our attitudes so that we are in tune with the Lord in our thoughts then we can move on to the external parts of our lives. This is the great difference between salvation by works and salvation by faith. Abraham had the right attitude and he pleased God before there was any Law (Gen 15: 6, “And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”) However, even Aaron who was properly ordained but he sinned (Num 12: 1-3, “And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it. (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.)”) While Aaron didn’t get leprosy like his sister because he was the High Priest, the Lord still judged him for his sin.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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