Yesterday we covered Exodus chapter 29 and 30:1-10, 34-38. The focus of chapter 29 is on the consecration of the priests. They were to wash themselves and then put on the robes. Next, they offered animal sacrifices which were burned on the altar of sacrifice. The blood of the second ram was sprinkled on the robes and put on the right earlobes, right forfingers, and right big toes of the priests. Since there was only one robe for each man, every time they put it on after that, they put on a blood-stained robe.

Every detail of the tabernacle and the priestly garments has pointed to Jesus Christ. The doctrine of the Priesthood of the Believer means we as post-New Testament Christians are priests. Who was our sacrifice? Jesus Christ. So when we say we're washed in the blood, this is what we're referring to. Our consecration to Him. Like the priests, our robes are blood-stained.

The priests also were to eat the meat of the sacrifices. There were two reasons for this. 1) It was their provision since they had no other job with which to gain food.
2) They consumed a holy sacrifice as a picture of taking in that holiness and it becoming part of them - literally.

Once again, here's a picture of what happens to us at salvation. We partake of the Holiness of God. Jesus was the sacrifice and sent the Holy Spirit to live in and become part of us. The priests eating the sacrifice is also a preview of what we do when we partake of the Lord's Supper. We eat and drink the representation of Jesus' body and blood - the sacrifice made for us.

Chapter 30:1-10 and 34-38 are about the altar of incense. We learned that this incense represents the prayers of the saints (us) by reading Psalm 141:2, Revelation 5:8, and Revelation 8:3. Then we read Romans 8:34 and Hebrews 7:25. These verses teach that Jesus' work now is to intercede, or pray, for us.

Jesus died to save us from our sins, but now He lives to intercede for us at the right hand of the Father.

The challenge this week is to memorize Hebrews 7:25.