Eldred J.’s Journal
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2012
Feb 18
Exodus 38:1
They built the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, three cubits high; it was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide.
Eldred J. from Gansevoort, NY said:
I am reminded of Paul's admonition in Romans 12:1. He reminds us to present our bodies to God as living sacrifices; unlike the dead sacrifices that would be laid on the altar mentioned above. Paul goes on to say that when we present ourselves to God in this way, we will find out what God's will is for us.
The altar mentioned in this passage contained rings into which poles would be inserted for moving it from place to place. The altar was never moved until the sacrifice on the altar had been consumed.
I think this is an appropiate example that in our lives too, God will take us from place to place by his Spirit after we have presented our lives completely on the altar and our old self is consumed by God's fire.
On Numbers 2:34 by Ken J.
“Moses obeyed God's instructions exactly as he received them. This verse…”