Daily Bible Readings YLT February 13th

The Tabernacle represents the human being in all its detail. The ark, made of shittim (acacia) wood, overlaid within and without with gold, represents the human heart, where the law of God will be written in our hearts. This is the most holy place, the holiest of holies, where God meets with us by His Holy Spirit. The mercy-seat is placed on top of the ark, for though our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart (I John 3:20) and His mercy and loving-kindness protects us, who give our lives to Him, from the judgement that leads to death. The cherubs with their wings covering the ark, are the covering spiritual beings who guard over our heart in the presence of God. God desires our heart to be the throne where he is enthroned. The table on which the bread of the presence is to be put before God continually, represents our strength, our will, the direction we go in which must be continually nurtured by the bread which God gives, for man doth not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God. Not my will but thine be done. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak (Matthew 26:41) The candlestick with its six branches represents the human mind, our thinking, our decision making, our reasoning, which Proverbs again and again urges us to nurture with wisdom and understanding, and teaches that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.We can see the six branches of the candlestick, one branch opposite another (Exodus 25:32) and fed by the central conduit of the Holy Spirit, in the prophesy of Isaiah :"Rested on him hath the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and fear of Jehovah" (Isaiah 11:2) "and thou hast made its seven lamps and hath caused its lights to go up and it hath given light over-against its front" for Thy word shall be a light to my path and a lamp to my feet.The golden altar of perfume, which Moses was commanded to put 'before the ark of the testimony with the veil over it', (Exodus 40:3) - that is the curtain to separate the holiest place where the ark rests, from the holy place, - represents our emotions which enable us to carry forth the thoughts of the mind and the strength of the will into action. The perfume which rises up to God is pleasing to Him if it is uniquely made as commanded for this purpose only: our prayers, taught by Jesus the Word of God, rise to God as sweet incense. for the censer is placed on the golden altar which is before the throne. (Revelation 8:3)Thou shalt love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy might. (Deuteronomy 6:5)