#227 And Again

Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.[a] 2 He overlaid it with pure gold,both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 3 He cast four gold rings for it and fastened them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other. 4 Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 5 And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.

6 He made the atonement cover of pure gold—two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 7 Then he made two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. 8 He made one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; at the two ends he made them of one piece with the cover. 9 The cherubim had their wings spread upward, overshadowing the cover with them. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the cover. Exodus 37: 1-9 NIV

This is the same narrative from before, and Moses goes through every detail once again. God said do this, so this is what we will do, this is what we did. The value of God's direction cannot be overstated, and the repetition is never for His sake. In the same places I would have normally run through, cut and pasted, or said, "ditto", I have seen upon inquiry something new and afresh each time. My job requires that I investigate matters on a daily basis, and what never ceases to amaze me, is what people recollect. I listen to their story, write down key points, and then often there is video for me to review. The amazing part is that once someone says with confidence that a thing is this way, or has always been this way, then others chime in and they now recall it the same way. The more confident or passionate the performance, the more people get behind it. I review the video, and it tells a much different story. When I approach them with what actually happened, it is amazing to see how many people, in the face of the truth, still maintain that the lie is actually the truth. The narrative of the ark, the tabernacle, must be shown correctly, for God does not change. We must come to this mercy seat, and in no other place will our souls find rest but under the shadow of His wings. If you want to talk repetition though, this is the same narrator from the garden, when God promises a redeemer. It is the same promise to Abraham, that in Isaac shall this seed be called, and it is with no surprise that it was this same Christ, who was crucified for a world that still needs to repent. Men are still arrogant, still violent, ungrateful and unholy. Moses, take great care in what you tell this people, for faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God, our lives depend upon it. 

"And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth."19And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm. Revelation 11:18&19