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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 1 of 5
Exodus 36:35 to Exodus 37:16
The magnificent veil separating the holy place from the most holy was upheld by four pillars. The humanity of Christ, as the four evangelists unfold it before our eyes, is an inexhaustible subject for wonder and worship. He is the Messiah of Israel (Matthew), the obedient Servant (Mark), the Son of Man (Luke), the One who comes from heaven (John). Each thread: of blue, purple, scarlet or of fine twined linen, each facet of His humanity, perfect in itself, is closely woven, each with the others, in a way which makes up the marvellous whole which is the life of our Lord Jesus Christ. But this life, beautiful as it was, could not bring us to God. On the contrary it emphasized by contrast the depth of our moral misery. His death was necessary. And, as a sign, at the very moment when the Saviour yielded His life on the cross, God rent the veil, opening up between Himself and the worshipper "a new and living way" (Hebrews 10:20).
The ark and the table were then prepared. The staves which served to carry them through the desert make us think of the walk of the Lord down here. Overlaid with pure gold, they recall to us that verse of Isaiah: "How beautiful . . . are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings (Isaiah 52:7).
