Exodus 37 "Fully Adorned"

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - Brandon Hatmaker

“Fully Adorned”

(Exodus 37)

“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. He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. 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. Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. And he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry it.” Vs. 1-5

Simply put, the Ark was adorned as beautifully as possible. In the “language” and culture of the Israelites, it had all the symbolism of value, purity, excellence, rarity, sacrifice, and effort that a physical item could possibly have.

God, You are worth far beyond our best and yet many times we fail to give even that. Thank you that your Word became flesh and dwelled among us. Thank you that through Him we have life. Thank you Jesus for leaving the fully adorned realm of heaven to walk this earth as man. All to be poured out for a sinner like me.