The Pattern in the Mount

February 4, 2012

Exodus 25:40““Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.“

Nothing that God does is capricious or accidental. A remarkable object lesson of His attention to every detail in the plan of salvation is the tabernacle in the wilderness. The divine blueprint for this structure and its attendants, followed by its construction and dedication, occupy no less than thirteen chapters of Exodus. Then the exposition of the symbolical meaning of “the pattern” shown to Moses “in the mount” occupies a major part of three chapters in the book of Hebrews. At least in terms of space allocated to the tabernacle, it seems to constitute the major “type” of the Bible, speaking in many ways of the Lord Jesus Christ. Numerous authors have devoted entire volumes to its exposition. The brazen altar, the laver, the mercy seat, the high priest—all.

Hebrews 8:5“They serve in a system of worship that is only a copy, a shadow of the real one in heaven. For when Moses was getting ready to build the Tabernacle, God gave him this warning: “Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.”

The God of the infinite cosmos is also the careful designer of every detail of His tabernacle, ourlives and every moment of our days.

Psalm 139:16 You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.

Just as it was vitally important for the builders of the tabernacle to follow God’s pattern precisely, so it is essential that we also follow His blueprint for our own lives, and that pattern is Christ Himself.

1 Peter 2:21 “For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered[a] for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps”. If our lives are to speak of Christ, as did the tabernacle, we must “walk, even as he walked”

1 John 2:6 Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did..