The Living Bible (448 page)

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BOOK: The Living Bible

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Functions of

^{Lev 1:1}	^{The Lord now spoke to Moses from the Tabernacle,}
^{Num 1:1}	^{instructions to Moses. (He was in the Tabernacle. . .)}
^{Num 7:89}	^{Moses went into the Tabernacle to speak with God,}
^{Num 12:10}	^{the Cloud moved from above the Tabernacle,}
^{Deut 31:14}	^{the Tabernacle where I give him his instructions.}

Symbolic

^{Psa 15:1}	^{shelter in your tabernacle upon your holy hill?}
^{Heb 9:1}	^{there was a sacred tent down here on earth.}
^{Heb 9:23}	^{sacred tent down here on earth, and everything in it}

TABLET(S)

Examples of

^{Hab 2:2}	^{Write my answer on a billboard, large and clear,}
^{Luke 1:63}	^{He motioned for a piece of paper}

The law inscribed upon

^{Exod 24:12}	^{the laws and commandments I have written on tablets}
^{Deut 4:13}	^{Commandmentsand wrote them on two stone tablets.}
^{Deut 10:2}	^{he would rewrite on the tablets the same commandments}
^{1 Kgs 8:9}	^{the two stone tablets which Moses had placed there}
^{Heb 9:4}	^{the tablets of stone with the Ten Commandments}

Figurative

^{Jer 17:1}	^{or diamond point upon their stony hearts}
^{2 Cor 3:3}	^{not one carved on stone, but in human hearts.}

TEACHERS

In Judah and Israel

^{2 Chr 17:7-9}	^{a nationwide religious education program.}
^{Ezra 7:10}	^{a Bible teacher, teaching those laws to the people}

Of the prophets

^{2 Kgs 4:38}

^{One day as he was teaching the young prophets,}

Christian (bishops, deacons, elders, ministers)

^{Acts 13:1}	^{the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch}
^{1 Cor 12:28}	^{Prophetsthose who preach Gods Word, Teachers,}
^{Eph 4:11}	^{leading and teaching them in the ways of God.}
^{1 Tim 3:2}	^{must be a good Bible teacher.}
^{Titus 1:9}	^{that they will be able to teach it to others}

Worthy of honor and compensation

^{1 Cor 9:14}	^{those who preach the Gospel should be supported}
^{Gal 6:6}	^{should help their teachers by paying them.}
^{1 Tim 5:17}	^{Pastors who do their work well should be paid well}

TEACHERS, FALSE

Prophecies concerning

^{Ezek 14:9}	^{His prophecy will not come true,}
^{Matt 24:5}	^{For many will come claiming to be the Messiah,}
^{Acts 20:29}	^{false teachers, like vicious wolves, will appear}

Descriptions of

^{Jer 6:13}	^{They are swindlers and liars, from the least of them}
^{Ezek 22:25}	^{they seize treasures and extort wealth;}
^{Mic 2:11}	^{the kind of drunken, lying prophet that you like!}
^{Zep 3:4}	^{Her prophets are liars seeking their own gain;}
^{1 Tim 1:6}	^{spend their time arguing and talking foolishness.}

Not to be listened to

^{Deut 13:3}	^{dont listen to him. For the Lord is testing you}
^{Matt 24:4}	^{Jesus told them, Dont let anyone fool you.}
^{1 Tim 1:3-4}	^{Put an end to their myths and fables,}
^{2 Pet 2:3}	^{But God condemned them long ago}
^{1 Joh 4:1}	^{dont always believe everything you hear}

The testing of

^{Rom 16:17}	^{that are contrary to what you have been taught.}
^{1 Joh 4:2}	^{find out if their message is from the Holy Spirit}
^{2 Joh 1:10}	^{if he doesnt believe what Christ taught,}

Condemnation of

^{Deut 18:20}	^{falsely claims his message is from me, shall die.}
^{Jer 28:15}	^{Listen, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you,}
^{Ezek 14:10}	^{all will be punished for their sins.}
^{Gal 1:8}	^{preaches any other message, let him be forever cursed.}
^{1 Tim 3:9}	^{their deceit will be well known to everyone,}
^{Jude 1:10}	^{these men mock and curse at anything}

Christs teachings concerning

^{Matt 5:19}	^{he shall be the least in the Kingdom of Heaven.}
^{Matt 7:15}	^{Beware of false teachers who come disguised}
^{Matt 15:3}	^{your traditions violate the direct commandments}
^{Luke 11:42}	^{But woe to you Pharisees!}

TEAR(S)

Examples of

^{Psa 6:6}	^{every night my pillow is wet with tears.}
^{Psa 39:12}	^{Dont sit back, unmindful of my tears.}
^{Psa 42:3}	^{Day and night I weep for his help,}
^{John 11:35}	^{Tears came to Jesus eyes.}

Seen by God

^{Psa 56:8}	^{You have recorded every one in your book.}
^{Isa 38:3}	^{Then he broke down with great sobs.}

None in heaven

^{Rev 7:17}	^{God will wipe their tears away.}
^{Rev 21:4}	^{He will wipe away all tears from their eyes,}

TEMPLE

Attributes of

^{1 Kgs 8:10}	^{the inner sanctuary, a bright cloud fills it}
^{2 Chr 2:5}	^{It is going to be a wonderful temple}
^{Isa 64:11}	^{Our holy, beautiful Temple}
^{Matt 23:17}	^{or the Temple that sanctifies the gold?}
^{Luke 21:5}	^{stonework of the Temple and the memorial decorations}
^{John 2:14}	^{In the Temple area he saw merchants selling cattle,}

Materials used for

^{1 Kgs 5:8}	^{I can supply both cedar and cypress.}
^{1 Kgs 5:17}	^{stonecutters shaped huge blocks of stone}
^{1 Chr 22:14}	^{so much iron and bronze that I havent weighed it;}
^{1 Chr 28:15}	^{gold needed for the lampstands and lamps.}
^{1 Chr 28:17}	^{he weighed out the gold for the solid gold hooks}

Building of

^{1 Kgs 5:13}	^{Solomon drafted thirty thousand laborers}
^{1 Kgs 6:1}	^{he began the actual construction of the Temple.}
^{1 Kgs 6:38}	^{completed in every detail in November}
^{2 Chr 2:2}	^{a force of 70,000 laborers, 80,000 stonecutters}
^{2 Chr 3:2}	^{construction began on the seventeenth day of April}
^{Acts 7:47}	^{But it was Solomon who actually built it.}

^{1 Kgs 6:20}	^{Solomon made a cedar-wood altar for this room.}
^{1 Kgs 7:23}	^{bronze tank, 7 feet high and 15 feet across}
^{1 Kgs 7:41-46}	^{One tank and twelve oxen supporting it;}
^{1 Kgs 7:50}	^{cups, snuffers, basins, spoons, firepans,}
^{1 Chr 28:15}	^{enough silver for the silver candlesticks}
^{2 Chr 4:2}	^{a huge round tank fifteen feet across}
^{2 Chr 4:20-21}	^{lamps and lampstands, the floral decorations}
^{2 Chr 29:18}	^{the altar of burnt offerings and its accessories,}

Architecture of

^{1 Kgs 6:20}	^{This inner sanctuary was thirty feet long,}
^{1 Kgs 8:8}	^{seen from the next room, but not from the outer court;}
^{2 Kgs 11:2-3}	^{in a storeroom of the Temple.}
^{2 Kgs 15:34-35}	^{the upper gate of the Temple of the Lord}
^{2 Chr 3:4}	^{The roof was 180 feet high.}
^{2 Chr 4:9}	^{overlaid the doors of these courts with bronze.}
^{2 Chr 29:7}	^{the perpetual flame has been put out,}
^{Jer 26:10}	^{sat down at the door of the Temple to hold court.}

Uses of

^{1 Kgs 8:21}	^{I have prepared a place in the Temple for the Ark}
^{2 Kgs 19:14}	^{went over to the Temple and spread it out before the Lord.}
^{2 Chr 2:4}	^{burn incense and sweet spices before God,}
^{2 Chr 2:4}	^{display the special sacrificial bread,}
^{Ezek 46:2}	^{the priest offers his burnt offering and peace offering.}
^{Mic 1:2}	^{the Lord in his holy Temple has made accusations}
^{Zec 7:2}	^{to the Lords Temple to seek his blessing,}

Destruction of

^{2 Kgs 25:9}	^{He burned down the Temple, the palace,}
^{2 Chr 36:19}	^{burned the Temple and broke down the walls}
^{Ezra 5:12}	^{let King Nebuchadnezzar destroy this Temple}
^{Isa 64:11}	^{Temple where our fathers praised you is burned down,}
^{Lam 2:7}	^{The Lord has rejected his own altar,}
^{Lam 4:1}	^{the inlaid Temple walls are scattered in the streets!}