There is a spiritual relationship between the incense altar (Exo. 30:1-10) and the formation of an army (vv. 11-16). Actually, all throughout Exodus we see that God considers His people as “His armies”: He said He will bring them out according to their armies (Exo. 6:26), and “bring forth My armies, my people” (7:4), “On this […]
God’s Intention is to have a People Formed into an Army Fighting for His Interests
In Exodus 30:1-10 we see a revelation of the golden incense altar, and in 11-16 we see something called “the expiation silver”. There must be a reason that these records are placed so close together: there must be a connection between the incense altar with the intercession of Christ, and what is described for the […]
Being Washed by the Water in the Word to be the Bride of Christ, a Glorious Church
The laver of bronze is the secret and the key for the operation of all the other furnishings in the tabernacle; if the priests did not first of all wash at the laver, they were not qualified to do anything in the tabernacle, and they could not offer any sacrifice. Spiritually speaking, the experience of […]
Daily Experiencing the Washing of Regeneration and the Renewing of the Holy Spirit
The laver of bronze, which was made of the bronze mirrors from the women who served at the entrance of the tabernacle, was an absolutely crucial furnishing for the operation of the tabernacle; before the priests could offer anything on the altar or enter into the tabernacle to minister to God, they had to wash […]
Spiritual Foot-Washing in Love is Necessary for Maintaining a Pleasant Fellowship
The reality of the laver of bronze is the Lord Jesus Christ: He is the One who can wash us from any earthly defilement, and He did wash His disciples feet in John 13. From John 3 to 12 the Lord Jesus presented Himself to the people as the reality of all the offerings: He […]
Experiencing the Washing of the Life-giving Spirit from any Earthly Defilement
In order for us to really appreciate and be able to enter into the reality of the laver of bronze, we first need to see its significance. Not many Bible expositors have spoken concerning how can we experience Christ as the Spirit, the reality of the bronze laver, but this item in the tabernacle is […]
The Secret of our Functioning as Priests is being Washed by the Life-Giving Spirit
The tabernacle with all its furnishings and utensils in the book of Exodus is a type of the experiences of Christ that we need for the building up of the church as the building of God, God’s habitation on earth. Christ is everything to God and man, and He is the reality of each and […]