Exodus 30:5 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
Today is Holy Saturday, a day of darkness and silence. Christ has died but is not yet risen, though, thankfully, we have the promise of His resurrection on Easter Sunday. It hurts my heart to think of His disciples and loved ones who didn’t have that hope, who only knew the reality of His death.
Exodus 30:6 Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover that is over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you.
Holy Saturday, traditionally, is somber. The echo of the pounding nails from the Good Friday service are still ringing in our ears. The darkness at the end of that service still feels oppressive and complete. The danger, the fear is that we lose hope, that we forget that tomorrow at sunrise, His tomb will be empty, that He is not dead, that He is not gone, that He is our Risen Savior.
Exodus 30:7 “Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps.
Precious Savior, “As for me, I will always have hope. I will praise You more and more” (Psalm 71:14). Thank You for the hope of You, for the promise or Easter Sunday, for the reality that no matter how dark it feels, You are with us. Always. Thank You. Amen.
Exodus 30:8 He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come.
Have a blessed day.