Exodus 25:10 “Have them make an ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
When reading today’s scripture, my mind goes immediately to Aruthur Miller’s The Crucible, to Reverend Parris’s desire to have gold candlesticks and not pewter because it would increase his reputation (not God’s). I think of all the money and resources that have gone into making ornate religious edifices instead of into helping God’s people.
Exodus 25:11 Overlay it with pure gold, both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
Clearly, I’m dealing with some cynicism, but my knee-jerk reaction prompts me to slow down and dig deeper. There’s more here than meets the eye. God has brought His people out of Egypt and is reminding them of who they are–His people. There is much symbolism to the gold used here. There are reasons if I’m willing to look for them.
Exodus 25:12 Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, with two rings on one side and two rings on the other.
Precious Savior, Thank You for the reminder to slow down, to go beyond my cynical knee-jerk reaction, to dig deeper, to look further, to read and study and consider. Thank You for meeting me here each morning, for drawing closer as I study Your word. Thank You. Amen.
Exodus 25:13 Then make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
Have a blessed day.