Exodus 25:21 Place the cover on top of the ark and put in the ark the tablets of the covenant law that I will give you.
The God of the Old Testament often seems to me cold, demanding, and unforgiving, a far cry from the Jesus I know and love, who loves me, faults and all. These incredibly precise measurements for the Ark of the Covenant are a case in point–rules, measurements, precision–logic, not love.
Exodus 25:22 There, above the cover between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the covenant law, I will meet with you and give you all my commands for the Israelites.
Then I come across nuggets like this from commentary: “…even before God gave Moses the tablets of the Ten Commandments, God made provision for Israel’s failure under the law.” These glimpses of a God who fiercely loves His creations, knows they will go astray and provides a way back to Himself, that’s the Old Testament God I’d like to know better.
Exodus 25:23-24 “Make a table of acacia wood—two cubits long, a cubit wide and a cubit and a half high. Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.
Precious Savior, Thank You that You love me fiercely, deeply, completely. Thank You that even though the Old Testament God feels cold and distant, there are glimpses of the loving Father I know there. Help me to draw closer, always. Amen.
Exodus 25:25 Also make around it a rim a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
Have a blessed day.