Best of the Best!

Exodus 25

The best of the best!  It is amazing to read the description of the offerings that the Lord tells Moses the Israelites are to give and the description of the sanctuary and it's furniture that they are to make so that God may dwell among them.  They are the best of the best! 

All this description, might seem a little boring to some.  But, think about these things, what they might mean for you today in light of the Gospel - that the best of the best (even better than that) was given so that you might live in the presence of God for all eternity: 
     The mercy seat where God will meet Moses and deliver all his commands to the  people.
     The bread of the Presence - which is placed on a very ornate table every single Sabbath.
     The one lampstand with it's three branches on each side.

And all these directions, that God gives to the people, they take very seriously and they follow, offering the best of the best things of the world to the Lord and the Lord God is with them.