Paradise Restored
- Posted on FebamWed, 10 Feb 2016 07:24:24 -06002016-02-10T07:24:24-06:0007 17, 2016
- in Terumah, Torah, Yeshua
- by Hallelujah Girl
“And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them. –Exodus 25:8
How glorious it is that we to possess the very Word of G-d. Right at our fingertips for most of us. Blessed be HASHEM (The Name), Giver of The Torah! Blessed be Yeshua, the Torah made flesh! The One of Whom it is written, in Revelation 21:3, “I also heard a loud voice from the Throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of G-d is among men, and He shall tabernacle among them. They shall be His people, and G-d Himself shall be among them and be their G-d.'”
So let’s dive into another little jewel in the Torah portion Terumah. Terumah, meaning offering. [For a greater explanation of the word “Terumah”, you are welcome to read, “More Than Just An Offering”] I’d like to share one verse with you today, Exodus 25:8. The reason behind the exalted, wholehearted offering. Notice in Revelation 21:3, that we just read, this Sanctuary in Exodus, is going to be The very dwelling place of Elohim! So He can Tabernacle with His people. This is how the “relationship” works, my friends.
The Tabernacle was supposed to be “Paradise Restored”. Could this be G-d’s way of attempting to dwell again with His People. After all, we are told, “And they shall know that I AM the L-rd their G-d that brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them. I AM the L-rd their G-d. Exodus 29:46. You know the word, Emmanuel, means “G-d With Us”. Back in the day that it was just Adam, Eve, and G-d, they dwelled together in the garden. Then sin came in and G-d seperated Himself and closed up the garden and set up guards!
“A Sanctuary“, comes from the Hebrew word “Mikdash”,(מקדש)[pronounced: mik-dawsh], meaning also sacred place, holy, holy place. Mikdash comes from the root word Kadosh (קדש), meaning apartness, sacredness, consecrated, dedicated, set apart. How does G-d desire to dwell with you? He wants to dwell with you in His Sanctuary!
Next phrase in Exodus 25:8, that I may dwell. Wait for it… this comes from the word Shakan, שכן, meaning not only to dwell, but to abide, to settle down, to remain.
Let’s see the Messiah Yeshua (Jesus) here! At the age of 12, Yeshua went to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. As their caravan departed, Yeshua was lost! Three days they searched, can you imagine? They found Him in the Temple. And what did He say to them, “Why were you searching for me? Didn’t you know I must be about the things of My Father?” (Luke 2:49) …they didn’t get it. The Greek text here reads, In English, Why (is it) that you were seeking me not knew you that in the (house) of the father of me it behoves to be me? “Dei eimi” is “‘behoves’ ‘to be‘. Two words here. Dei, meaning it is necessary, it is a duty, what is proper, must, at the very core. Eimi, “to be”, can also mean I am, I exist. Knowing this you might say Yeshua was telling His loved ones, “It is necessary, it is My duty, I AM! He is the Center, at the Core, The Very Sanctuary! The dwelling place of the Sh’khinah (the Presence of G-d).
“And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 is another tabernacle reference. Who is Messiah? He is our dwelling place, the living Word, our sanctuary.
Indeed, even 1 Corinthians 6:19 says our bodies are a temple that belong to G-d. Your temple, your body, HaShem is letting you dwell in and there is no place for idols according to 2 Corinthians 6:16. Followed by verse 17, ” therefore , come out and be seperate….then I will take you in.”
“I AM the vine; you are the branches. The one who abides in Me, and I in Him, bears much fruit; for apart from Me, you can do nothing.” There’s another way to dwell with The Father! To remain, abide, produce the fruit! This is your duty just as it was Yeshua’s!
What makes something holy? Adam was the very first man created by G-d and so it continued, generations came from him. Put yourself in Adams place. Ask, “am I on my own, seperated from the Presence of G-d, in need of the promise. Beloved, it’s right here, the Gospel message! Where do we go? To the dwelling place! The Sanctuary! His Torah!
Shalom,
♡ Hallelujah Girl
Tags: ItsAllAboutYeshua, ReadYourBible, Torah, TorahisTruth