The Outer Court
The Altar of Burnt Offering - Experiencing the Cross of Christ
Exodus 27:1-2, 4 And you shall make the altar of acacia wood, a length of five cubits and a width of five cubits; the altar shall be square; and three cubits, its height. 2 And you shall make its horns upon its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze. 4 And you shall make a grating, a network of bronze for it; and on the net you shall make four bronze rings at its four ends.
His judgment
Psalm 22:1, 14 My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me? / Why are You so far from saving me, / From the words of my groaning? / 14 I am poured out like water, / And all my bones are out of joint. / My heart is like wax; / It is melted within me.
Our redemption
Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Our consecration
2 Corinthians 5:15 And He died for all that those who live may no longer live to themselves but to Him who died for them and has been raised.
The Bronze Laver - Experiencing the Washing Power
Exodus 30:18, 21 You shall also make a laver of bronze, with its base of bronze, for washing. And you shall put it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it. 21 Then they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they may not die. And it shall be a perpetual statute to them, for him and for his seed throughout their generations.
By the Spirit
Titus 3:5 Not out of works in righteousness which we did but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit.
By the Word
Ephesians 5:26 That He might sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing of the water in the word.
By life
John 19:34 But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately there came out blood and water.
Week 11 Bible Reading: Exodus 29-31