The Pursuit of Holiness

The Book of Leviticus

Lesson #2 - The Danger of Holiness

Date: December 12, 2004
Teacher: Tony Griffies

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The Danger of Holiness

The Building Plans for the Tabernacle (Exodus 25-31)

Why was the tabernacle so important? God wanted to live with His people

Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. - Exodus 25:8

The Crisis at Sinai - Two Threats (Exodus 32-34)

God threatens to destroy the people.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, `These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.ë I have seen these people," the LORD said to Moses, "and they are a stiff-necked people. Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation." - Exodus 32:7-10

God threatens to not live with the people.

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, `I will give it to your descendants.' I will send an angel before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people and I might destroy you on the way.ì When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn and no one put on any ornaments. For the LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites, `You are a stiff-necked people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.' " - Exodus 33:1-5

The Construction of the Tabernacle (Exodus 35-40)

What happens when Moses completes the tabernacle? God moves in

Then Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work. Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Moses could not enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled upon it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out; but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out--until the day it lifted. So the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel during all their travels. - Exodus 40:33-38

The Book of Leviticus

How can a holy God live with an unholy people?

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