Door : the entrance to God’s presence. The extended meaning of the word “door” means to surrender, to conquer and to flow.
Ex 29:42 - Where God met with Moses face to face ¬Place of: God’s presence, of teaching, revelation, promises, direction, of purposes, of orders issued being equipped for ministry. The place where we “realize God’ and appreciate His value. The place where we know Him from personal experience and investigation and proving. It is the place of sanctification; meaning ‘ to set apart from secular use to spiritual use” I
Numbers 12:5 Place of judgment -revelation
Ex 29: 11 - Door of tabernacle "of the congregation" place of sacrifice
Ex 29:32 place of provision - for strength and fellowship
Numbers 16:19 Place of the glory of God * (His presence or weighted down with every good thing)
Numbers 9:15 "Tent of witness"- tables of testimony - "habitation of God; Place of the ark of the covenant (Evidence of the faithful God)
Ark of the covenant- A box containing 1) tablets of God 2) manna 3) Budding rod A witness of the 1) prescription of God 2) the provision of God 3) the power of God
Exodus 33:7
After the golden calf worship of Israel Estrangement brought distance between God and the people to communicate the consequence of sin
Moses pitched this "tent of meeting" outside the camp
The "tent of meeting" was approached to seek the Lord for answer to a judicial case, in petition, in worship, or for a prophetic word.
There God met His people when the pillar of cloud descended to the door of the tent (Ex. 33:9)
(Ex. 27:21) "The tent of meeting, where holy God meets sinful people.
Leviticus 26:11: Where love flows
Leviticus 26:12: Where fellowship is realized
Psalm 5:7 Where mercy becomes our covering Psalm 27:4 Where we behold the beauty of the Lord
King David - 1 Chronicles 16:1... brought the ark of God...set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace
offerings before God. (Psalm 132:3-7)
“Pitched” to stretch, to stretch out, to make room
The Question is asked:
I Kings 8:27 ... will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? (KJV)
Ezekiel 37:26 I will …. will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. ASV
John 1:14 the Word became flesh...dwelt among us (...we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
dwelt among us -"spread /pitched his tent to answer Solomon’s question1Kings 8:27
Jesus came as the "tent of meeting" as the "door of the tabernacle" those who came to Him found provision, healing , fellowship, teaching, revelation, promises, direction, love, mercy, grace, the prophetic word, the words of judgment, and the beauty of the Lord
The witness of God, the prescription of God, the provision of God the power of God
"Tent of meeting" manifested God's glory (John 2:11)
"Tent"- temporary/ portable dwelling-readily relocated as needed John 10:1 "The door" The entrance; passage way -opportunity to enter into all of the fullness of God
The believer: 2 Corinthians 6:16 " ...as for us, we are an inner sanctuary of the living God. even as God said, " I will dwell in them in fellowship with them as in a home and I will live my life in and through them
dwell - "to influence for good" the place of the sanctuary is temporary but the person of the sanctuary is permanent
God now dwells within this fleshly "tent of meeting" to inspire, to instruct, to protect, to provide, to bless,
The "tent" is now where people stumbling in darkness can meet the light of God. the "Tent" is now where people can come to find all that was available at the "door of the tabernacle"
As the "tent of God" we symbolize the presence of God.
David pitched a tent for God – God pitched a tent for man
Jesus, the tabernacle of God becomes the visible, tangible divine presence of God on the earth.
Jesus is set up as the tent of God, the dwelling place of God
He brings the fulfillment of all the Old Covenant reasons for a tent of meeting
God sets His tent up outside of the Camp outside of the religious system
Tents are used for special occasions
1. To invite friends in to eat and drink – fellowship
2. To prosecute war
Tent O.T. –temporary dwelling place of God
Remember Solomon knew that no man made temple could house the God of the universe
God prepared a body to express Himself through (John 1:18)
A body who could possess the fullness of the Godhead bodily
David said “I was glad when they said unto me, let us go to the house of God”
Now the house of God comes to man, (acts 10:38)
Jesus said “I am the door” – where people could meet with God and expect to find: the provision of God -the presence of God – the power of God - revelation of God – teaching – healing – judgment – direction – anointing – the glory of God – the beauty of the Lord and mercy and love flowing from Him.
Some people recognized the true tabernacle (blind men cried out to Him)
What about today? 1 Corinthians 6:14-16 we are the portable individual tents set up outside of the camp to move among the people in the world
God lives in us to influence us to influence others
Acts 7:44-49 God now uses us as the base of operation of the Holy Spirit
First of all the place of opportunity: we become the tent of meeting the tent of testimony – proof that God is alive- we become the tent where people can come and expect to meet with God – realize His presence – receive revelation – experience His mercy and love – hear of His promises – receive healing – enter into fellowship – find direction for life – be anointed for service and enabled for ministry
God is saying position me so I can do the work.
