Title: Models of Servant Rites
Content Serving etiquette/Hebrews 9:1-5
◈ Proposition: The manner of serving in the first covenant is the model of worship and the life of believers in the New Testament.
◈ Purpose: To understand the sanctuary and to know the meaning of a proper worship life
◈ Introduction: The first covenant served and lived centered on the visible sanctuary. The sanctuary of the New Testament is the saints themselves and heaven itself. The sanctuary is the model of worship in our heavenly sanctuary and the model of our religious life.
1. What is in the first curtain
A. There was a lighthouse, a table, and a show show.
1. The lighthouse served to illuminate the inside of the sanctuary.
2. The table and the showbread were food for the priests.
3. The incense altar was a device for burning incense to remove odors.
B. Model of Worship
1. The lighthouse symbolizes Jesus Christ, the light of the gospel,
2. The table and the showbread symbolize the Word.
3. The incense altar symbolizes prayer.
C. Model of Life
1. The table and the showbread symbolize eating the word.
2. The incense altar symbolizes prayer.
3. The lighthouse symbolizes the life of evangelism.
2. What is in the second tabernacle
A. There are the golden censer, the ark of the covenant, the manna jar, and Aaron's rod that sprouted.
1. Ark of the Covenant - Contains the Law.
2. Golden Incense Burner - It is an incense burner that contains incense fire.
3. Manna jars - God's food.
4. The rod that budded - Priesthood of the descendants of Aaron
B. Model of Worship
1. Ark of the Covenant - God's Command
2. Golden Incense Burner - Prayer in response to the Word
3. Jar of Manna - Spiritual Food that Becomes Life
4. The stick that sprouted - Spiritual power from God
C. Model of the religious life
1. Golden Incense Burner - Prayer for Others
2. Ark of the Covenant - God's Personal Word
3. Jar of Manna - Personal spiritual food
4. The staff that sprouted - God's new life and gifts
3. The three stages of the sanctuary
A. The sanctuary is divided into the courtyard and the most holy place.
1. Courtyard - There is an altar for burnt offerings and a laver.
2. Sanctuary - There is a rice cake table, a lighthouse, and an altar of incense.
3. Most Holy - There are the Ark of the Covenant, the golden censer, the manna jar, and the staff that sprouted.
B. Model of Worship
1. Altar of burnt offering - rebirth
2. laver - baptism
3. Vocational - Word, prayer, evangelism
4. Most Holy - Personal Fellowship with God
◈ Conclusion: We must grow so that our faith and life of faith can be realized through the experience of the Most Holy in the courtyard of the tabernacle.