Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Exodus)
我夜间的歌曲《出埃及记》
Text: Exodus 27: 9-19
MEDITATION
Exodus 27:9-19
9 “You shall also make the court of the tabernacle. For the south side there shall be hangings for the court made of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long for one side.
10 And its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets shall be bronze. The hooks of the pillars and their bands shall be silver.
11 Likewise along the length of the north side there shall be hangings one hundred cubits long, with its twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of bronze, and the hooks of the pillars and their bands of silver.
12 “And along the width of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits, with their ten pillars and their ten sockets.
13 The width of the court on the east side shall be fifty cubits.
14 The hangings on one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.
15 And on the other side shall be hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three sockets.
16 “For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver. It shall have four pillars and four sockets.
17 All the pillars around the court shall have bands of silver; their hooks shall be of silver and their sockets of bronze.
18 The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits, made of fine woven linen, and its sockets of bronze.
19 All the utensils of the tabernacle for all its service, all its pegs, and all the pegs of the court, shall be of bronze.
MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE
1. The Court of the Tabernacle
a. Size of the Courtyard – 50 metres by 25 metres
b. Linen walls all around
i. To protect from wild animals.
ii. To preserve the dignity of the Tabernacle.
iii. To prevent unruly people from entering.
2. Gate to the Court
a. Only one gate.
b. It is symbolic of gaining entrance into the Tabernacle.
3. The significance of the Courtyard
a. To represent openness to worshippers to the Tabernacle.
b. The courts were always associated with the joy of worshippers (Psalm 100).
经文：出埃及记 27：9-19
沉思
《出埃及记 27：9-19》
9 “你要做帐幕的院子。院子的南面要用捻的细麻做帷子，长一百肘。
10 帷子的柱子要二十根，带卯的铜座二十个，柱子上的钩子和杆子都要用银子做。
11 北面也当有帷子，长一百肘，帷子的柱子二十根，带卯的铜座二十个，柱子上的钩子和杆子都要用银子做。
12 院子的西面当有帷子，宽五十肘，帷子的柱子十根，带卯的座十个。
13 院子的东面要宽五十肘。
14 门这边的帷子要十五肘，帷子的柱子三根，带卯的座三个。
15 门那边的帷子也要十五肘，帷子的柱子三根，带卯的座三个。
16 院子的门当有帘子，长二十肘，要拿蓝色、紫色、朱红色线和捻的细麻，用绣花的手工织成，柱子四根，带卯的座四个。
17 院子四围一切的柱子都要用银杆连络，柱子上的钩子要用银做，带卯的座要用铜做。
18 院子要长一百肘，宽五十肘，高五肘，帷子要用捻的细麻做，带卯的座要用铜做。19 帐幕各样用处的器具，并帐幕一切的橛子，和院子里一切的橛子，都要用铜做。