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February 26

Reading 1 - Exodus 39 & 40

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39 v.30 - It is difficult to know why the translators have chosen to place so much emphasis on the phrase HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD, as they have here and in ch. 28:36, as this phrase in the Hebrew occurs a number of times in the book of Exodus - 28:35, 30:10,37, 31:15. There is a connection here with the Sabbath day too, which would be a lot more noticeable in the Hebrew. Ex.16:23, 35:2
Peter Cresswell
40 v.15 - The priesthood was to be everlasting. In the short term this depended on it being passed from generation to generation - hence the comment in this verse. In the long term it spoke, presumably, of Jesus, even though he was not to become a priest after this order.
Peter Cresswell
Chapter 39 - The description of the items of the furniture of the tabernacle that we have just read might seem unmanageable to remember. A useful tactic that we can use is to highlight the main topics in the chapters. For example
:2 Ephod
:8 Breastplate
:22 the robe
:27 Coats
:28 Mitre
:29 Girdle
:30 the plate of gold
Simply underlining these words will make the structure of the chapter obvious at a glance
The same can be done with the rest of the chapter. Of course you may see different or additional points to highlight. The important thing is that the marking you use should make sense to you.

40:17 informs us when the tabernacle was 'reared up' giving us an indication as to the length of time it was in preparation. Throughout Scripture there are dates given. We should note them as they provide a very useful frame onto which to fit the events being recorded.
Peter Forbes

39:33 In bringing the completed tabernacle to Moses we have a patter of the ecclesia being presented to Christ (Ephesians 6:27)

40 - In all the detail of the erection of the tabernacle there is only one part whose use is actually described. (:31-32) describes the way in which the laver was used. It is a description of how things were done as an ongoing manner. Not just when the tabernacle was reared up.
Peter Forbes

Reading 2 - Psalm 102

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This Psalm claims to give advice to those who are overwhelmed by affliction (Title), as described in v.1-11. What an apt and vivid description of the human frame and how low you can get, and we know that David got this low himself many times in his life. Here was what he did. He made the contrast between his frailty and God's everlasting power (v.12) He lifted himself up by thinking of the covenant - which led, of course, to Jesus and the kingdom (v.13-22).
Peter Cresswell

v.14 - At one level, the stones of Zion must refer to us. We are those living stones of the temple - 1Pet.2:5. So we should take pleasure in each other then - Not always easy - but something to work on!
Peter Cresswell

Psalm 102 This Psalm - which is a prayer of 'complaint' - see the title - may have been spoken by Hezekiah when he was sick and had been told he was going to die (2 Kings 20:1) Here is a table to the verbal links between the Psalm and the prophecy of Isaiah - Isaiah prophesied in the reign of Hezekiah.

Psalm 102

Isaiah

102:2

Hide not thy face ... when I call

Isaiah 1:15

I will hide mine eyes ... prayers

102:3

bones consumed

Isaiah 66:14

bones flourish

102:4

withered ... grass

Isaiah 40:6-8

grass withers

102:9

weeping [in Jerusalem]

Isaiah 65:19

weeping no more heard

102:11

Shadow that declineth

Isaiah 38:8

shadow ... backward

102:13

Mercy on Zion

Isaiah 54:8

mercy & context

102:13

favour [Zion]

Isaiah 50:10

favour & context

102:16

Build Zion

Isaiah 45:13

Build city [Zion]

Isaiah 60:10

Build thy walls

102:17

regard prayer

Isaiah 38:5

heard thy prayer

102:20

prisoners ... loose

Isaiah 61:1

opening of prison

102:23

Shorteneth my days

Isaiah 38:1

thou shalt die

102:24

Take me not away

Isaiah 38:1

Thou shalt die

102:25

Foundation earth

Isaiah 48:13

foundations earth

Isaiah 51:13,16

foundations earth

102:25-26

Heavens vanish

Isaiah 51:6

heavens vanish

Peter Forbes
:16 In focusing on the Lord building Zion Hezekiah now sees beyond his own personal problems - that he was going to die - to the greatness of God's plan. We should, in our prayers, move from thinking about our own problems to the greatness of the Father's land for us. In this was our prayers will be less self centred and more God centred.
Peter Forbes
:16 The appearance of God in glory will be seen in the return of the risen Christ (Colossians 3:4)
Peter Forbes

Reading 3 - 1Corinthians 10

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v.33 - This 'unselfish' attitude is one that Paul is inspired to deal with quite a lot. That we, like Jesus, might not seek our own profit, or even pleasure, but the profit of many - this is our work - not to please ourselves, but to preach to others, and so lead them to the hope of eternal life. v.24, 9:19-23, Rom.15:2,3, 2Cor.11:28,29, 12:19
Peter Cresswell
:23 In quoting 6:23 Paul is using Biblical examples from the wilderness journey to demonstrate the truth of the point that he made in 6:23.
Peter Forbes