Friday 1-Feb-2019 Exodus 27-28; Proverbs 14; Matthew 24

Exodus 27: What are the poles for? Who was to keep the lamp burning?

Exodus 28: What garments were to be made for the priests?What was the ephod used for?

Proverbs 14: On whom should we have mercy? What do we have in the Lord?

Matthew 24: What are some of the signs of the end times?

Journal Prompt:  What do you think about the signs of the end times that Jesus mentioned and the times we are living through now?

Answers

Exodus 27:  The poles are for transporting the ark of the covenant – no one was to touch it.  Aaron and his sons and descendants were to keep the oil of the lamp burning forever.

Exodus 28: The garments for the priests (Aaron, his sons and descendants: a breastpeice, an ephod, a robe, a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash. 

The ephod was a garment worn by the priest used for them to make judgment.

Proverbs 14:  We should have mercy on the poor and we have a place of refuge and life in the Lord.

Matthew 24: There would be false Christ (those who claimed to be the Messiah or a messenger of God), wars, rumors of wars, famines, and earthquakes. Disciples will be killed, iniquity will abound, and the Gospel of the kingdom will be preached into the entire world.