The Bible by David Alley

The Bible by David Alley

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Exodus 30 - The Altar of Incense | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Exodus 30 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Exodus 30 the table of incense is described with its requirements. It was located in the holy place and covered in gold. Next in this chapter weirdly it describes the process of taking a census of the fighting men. It seems very out of place, but that is convenient as it puts to death the idea of a later redaction which would certainly not have happened here. When a nation wanted to take a census of its fighting men, it had to redeem them, and every man had to pay a half shekel to the temple. This was the poll tax. This was to “buy them back” and remind everyone that they belong to God. A count is only undertaken in situations of ownership, and this reminded everyone that they belonged to God. It described the consequences of not following this, which was a plague. Later in 2 Samuel 24:1 KIng David did take a census, did not pay the poll tax, and there was a plague. However it is worth noting the census displeased God because David was looking at how great he was, rather than how great God was. Next the bronze laver is described, setup between the entrance and the tent of meeting. It turns out that the tent of meeting here is the part of the tabernacle housing the holy place and the most holy place. But to confuse things, later in Exodus 33 there was another tent of meeting where Moses met with God aside from all the regulations going on in the tabernacle. So the two tents of meetings are a foreshadowing of law and grace. THere are two ways to meet with God, first through perfection in keeping the law, or secondly through faith and grace. Which way will you choose? You cannot mix methods.
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22 may 2022
10:13

Exodus 29 -Consecration of the Priests and Altar |Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Exodus 29 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Exodus 29 we have the consecration of the priests. This means they were set apart for God’s use. And they were anointed with oil as part of that process. In a same way we as Christians are called to be set apart for God’s purpose. We must not be like the world, but be different to it. And God wants to give us the Holy Spirit as an anointing to empower us for his service. Even the Lord Jesus was anointed at his baptism when the Spirit came on him, and He was publicly affirmed at that time too. Afterwards he was tempted and then commenced his public ministry. This chapter, and Christ’s experience are a model of what should happen for every believer. Once the priests were consecrated they began a daily sacrificial system where lambs were sacrificed morning and evening. This demonstrates the continual intercession of Christ on our behalf. Finally with Christ as our high priest, we too are priests and we offer spiritual sacrifices continually. Peter wrote that “you also like living stones are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” It’s chapters like this where Peter saw what he was talking about.
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21 may 2022
13:00

Exodus 28 - Garments for the Priests | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Exodus 28 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Exodus 28 we now turn to the clothing of the High Priest and priests. Their clothing is colorful, for example the robe worn under the ephod is entirely blue. The ephod which was a second layer like an apron, was multicolored. This is very different to the depictions we see of the High Priest wearing mostly white. On the Ephod was the breastplate, with 12 interesting stones like jade, turquoise, onyx, sapphire and others. It also contained the Urim & Thummim, terms whose meaning has been lost. These were items for enquiring of the Lord. Some people think they were like sacred dice which could be cast to reveal a yes or no answer. Later in the Bible in 2 Sam 30 we see King David ask for Abiathar the priest to bring the ephod, so he can ask the Lord whether to pursue the Amalekites in battle. However the High Priest is a picture of Christ. So we are learning about Jesus here. Firstly Jesus is a king, and the High Priests robe was blue representing holiness. Jesus also wore a seamless garment as the High Priest does here. Jesus is also the one we go to when we enquire of the Lord, just as people had to go to the High Priest to enquire of the Lord via the Urim and Thummim. When Jesus was questioned by the High Priest wearing his seamless robe, He admitted to being God. At that point the current High Priest Caiphas actually tore his clothes, (Mark 14:53) which was an offence for a High Priest according to Leviticus 10:6. So the real High Priest was demonstrated in that moment, and when JEsus died, rather than rip his clothes, the soldiers gambled for them. (John 19:23) Finally the other priests wore linen pants, a symbol or righteousness. Pants were also important rather than a dress or robe because it covered their nakedness from below.
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20 may 2022
15:06

Exodus 27 - The Altar of Burnt Offering | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Exodus 27 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Exodus 27 it Describes the outer court and the first big piece of furniture there, the altar. There were three main sections to the tabernacle, the outer court, the holy place and the most holy place. The outer court was a busy location and where no priests could come. This is where the altar was located and one could come to make atonement. Everything here is made of silver or bronze, or less precious materials. The holy place was the first inner room and only priests would enter and perform various tasks there every day and week. Finally the most holy place was only available for the high priest to enter one day in a year on the day of atonement. Everything in here is made of gold or more precious materials. These separate sections teach us about how God is both approachable and unapproachable at the same time. None of us can fully approach him because of the greatness of His glory, but at the same time all of us can approach him. The modern danger is to assume that God is mundane because he is easily approached. The truth is that people with this assumption haven’t really drawn as near to God as they think. People who think little of God, or assume much are not privy to know Him. He is personal and relationship with Him is always required. Finally, the chapter describes the need to keep lamps burning at the temple. This speaks of Christian witness and is well interpreted by Christ’s parable of the virgins and their lamps in the New Testament. Each of us must keep full of the Holy Spirit, which is the oil for the lamp, and thus we each have a spiritual responsibility to maintain our light, or testimony for Christ.
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19 may 2022
10:27

Exodus 26 - The Tabernacle's Construction | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Exodus 26 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Exodus 26 we come to the actual building of the tabernacle itself. As you listen to the chapter read, try to imagine actually building a tabernacle with these instructions. A number of modern day replicas exist, which don’t look the same as each other, and in analysing them you can see that they don’t match these instructions perfectly either. For example the replica in Timnah Park, north of Eilat in modern day Israel is mostly white with 19 side panels. Whereas the replicas built by students at Bringham Young University had a colored tent entrance and 18 side panels. Not only would it be difficult because we don’t have precise certainty about the size of the cubit used, but it's clear that the instructions are not complete. This is deliberate and in verse 30 Moses is told to build it according to what he was shown on the mountain. In other words, Moses received a lot more from God during his 40 days than what was written down. So the question is then, why write down half a set of instructions. It would seem that these otherwise mundane instructions have spiritual value and are also needed to remember what God did, and certain important details about it. The big thing about the tabernacle is that God was going to dwell among his people. Later in the New Testament Jesus came as God to dwell among the people. He took on flesh. So the tabernacle is a type or shadow of Christ. He himself alluded to this when he later said he would tear down the temple and rebuild it in three days. The tabernacle was the first version of the temple. In any case the replicas are useful for learning and good to stimulate thought, and these instructions certainly help with that.
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18 may 2022
13:23

Exodus 25 - Offerings for the Tabernacle | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Exodus 25 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Exodus 25 we get to one of the biggest shadows in the Bible. As humans we use metaphor to illustrate an idea sometimes in a unique powerful way. God does this too, but he also uses real things to illustrate (or to shadow) something that is even more real that the real thing. The tabernacle is one such thing, and we are about to start seeing it built, commencing with its furniture. This chapter is God’s instructions to Moses while he is on Mt Sinai. God tells the Israelites to bring gifts of gold, silver and other precious things for the construction project. The giving however is not compulsory. What joy to contribute to what God is doing? Now the chapter describes the first three things to be built, the ark of the covenant, the table of showbread, and the golden lampstand with seven candles.
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17 may 2022
12:54

Exodus 24 - The Covenant Confirmed with Blood | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Exodus 24 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Exodus 24 one of the most remarkable passages happens in the Old Testament, but its huge significance may be overlooked by many. In ancient times a greater king would often make a covenant with a lesser king or group. This covenant would involve the wording or terms, a sacrifice and a meal. Here what is remarkable is that God is making a covenant with Israel, and there is his law as the words, the sacrifices mentioned in the chapter, and then 74 men have a meal with God and partially see his shape. Who ever heard of such a thing as God doing this? Later in the New Testament, God once again makes a covenant with people. At the last supper Jesus sits down for a meal, speaks his words to them and over passover, a sacrifice, he talks about the sacrifice of his own life given for many. Now God is not only negotiating the covenant but has become its sacrifice also, giving his own blood. Incredible. But it becomes more amazing. God is also a human in the form of Jesus, who perfectly with his life fulfilled the human side of the covenant perfectly matching what God asked for
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16 may 2022
8:26

Exodus 23 - Laws for Justice and Worship | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Exodus 23 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Exodus 23 more national laws continue. Justice is for the rich as well as the poor, and they should be treated equally not on the basis of how much wealth they have. Then when God outlines more details about sabbath rest, we find out here that indentured servants, slaves and animals also are required to rest. This is very unusual. In recent times, the last century in particular all around the world, workers unions have stood up for the needs of regular workers, but here God is standing up for the needs of servants and animals long before unions were ever thought of. Do not name other gods. The Lord doesn’t want any attention being given to the evil one. Like a teacher who doesn't want the class attention to go to the badly behaved student, so the devil should not get our attention. This was possibly why the Pharaoh in the exodus story is not named, given that he considered himself godlike. Nor are any of the Egyptian gods named. A weird random command appears not to boil a baby goat in its mother’s milk. Was this a culinary suggestion? Watch the video to find out.
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15 may 2022
12:38

Exodus 22 - Laws for Property | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Exodus 22 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Exodus 22 we continue with laws relating with daily life in the nation. We first talk about restitution. If people do something that harms another they must fix it multiple times over. This is not at the whim of people, but at a rate designated by God, and such a thing is designed to help people become mindful of others and create a considerate society. Today we still have similar things at play, where if we harm someone's car or property we are expected to fix it for them. If an Israelite helped another by caring for an entrusted item and it was accidentally destroyed, they could take an oath in God’s name that it was an accident, and no restitution was required. But, by invoking God they must be truthful or would otherwise be taking God’s name in vain, which is different to blasphemy. Having said that blasphemy is now also outlawed in this chapter, but is not a capital offence. However not just cursing God, but cursing human leaders is put into the same category. God sees both as equally wrong. This chapter also begins to teach the Israelites to treat foreigners properly, showing that God was on top of racism way ahead of anyone else. Many of the commands here were to live in a way different to how they had been treated in Egypt, and certainly different to how people treated others in Canaan. God wanted a holy nation, different to others, and some of his commands didn’t make sense. Also it talks about pre-marital sex and the lifelong consequences for such an act in the Israelite nation. Sometimes we are asked to do things without understanding them too, but our trust in God is pleasing to Him.
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14 may 2022
15:22

Exodus 21 - Laws for Hebrew Servants | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church

In this video listen to Exodus 21 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Exodus 21 we start the second half of Exodus now getting into a lot of laws. In the last chapter we saw the moral law, the ten commandments, and now a lot of civil and criminal law is going to follow. Later in Leviticus we will see Ceremonial law. The first set of laws seem to be about slavery, and some people condemn the Bible for seeming to be pro-slavery. Does God condone slavery? Actually the entire book of Exodus is about freeing slaves from Pharaoh. Plus, the entire Bible picutre is about Christ freeing people from slavery to sin. What must be understood is the culture of the day, and the Bible’s intent, not God’s overall position. The slavery here is temporary indenturerd servitude, a type of forerunner to our modern bankruptcy laws. A person could sell themselves to service but must be released in the seventh year. This was a great moral leap forward. The idea of a bond slave now appears, which has symbolisms to giving our ears to Christ. This video explains. Finally, why are some laws so barbaric sounding? Firstly imagine the HUGE need for clear law and order after two million people are lumped together with no clear oversight. Secondly the times were already barbaric, so very black and white standards were crucial. Finally, we wouldn’t have a sense of what barbarism is today, without laws like these that brought about genuine reforms.
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13 may 2022
16:12
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