Could Israel get any lower? They had just made a covenant with their creator and in a few short days break said promise. Well, I think this whole episode could be summed up in one phrase, ”Israel was almost as good a sinner as we are.”
How do you measure it’s worth? Is by what it’s made of? God made sure to keep Israel humble by building His place of worship out of all the riches they received from their previous masters.
The interesting thing about God picking out furniture for His house is that each and everyone has a purpose. Why did God set it up this way? Why so much detail? Here’s a hint, it all points to Jesus.