![]() The table of the showbread gives us an Old Testament look into this truth. Our prayers can ascend to our heavenly Father and He really hears them. In Christ, we are safe, we are secure, and we are heard. Now we can truly experience a glimpse of what lies ahead. We are literally brought back into the presence of God and into right fellowship with Him once again because of the work of Christ. Every culture has some ideal of what it will be like, but only the Christian has a foretaste of it in reality. She desperately wanted to go back to that land from which she was exiled.Īnd this has been the great hope of mankind ever since. The naming of the two boys, Cain and Abel, tell us a great deal about how Eve felt. What is it like to be in the presence of the Lord? Adam and Eve were in His presence, but they lost that right. My God, in Him I will trust.'” Psalm 91:1, 2 Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.Ģ I will say of the Lord, ‘ He is my refuge and my fortress Text Verse: “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High So sit back and please enjoy what the Lord has tucked away for us. And there is plenty of completely new detail in this passage as well. If so, then you might hear something new that you missed before. Maybe you will get distracted at a different point in the sermon today than that of the sermon on the Ark. However, the Lord repeated these details for a good reason and who am I to ignore repeating the meaning of them.Īnd so some of this sermon will repeat details of what we saw concerning the Ark, except they are modified for the construction of the table. There is repetition with the construction of the ark, yes, and I’m not one that likes to repeat things. However, after a few hours of study and typing, I realized that I could get a full sermon out of just the verses concerning the table of showbread. I didn’t really want to do that because the details for the menorah are so exacting and precise, I figured I had have to cut them short and not do a full evaluation of that most precious item. So I started compiling a sermon which would include the entire 18 verses to finish off the chapter. But the instructions for the table of showbread are only eight verses and parts of them are very similar to parts of the details for the Ark of the Covenant. When I first got up, I thought, there’s a lot of verses left in chapter 25, eighteen in fact. Modern arches have been modeled on the Arch of Titus, especially Napolean's Arc de Triomphe in Paris which maintains the same proportions but is larger.I had to make a choice on Monday the 1st of February. ![]() This scene depicts the deification or apotheosis of Titus. At the top of the inside of the arch is a sculpted bust of Titus being elevated to heaven on the wings of an eagle. The fasces were a symbol of the emperor’s presence and power. ![]() The lictors, the emperor’s attendants, can be seen holding a bundle of sticks called the fasces. The figure behind him is the goddess, Victory, holding a crown over his head. Titus is driving a four-horse chariot or quadriga. The north relief on the interior depicts Titus himself during his triumphal procession. These three items were housed in the Temple of Jerusalem and their presence represents the conquering of the Romans over Jerusalem. On the south relief, the spoils of war are displayed as part of the procession: Trumpets, the table of Showbread, and the menorah. ![]() The reliefs depict the triumphal procession of Titus, honored for his destruction of Jerusalem. The arch is famous for its reliefs located on the north and south side of the interior. Coins were also minted with a captured Judea personified. ![]() This body is often interpreted as the personification of the River Jordan, a symbol of Judea where Jerusalem is located. The procession depicted in the eastern facing frieze includes a corpse being carried on a stretcher (ferculum). Its completion must be after 81CE because Titus has to be dead in order to be deified. It is thought that Domitian, the next emperor, had the arch built to honor his brother. Uniquely, the arch is not specifically mentioned in any historical text so the exact date of its construction is debated. Titus succeeded his father and ruled for only two years from 79-81 CE. It was dedicated to the Divine Emperor Titus, son of Vespasian, and it honored his victory over Jerusalem in 70CE. It is the entry point of the Sacra Via that runs along the northern border of the forum. The Arch of Titus towers over the east end of the Roman Forum. ![]()
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