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Sunday, July 30, 2017

Bibledoorjar: The Ransom Money

     God had been moving His people closer and closer to Him through all the requirements He made in regard to the tabernacle and the priests. All the holy furnishings had to be redeemed because sinful men employed their use. At last God is satisfied with the redemption process in all but one way. He desired a ransom of 10 gerah be made for each person that would be numbered as He required. This atonement money was to be used in the service of the tabernacle and reflected again the preciousness of its' presence among the people. It also sent the message that the people had been redeemed (saved) but that they are also were redeemed to be His (do His will). They were ransomed to do many things in service to Him such as soldier, king, prophet, artist, parent, etc. Every person was ransomed with the same amount of money and each understood the value of 10 gerah and had, at least some idea, of the contribution it made to the important aspect of the tabernacle. It was not that God needed the money, but He did have to have a way for the people to know they were His and served at His will. Letting go of money was a good way because of its' value. Remember when Jesus told the parable about a woman who had 10 pieces of silver but lost one. She lit a candle and hunted and hunted until she once again had the full amount.
     We learn from the light of the Word that our ransom was not with corruptible silver but with the incorruptible life of our Savior. It is good that we keep our light shining on that.

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