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[size=x-large]Worship and the Sanctuary[/size]
"Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice" Ps. 141:2. What imagery is being used here? What is this verse pointing to?
The entire Old Testament sanctuary service centered around the concept of sacrifice. However much the enemy of souls perverted it, even to the point where people were sacrificing their own children in order (they believed) to appease an angry god (or gods), the sacrificial system was intended to point to the death of Jesus on behalf of all humanity. It was to show the futility of our own works to save us; it was to show that the cost of sin was the life of an innocent victim; it was to show that the Lord had a plan whereby sinners could be forgiven, cleansed, and accepted by the Lord through His grace.
It is no wonder, then, that many of the Psalms, so central to Israel
"Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice" Ps. 141:2. What imagery is being used here? What is this verse pointing to?
The entire Old Testament sanctuary service centered around the concept of sacrifice. However much the enemy of souls perverted it, even to the point where people were sacrificing their own children in order (they believed) to appease an angry god (or gods), the sacrificial system was intended to point to the death of Jesus on behalf of all humanity. It was to show the futility of our own works to save us; it was to show that the cost of sin was the life of an innocent victim; it was to show that the Lord had a plan whereby sinners could be forgiven, cleansed, and accepted by the Lord through His grace.
It is no wonder, then, that many of the Psalms, so central to Israel
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