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1. A Tabernacle View of Thanksgiving,
Praise, and Worship
Joseph Clark

2. The Outer Courts = Thanksgiving

3. Thanksgiving is an expression of gratitude for
what someone has done for you.

4. Brazen Altar- points us to the sacrifice made
by Jesus on the cross.
Brazen Laver- a picture of reflection. It was
used by the Priests to be able to identify their
impurities and then wash them away.

5. After thanking him for the cross we should
then thank him for how he has changed our
lives for the better by first showing us what is
dirty and then providing for us what we need
to clean it.

6. Inner Court = Praise

7. Praise is not about what God has done, but it is
able who God is.

8. Table of Shew Bread = the word of God. It is
only through spending time in the word that
God will begin to show himself to you.
Menorah = understanding. As you read the
Bible the light of God begins to shine new
understanding on things that caused confusion
before.
Altar of Incense = prayer.

9. As you approach God with Thanksgiving for
what he has done, then begin to read his word
by the light of HIS understanding your prayers
turn into praise for who God is.

10. Holy of Holies = Worship

11. In the Holy of Holies we find items that point
to the very nature of who God is.

12. The Ark of the Covenant
Manna
The Ten Commandments
Aaron’s rod that budded

13. Manna = God’s ability to provide for the ones
he loves.
Ten Commandments = God’s desire to teach
his children the right things to do and how to
treat others.
Aaron’s rod that budded = God wants his
children to be set apart.

14. As we look at these qualities of God illustrated
by the things found in the Holy of Holies we
can start to understand true worship.
Worship is not done with just words. True
worship takes action.
When you really worship someone you try to
become as much like that person as you can.

15. When we see a small boy trying to do
everything he sees his father do we say “That
boy worships his father,” likewise we should
try to do everything we see our heavenly father
do.

16. That is true worship

17. As we thank him for what he has done and
praise him for who he is, we a line ourselves to
act the way he would act. This is seen through
our love for others. Looking at the items in the
Holy of Holies reveals to us what love is really
about. It is putting others first. As we live our
lives this way we are worshiping God because
we are trying to be just like him.

18. Mathew 22
37Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all
thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the
first and great commandment. 39 And the
second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two
commandments hang all the law and the
prophets.

19. Shining God’s Light
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