In this episode, we look at God's call to Bezalel and Oholiab, the first people in Scripture explicitly said to be "filled with the Spirit." We discuss our common struggle with dividing life into "sacred" and "secular" categories, and how we often look to our careers to validate our worth. Finally, we look to Jesus, the ultimate Craftsman, who redeems our daily labor and frees us to worship God in the mundane tasks of ordinary life.

In this episode, we look at God's highly specific recipe for the tabernacle incense and His strict command that it not be used for personal perfume. We discuss our human tendency to treat worship like a consumer product, seeking what we can get out of God rather than giving Him the glory He deserves. Finally, we find deep comfort in Jesus Christ, our great High Priest, whose perfect life and intercession make our deeply flawed worship an acceptable and pleasing aroma to the Father.

• Scripture Reference: Exodus 30:34-38 (ESV)

In this episode, we explore the specific recipe for the holy anointing oil used in the tabernacle. We talk about our exhausting tendency to try and manufacture our own holiness and significance, and why God strictly forbade counterfeiting His sacred oil. Finally, we look at how Jesus, the true Anointed One, frees us from the burden of proving our worth and covers us with His perfect grace.

• Scripture Reference: Exodus 30:22-33 (ESV)

In this episode, we look at the bronze basin in the tabernacle courtyard and the strict requirement for the priests to wash their hands and feet before approaching God. We discuss the reality of how we pick up the spiritual "dirt" of the world in our daily lives, and how Jesus, our Great High Priest, gently kneels to wash our feet with His ongoing grace.

• Scripture Reference: Exodus 30:17-21 (ESV)

In this episode, we look at the unusual "ransom" God required during the census in Exodus 30. We talk about the universal human tendency to try and pay off our spiritual debts through our own effort, and why God insisted that the rich and the poor pay the exact same amount. Ultimately, we see how this Old Testament silver points us to the final, perfect ransom paid by Jesus on the cross.

• Scripture Reference: Exodus 30:11-16 (ESV)

Scripture: Exodus 30:1–10

In this episode, we spend time looking at the Altar of Incense and what it teaches us about our prayer lives. So many of us carry guilt about how we pray—our minds wander, our motives are mixed, and our consistency is lacking. The biblical imagery of incense reminds us that our prayers actually need atonement. We dive into the encouraging truth that Jesus serves as our great High Priest, actively taking our frail, distracted prayers, washing them in His grace, and presenting them to the Father as a perfect offering. We discuss how this reality frees us from performance and invites us to approach God with genuine confidence.

In this episode, we examine the burnt offering in the ordination of the priests. Unlike other sacrifices, the entire ram was consumed on the altar, symbolizing complete and total consecration to God. We discuss how difficult this is for us; we naturally want to compartmentalize our lives, giving God our Sundays while keeping control of our private worlds. Join us as we look at how Jesus Christ serves as our true Burnt Offering. He gave Himself wholly and completely to the Father’s will, becoming a “pleasing aroma” on our behalf. We explore how Christ’s perfect surrender frees us from performance and invites us to joyfully yield our entire lives to Him.

In this episode, we explore the intricate details of the Breastpiece of Judgment found in Exodus 28:15-30. We discuss why the High Priest was commanded to carry the names of the Israelites over his heart, and how this beautiful garment paints a vivid picture of Jesus Christ—the ultimate High Priest who stood in the spiritual courtroom to bear the full weight of our judgment on His own heart so that we could be declared not guilty.