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We work straight through Exodus, piece by piece — the foundation, the boards, the coverings, the furniture — and see how each one points to Jesus.
A verse-by-verse series · Sunday mornings
Seeing Jesus in the Tabernacle
Every board, color, and piece of furniture points to Christ.
Sundays 11:00 amRogers City Baptist Church 2946 M-68Taught by Pastor Drew Rogers
Why the tabernacle
A tent that was really a portrait of Jesus
The tabernacle was Israel's portable worship center in the wilderness — plain and even ugly on the outside, but beautiful within. Every measurement of it, from the silver underneath it to the gold and color inside it, was given on purpose, and all of it was designed to point forward to Jesus Christ.
It is also a blueprint for the believer, a three-part building (outer court, inner court, holiest of holies) mirroring a three-part person (body, soul, spirit), and a shadow of salvation itself: come through the wide door where all are welcome, encounter the sacrifice at the altar, and be drawn nearer to the presence of God. Each week in this series looks at one more piece of that picture.
Latest available lesson
Lesson 5 · The Bronze Laver
Exodus 30:17–21; 38:8; James 1:22–24; Ephesians 5:25–26; John 13:6–10
Between the altar and the tabernacle itself stood the laver, a bronze wash basin the priests used before they served. Its bronze came from the polished mirrors the women brought — and Pastor Drew ties that detail straight to James 1: the word of God is a mirror that shows us ourselves as God sees us, both under judgment and, in Christ, no longer condemned.
The water itself pictures the ongoing cleansing power of Scripture (Ephesians 5:25–26). John 13 supplies the clearest illustration: Jesus tells Peter that the one who has bathed needs only his feet washed. Salvation is a once-for-all bath; sanctification is the daily washing of feet that get dusty walking through a fallen world — not a ritual, but a relationship maintained in the word.
The full series order
- 1
- 2
- 3Colors and CoveringsRecording coming soon
- 4
- 5
- 6The Golden Lampstand: Christ Our SightAlready posted — watch on YouTube
Posted lessons are linked — catch up any time.
What to expect
Every piece of furniture points somewhere
Sunday mornings, 11:00 am
Part of our regular Sunday morning service at Rogers City Baptist Church, 2946 M-68. Come as you are.
Salvation and sanctification
The tabernacle pictures both how a person is saved and how a believer keeps growing — there is something here whether you're just starting or have followed Christ for decades.
You will be welcomed as family
Whether you grew up in church or have never attended a service in your life, come as you are this Sunday. Questions first? Call (989) 306-2615 — a real person answers.