The
Bezalel made the ark
of acacia wood; it was two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and
a cubit and a half high. He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and
made a molding of gold around it. He cast for it four rings of gold for its
four feet, two rings on its one side and two rings on its other side. He made
poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, and put the poles into the
rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark. He made a mercy seat of pure
gold; two cubits and a half was its length, and a cubit and a half its width.
He made two cherubim of hammered gold; at the two ends of the mercy seat he
made them, one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end; of one
piece with the mercy seat he made the cherubim at its two ends. The cherubim
spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings.
They faced one another; the faces of the cherubim were turned toward the mercy
seat.
Exodus 37:1-9
God
gives very specific directions for doing the things He wants done. He also
wants us to enjoy the things He has created for us, and He gives us as humans
the ability to duplicate some of the things He appreciates. God not only
approves of the proper experience of pleasure, but he wants us to actively use
our five senses to enjoy what He has created for us. God created our senses of
sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch and found all of them to be good.
God also
made the use of our senses a part of worship. His first formal setting was the
tabernacle. It housed an ornate, gold-covered ark to hold the stone tablets God
gave to Moses on
God
values things that look, sound, smell, taste and feel good. He does not want us
to worship them, but he wants our enjoyment and gratitude to prompt us to
worship Him, the Creator of all good things.
It makes sense
to
use our senses to glorify God.
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