Dr Hollisa Alewine – Footsteps of Messiah Part 46 - (Chariots of Fire Pt 2) for week of November 13, 2022

There is an old parable of the king’s daughter that explains some points of the developing relationship between the King and His daughter, Israel, from the time He removes her from Egypt to the time He brings her across the Jordan into her inheritance. (Midrash to Shir HaShirim 3§15)

 

• When she was young and immature, he lavished love upon her openly and in public, such as the dividing of the Reed Sea. He spoke to her when they met in public places.
• When she grew, these open displays of affection were below her dignity and age, and he spoke to her and showed affection in private. Publicly, it looked as though he had abandoned her and inflicted harsh discipline, but he was still found by her in the private place (or as Yeshua said, “the closet” of prayer. This discipline was also love, maturing and testing her with a measure of suffering and grief.
• When she matured into an adult, the king wanted to discuss the weighty matters of the kingdom with her, so...
• ...he had a special pavilion built where they could hold their conversations without distraction or disturbance. The Mishkan was built in a place where Israel grew to maturity. It was a place where the Holy One could communicate with His People privately and collaborate with them free from the prying eyes of the nations around them. He could instruct them and empower them to rule the nations with His authority.

 

The special holiness of Jerusalem and the Temple reflect this private relationship of maturity. While the nations will bring their glory into the city at the appointed times (if they are allowed to enter the gates by the appointed tribe of Israel of that gate), permanent residency and abiding in the Presence is the reward of the King’s Daughter Israel. With King Messiah, she administers the King’s decrees and justice according to the Word she’s learned from within the “Clouds of Glory” during her wilderness journey. Exodus 26:1-37 gives the foundational structure of the Mishkan that is thought to be represented in the Song of Songs:

 

• “From the wood of Lebanon is like that which is stated, ‘You shall make the planks of the Tabernacle of acacia wood, standing erect.’ (Ex 26:15) – Its pillars he made of silver-these are the pillars of the Tabernacle Courtyard on which the lace curtains were hung, as it states...’its covering was gold’...this too, refers to the Tabernacle, as it states, ‘You shall make a partition of turquoise, purple, and scarlet wood, and linen, twisted (ibid, v. 31).”

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