Exodus 26 - Proverbs 2 - John 5 - Galatians 1

Exodus 26
- There will be 10 curtains in the tabernacle that are 42 feet long and 6 feet wide.
- The curtains are blue, purple, and scarlet witha cherubim sewn into them.
- The curtains will be paired up and hung by 50 gold rings
- The eleven outer protective curtain was made of goats' hair and was 45 feet high and 6 feet wide, one was the entrance
- The outer curtains are hung with bronze.
- The frames were made a acacia wood. They were to be 15 feet high. Each frame was set on 2 silver bases.
- There were 230 frames on the south side and 20 frames on the north side.
- There will be 8 bases in the back of the tabernacle (two were corner frames)
- West was the rear of the tent, so it opened to the east.
- There were four pillars of acacia wood covered in gold and silver
- They were to make a veil to separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place where the ark of the covenant was kept.
- Outside the Most Holy Place there was a lampstand to the north and a table to the south.
- 5 gold and bronze colored pillars outside the Most Holy Place

Proverbs 2
- Value of wisdom
- we should incline our hearts to understanding
- Wisdom starts with the fear of the Lord
- God is a shield to those of integrity
- Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
- Discretion will help keep us safe
- Wisdom will protect from the adulterous woman.
- The adulterous woman breaks her covenant with God The upright will inherit the land and the treacherous will be rooted out.

John 5
- There was an invalid for 38 years at the pool in Bethsada
- Why didn't the man respond that he wanted to be healed when Jesus asked him?
- The Jews asked the healed man why he was carrying his mat on the Sabbath. His reply was that the man who healed him told him to.
- Jesus saw the healed man again in the temple and told him to sin no more. The healed man went back and told the Jews it was Jesus. The Jews began to persecute Jesus.
- Jesus works all the time because God, His Father, works all the time.
- Saying God was His Father made the Jews want to kill Him even more.
- The Son will do what He sees His father doing.
- Jesus says the Father has given judgement to the Son.
- Those who believe in the Son will inherit eternal life.
- Does Jesus choose who to save?
- Why does John always say, "Truly, Truly"?
- Even the dead will hear Jesus voice and be raised.
- The dead will see life or be judged.
- Is Jesus talking about the End Times?
- Jesus judgement is just because He is doing God's will.
- Jesus points to John's testimony about Him, but He has an even greater testimony from the Father.
- Jesus tells them the OT won't save them, but it bears witness about Jesus.
- Jesus rebukes them for receiving those whose glory is in themselves but not receiving Jesus whose glory is from God.
- Jesus says He is not accusing them, but Moses is in what he wrote about them.
- If the people don't believe Moses' writings how will they believe Jesus' words.

Galatians 1
- Paul also states he wasn't sent by men, but by Jesus and God.
- This letter was written to many churches in Galatia (maybe they'd share this letter)
- Paul starts off by rebuking them for allowing others to distort the gospel.
- Paul states that even if he or an angel would preach a different gospel they should be accursed.
- Paul says he can't be a people pleaser and a servant of Christ.
- Paul didn't learn the gospel from any man, but through a revelation from Christ.
- Paul rehashes his former persecution of the church and his excellence in the Jewish faith and laws.
- Paul states that God set him apart before he was born for the work of the gospel.
- Paul went to Arabia after his conversion before going back to Jerusalem. Paul was called to preach to the Gentiles.
- Paul didn't go to Jerusalem for 3 years after his conversion.
- He visited with Cephas (Peter) for 15 days.
- Paul was still unknown at this time, but believers were hearing stories about how Paul had changed.
This caused many to glorify God.