“THE TENT OF MEETING!”

Exodus 33:7-10                              (ESV)

“7 Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it “THE TENT OF MEETING”. And everyone who sought the LORD would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp.

8 Whenever Moses went out to the tent, ALL THE PEOPLE would rise up, and each would stand at his tent door, and watch Moses until he had gone into the tent.

9 When Moses entered the tent, the PILLAR OF CLOUD would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the LORD would speak with Moses.

10 And WHEN ALL THE PEOPLE saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would rise up AND WORSHIP, EACH AT HIS TENT DOOR.”

It has been said, and very astutely so, that “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it”!  The Children of Israel had been rescued from Egyptian slavery almost 40 years prior to these Scriptures.  One would think that they would remember the torture of having NO FREEDOM and would NEVER do ANYTHING to succumb to the entrapment of Slavery again?!?  

However, in Deuteronomy 31:20 it is written “For when I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to give to their fathers, and they have eaten and are full and grown fat, THEY WILL TURN to other gods and serve them, and despise ME and break MY covenant.”  GOD told Moses before he “laid down with his fathers” that the Israelites would not be able to stand the prosperity that HE would Bless them with.  

Before the Israelites were Blessed with abundance of THE PROMISED LAND, they were watching Moses go into “THE TENT OF MEETING” to speak with GOD, and the LORD would speak with Moses!  They knew that it would be happening, yet they were becoming so comfortable with there rewards that were from ALMIGHTY GOD that they turned away from worshipping HIM and began following other gods!  They couldn’t SEE their past for the Blessings that they were enjoying!  

Am I any better?  Do I get so caught up with HIS Blessings that I fail to recognize that HE is the ONE WHO provides them?  HEAVENLY FATHER, cause me to remember that TRUE FREEDOM comes from YOU, and that the slavery of sin is waiting to entrap me IF I CHOOSE TO TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU! Cause me to remember “THE TENT OF MEETING” and that YOU are wanting to fellowship with me daily!!!