Exodus 29:46 “And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God.”
As we read this chapter and begin to contemplate the details of each ritual and offering required for the priests of Israel, we may begin to be thankful for life after the law’s fulfillment.
It is not until we arrived at this verse that we start to put things into perspective.
Certainly this age of law was somewhat more burdensome than our age of grace, in that the rules were plentiful, full of specifics, and (one more thing) totally impossible.
Still, God did not intend for His people to be weighed-down to do His will. All of the great men of the Old Testament spoke of their love for His law, not for the rules in and of themselves, but for the remembrance it gave them of their wonderful and faithful God.
The list of rules in this chapter end on exactly that note, reminding Aaron and his sons (and indeed all Israel) of their Mighty Deliverer.
As we live by the rule of scripture, even in this age of grace, we must view our obedience in the same way. Christ wants us to know that He is “the Lord our God.”
Any believer’s righteous action is a testimony of allegiance to a Lord that seeks only their own good. Let us do the Lord’s will not out of duty, but out of loving devotion.
Exodus 29:46 “And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God.”