The story of the collecting of
materials to build the tabernacle found in the middle chapters of Exodus is an exquisite
read. It contradicts all that we know of
nature and affirms the Goodness and Grace of God. Nature is a dangerous place and in its most
sincere form can be deadly to humans.
Its great mountain peaks, its wild seas, its volcanoes and hurricanes is
nature being given free reign to run its course. In the midst of this we find color, blue,
purple and scarlet, we find rare material, gold, silver, bronze and sapphires,
and animal skins that reveal a soft richness that must rival the walls of
heaven. God extracts these things from
nature to build a sculptural manifestation of His Holy Loveliness and that
Loveliness given freely to envelope us.
Beauty is the ultimate taming of the deadly wildness of nature.
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