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Ex 33:14-15 – And He said, “My Presence will go with you,
and I will give you rest.” Then he said to Him, “If Your
Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here.
James 4:8a - Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
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1) In the beginning : Where are you?
Gen 3:8-9 – And they hear the sound of the Lord God walking
in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid
themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the
trees of the garden. 9 Then the Lord God called to Adam and
said to him, “Where are you?”
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Where are you?
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2) God’s appearances to individuals
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3) The Tabernacle (portable)
HOW GOD DREW NEAR TO US?
4) The Temple (permanent)
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5) The first coming of the Lord Jesus (God in
person)
• Jesus was born during the Feast of Tabernacles
Luke 1:5 - here was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain
priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the
daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Luke 1:8 - So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in
the order of his division,
Luke 1:11-13 - Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him,… said to him,
“Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife
Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
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• Jesus was born during the Feast of Tabernacles
1 Chron 24:7-10 - Now the first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to
Jedaiah, 8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 the fifth to Malchijah,
the sixth to Mijamin,10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
• John 1:14 – “And the Word became flesh and
dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the
glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of
grace and truth”
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6) Pentecost
• John 16:7 - “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your
advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the
Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him
to you.
• 1 Cor 3:16 - Do you not know that you are the temple of
God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
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7) Jesus’ return
Zech 14:16 - “And it shall come to pass that everyone who
is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall
go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of
hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles”
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Where are you?
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