NKJV 365 / The Value of Ritual

NKJV 365 Day Reading Plan

Day 81 of 365 The Value of Ritual The first five books of the Bible, known as the Pentateuch, invite us into the ceremonial rites of a struggling people. Through their God-given regulations for worship, instructions for building the tabernacle, rules about offerings and sacrifices, and laws for daily life, we learn about the value of ritual. The books of Moses show why we pass our traditions on to succeeding generations. Elders impart the meaning and oversee the observance of rituals, ensuring that younger generations do not forget their heritage and become culturally bankrupt, or worse, pervert their traditions. In the modern world, we often participate in rituals without considering their prescribed patterns and the significance behind them. We work our way through births, graduations, weddings, deaths, holidays, and reunions with well-worn habits. We have a vague inkling of the penalties of missing out on these important events. But we need to embrace the rituals of these moments and the values they represent. Taken from The Modern Life Study Bible Numbers 7:1-3 NASB 1 Now on the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed it and consecrated it with all its furnishings and the altar and all its utensils; he anointed them and consecrated them also. 2Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers' households, made an offering (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the ones who were over the numbered men). 3 When they brought their offering before the L ord , six covered carts and twelve oxen, a cart for every two of the leaders and an ox for each one, then they presented them before the tabernacle.