Christ and the Desert Tabernacle by J.V. Fesko

Title: Christ and the Desert Tabernacle

Author: J.V. Fesko

How did I get this book: A complimentary review copy was provided to me by Cross Focused Reviews (A Service of Cross Focused Media, LLC). I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.

Why did I read this book: Just the concept of this book, the significance of the temple and tabernacle for Christians, seemed both beautiful and intriguing for me. If there was something valuable to be found here, that I didn't already have or know about, I didn't want to be left out. 

Review: Honestly, the sentence on the front cover, 'A volume that is sure to promote greater understanding, admiration, and service,' sums up this book pretty accurately. Fesko did an absolutely phenomenal job of communicating the clear principals of the Bible in a way that also transfers his excitement and enthusiasm as well as expands the knowledge and understanding of the reader.   

Before reading this wonderful book, I had no idea how many references, allusions, similarities, and foreshadowings there really were between Jesus Christ and the church, and how they both relate to the tabernacle of the Old Testament, and also the temple that came later in the day of King Solomon.

Christ and the Desert Tabernacle may only have 132 pages, but I assure you that every one of them is rich and full of meaning. I will definitely read it more than once, and expect to get more out of it each time around.    

There are parts of the Bible that although I do not skip them when reading through it each year, I do find boring. I sincerely appreciate Christ and the Desert Tabernacle because after going through it, some of the areas that had seemed 'dry' to me in the past, have now been watered with a passionate rain of greater understanding, allowing the seeds of significance that were already planted there to bloom, producing a bountiful harvest. I now know that when I revisit them, instead of being bored, I will be able to remember the ways that they tie in to Jesus, and admire His marvelous sacrifice and beautiful love.

I recommend this work by J.V. Fesko, and expect it to bless your life even more than it has my own.

  

Notable Quotes/Parts:"I hope to be able to show readers, young and old alike, that far from being boring or uninteresting, the Old Testament tabernacle, and later the temple in Solomon's day, is a shadowy picture of Christ and the church. True, people are perhaps easily able to draw the connections between Jesus and the sacrificial animals, as Jesus is identified as the one and only true sacrifice who takes away our sins (e.g., Heb. 8-10; 1 John 2:2); but beyond these obvious connections, the Old Testament tabernacle is literally an entire world of references, allusions and foreshadows of Christ and the church. One need not go very far to uncover the connections between Jesus and the Old Testament tabernacle -- the New Testament reveals them to us. If you read about the Old Testament tabernacle in the light of the New Testament, you will never think the descriptions of the tabernacle and its furnishings are boring. Instead, you will be filled with hope and assurance, knowing that Jesus Christ, the true tabernacle, has come to redeem his people, living stones, and unite us to him, the one true foundation, so that we would become the eternal temple of the living God." (p. 12)

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About the Author: “Dr. Fesko is a minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. He was ordained as a church planter in 1998 and was installed as a pastor in 2003, thus serving in pastoral ministry for over ten years. He has also taught systematic theology for Reformed Theological Seminary for over ten years as a part-time professor. He has served on two committees appointed by the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. His present research interests include the integration of biblical and systematic theology, soteriology, ecclesiology, and sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Reformed theology." - Westminster Seminary California Website

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