Spiritual Interactions (2) Moses

Moses gained a glimpse into the spiritual realms, before God called him into his ministry.

There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” (Ex 3:2,4).

The Burning Bush was not a miraculous sign to dazzle Moses. God wanted Moses to understand that the spiritual realms were close to the world of a lonely shepherd. God was able to speak to Moses from the bush, because the spiritual realms touch the physical world. Learning this truth enabled Moses to hear God speak wherever he went. Hearing God’s voice was critical for his ministry. This why he was a great prophet (Deut 34:10).

When Moses led the children out of Israel out of Egypt, God travelled in front in a cloud during the day and a pillar of fire at night (Ex 40:36). He led Moses and his people to Mount Sinai.

Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the Lord descended on it in fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently (Ex 19:17-18).

The people saw this intervention of the spiritual realms into the physical world. God came close and gave Moses the law. Before they moved into the promised land, god wanted the people to understand that the spiritual realm was close, wherever they went.

When Moses and the people had built the tabernacle, it became a place of connection between the spiritual realms and the physical realms.

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle (Ex 40:34-35).

The tabernacle was a place where the people of God could go to interact with the spiritual realms.