March 31, 2026 - Exodus 27 & Psalm 72

We read Exodus 27 and Psalm 72 and see how God designs worship and sacrifice with intention, from the altar at the entrance to the lamp that stays lit through the night. We also connect Messianic references in Solomon’s coronation psalm and remember to pray for joy to submit to local church leaders. 

For more information about Compass Bible Church South Valley, visit compassbiblesv.org. Keep reading. Keep growing. God’s Word is a lamp to your feet, and a light to your path. 

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Welcome And Today’s Readings

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Welcome to the Lamp and Light Bible Reading Plan, where we are seeking to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength with God's word lighting the way. I'm Tyler Sanborn, Student Ministry Director at Compass Bible Church South Valley. Today is Tuesday, March 31st, 2026. Listen intently to God's written word. Exodus twenty seven. You shall make the altar of acacia wood five cubits long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits, and ye shall make horns for it on its four corners, its horns shall be of one piece with it, and ye shall overlay it with bronze, you shall make pots for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and forks and fire pans. Ye shall make all its utensils of bronze, ye shall also make for it a grating, a network of bronze, and on the net ye shall make four bronze rings at its four corners, and ye shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net extends halfway down the altar, and ye shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze, and the poles shall be put through the rings so that the poles are on the two sides of the altar when it is carried. Ye shall make it hollow with boards, as it has been shown to you on the mountain, so shall it be made. Ye shall make the court of the tabernacle, on the south side of the court shall have hangings of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits long for one side. Its twenty pillars and their twenty bases shall be of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver, and likewise for its length on the north side there shall be hangings a hundred cubits long, its pillars twenty and their bases twenty of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver, and of the breadth of the court on the west side there shall be hangings for fifty cubits, with ten pillars and ten bases. The breadth of the court on the front to the east shall be fifty cubits, the hangings for the one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits with their three pillars and three bases. On the other side the hangings shall be fifteen cubits with their three pillars and three bases, for the gate of the court there shall be screen twenty cubits long, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. It shall have four pillars, and with them four bases. All the pillars around the court shall be filleted with silver, their hooks shall be of silver, and their bases of bronze, the length of the court shall be a hundred cubits, the breadth fifty, and the height five cubits, with hangings of fine twined linen and bases of bronze, all the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, and all its pegs, and all the pegs of the court shall be bronze. Ye shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that the lamp may regularly be set up to burn. In the tent of meeting outside the veil that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before the Lord. It shall be a statute forever, to be observed throughout their generations by the people of Israel. Psalm seventy two. Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son. May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. Let the mountains bear prosperity for the people, and the hills in righteousness, may he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor. May they fear you while the sun endures, and as long as the moon throughout all generations. May He be like the rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth, in his days may the righteous flourish, and peace abound till the moon be no more. May he have dominion from sea to sea and from the river to the ends of the earth. May desert tribes bow down before him and his enemies lick the dust. May the kings of Tarsh and of the coastlands render him tribute. May the kings of Sheba and Seba bring gifts. May all kings fall down before him, all nations serve him, for he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight. Long may he live, may gold of Sheba be given to him, may prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day. May there be abundance of grain in the land, on the tops of the mountains may it wave. May its fruit be like Lebanon, and may people blossom in the cities like the grass of the field. May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun. May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed. Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things. Blessed be his glorious name forever, may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen. The prayers of David, the son of Jesse, are ended. As we continue in the book of Exodus, in chapter twenty seven, we continue to see God's design, his blueprints, his construction orders through his foreman, Moses, who is taking down these detailed instructions on how to build this outer court of the tabernacle and what is placed and where. And the the specifics for worship before the Israelites worshiped in the temple that Solomon built here are being given through Moses to the people of Israel. Now the altar, as you enter this courtyard, would be front and center. Think about the the different places that we walk into today, different buildings, different homes, uh schools, they have many different options to enter the building from. But this courtyard, which would hold the tabernacle, uh, the holy place and the holy of holies where God would dwell, this area had only one entrance. And what was going on right as you entered this courtyard, the priests would be making sacrifices. And once the fire was lit by God on this altar, it would not be put out. And on this altar, every morning and every evening, there would be a lamb that would be sacrificed. And uh there's a handful of different sacrifices that would be going on on this altar, and that we will talk more about that in the following chapters as we speak about the different priests and and their roles and what they'll be wearing as we look at the the next chapters here in Exodus. But the the fire was always lit, and the the it was a a visual representation that God is just always with his people, always present, and even literally so in the Holy of Holies, where once a year uh a priest was allowed to go in and uh and sprinkle blood on the mercy seat and make a sacrifice for the people of Israel. So not only was the altar always burning and ready to receive a sacrifice, but also the lamp inside the holy place, inside the tabernacle, was also to be continually burning, and that would provide light for the priests and their uh their duties. Uh inside this tent, there's no electricity, so there would be a a glow that was fueled by olives, uh, specifically olive oil. This would be a task and a command for Aaron and his sons from evening to morning, uh, that this light would be continually lit. As we uh transition over to our texts in the Psalms, Psalm 72, we see a coronation song for King Solomon. And though there are a lot of messianic references and nods here in this psalm, this is a uh a concluding chapter to the second book uh of five in the Psalms, and we see the the praise and the attention given to Solomon and speaking about the the times of peace. We remember that David was not able to construct the the house of the Lord, the temple that was promised to David's son. And here Solomon is in this time of peace. And as we reflect on our Exodus text today, uh in the fourth year of Solomon's reign, he would begin to build the temple for the Lord. And and that was partially due to the amount of peace that was uh experienced by the people of Israel. Uh, we we look at this text and see how people from near and far would be coming to bring tribute to this king, uh coming to pay honor to him, and and falling verse 11. May all kings fall down before him. Um this is this is obviously a reference to the king of kings, but also this is a blessing that is being uh spoken of Solomon and um charges that these people will be giving towards Solomon as he's placed into leadership after his father David. And uh verse 15 says, Long may he live, may gold of Sheba be given to him, and may prayer be made for him continually, and blessings invoked for him all the day. And and that brings to mind praying for for our leaders, and we think about the local church specifically, uh the people who are in leadership, we need to be praying for them. We need to be we need to be praying for Pastor Josiah, we need to be praying for um our life group leaders, so we need to be praying for the people that we are interacting with day by day. But as I think about praying for leaders and how we might be a blessing to them, something that comes to mind is Hebrews chapter 13 and uh verses 17 through through 19. It says, Oh, obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you. Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. And this can be hard at times to submit to leaders, but as we look at the scriptures and we look at what God's plan and the people that he puts in place, we look at uh Moses, we look at the the kings that God would have, the church leadership uh in the New Testament. We have people to look up to, as Paul would charge, he would want people to follow him as he is following Christ. So as we look at our text in Psalm 72, let's make a conscious effort to continually pray for our leaders, can continually pray that they would be blessed by the Lord, that God would keep them in a place where they are near to him, and as a result, God is going to work in our lives through the local church and in respects to the ways that we're challenged to look to scripture, see what it's saying, and uh apply it to our lives. There's great joy and obedience in following the king, and and uh a faithful preacher and pastor will point you to God's heart and the scriptures and encourage you to follow him with your life. Well, I hope this was an encouragement to you today as we looked at Exodus 27 and Psalm 72. So thanks for joining us today on the Lamp and Light Bible Reading Podcast. For more information about Compass Bible Church South Valley, visit compassbiblesv.org. Keep reading, keep growing. God's word is a lamp to your feet and a light to your path.