Episode 81: Temperance and the Table
SUMMARY
In this episode Milo and Olivia explore the connection between the table of showbread and the virtue of temperance.
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INTRODUCTION
In this episode Milo and Olivia explore the connection between the table of showbread and the virtue of temperance. At the Table of Showbread we learn to practice temperance with my APPETITE by submitting my current DESIRES that would threaten the unity of community through excess or apathy. At the Table of Showbread we learn to practice temperance of APPETITE by submitting DESIRES that would threaten the unity of community through excess or apathy.
IN THE HOLY PLACE the priests were to…
Intercede for the People
Keep the Area Clean and Consecrated
Tend the Lamp stand
Burn Incense on the Altar of Incense
Maintain the Table of Showbread
At the Table of Showbread we learn to practice temperance of APPETITE by submitting current DESIRES that would threaten the unity of community through excess or apathy.
TEMPERANCE is the virtue of moderation; the practice of self-control in the midst of abundance.
TEMPERANCE IS A HABIT CULTIVATED BY…
Being Present with God Daily
Practicing Sabbath Renewal Weekly
Resisting a life of Excess or Apathy
Approaching God’s Provisions with Reverence
TABLE MANNERS
Don’t eat in a frenzy.
Communion is more important than consumption.
Remove the things that distract from fellowship.
At the Table of Showbread reminds us
that God is present, providing, and inviting us into peaceful fellowship with Him and one another…even in the wilderness.
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