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Reflections
JB
James Bauman
· Oct 26, 2026
· Old Testament
· edited
Numbers 4.7-8 is really cool seeing the table of the bread of the presence being covered by a blue covering, called tekheleth, which represents holiness and presence of God. Then on top of the covering they would throw on all the dishes and things used for the sacrifices, and they would then cover it with a scarlet covering.
Seeing this is cool because it’s like the table, or design that God set is covered in perfect holiness, and we have our sin, sacrifices, and offerings that restore but still contaminate us from being in Gods perfect design, kind of like man’s offerings. And then it gets covered by a scarlet covering, representing the blood, which covers us fully and makes us pure and holy, blameless and without shame.
Numbers 4.7-8 is really cool seeing the table of the bread of the presence being covered by a blue covering, called tekheleth, which represents holiness and presence of God. Then on top of the covering they would throw on all the dishes and things used for the sacrifices, and they would then cover it with a scarlet covering.
Seeing this is cool because it’s like the table, or design that God set is covered in perfect holiness, and we have our sin, sacrifices, and offerings that restore but still contaminate us from being in Gods perfect design, kind of like man’s offerings. And then it gets covered by a scarlet covering, representing the blood, which covers us fully and makes us pure and holy, blameless and without shame.