Friday, February 1, 2008

Exodus 25-27

It took me a little over 15 minutes to read this passage.  I often marvel at the intelligence that God displays in the universe.  I believe that creation shouts out about the wonderful design that God has made.  There is no questions that the intricate details of the natural world show that God is by nature an engineer.  When God instructed Moses to lead the construction of the tabernacle he included a lot of engineering specs.  But an engineer would not have given some of the details that God present Moses; that is the work of an architect.  An architect is a cross between an engineer and an artist.  With my background in engineering I see an engineer and artist as the two extremes of creation.  An engineer works to make the creation functional while an artist works to make the creation a thing of wonder.  The description of the building of the tabernacle reminds me not to limit God to my experience.  I believe that God has created people different in order to mirror the vast array of creativity that he displays in creation.

Stuart

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