Living Water Community Church

We worked through the details surrounding the items which held water. The massive sea which was really about the size of the average backyard swimming pool. This was used for the cleansing of the priests. The 10 basins which each held 240 gallons and were used for the ritual cleansing needed in some of the sacrifices. The basins and the sea were all cast in bronze. This should remind us of judgement. Also water itself is a sign of judgment. It certainly sustains life but it can also take life. The earth and all life on it were destroyed by the world wide flood. Pharaoh’s army was destroyed in the waters of the red sea. The bronze sea is a reminder that the power of water and judgement is in the hand of God. Even today in baptism we use water to remind us of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. We enter into the waters of baptism and are identified with Christ as we are raised with him to newness of life. In a sense we symbolically face the judgement of God but are identified with Jesus and cleansed by