One of the things that God forms in his people in the wilderness is culture. Israel’s culture was multifaceted and revolved around family traditions, priestly rites, and days, weeks, and years of celebrations centered around fasting and feasting. As we continue to read Scripture, we see that these festivals were more than just vacation days on the Hebrew calendar. They become a part of God’s cosmic calendar, with each celebration taking on greater meaning in the life of Jesus and the church.
We’ll look at passages in Numbers and Deuteronomy to see that Jesus shows up in the most unlikely places in the Old Testament. As we focus on formation in the wilderness, our formation has to be with Christ at the head and in the center. If we’re going to be Christian people and form a Christian community, Christ must be the focus of our culture.
Seeing that it’s always been all about Jesus and it always will be. Our church culture should reflect Jesus more than anything else.
Check out The Culture podcast episode from the Thread.