God apparently has a thing for mountains. In his creation they clearly stand out, both geographically and conceptually. “Before the mountains were born, before You gave birth to the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity, You are God.” (Psalm 90:2).
Abraham ascended Mount Moriah, the mountain upon which Jerusalem would later be built and Jesus would be offered, to offer his son of promise, Isaac (Genesis 22:14).
It was upon the Mountain of God, Horeb in the land of Midian, that Moses would be summoned to do his greatest work of all (Exodus 3:1). Aaron, Moses’ brother, would be told by God to reunite with Moses upon the same mountain to help the deliverance cause (Exodus 4:27). Later, upon Mount Sinai, God issued the law to Moses. There he remained for 40 days, in a uniquely special association with God!
David described God as a “mountain,” His “mountain” to be exact (2 Samuel 22:3; Psalm 18:2). A relationship with Him would be spoken of as life on God’s “holy mountain” (Psalm 15:1). So we shouldn’t be surprised that the dwelling place of God’s house in his kingdom would be spoken of as a “mountain” (Micah 4:1-2; Isaiah 2:2-4). You see, God apparently has a thing for mountains!
To understand Him and see Him for who He really is, we must go to the mountain of His house! This is the place unto which all are summoned to find Him. So life, the life with God, is really about ascending his holy hill and dwelling there. The implications are profound. Dwelling in “the house of God” is generally thought of as dwelling in heaven itself, but it’s really a lot more than that.
More to come tomorrow!
