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The Birthing of Zion’s Sons
God to be His Bride who trust in the Lord with all of their life, love
Him with all of their hearts, and overcome the world through love.
Psalm 76:1 shows this progression of intimacy with the Lord: “In
Judah God is known; His name is great in Israel. In Jerusalem also is
His tabernacle, And His dwelling place in Zion.” This verse, along
with the three steps of spiritual maturity (fathers, young men, children),
the three parts of mankind (spirit, soul & body), and Moses’ tabernacle
(most holy place, holy place & outer court) gives us a pretty good idea
of how the Lord views Zion as very central to His heart.
“The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of
Jacob.” (Ps. 87:2)
Inside the Most Holy place of Moses’ tabernacle was the Ark of the
Covenant, which represented God’s Presence. However, no one was
allowed in the Most Holy Place except the high priest, and only once
per year with fear and trembling. Some priests did not come out alive
if they did not follow the prescriptions of blood sacrifice exactly the
way God told Moses, because the way to ultimate intimacy with God
was not yet understood (Heb. 9:7,8). This may be why we do not see
“Zion” mentioned in the Scriptures at all during the Tabernacle of
Moses, because Zion represents the way of abiding intimately with the
Lord in the Most Holy Place, and this was not yet known at the time of
the tabernacle of Moses (Heb. 9:7-8).
However, we DO find “Zion” first mentioned with King David (2 Sam.
5:7, 1 Kings 8:1). David found amazing intimacy with God, which is
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