Have you ever noticed that all to frequently the person who insists that we can make the Bible say anything we want has probably not spent much time reading it for himself? Or that the person who insists we really can't know God's will for our lives bases this claim in part upon Scripture verses taken out of context? While every believer needs to be on guard lest he be deceived by some false teaching, one of the beauties of God's Word is that while on the surface it is very simple and straightforward, if we will only make the effort to dig deeper into it, the very depth of its pattern will protect us from being led astray. 

The Bible tells us that God speaks to us twice in order to confirm His Word. Within each of the three volumes which proceeds God's Pattern, I have attempted not only to cite to numerous Scriptures for each point presented, but I believe that I have shown how each point fits into God's overall plan of salvation for us in spirit, soul & body as that plan is revealed throughout the entire Bible. 

It is easy to misinterpret a single page of a detailed architectural drawing when you do not have the entire blueprint to compare it with. However, when the whole plan is available, it is easier to see how each detail of the structure fits into the proposed building. While I do not claim to understand the entire Bible, I do believe that the concepts presented in Needful Things, A Closer Walk and The Last Enemy are found throughout the entire Bible, both Old and New Testament. 

God's Pattern is a detailed (though my no means definitive) study of Moses' Tabernacle, and the Israelites' wilderness journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. While the surface details are interesting enough, it is not until you look beneath the surface of these facts and figures that you find the depth and majesty of God's plan. What's more, as you examine these details I believe that you will find that each of the concepts and ideas presented in the aforesaid three volumes are also found within the blueprint of the Tabernacle and the account of Israel's wanderings. 

God does indeed speak to us twice. But as you shall see, in regards to most of what we have discussed up to this point, God has spoken to us again and again. I believe that He has done so not only to confirm His Word to us, but to show us the importance which He has placed on the complete salvation which He has for us in all three realms - spirit, soul and body. I further believe that He has done so in order to protect us. As we see how each of these concepts fits within God's whole plan for us, the chances of us being led astray by some doctrine or teaching which does not fit the pattern becomes smaller. It is for that purpose that I present this study.