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OVERVIEW OF THE TABERNACLE
WHEN THE ISRAELITES LEFT Egypt, they were ready to begin their life as a free
nation. At Mount Sinai, God gave laws
to Moses by whom the Israelites were to live and worship. He also gave specific instructions for
building a place of worship – the
tabernacle in the wilderness. It was to
picture God’s house on earth among his people.
In some Bible translations, the tabernacle is called the tent of meeting.
The
tabernacle was a special tent placed in the middle of the Israelites’
camp. The people of Israel were
commanded to bring certain offerings for the building of the tabernacle; fine
linen, animal skins, gold, silver, copper and precious stones. The exterior of the tabernacle was set apart
from the camp by a fence. Within this
fence’s walls were an altar, a laver and the tabernacle. Upon completion, the interior of the
tabernacle was very beautiful.
God
gave Moses directions for building the tabernacle and wanted him to follow
every detail completely. Why? The tabernacle was to represent the church
and the manner in which the world would be blessed.
THE PLAN OF
THE TABERNACLE
THE COURTYARD:
The
tabernacle was placed in a courtyard that measured 150 feet by 75 feet. It was surrounded by a white cloth curtain
made of linen hung on wooden posts. These posts were held up by copper
foundations called sockets. Copper in the tabernacle picture is a symbol of the
perfect human nature. The linen curtain
was held up by silver hooks at the top of the wood posts. Silver is a general symbol of truth.
The gate was embroidered, or sewn with a beautiful design in scarlet,
blue and purple. See Exodus 27:9-18.
THE ALTAR OF BURNT
SACRIFICES also called THE BRAZEN ALTAR:
A
large altar, made of wood which was covered by copper, stood in the
courtyard. The altar stood 4 ½ feet
tall and was 7 ½ feet square. It was
between the gate by which the court was entered and the tabernacle. Here many animal sacrifices were offered.
THE LAVER:
The
laver, a large bowl made of polished copper, was placed between the altar of
burnt sacrifices and the tabernacle.
The priests washed their hands and feet with the water which was in the
laver before entering the Holy of the tabernacle. No measurement for the laver are recorded in the Scriptures.
THE TABERNACLE:
The
tabernacle was located near the center of the court. It faced east and was 15 feet from the west end of the curtained
fence. The tent itself was 45 feet long
and 15 feet wide and 15 feet tall. The
walls were made of boards covered with gold. Four coverings hid what was inside
the interior: the first was linen embroidered in scarlet (red), blue and
purple; the second was of goat hair; the third of ram skin which was dyed red;
the fourth, the outer-most covering, was of seal skin. Gold covered the five pillars or posts which
formed the entrance. A beautiful linen
curtain (a veil), embroidered with scarlet, blue and purple, hung from these
pillars. The tabernacle was divided
into two rooms, the Holy and the Most Holy.
INSIDE THE HOLY
The
only entrance to the tabernacle was through the Court. A cloth curtain called the first veil hid
the posts and all the beauty within the tabernacle from view. All of the posts used in the tabernacle were
made of wood covered with gold. Gold is
a symbol of things divine. The five
post at the entrance were set into copper sockets. The hooks from which the first veil was hung were of gold. This first room measured 30 feet long by 15
feet wide. See Exodus 26:15-33.
THE TABLE OF SHEWBREAD also
called THE BREAD OF THE PRESENCE:
This
wooden table, overlaid with gold, was 3 feet long, 1 ½ feet wide and 27 inches
tall. Each Sabbath day the priest
placed twelve loaves of unleavened bread on the table, removing the twelve
loaves of unleavened bread, which had been placed upon this table the previous
Sabbath. After the bread was re-moved
from the table, the priests ate it.
THE CANDLESTICK also called
THE GOLDEN LAMPSTAND:
The
golden candlestick, also called the golden lampstand, had seven branches, each
of which held a golden lamp filled with olive oil. This provided light in the Holy.
No measurement is recorded in the Scriptures for the golden candlestick.
THE ALTAR OF INCENSE also
called THE GOLDEN ALTAR:
The
altar was made of wood and covered with gold.
It was 3 feet tall and 1 ½ feet square.
Here sweet-smelling incense was burned.
The smoke ascended to God like the prayers of His people.
INSIDE THE
MOST HOLY
The
Most Holy was a room of 15 feet square by 15 feet tall – a perfect cube. It was a symbol of heaven, the place of
God’s presence. A second veil hid the
wood posts covered with gold.
THE LINEN VEIL:
A
beautifully embroidered linen veil separated the Holy from the Most Holy. It was hung from four golden pillars or
posts.
THE ARK OF THE COVENANT:
This
wooden chest, covered with gold, was the only furniture in the Most Holy. It was 45 inches long, 27 inches both in
width and height. The top of the ark, a
solid piece of gold, was called the mercy seat. Two cherubim or angels formed of
the same piece of gold, faced each other; that is, they faced toward the center
of the mercy seat. Inside the ark were
three items: two tablets containing the Ten Commandments, Aaron’s rod that
budded and the golden bowl of manna.
OVERVIEW
TABERNACLE AND COURT
OVERVIEW
TABERNACLE AND COURT
NEXT
TO EACH NUMBER IDENTIFY THE ARTICLE.
COLORS OF THE TABERNACLE
IN
THE BIBLE, THESE colors and metals have symbolic meaning.
White pictures Christ’s
righteousness, purity, light and truth.
See Revelation 19:8;
Isaiah
1:18.
Blue represents
faithfulness. Psalms 89:2; Number
15:37- 40.
Scarlet pictures the ransom
sacrifice of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 15:31.
Purple combines the colors scarlet
and blue. It pictures royalty. Revelation 2:10; Mark 15: 17-18; Judges
8:26.
NOTE: Blue, scarlet and purple are the three colors most
frequently used in the fabrics of the tabernacle.
METALS OF
THE TABERNACLE
Gold is the most precious
metal. It pictures the divine nature
which God possesses.
Silver pictures truth. Psalms 12:6; Proverbs 2:3-5; Exodus 27:11.
Copper represents perfect human
nature. Why do some Bible translations
read bronze or brass instead of copper? Look in the Glossary for “copper.”
COLOR THE
BOXES WITH THE APPROPRIATE COLOR.
GOLD PURPLE
DIVINE NATURE ROYALTY
SILVER WHITE
TRUTH CHRIST’S RIGHTEOUSNESS
COPPER BLUE
PERFECT HUMAN NATURE FAITHFULNESS
SCARLET
CHRIST’S RANSOM
DRAW A LINE TO MATCH THE COLORS
WITH THE
THINGS THAT EACH REPRESENTS.
RANSOM TRUTH
BLUE ROYALTY
WHITE PERFECT HUMAN NATURE
PURPLE PURE
GOLD FAITHFULNESS
SILVER SCARLET
COPPER
DIVINE NATURE
Where
is copper used in the tabernacle arrangement?________________
Who
has the divine nature?____________________________________
Give
a scripture that refers to the ransom.
__________________________________________________________
NAME THE
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TABERNACLE.
Name the items found in the court.
1.______________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________
Name the furniture which is
in the Holy.
1.______________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________
Name
the items kept in the Most Holy.
1.______________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________
3.______________________________________________________________
4.______________________________________________________________
Who
received instructions from God to build the tabernacle? ________________
From
what land did the Israelites flee?__________________________________
What
did the tabernacle represent? ____________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Challenge question #1!
What appeared above the tabernacle by
day? By night? To find the
answer,
see Exodus 40: 38. ______________________________________________
Challenge question #2!
In the next chapter, the word omer is used. What is an omer? (Hint:
You
may have to look in a Bible dictionary.) _________________________________
TABERNACLE
WORD SCRAMBLE
Using the clues on the
right, unscramble the words on the left.
T I
H E W __ (__) __ __ (__) Purity, Truth
L E P R U P __ __
(__) __ (__) __ Royalty
S A
R N O M __ (__)
(__)(__) __ __ Scarlet
R O
P C E P __ (__)
__ __ __ __ Perfect Human Nature
V I
N E D I __ __
__ (__) __
__ Gold
E G
T A (__) __
__ __ Entrance to the Court
K A
R __ __
(__) Christ
and His Church
H Y L O S T O M __
__ __ __ (__) __ __
(__) Divine Nature
Find the two words to fill
the blanks below.
Use the letters within the
parentheses ( ) above and
unscramble the letters with
the help of this clue;
The light of
Jehovah in the Most Holy.
(The answer is in Tabernacle
Shadows, page 124 and in the
chapter, “Articles of the Tabernacle,” page 6.)
T H
E __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
ARTICLES IN THE TABERNACLE
THE BRAZEN
ALTAR
Read Exodus
27:1-8
