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The Tabernacle in the Wilderness

The Tabernacle in the Wilderness. The Tabernacle in the Wilderness. Diagram of the Tabernacle The Gate Brazen Altar and the Tabernacle Sacrifices Laver (Basin) Menorah (Lampstand) Table of Showbread Golden Altar of Incense Holy of Holies and Veil Ark of the Covenant. The Tabernacle.

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The Tabernacle in the Wilderness

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  1. The Tabernacle in the Wilderness

  2. The Tabernacle in the Wilderness • Diagram of the Tabernacle • The Gate • Brazen Altar and the Tabernacle Sacrifices • Laver (Basin) • Menorah (Lampstand) • Table of Showbread • Golden Altar of Incense • Holy of Holies and Veil • Ark of the Covenant

  3. The Tabernacle West North South East

  4. The Tabernacle in the Wilderness

  5. Materials • Gold: Diety • Silver: Redemption • Bronze: Judgment • Blue: Heaven • Purple: Royalty • Scarlet Thread: Sacrifice • Fine Linen: Purity • Goats Hair: cursed sin offering • Rams Skin Dyed Red: Substitutionary sacrifice • Badger Skins: Outward appearance – unattractive • Accacia Wood: Incorruptible humanity • Oil: The Holy Spirit’s annointing

  6. Materials • Spices for the Oil and Incense: Sweet smelling fragrance to God • Stacte: A powder from the hardened drops of the fragrant resin found in the bark of the Myrrh bush. The word means "a drop". • Onycha: A powder from the horny shell cover of a clam-like mollusk found in the Red Sea. When burnt, this powder emits a penetrating aroma. The Hebrew word means- "aromatic shell". • Galbanum: A brownish pungent resin that exudes from the lower part of the stem of a Ferula plant. This herb plant is found at the Mediterranean Sea and has thick stalks, yellow flowers, and fern-like green foliage. It has a musky, pungent smell and is valuable because it preserves the scent of a mixed perfume, and allows of its distribution over a long period of time.

  7. The Fence and The Outer Court • Exodus 27: 9 – 18; 38: 9 – 20 • 100 cubits x 50 cubits • 150’ x 75’ x 7.5’ • Fine, white, twined linen fence • Suspended on 60 pillars (posts) of brass • Resting on sockets of brass • Caped with crowns of silver (chapiters) • Held in place with linen cords and pins of brass • Made from finely woven Egyptian flax called “byssus”

  8. The Gate • Exodus 27: 16 • Only one gate people could enter • Act of entering to find forgiveness of sin, fellowship with God • Represents Christ as only way to fellowship with God • John 14:6 • 30 feet wide • Located in center of the outer court, east end • Covered by a curtain or screen made of finely twisted linen in blue, purple and scarlet

  9. The Gate • First thing seen upon passing through gate – Brazen Altar • Serves as reminder of man’s sinfulness, need for blood sacrifice to fellowship with God • Repentance, offering • No repentance, no entering the “narrow way”

  10. Brazen Altar • Exodus 27: 1 – 8 • Also referred to as: bronze altar; altar of sacrifice • Positioned inside courtyard; first item seen upon entering Courtyard • Altar: Hebrew root “to slay;” “high place for sacrifice/slaughter” • On raised mound of earth, higher than surrounding furnishings • Symbol: Christ, our sacrifice, lifted upon the Cross, His altar, which stood on hill called Golgotha

  11. Brazen Altar • Place for burning animal sacrifices • Made of shittum (accacia) • Overlaid with bronze; symbol of judgment on sin • 7.5 feet on all four sides; 4.5 feet deep • Four horns projected from the top four corners • Bronze Grating inside to hold animal sacrifices • First step for sinful man to approach God, be cleansed by blood of an innocent creature • Sin Offering: person had to bring male lamb or calf without blemish or defect from to the priest at the Tabernacle Gate • Laying hand on the head of offer: person identifying with the sacrifice; sin, guilt moved from self to animal • Priest slaughter the animal; sprinkle blood in front of the Veil of the Holy Place; burn sacrifice; pour rest at bottom of Altar

  12. Brazen Altar • Blood: significant agent of atonement (covering of sin) and cleansing in OT • Sacrifices performed year after year, not permanently freed of sin, guilt • Jesus, Lamb of God: the ultimate, last sacrifice for mankind. “Would be led like a lamb to slaughter and pierced for our transgressions. His blood sprinkled and poured out at the cross for us • Mark 14:24; 1 Peter 1: 18 – 19; Hebrews 9: 13 – 14; 2 Corinthians 5:21 • Horns: Symbol of power and strength; blood dabbed on horns of altar, signifying power of the blood to atone for sins • Jesus is the “Horn of Salvation;” Psalm 18: 2; Luke 1: 69

  13. Brazen Altar • Sacrifices: Bores reference to the Passover lambs the Israelites slaughtered in like manner to save their firstborns from the last plague of God’s judgment on Egypt (Exodus 12: 1 – 13) • Similarly, Passover and sacrificial lambs were eaten after slaughtered • Jesus: sacrificed • Night before Passover when Jesus was crucified, He “took break, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my Body ‘” Matthew 26: 26 • John 6: 53 - 56

  14. Brazen Altar • Utensils: • Shovels – probably used to clear away the ashes • Basins – to catch the blood; used to sprinkle at the bottom of the altar • Forks or Flesh Hooks – instrument with 3 prongs; used for placing the pieces of the offering upon the altar • Fire Pans - to carry coals from the altar into the Holy Place for service at the altar of incense

  15. Laver (Basin) • Exodus 30: 17 – 21; 38:8 • Large bowl filled with water; located halfway between Brazen Alter and the Holy Place • No specified measurements; made entirely of bronze • Priests were to wash their hands and feet before entering the Holy Place • Reminder: people need cleansing before approaching God; Red Sea deliverance • Priests atoned for their sins through sacrifices at the Brazen Altar, but were cleansed themselves at the Laver to be pure and die before a holy God • For Today: Believers are forgive through Christ’s work on the cross; washed through His Word. We need to daily wash in His Word to cleanse ourselves to serve and minister before Him • Ephesians 5; 25 – 27; Hebrews 10: 22

  16. The Tabernacle: The Tent of Meeting • Exodus 26: 15 – 30 • Also referred to as The House of Blood • 10 cubits x 10 cubits x 30 cubits • 15’ x 15’ x 45’ • 48 boards: each 10 cubits high and 1.5 cubits wide • 96 sockets: two under each board • 15 bars: five on each side of the two sides and on the back • Pillars: two sets – one with four and one with five • 4 sets of Curtains and Coverings

  17. The Tent of Meeting

  18. Menorah (Lampstand) • Priests: after washing hands and feet at the Laver, could enter Holy Place, the first rom of the tent of the Tabernacle • Furniture in Holy Place: • Menorah • Table of Showbread • Golden Altar of Incense • Menorah: • also called “golden lampstand,” “candlestick” • Stood at left side of the Holy Place • Hammered out of one piece of pure gold • No specific instructions for size • Had central branch from which three branches extended from each side, forming a total of seven branches • Looked like an almond tree containing buds, blossoms, flowers • Leviticus 24: 1 - 3

  19. Menorah (Lampstand) • Only source of light in the Holy Place; shown upon the Table of Showbread and Altar of Incense • Enabled priests to fellowship with God, intercede on behalf of God’s people • Jesus: “the true light that gives light to every man” (John 1: 9) • John 8: 12; John 9: 46 • Jesus represented by the main branch of menorah; believers represented by the six branches extending from original branch (vine?) • Having believed we are “children of light” (Ephesians 5: 8) who draw our life and light from the branch and light, Jesus • We are the “light of the world” and are commanded to “let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” (Matt 5: 14, 16) • “I am the vine, you are the branches…apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15: 5) • Symbolize: Pillar of fire; almond buds = Tree of Life • Pure Gold: represents the diety and perfection of Jesus • Seven: the number for completeness in the Bible • We are made complete by the perfection of Christ

  20. The Table of Showbread • Made of acacia wood; overlaid with pure gold • Measured 3 feet by 1.5 feet and 2 feet, 3 inches high • Stood on the right side of the Holy Place across from the Menorah; held 12 loaves of break, representing the 12 tribes of Israel • The Bread: • Priests baked the bread of fine flour • Remained on the table for a week • Every Sabbath day priests removed and ate the bread in the Holy Place • Fresh break then placed on the Table • Only priests could eat the bread, only in the Holy Place because it was holy

  21. The Table of Showbread • “Showbread” called “bread of presence” • Was always in the presence of the Lord • Symbolized manna God provided in wilderness • The Table and Bread: • Picture of God’s willingness to fellowship and communion (literally speaking, sharing something in common” with man • Eating together often seen as act of fellowship • God was willing for man to enter His presence to fellowship with Him and invitation was always open • John 6: 35, 40 – 50 • Matthew 26: 26 • Jesus’ broken body is our access to fellowship with God • Celebrate Lord’s Supper or communion to remember this truth and sit down for a feast with His people

  22. Golden Altar of Incense • Sat in front of the curtain that separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies • Smaller than the Brazen Altar; a square, each side measuring 1.5 feet and 3 feet high • Made of acacia wood, overlaid with pure gold • Four horns protruded from the four corners of the Golden Altar of Incense • Priests burn incense every morning and evening; burnt continually throughout the day and night as a pleasing aroma to God • Incense: four equal parts of precious spices: • Stacte • Onycha • Galbanum • Frankincense • Like the showbread, considered holy

  23. Golden Altar of Incense • Israelites commanded not to use same incense formula outside the Tabernacle to make perfume for their own consumption; otherwise they would be cut off from their people (Exodus 30: 34 – 38) • Symbol: Prayers and intercession of the people to God as a sweet fragrance; God wanted His dwelling to be a place where people could approach and pray to Him; Cloud that guided the Hebrews in the wilderness • Psalm 141: 2; Revelations 8: 3 - 4

  24. Golden Altar of Incense • Golden Altar: • Representation of Christ, our intercessor before God the Father • Jesus is our High Priest • Romans 8: 34 • Our sins are forgive through the blood of Christ, we can boldly enter into the throne room and pray in Jesus’ name based on His work, not our own merit • Horns of Golden Altar: • Sprinkled with blood from animal sacrifice to cleanse, purify it from sins of the Israelites (Leviticus 4: 7, 16: 18) • As on Brazen Altar, represent the power of Christ’s blood to forgive sins; signify the power of His blood in prayer

  25. The Holy of Holies • An inner room within the Holy Place of the Tabernacle • God’s special dwelling place in midst of His people; place no ordinary person could enter • God appeared as Pillar of Cloud or Fire in and above the Holy of Holies • Holy of Holies was a perfect tube; length, width and height were all equal to 15 feet

  26. The Holy of Holies • The Veil: • A thick curtain separating the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place • Made of fine linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn • Cherubim (angels): • embroidered on the Veil • were spirits who serve God, • were in the presence of God to demonstrate His almighty power and majesty • guarded the throne of God • On the innermost layer of covering of the tent; if one looked up, one could see the cherubim figures

  27. The Holy of Holies • The Veil: • Hebrew: means a screen, divider or separator that hides • Veil shielded a holy God from sinful man • Entering the Holy of Holies, you entered into the very presence of God • Death to anyone except the high priest that entered the Holy of Holies • Even high priests, God’s chosen mediators with His people, could only pass through the veil, enter the sacred dwelling place once a year on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) (Hebrews 9: 7) • Picture of a barrier between man and God; showing man that God’s holiness is not to be trifled with

  28. The Holy of Holies • The Veil: • God’s presence remained shielded from the Israelites • Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross, tore the veil in half, from top to bottom (Matthew 27: 51) • Only God could have torn the Veil in half because it was too high and too thick for human hands to have torn it

  29. The Holy of Holies • The Veil: • The Jerusalem Temple, a replica of the Wilderness Tabernacle, had a curtain that was abut 60 feet high, 30 feet in width and 4 inches thick • Exposed Holy of Holies; God’s presence now accessible to all • Illustrated Jesus’ broken body , opening the way for us to come to God • Age of animal offering was over • Hebrews 6: 19 – 20; 10: 19 - 22

  30. The Ark of the Covenant • In Holy of Holies, one piece of furniture comprised of two parts • Ark of the Covenant • Atonement Cover or “Mercy Seat” on top of the Ark • The Ark: • Made of acacia wood, overlaid with pure gold inside and out • 3 feet, 9 inches long; 2 feet 3 inches wide and high • God commanded Moses put in the Ark: • Golden pot of manna • Aaron’s staff that budded • Ten Commandments written on two stone tablets

  31. The Ark of the Covenant • The Ark (Cont.) Exodus 25: 22 • Cherubim (angels): stood on top of Ark facing each other • Symbols of God’s divine presence and power (2 Samuel 6: 2) • Were facing downward to the Ark with outstretched wings that covered the atonement cover • Whole structure was beaten out of one piece of gold

  32. The Ark of the Covenant • The Atonement Cover or The Mercy Seat: (Ex 25:22) • Was lid for the Ark • Two cherubim on top of it • Cherubim: symbols of God’s divine presence and power • Whole structure beaten out of one piece of gold • God’s dwelling place in the Tabernacle • Read 1 Tim 6:16 “unapproachable light” • Referred to as the Shekinah glory; the presence of the Lord

  33. The Ark of the Covenant • Contents: • Gold Pot of Manna • Aaron’s staff that had budded • Two stone tablets • Pot of Manna: Exodus 16: 32 • God provided the bread-like food to the Israelites in their desert wanderings • Israelites were not a bit thankful • Reminder that despite what God had provided, Israelites has reject His provision

  34. The Ark of the Covenant • Aaron’s Staff: • Had budded; out of jealousy the people rebelled against Aaron as their high priest • God commanded the people to take 12 sticks written with the names of the leader of each tribe; place them before the Ark overnight • Next day, Aaron’s rod from the house of Levi, had budded with blossoms and almonds; confirming God’s choice of Aaron’s household as the priestly line • Reminds Israelites that on more that one occasion, they had rejected God’s authority

  35. The Ark of the Covenant • Ten Commandments on Two Stone Tablets: • Israelites are God’s chosen people • To qualify for this distinction, God demanded the Israelites obey His Law, the Ten Commandments • Exodus 19: 5 – 6, 8 • Reminder that the Israelites had rejected God’s right standard of living

  36. The Ark of the Covenant • Associated Miracles: • Water of River Jordan divided allowing the Israelites to cross on dry land (Joshua 3: 14 – 17) • Walls of Jericho fall allowing the Israelites to capture the city (Joshua 6:6-21) • Ark taken into battle against the Philistines, “summoning God’s presence;” Philistines win battle and “the glory departed from Israel, for the ark was taken (1 Samuel 4:22) • God displays His power to Philistines; caused their idol, Dagan, to fall to the ground when the ark was placed next to it • Several Philistine cities plagued heavily when the ark was in their midst (1 Samuel 5)

  37. The Tabernacle • A lesson of unquestionable authority • All tabernacle components were part of an intricate visual aid to illustrate God’s requirement for complete obedience • God’s specified instruction for the construction of the Tabernacle and the furnishings were obediently followed • Any irreverence or ritual uncleanness could result in the individual being cut off from his people or in death • A projection of God’s plan for redemption • Read John 1:14 • Word dwelling is the same word for tabernacle in OT • God came in living flesh to dwell or to tabernacle among His people • Christ Himself fulfilled the picture of the OT tabernacle • Read Revelations 21:3

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