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Part 1 – Overview of the Tabernacle: A Picture of our Life in Jesus Christ Dr. Brandon S. Park – November 6th, 2013
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It has been said that “Real salvation is not getting man out of earth into heaven, but getting God out of heaven in to man.” One of the clearest illustrations and best object lessons for spiritual truth is the Old Testament tabernacle. In the Old Testament, God had a _______________ for His people; in the New Testament God has a ________________ for His tabernacle. (“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you?” 1 Cor. 6:19). Why did God give Moses the blueprints to construct the Tabernacle? Exodus 25:8, “that I may dwell among them.” It was the one physical place where God could meet with His people for instruction, worship, blessing, and atonement for sin. God said in Exodus 29:45, “ I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.” The tabernacle would be a daily reminder of His presence. Bible scholar Merrill Unger said, “The tabernacle and all that pertained to it was typical of the presence of God with His people.”
THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TABERNACLE The ____________ Court – It’s size was 75’ feet by 150’ ft. A fence 7’ feet high enclosed it. The gate facing east was 30 feet wide. The furnishings inside the outer court included a brazen altar, and the laver (wash basin). The ____________ Court-‐-‐The first part of the inner court a space 15 feet wide, 15 feet high and 30 feet long containing three pieces of furniture. There was a table of showbread, the golden lamp stand or menorah, and in the center at the door of the Holy of Holies was the altar of incense. The ________ of __________ -‐ 15 feet by 15 feet by 15 feet, a perfect cube. This room contained the most important furnishing – the Ark of the Covenant.
The Tabernacle is a Picture of Jesus Christ Dr. M.R. Dehone said "There is no portion of scripture richer in meaning or more perfect in its teaching of the plan of redemption than this divinely designed building." The Tabernacle tells us the story of God’s plan for salvation long before Jesus was ever born. It is mentioned in 50 chapters in our Bible. In Exodus alone, there are 16 chapters devoted to it.
1. THE TABERNACLE IS A ________________ BUILDING It took about 7-‐8 months to construct this building. About 8500 people transported this building because it was portable. God would physically reveal His presence in a “pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.” God’s presence would hover over this building at all times. When the “cloud” moved, it was Israel’s signal to pack up the Tabernacle and move their encampment to wherever God was directing them. In Exodus 25:1-‐7, God gives the instruction as to the types of materials that would be necessary to construct the Tabernacle. Vs.1-‐2 says, “The LORD said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give.” The people were to bring their offerings to fund and resource the building of the Tabernacle. Read Exodus 36:5-‐6 – the response to give towards this “building project” was so strong that the people had to be ordered to stop giving. In Exodus 25:3, it tells you of the different materials used in the construction of the Tabernacle. (All materials weighed an estimated 19,000 lbs. and would be worth $20 million dollars today.) It was to be constructed of three metals: Gold, Silver, and Brass. Exodus 25:4 tells us of the types of fabric to be used: Blue and purple and scarlet and fine linen and goat's hair. In verse 5 notice some skins were used. Ram's skins, dyed red as well as Badger's skins. The outside covering over the Tabernacle was badger skin. This was a precious commodity used to make shoes for the Israelites. The people were being asked to give up the skin that made their shoes. Yet the
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The Bible seems to indicate that the soul consists of primarily of our mind/intellect, emotions, and our will.
The Soul is Centered in the MIND / INTELLECT – “So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.” (Proverbs 24:14)
The Soul is also the center of EMOTIONS – “And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.” (1 Samuel 18:1)
The Soul is the Center of the WILL – “The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.” (Job 6:7)
Your soul is that part of your nature through which we relate to ourselves and to others. My soul is the real me living inside of this “earthly house” called my body.
III. The HOLY OF HOLIES IS A SYMBOL OF OUR ______________ AND HOW WE RELATE TO THE SPIRITUAL WORLD Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-‐edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit…” The reason why mankind is special apart from all of God’s creation is that we have a SPIRIT. Plants have a body. Animals may have a body and a soul. But only man has a body a soul AND a Spirit. Genesis 2:7 says that God breathed into Adam “the breath of life.” The soul of an animal will perish – but man’s soul eternally linked with his spirit—will live forever. When we are born again—we become joined with Christ—the Spirit of God is now the Spirit that dwells with us. Once God’s Spirit comes to reside in us – He begins to transform our soul (intellect, emotions, and will). And the soul is meant to motivate the body to navigate through this world with the purpose of accomplishing God’s will.
QUOTE: Ian Thomas, “To be in Christ—that is redemption; but for Christ to be in you—that is sanctification! To be in Christ—that makes you fit for heaven; but for Christ to be in you—that makes you fit for earth! To be in Christ—that changes your destination; but for Christ to be in you—that changes your destiny! The one makes heaven your home—the other makes this world His workshop.”
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Bible says that for those 40 years that they wandered in the wilderness, their shoes never got old (Deuteronomy 8:4). God rewards us when we are willing to sacrifice for Him.
2. THE TABERNACLE IS A _________________ BUILDING Look at verse 8. "And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them." The word sanctuary means a sacred place, a set apart place. Exodus 40 tells us that when the building was completed, God came down in that visible shekinah glory cloud and filled the tabernacle. Why was the Tabernacle built? God wanted to be in the _________ of His ____________. The Tabernacle was to be situated right in the middle of the Israelite encampment. When the Tabernacle was set up, the nation of Israel surrounded it with three tribes to the North, South, East, and West. It was a reminder that God was right there with them. The Holiness of God is pictured in the Tabernacle. As you approached it from the outside, you would see a linen fence. Linen pictures the righteousness of God. On the inside there was gold everywhere. Gold is a picture of the pure holiness of God. In the Outer Court, you would see everything covered in brass. Brass is a picture of judgment which reminds us that God is holy and a holy God must deal with sin. There are three entrances in that building. The outside fence was known as the gate. The entrance to the Holy Place was the door. Between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies, there was a veil. All three of those entrances are beautiful pictures of our Lord Jesus Christ who opens up the gate, who opens up the door, who through His own flesh, the veil, makes it possible for you and me, by His blood to come in.
3. THE TABERNACLE IS A ___________________ BUILDING There were heavenly lessons that God wanted to teach His people through that earthly tabernacle. Hebrews 8:1-‐5, “Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man. For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer. Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law; who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, "SEE," He says, "THAT YOU MAKE all things ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN WHICH WAS SHOWN YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN." This Old Testament Tabernacle was to be a copy or a shadow. In verse 5 he also uses the word "pattern". The Greek word pattern is transliterated "type". A type is a person or event or object in the Old Testament which pictures a person or event or object in the New Testament. The Tabernacle is an Old Testament picture of Jesus Christ and who we are in Christ Jesus. Exod. 25:9, “According to all I show you, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall you make it.” Notice the furnishings of the Tabernacle and how they symbolize what Christ is doing in the lives of believers
1. The brazen altar -‐ pictures Christ our sacrifice
2. The laver, the place of washing -‐ pictures Christ our sanctification
3. The table of shewbread -‐ pictures Christ our sustenance -‐ Jesus is the bread of life
4. The menorah -‐ pictures Christ our light or our sight -‐ John 9
5. The altar of incense -‐ pictures Christ our supplication
6. The Ark of the Covenant speaks of Christ our sovereign
7. The Mercy Seat speaks of Christ our satisfaction
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The Tabernacle as a Picture of Who We Are in Jesus Christ When God designed the OT tabernacle – He designed it with three major parts or sections. The 3-‐fold pattern of the tabernacle teaches us something very important about the nature of God, how He wants us to approach Him in worship, and about us as His temples in this age. The Outer Court was visible to all and visited by all. It was here that the external worship of the people would take place. The Inner Court (aka “Holy Place”) was restricted for only the priests to worship and offer service to God. The Holy of Holies was off limits to everyone except one person – the High Priest. (The Bible says that Jesus is our High Priest). It was here that God dwelt in His shekinah glory between the cherubim that covered the mercy seat of the ark of the covenant.
Why does the tabernacle have 3 sections? I believe its because we serve a triune God. The God we worship is one God who has revealed Himself in three distinct persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Just as God is triune in nature—man is created in His image. We also have a triune nature: Body, Soul, and Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:23, “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Borrowing from the imagery of the Tabernacle – it could be said that as Christians, we are a house of three rooms (body, soul, and spirit). God created us with three parts because we are created to know three worlds: the physical world, the psychological world, and the spiritual world.
When a man is rightly related to the material/physical world with his body – He is healthy. When he is rightly related to the psychological world with his soul—he is happy. When He is properly related to the Spiritual world of God with his spirit—He is holy.
I. THE OUTER COURT IS A SYMBOL OF OUR ___________ AND HOW WE RELATE TO THE PHYSICAL WORLD The body is what the Bible calls the “outward man” (2 Corinthians 4:16). The human body corresponds to the outer court of the tabernacle. Because the outer court was a place of sacrifice. Interestingly, the NT calls our bodies the place of sacrifice. In Romans 12:1, Paul commanded us to present our bodies as a “living sacrifice.”
II. THE HOLY PLACE (INNER COURT) IS A SYMBOL OF OUR ____________ AND HOW WE RELATE TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WORLD The Greek word for soul is phyche – that’s the term we get the English word psychology.
Part 1 – Overview of the Tabernacle: A Picture of our Life in Jesus Christ Dr. Brandon S. Park – November 6th, 2013
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It has been said that “Real salvation is not getting man out of earth into heaven, but getting God out of heaven in to man.” One of the clearest illustrations and best object lessons for spiritual truth is the Old Testament tabernacle. In the Old Testament, God had a _______________ for His people; in the New Testament God has a ________________ for His tabernacle. (“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you?” 1 Cor. 6:19). Why did God give Moses the blueprints to construct the Tabernacle? Exodus 25:8, “that I may dwell among them.” It was the one physical place where God could meet with His people for instruction, worship, blessing, and atonement for sin. God said in Exodus 29:45, “ I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.” The tabernacle would be a daily reminder of His presence. Bible scholar Merrill Unger said, “The tabernacle and all that pertained to it was typical of the presence of God with His people.”
THE DIMENSIONS OF THE TABERNACLE The ____________ Court – It’s size was 75’ feet by 150’ ft. A fence 7’ feet high enclosed it. The gate facing east was 30 feet wide. The furnishings inside the outer court included a brazen altar, and the laver (wash basin). The ____________ Court-‐-‐The first part of the inner court a space 15 feet wide, 15 feet high and 30 feet long containing three pieces of furniture. There was a table of showbread, the golden lamp stand or menorah, and in the center at the door of the Holy of Holies was the altar of incense. The ________ of __________ -‐ 15 feet by 15 feet by 15 feet, a perfect cube. This room contained the most important furnishing – the Ark of the Covenant.
The Tabernacle is a Picture of Jesus Christ Dr. M.R. Dehone said "There is no portion of scripture richer in meaning or more perfect in its teaching of the plan of redemption than this divinely designed building." The Tabernacle tells us the story of God’s plan for salvation long before Jesus was ever born. It is mentioned in 50 chapters in our Bible. In Exodus alone, there are 16 chapters devoted to it.
1. THE TABERNACLE IS A ________________ BUILDING It took about 7-‐8 months to construct this building. About 8500 people transported this building because it was portable. God would physically reveal His presence in a “pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.” God’s presence would hover over this building at all times. When the “cloud” moved, it was Israel’s signal to pack up the Tabernacle and move their encampment to wherever God was directing them. In Exodus 25:1-‐7, God gives the instruction as to the types of materials that would be necessary to construct the Tabernacle. Vs.1-‐2 says, “The LORD said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give.” The people were to bring their offerings to fund and resource the building of the Tabernacle. Read Exodus 36:5-‐6 – the response to give towards this “building project” was so strong that the people had to be ordered to stop giving. In Exodus 25:3, it tells you of the different materials used in the construction of the Tabernacle. (All materials weighed an estimated 19,000 lbs. and would be worth $20 million dollars today.) It was to be constructed of three metals: Gold, Silver, and Brass. Exodus 25:4 tells us of the types of fabric to be used: Blue and purple and scarlet and fine linen and goat's hair. In verse 5 notice some skins were used. Ram's skins, dyed red as well as Badger's skins. The outside covering over the Tabernacle was badger skin. This was a precious commodity used to make shoes for the Israelites. The people were being asked to give up the skin that made their shoes. Yet the
Part 1 – Overview of the Tabernacle: A Picture of our Life in Jesus Christ The Tabernacle
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The Bible seems to indicate that the soul consists of primarily of our mind/intellect, emotions, and our will.
The Soul is Centered in the MIND / INTELLECT – “So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.” (Proverbs 24:14)
The Soul is also the center of EMOTIONS – “And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.” (1 Samuel 18:1)
The Soul is the Center of the WILL – “The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat.” (Job 6:7)
Your soul is that part of your nature through which we relate to ourselves and to others. My soul is the real me living inside of this “earthly house” called my body.
III. The HOLY OF HOLIES IS A SYMBOL OF OUR ______________ AND HOW WE RELATE TO THE SPIRITUAL WORLD Hebrews 4:12, “For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-‐edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit…” The reason why mankind is special apart from all of God’s creation is that we have a SPIRIT. Plants have a body. Animals may have a body and a soul. But only man has a body a soul AND a Spirit. Genesis 2:7 says that God breathed into Adam “the breath of life.” The soul of an animal will perish – but man’s soul eternally linked with his spirit—will live forever. When we are born again—we become joined with Christ—the Spirit of God is now the Spirit that dwells with us. Once God’s Spirit comes to reside in us – He begins to transform our soul (intellect, emotions, and will). And the soul is meant to motivate the body to navigate through this world with the purpose of accomplishing God’s will.
QUOTE: Ian Thomas, “To be in Christ—that is redemption; but for Christ to be in you—that is sanctification! To be in Christ—that makes you fit for heaven; but for Christ to be in you—that makes you fit for earth! To be in Christ—that changes your destination; but for Christ to be in you—that changes your destiny! The one makes heaven your home—the other makes this world His workshop.”
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Bible says that for those 40 years that they wandered in the wilderness, their shoes never got old (Deuteronomy 8:4). God rewards us when we are willing to sacrifice for Him.
2. THE TABERNACLE IS A _________________ BUILDING Look at verse 8. "And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them." The word sanctuary means a sacred place, a set apart place. Exodus 40 tells us that when the building was completed, God came down in that visible shekinah glory cloud and filled the tabernacle. Why was the Tabernacle built? God wanted to be in the _________ of His ____________. The Tabernacle was to be situated right in the middle of the Israelite encampment. When the Tabernacle was set up, the nation of Israel surrounded it with three tribes to the North, South, East, and West. It was a reminder that God was right there with them. The Holiness of God is pictured in the Tabernacle. As you approached it from the outside, you would see a linen fence. Linen pictures the righteousness of God. On the inside there was gold everywhere. Gold is a picture of the pure holiness of God. In the Outer Court, you would see everything covered in brass. Brass is a picture of judgment which reminds us that God is holy and a holy God must deal with sin. There are three entrances in that building. The outside fence was known as the gate. The entrance to the Holy Place was the door. Between the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies, there was a veil. All three of those entrances are beautiful pictures of our Lord Jesus Christ who opens up the gate, who opens up the door, who through His own flesh, the veil, makes it possible for you and me, by His blood to come in.
3. THE TABERNACLE IS A ___________________ BUILDING There were heavenly lessons that God wanted to teach His people through that earthly tabernacle. Hebrews 8:1-‐5, “Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man. For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer. Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law; who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, "SEE," He says, "THAT YOU MAKE all things ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN WHICH WAS SHOWN YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN." This Old Testament Tabernacle was to be a copy or a shadow. In verse 5 he also uses the word "pattern". The Greek word pattern is transliterated "type". A type is a person or event or object in the Old Testament which pictures a person or event or object in the New Testament. The Tabernacle is an Old Testament picture of Jesus Christ and who we are in Christ Jesus. Exod. 25:9, “According to all I show you, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall you make it.” Notice the furnishings of the Tabernacle and how they symbolize what Christ is doing in the lives of believers
1. The brazen altar -‐ pictures Christ our sacrifice
2. The laver, the place of washing -‐ pictures Christ our sanctification
3. The table of shewbread -‐ pictures Christ our sustenance -‐ Jesus is the bread of life
4. The menorah -‐ pictures Christ our light or our sight -‐ John 9
5. The altar of incense -‐ pictures Christ our supplication
6. The Ark of the Covenant speaks of Christ our sovereign
7. The Mercy Seat speaks of Christ our satisfaction
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The Tabernacle as a Picture of Who We Are in Jesus Christ When God designed the OT tabernacle – He designed it with three major parts or sections. The 3-‐fold pattern of the tabernacle teaches us something very important about the nature of God, how He wants us to approach Him in worship, and about us as His temples in this age. The Outer Court was visible to all and visited by all. It was here that the external worship of the people would take place. The Inner Court (aka “Holy Place”) was restricted for only the priests to worship and offer service to God. The Holy of Holies was off limits to everyone except one person – the High Priest. (The Bible says that Jesus is our High Priest). It was here that God dwelt in His shekinah glory between the cherubim that covered the mercy seat of the ark of the covenant.
Why does the tabernacle have 3 sections? I believe its because we serve a triune God. The God we worship is one God who has revealed Himself in three distinct persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Just as God is triune in nature—man is created in His image. We also have a triune nature: Body, Soul, and Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:23, “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Borrowing from the imagery of the Tabernacle – it could be said that as Christians, we are a house of three rooms (body, soul, and spirit). God created us with three parts because we are created to know three worlds: the physical world, the psychological world, and the spiritual world.
When a man is rightly related to the material/physical world with his body – He is healthy. When he is rightly related to the psychological world with his soul—he is happy. When He is properly related to the Spiritual world of God with his spirit—He is holy.
I. THE OUTER COURT IS A SYMBOL OF OUR ___________ AND HOW WE RELATE TO THE PHYSICAL WORLD The body is what the Bible calls the “outward man” (2 Corinthians 4:16). The human body corresponds to the outer court of the tabernacle. Because the outer court was a place of sacrifice. Interestingly, the NT calls our bodies the place of sacrifice. In Romans 12:1, Paul commanded us to present our bodies as a “living sacrifice.”
II. THE HOLY PLACE (INNER COURT) IS A SYMBOL OF OUR ____________ AND HOW WE RELATE TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WORLD The Greek word for soul is phyche – that’s the term we get the English word psychology.
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