We move to the boundaries of God’s new home; the courtyard. This sets the perimeter where all the activity of sacrifice was to be conducted. This boundary didn’t mean that He had no influence beyond its borders or that those coming within them were always acting exactly as He directed. What it did represent is […]
We have the first piece of exterior furnishings today; the bronze altar. This is where the priests will sacrifice all the offerings to God. Notice this piece is not gold. The gold, purity, stops at the door of the tabernacle. Actually it doesn’t reach the door beyond the covering of the five pillars at the […]
Today we see the actual structure of God’s house. It is HEAVY DUTY construction. It is made to last for generations. As I’m reading our section today I’m trying to imagine what the building God was giving instructions for would look like. No. I hadn’t ever looked at a replica before so what I was […]
This is the third internal furniture piece for God’s temple. The lampstand which will be what provides ALL the light within. When we looked at the other two pieces God commissioned I wondered about how elaborate the design was. We know that the temple Solomon built was extremely intricate and elaborate. I wondered about what […]
The next piece of furniture God gives Moses the design for is the table. This is where the showbread will be placed. I noticed a couple of things about the pattern for the table. First of all, its width and length are smaller than that of the Ark but their height is the same. The […]
