Review:
The Tabernacle was important to the Old Testament believer because it was the place where God had said He would meet with man, but the Tabernacle is also very important to the New Testament believer. It provides a picture, a foretelling (prophecy) of Christ, the Messiah, and it also provides us a glimpse of heaven, where one day we will all be worshiping God.
The Tabernacle was build in approximately 1440 BC, and it was the place where God would dwell with His people for 400 years. It was used as a place of worship from the time of the Exodus until the time of King Solomon, when the Temple was built.
Read Exodus 25:31-40
1. Describe and/or draw a picture of the next item of furniture described in the text and its accessories.
Read Exodus 26:1-14
2. What was to be the length of the curtains? Width? How many were there to be?
3. What four materials were to be used to make curtains and coverings for the tent?
Read Exodus 26:15-30
4. What wood was to be used for the boards of the tabernacle? What was to be the length of each? Width?
5. The boards were to set in sockets made of what material?
Exodus 26:31-37
The veil was a divider between the Holy Place and the Most Holy Place where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. It was a barrier between God and man. Only the High Priest would enter into the Most Holy Place. There was no separation in the middle. The High Priest had to go around the side.
6. What instructions are given in this section of scripture for the making of the veil? The hanging of the veil?
7. What things., according to this section of scripture were to be in the Most holy Place? Holy Place? How were they to be positioned?
Read Exodus 27
Brass or bronze is the metal which represents judgment (in contrast to gold or silver). The Bronze Altar in the Outer Court of the Tabernacle was the most used piece of furniture in the Tabernacle. It was on this altar that the sacrifices specified by God in the book of Leviticus were made. The Outer Court would have been a very bloody place with the blood of the sacrifices. This blood being spilled was to remind the children of Israel of the price of their sin. A life must be sacrificed to atone for sin.
8. Describe and/or draw a picture of the Bronze (Brass) Altar described in the text and its accessories.
Note: The approximate size of the Bronze Altar in modern measurements was 7.5′ long x 7.5′ wide x 4.5′ high. Exodus 27:6-7 describes how the altar was made “mobile.” After all, every time the children of Israel broke camp, the Tabernacle would have to be broken down and moved.
9. Write out Leviticus 17:11 here. What do you learn from this verse? How do you see this applying to your life, your walk with God today?
10. Write out Hebrews 9:22 here. What application do you see for this verse?
11. Describe the court of the Tabernacle discussed in Exodus 27:9-21. What items of furniture/accessories are found there? Of what metal is everything made?
12. Write out Psalm 100:4 here. What is to occur in the court of the Tabernacle?
13. Once you entered the gate of the Tabernacle, you would be in the Outer Court. There was only one entrance to the Tabernacle. What do you learn from the following scriptures about the number of ways that exist to salvation?
□ John 10:9
□ John 14:6
NOTE: The single entrance and path to journey through the Tabernacle sends that same message. There is only one way – Jesus.
14. What were the only two items of furniture found in the Outer Court of the Tabernacle? (Hint: Exod. 27:1; 30:18)
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