Posted in Leviticus, tagged grain offering, Leviticus chapter 2, Leviticus Chapter 3, peace offering, Tabernacle on May 10, 2018|
Read Chapter 2
1. What are the requirements of a grain offering?
Read Chapter 3
2. What are the requirements of the peace offering?
3. What is prohibited in Leviticus 3:17?
For review of the Tabernacle and the furnishings, see Exodus – Preview of the Tabernacle, Tabernacle Part 1 , Tabernacle Part 2, Tabernacle Part 3, Tabernacle Part 4, Tabernacle Part 5, Tabernacle Part 6, Tabernacle Part 7, Tabernacle Part 8 .
Posted in Exodus, tagged Altar of burnt offerings, Exodus 37, Exodus 38, Tabernacle on April 19, 2018|
Read Chapter 37
1. Who made the ark? Of what type of wood? Overlaid with?
2. What were the tables made of? Overlaid with? What was included in the construction to help with carrying the tables?
3. Of what material were the utensils for the table made?
4. What other two pieces of furniture are described in Exodus 37? Describe them briefly.
Read Chapter 38
5. Of what kind of wood was the altar of burnt offerings made? Overlaid with? What was included in the construction to make it easier to carry?
6. Of what material was the laver made?
7. Of what tribe was Bezalel, the son of Uri? Ahoiliab, son of Ahisamach?
8. How much gold was used in the work of the holy place? Silver?
9. What was made from the silver?
10. How much bronze was used?
Posted in Exodus, tagged Exodus 35, Exodus 36, Moses, Tabernacle on April 17, 2018|
The first chapters on the Tabernacle in Exodus (Chapters 25 through 34) were God’s giving the commands/instructions to Moses. In the following chapters, we will see Moses giving the LORD’s commands to the people for the building of the Tabernacle. We are given a second chance to learn the material.
Read Exodus 35
1. List the main parts of the Tabernacle as they are listed in Exodus 35.
2. What do you learn from Exodus 35:21 about those who gave for the building of the Tabernacle?
Read Exodus 36
3. What do you learn about those who Moses called to do the work on the Tabernacle? (Exodus 36:2)
4. How many curtains did they make?
5. What were the materials used for the layers of curtains?
6. What wood was used for the boards for the Tabernacle?
7. What was the veil made of? Screen for the tabernacle door?
Posted in Exodus, tagged Exodus 33, Tabernacle on March 14, 2018|
Read Exodus 33
1. Describe (paraphrase) what happens in Exodus 33:1-7.
2. According to Exodus 33:8-9, what happened when Moses went out to the Tabernacle? Entered the Tabernacle?
3. What were the people doing during this time?
4. Review and try to summarize what you have learned about the Tabernacle so far.
Posted in Exodus, tagged Exodus 31, Exodus 32, Tabernacle on March 8, 2018|
Review:
1. What are the pieces of furniture found in the outer court of the Tabernacle? Of what metal were they crafted?
2. What are the pieces of furniture found in the Holy Place? Of what metal were they crafted?
3. What is the only piece of furniture found in the Most Holy Place? Of what metal was it crafted?
Read Exodus 31
4. What does God tell Moses about Bezalel, the son of Uria? Of what tribe was Bezalel?
5. Who was going to work with Bezalel?
6. What reminder about the Sabbath does God give Moses for the people?
7. What happens at the end of Chapter 31?
Chapter 32
8. While Moses was gone, what was going on in the camp? Why?
9. What was Aaron’s part in the events which occurred?
10 What does God tell Moses in Exodus 32:7-8?
11. What does God want to do to the people in verse 9 of Exodus 32?
12. How does Moses respond to God? What/who does he ask God to remember?
13. Remembering what God has done and recounting it back to Him in prayer is a very common prayer format in the Bible. Can you find an example?
14. What was Moses carrying down from the mountain in Exodus 32? Who was with him?
15. What do Moses and Joshua hear as they come down the mountain?
16. What is Moses response to seeing the calf and the people dancing?
17. What do you learn from the following verses about anger?
□ Psalm 4:4
□ Ephesians 4:26
□ John 2:14-17
18. Explain the conversation between Moses and Aaron. What is your impression of Aaron?
Note: As believers we want to be thermostats rather than thermometers. That is to say that we want to affect the “temperature” of the environment we are in rather than merely reflecting it.
19. Moses’ remedy is outlined in Exodus 32:25-30. What does he do that day? The next day?
20. In Exodus 32:31-32, we have Moses prayer for the people. What does he ask God to do? What is God’s response?
21. What do you learn from the following verses about God (the LORD)?
□ Deuteronomy 32:4
□ Psalm 1:5-6
□ Isaiah 30:18
□ John 5:30
Posted in Exodus, tagged Exodus 28, Exodus 29, Exodus 30, Furniture in the Tabernacle, Tabernacle on March 6, 2018|
Read Exodus 28
1. Who did God choose to be His priest? Who were his sons?
2. What were the garments described in the chapter that were to be worn by the priest?
3. What does Exodus 28:29 tell you about why the names of the sons of Israel (the tribes) were to be on the breastplate of judgment?
4. What were sewn on the hem of the robe of the priest? Why?
Read Exodus 29
5. What did God require to “hallow them for ministering” to Him? (Genesis 29:1-35)
6. For how many days were they to be consecrated?
7. For how many days were they to make atonement for the altar and sanctify it?
8. What would sanctify the tabernacle according to Exodus 29:43?
9. Copy Exodus 29:45-46 here.
Read Exodus 30
10. What piece of furniture is being described? Briefly describe it below.
11. Where was it to be positioned in the Tabernacle?
12. What was Aaron required to do each morning with the altar of incense? At twilight?
13. What prohibitions did God give them regarding this altar?
14. What does God require in Exodus 30:11-16? What is the purpose of the offering? What is the money to be used for?
15. What article of furniture is described in Exodus 30:17-21? Where was it to be located? What was it to be used for? Briefly describe it here.
16. What was the receipt given for the holy anointing oil? What was it to be used for?
17. What prohibitions did God give regarding the anointing oil?
18. What was the recipe for incense?
19. What prohibitions did God give for the incense?
20. What does Revelation 5:8 tell you about the incense?
Posted in Exodus, tagged Exodus 25, Exodus 26, Exodus 27, Tabernacle on March 3, 2018|
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)
Posted in Exodus, Uncategorized, tagged Exodus 25, Tabernacle on March 1, 2018|
The Tabernacle was a moveable “tent of meeting” that God commanded Moses to build and for which God provided very detailed instructions as to the building, the furnishing, the use, the transportation and the location.
Facts about the Tabernacle:
□ There are 50 chapters in the Bible that discuss the Tabernacle
□ It would have fit in half of a football field
□ God dwelt with his people for 400 years in the Tabernacle (the Exodus to the time of King Solomon)
□ The Tabernacle was in the center of the Israelite camp
Read Exodus Chapter 25
1. What/who was the source of the items used to make the Tabernacle? See also Exodus 12:35-36.
2. With what heart did God ask them to give their offering?
3. What do these verses tell us about giving to the LORD?
□ 2 Corinthians 9:7
□ Luke 6:38
4. Copy Exodus 25:8 here. What is the purpose of the Tabernacle? What does this tell you about the heart of God?
5. How did they know how to build the Tabernacle?
6. According to Hebrews 8:1-5, it was important that Moses followed the instructions for the building of the Tabernacle exactly because it was a shadow of what?
7. What do you learn about the Ark of the Testimony from Exodus 25:10-22; Exodus 37:1-9? If you are able, draw a rough sketch of what it looked like on the back of this page.
8. What will go into the Ark according to verse 16 and 21?
9. Other things were later put into the Ark as well. What were they according to Hebrews 9:4?
10. Each of the items in the Ark were designed to remind the people of an event or action that God took on their behalf. For each of the following, give the event or action they were to remember:
□ Manna (See Exodus 16)
□ Aaron’s rod (See Numbers 17)
□ Tablets of the Law (Exodus 20)
Note: The Ark of the Covenant was to be made form Acacia wood. Acacia wood was durable and resistant to disease and insects, making it the most suitable material for constructing the ark. In addition, the Ark did not have any idols or likenesses of God. Review Exodus 20:4-5. The Israelites were to worship their God without idols or images in contrast to the pagans around them whose gods were often a combination of exaggerated animal and human features.
11. Describe and/or draw a picture of the Mercy seat based on what you read.
Note: The Mercy Seat represented the place where the High Priest would “atone for” or “cover over” the sins of the people. This was the place of the sacrificial payment for sin. Jesus, our High Priest eliminated the need for the sacrifices under the law by becoming the propitiation (atoning sacrifice) for our sins on Calvary. The Mercy Seat was where law (10 Commandments) and mercy (blood covering sin) meet.
12. Describe and/or draw the Table described in Exodus 25:23-30.
13. What goes on the table? What does this represent?
14. What do the following verses tell you about bread?
□ John 6:31-35
□ Matthew 4:4
Posted in Attributes, Bible, God, Knowing God, Love, Tabernacle, worship, tagged God, Love of God, Mercy Seat, Most Holy Place, Tabernacle on January 23, 2011|
One of the most beautiful pictures of the love of God and the foreshadowing of Jesus is found in the Tabernacle at the Mercy Seat. When you visit the Tabernacle in your mind’s eye, you must first enter the gate, then cross the court yard, pass the bronze altar, make your way past the laver and then enter the first partition separating the outer courts from the holy place.
Once inside the holy place, you will find only the light of the golden candlesticks. By its light, you will see the table of show bread and the altar of incense which is right outside of the Most Holy Place. As you push aside the last veil separating you from the presence of God which occupies the Most Holy Place, you will look in and see there is only one piece of furniture – the Ark.
The Ark was a box covered with gold and on top of which were two cherubim with their wings touching. Inside of the Ark was found the law (the tablets from Moses with the 10 Commandments). The top, the covering over the law was known as the mercy seat. It was here that God promised to meet with His people. It was here that the High Priest was to sprinkle blood.
The picture is one of mercy. God would bring mercy and cover the law. God made Him (Jesus) who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of Christ in Him. It is the blood sprinkled on the mercy seat (covering the law), that speaks of Jesus, of Calvary where Jesus’ blood would be shed once and for all to pay for the sins of all men so that whosoever would believe in Him would not perish but have eternal life.
That is amazing love. O, what a savior!
Rooted and Grounded 