Tabernacle

Moses was commanded to make after a divine pattern — Ex 25:9; 26:30; Heb 8:5.

Made of the free-will offerings of the people — Ex 25:1-8; 35:4,5,21-29.

Divine wisdom given to Bezaleel to make — Ex 31:2-7; 35:30-35; 36:1.

Called the

Tabernacle of the Lord. — Jos 22:19; 1Ki 2:28; 1Ch 16:39.

Tabernacle of testimony or witness. — Ex 38:21; Nu 1:50; 17:7,8; 2Ch 24:6; Ac 7:44.

Tabernacle of the congregation. — Ex 27:21; 33:7; 40:26.

Tabernacle of Shiloh. — Ps 78:60.

Tabernacle of Joseph. — Ps 78:67.

Temple of the Lord. — 1Sa 1:9; 3:3.

House of the Lord. — Jos 6:24; 1Sa 1:7,24.

Was a moveable tent suited to the unsettled condition of Israel — 2Sa 7:6,7.

Designed for manifestation of God’s presence and for his worship — Ex 25:8; 29:42,43.

The boards of

Made of shittim wood. — Ex 26:15; 36:20.

Ten cubits high by one and a half broad. — Ex 26:16; 36:21.

Had each two tenons fitted into sockets of silver. — Ex 26:17,19; 36:22-24.

Twenty on south side. — Ex 26:18; 36:23.

Twenty on north side. — Ex 26:20; 36:25.

Six, and two corner boards for west side. — Ex 26:22-25; 36:27-30.

Supported by bars of shittim wood resting in rings of gold. — Ex 26:26-29; 36:31-33.

With the bars, covered with gold. — Ex 26:26-29; 36:34.

The door of, a curtain of blue and purple suspended by gold rings from five pillars of shittim wood — Ex 26:36,37; 36:37,38.

Coverings of

The first or inner, ten curtains of blue, purple, &c joined with loops and golden taches. — Ex 26:1-6; 36:8-13.

The second, eleven curtains of goats’ hair. — Ex 26:7-13; 36:14-18.

The third of rams’ skins dyed red. — Ex 26:14; 36:19.

The fourth or outward of badgers’ skins. — Ex 26:14; 36:19.

Divided by a vail of blue, purple, suspended from four pillars of shittim — Ex 26:31-33; 36:35,36; 40:21.

Divided into

The holy place. — Ex 26:33; Heb 9:2-6.

The most holy place. — Ex 26:34; Heb 9:3,7.

Had a court round about — Ex 40:8.

The table of show-bread, the golden candlestick, and the altar of incense were place in the holy place — Ex 26:35; 40:22,24,26; Heb 9:2.

The ark and mercy-seat put in the most holy place — Ex 26:33,34; 40:20,21; Heb 9:4.

Court of

One hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide. — Ex 27:18.

Surrounded by curtains of fine line suspended from pillars in sockets of brass. — Ex 27:9-15; 38:9-16.

The gate of, a hanging of blue, purple, &c twenty cubits wide, suspended from four pillars, &c. — Ex 27:16; 38:18.

Contained the brazen altar and laver of brass. — Ex 40:29,30.

All the pillars of, filleted with silver, &c. — Ex 27:17; 38:17.

All the vessels of, made of brass. — Ex 27:19.

First reared, on the first day of the second year after the exodus — Ex 40:2,17.

Was set up

By Moses at Mount Sinai. — Ex 40:18,19; Nu 10:11,12.

At Gilgal. — Jos 5:10,11.

In Shiloh. — Jos 18:1; 19:51.

In Nob. — 1Sa 21:1-6.

Finally at Gibeon. — 1Ch 16:39; 21:29.

Anointed and consecrated with oil — Ex 40:9; Le 8:10; Nu 7:1.

Sprinkled and purified with blood — Heb 9:21.

Sanctified by the glory of the Lord — Ex 29:43; 40:34; Nu 9:15.

The Lord appeared in, over the mercy-seat — Ex 25:22; Le 16:2; Nu 7:89.

The cloud of glory rested on, by night and day during its abode in the wilderness — Ex 40:38; Nu 9:15,16.

The journeys of Israel regulated by the cloud on — Ex 40:36,37.

The priests

Alone could enter. — Nu 18:3,5.

Performed all services in. — Nu 3:10; 18:1,2; Heb 9:6.

Were the ministers of. — Heb 8:2.

The Levites

Appointed over, and had charge of. — Nu 1:50; 8:24; 18:2-4.

Did the inferior service of. — Nu 3:6-8.

Took down, and put up. — Nu 1:51.

Carried. — Nu 4:15,25,31.

Pitched their tents around. — Nu 1:53; 3:23,29,35.

Free-will offerings made at the first rearing of — Nu 7:1-9.

Free-will offerings made at the dedication of the altar of — Nu 7:10-87.

All offerings to be made at — Le 17:4; De 12:5,6,11,13,14.

Punishment for defiling — Le 15:31; Nu 19:13.

A permanent house substituted for, when the kingdom was established — 2Sa 7:5-13.

Illustrative

Of Christ. — Isa 4:6; Joh 1:14; Heb 9:8,9,11.

Of the Church. — Ps 15:1; Isa 16:5; 54:2; Heb 8:2; Re 21:2,3.

Of the body. — 2Co 5:1; 2Pe 1:13.

(The holy of holies,) of heaven. — Heb 6:19,20; 9:12,24; 10:19.

(The vail,) of Christ’s body. — Heb 10:20.

(The vail,) of the obscurity of the Mosaic age. — Heb 9:8,10; Ro 16:25,26; Re 11:19.