- Moses was commanded to make after a divine pattern Exodus 25:9; 26:30; Hebrews 8:5
- Made of the free-will offerings of the people Exodus 25:1-8; 35:4,5,21-29
- Divine wisdom given to Bezaleel to make Exodus 31:2-7; 35:30-35; 36:1
- CALLED THE
- Tabernacle of the Lord Joshua 22:19; 1 Kings 2:28; 1 Chronicles 16:39
- Tabernacle of testimony or witness Exodus 38:21; Numbers 1:50; 17:7,8; 2 Chronicles 24:6; Acts 7:44
- Tabernacle of the congregation Exodus 27:21; 33:7; 40:26
- Tabernacle of Shiloh Psalm 78:60
- Tabernacle of Joseph Psalm 78:67
- Temple of the Lord 1 Samuel 1:9; 3:3
- House of the Lord Joshua 6:24; 1 Samuel 1:7,24
- Was a moveable tent suited to the unsettled condition of Israel 2 Samuel 7:6,7
- Designed for manifestation of God's presence and for his Worship Exodus 25:8; 29:42,43
- THE BOARDS OF
- Made of shittim wood Exodus 26:15; 36:20
- Ten cubits high by one and a half broad Exodus 26:16; 36:21
- Had each two tenons fitted into sockets of silver Exodus 26:17,19; 36:22-24
- Twenty on south side Exodus 26:18; 36:23
- Twenty on north side Exodus 26:20; 36:25
- Six, and two corner boards for west side Exodus 26:22-25; 36:27-30
- Supported by bars of shittim wood resting in rings of gold Exodus 26:26-29; 36:31-33
- With the bars, covered with gold Exodus 26:26-29; 36:34
- The door of, a curtain of blue and purple suspended by gold Rings from five pillars of shittim wood Exodus 26:36,37; 36:37,38
- COVERINGS OF
- The first or inner, ten curtains of blue, purple, &c joined With loops and golden taches Exodus 26:1-6; 36:8-13
- The second, eleven curtains of goats' hair Exodus 26:7-13; 36:14-18
- The third of rams' skins dyed red Exodus 26:14; 36:19
- The fourth or outward of badgers' skins Exodus 26:14; 36:19
- Divided by a vail of blue, purple, suspended from four Pillars of shittim Exodus 26:31-33; 36:35,36; 40:21
- DIVIDED INTO
- The holy place Exodus 26:33; Hebrews 9:2-6
- The most holy place Exodus 26:34; Hebrews 9:3,7
- Had a court round about Exodus 40:8
- The table of show-bread, the golden candlestick, and the Altar of incense were place in the holy place Exodus 26:35; 40:22,24,26; Hebrews 9:2
- The ark and mercy-seat put in the most holy place Exodus 26:33,34; 40:20,21; Hebrews 9:4
- COURT OF
- One hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide Exodus 27:18
- Surrounded by curtains of fine line suspended from pillars In sockets of brass Exodus 27:9-15; 38:9-16
- The gate of, a hanging of blue, purple, &c twenty cubits Wide, suspended from four pillars, &c Exodus 27:16; 38:18
- Contained the brazen altar and laver of brass Exodus 40:29,30
- All the pillars of, filleted with silver, &c Exodus 27:17; 38:17
- All the vessels of, made of brass Exodus 27:19
- First reared, on the first day of the second year after the Exodus Exodus 40:2,17
- WAS SET UP
- By Moses at Mount Sinai Exodus 40:18,19; Numbers 10:11,12
- At Gilgal Joshua 5:10,11
- In Shiloh Joshua 18:1; 19:51
- In Nob 1 Samuel 21:1-6
- Finally at Gibeon 1 Chronicles 16:39; 21:29
- Anointed and consecrated with oil Exodus 40:9; Leviticus 8:10; Numbers 7:1
- Sprinkled and purified with blood Hebrews 9:21
- Sanctified by the glory of the Lord Exodus 29:43; 40:34; Numbers 9:15
- The Lord appeared in, over the mercy-seat Exodus 25:22; Leviticus 16:2; Numbers 7:89
- The cloud of glory rested on, by night and day during its Abode in the wilderness Exodus 40:38; Numbers 9:15,16
- The journeys of Israel regulated by the cloud on Exodus 40:36,37
- THE PRIESTS
- Alone could enter Numbers 18:3,5
- Performed all services in Numbers 3:10; 18:1,2; Hebrews 9:6
- Were the ministers of Hebrews 8:2
- THE LEVITES
- Appointed over, and had charge of Numbers 1:50; 8:24; 18:2-4
- Did the inferior service of Numbers 3:6-8
- Took down, and put up Numbers 1:51
- Carried Numbers 4:15,25,31
- Pitched their tents around Numbers 1:53; 3:23,29,35
- Free-will offerings made at the first rearing of Numbers 7:1-9
- Free-will offerings made at the dedication of the altar of Numbers 7:10-87
- All offerings to be made at Leviticus 17:4; Deuteronomy 12:5,6,11,13,14
- Punishment for defiling Leviticus 15:31; Numbers 19:13
- A permanent house substituted for, when the kingdom was Established 2 Samuel 7:5-13
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of Christ Isaiah 4:6; John 1:14; Hebrews 9:8,9,11
- Of the Church Psalm 15:1; Isaiah 16:5; 54:2; Hebrews 8:2; Revelation 21:2,3
- Of the body 2 Corinthians 5:1; 2 Peter 1:13
- (The holy of holies,) of heaven Hebrews 6:19,20; 9:12,24; 10:19
- (The vail,) of Christ's body Hebrews 10:20
- (The vail,) of the obscurity of the Mosaic age Hebrews 9:8,10; Romans 16:25,26; Revelation 11:19
Reuben Archer Torrey (28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928) was an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. He aligned with Keswickian theology.[1]
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