1. Old Testament Survey
Session 5
Mishkan ,kVm

2. Devotion: Psalm 24
V.1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, V.2 for he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. V.3 Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? V.4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. V.5 He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

3. Devotion: Psalm 24
V.6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah V.7 Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. V.8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty, the LORD, mighty in battle! V.9 Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. V.10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory! Selah END

4. “The Earth, With All That Dwell Therein,” Psalm 24 Hymn
24:1
Earth and the Full­ness with Which It Is Stored, The
Earth Be­longs to the Lord, The
Earth Be­longs un­to the Lord, The
Earth with All Her Fullness Owns, The
Earth, with All That Dwell There­in, The
This Spa­cious Earth Is All the Lord’s
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5. OT SURVEY SYLLABUS READING
SYLLABUS: pp. 1-16, 120, 124, 116
SYLLABUS: pp. 101, 102,
SYLLABUS: Practice Hebrew Alphabet (pp , 148 chart: “book” style only)
SYLLABUS: Dr. Sailhamer handout in class; Exodus 3:14 and John 8:58
SYLLABUS: pp (Tabernacle)
SYLLABUS: none
Check-off sheet for Syllabus Reading
Check off each week’s reading as you go and have a parent initial each week’s list of pages.
Did you get your Syllabus reading done this week?
I will ask for this the last session, Session 32. This must be completed in its entirety if you hope to earn an ‘A’

6. Schedule Review
SESSION 5 : TABERNACLE CLASSROOM: Turn in Hebrew alphabet, turn in “Abraham’s Journey;” The Tabernacle READING: Ex , 29-32, 33-36, 37-40, Leviticus 1-4 SYLLABUS: pp (Tabernacle) WRITING: Using 100/150/200 words, provide a short biography of Jacob; Practice Hebrew Alphabet X 5 (pp : “book” style only, p.148). VOCABULARY: MISHKAN ?,kVm :Tabernacle – to dwell (TWOT 2387c) OPTIONAL ONLINE: The World that Perished, Dr. John Whitcomb Defense of the Universality of the Genesis Flood, Dr. John Whitcomb

7. Writing Papers for Mrs. E.
Check the grading guidelines in your Schedule for the criteria (word count, etc.)!
Quotes are NOT part of your word-count unless otherwise stated.
You lose 10% minimum for failure to meet assigned word-count
You lose 5% for failure to list word count
“Minimum” word count usually means minimum grade: C

8. Writing Papers for Mrs. E.
Give references for quotes used:
(Psalm 50:2)
(ISBE, “Noah”)
e.g. = “for example”
i.e. = “in other words”
Formal grammar means no contractions:
they’re, it’s, etc..
You lose 1% for each contraction

9. Writing Papers for Mrs. E.
We will double-space all papers and use a Bibliography when necessary
You lose 3% for not double-spacing
You lose 3% for lack of a cover sheet (see sample): name, grade, required word count, your word count
Consider Giving your paper a title to identify what it is: “Noah – The Righteous Man”
Paper titles can be simply “Biography of Noah,” but you have an opportunity to make a persoanl statement with a title.

10. Indent new paragraphs five spaces or one-half inch.
Use of [sic] for mis-spellings and odd language. The [sic] tells me you quoted your material correctly; this is simply the original spelling.
“The colours [sic] were brighter than ever!”
Use two spaces after a period.
He saw the girl. The girl saw him.
Indent new paragraphs five spaces or one-half inch.
When referring to God or Jesus, please use a capital letter for the pronoun: Him, He, His

11. Homophones
Homophones: a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, such as alter and altar.
Please alter your paper to reflect the new rules.
Place the offering on the altar.
A rainbow has an arc shape.
Noah put the animals into the ark.
The decedent was very kind when he was alive.
Noah had many descendants. (not really a homophone)
We use capital letters to write about the Capitol Courthouse
Decedent and descendant are not really homophones.

12. Writing Numbers
Writing numbers one to ten, then 11, 12, 13, etc, unless it begins a sentence: There were three men in the Temple. There were ten men in the Temple. There were 11 men in the Temple. Eleven men were in the Temple.
Writing numbers one to ten, then 11, 12, 13, etc, unless it begins a sentence

13. Ellipsis
Using four spaces and three dots to indicate omission in a quoted text. For example, we sometimes omit part of a verse or dictionary definition. “The king waited for the Assyrian ruler to send a messenger Later, the king agreed to a cease-fire.” The three dots and four spaces (ellipsis) indicate that some material was left out. _._._._

14. Bible Citations
Use words for names of Bible books and numbers to indicate chapters and verses.
Genesis 4:16
Choose font Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri, please. Select font size 9, 10, or 11.
Review and use properly There, their, and they’re.

15. Inserting and Indenting Block quotes: 30 to 40 words, or more than three sentences. Indent one inch or ten spaces and shrink the font size.
SAMPLE PAPER -
The Jewish Temple in Jerusalem was built by David’s son, Solomon : this is font size 20
In the four hundred and eightieth year after the Israelites came out of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, the second month, he began to build the temple of the LORD (1 Kings 6:1) This is font size 18 (one size smaller)
The Hebrew language uses letters to represent numerals, making biblical chronology a difficult subject. Extra-biblical sources confirm many Bible dates.

16. Inserting Quotes from Poetry or hymns: Sample
The Jewish King David and his son, Solomon, are credited for many Psalms in the Bible. Many are pleas for mercy or rescue. Some are simply wise advice: Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers (Psalm 1:1) In this way, the wisdom of David and Solomon have been passed down through 2,000 years to reach modern readers. OR . . .

17. Inserting Short Quotes from Poetry: Sample
The Jewish King David and his son, Solomon, are credited for many Psalms in the Bible. Many are pleas for mercy or rescue. Some are simply wise advice: “Blessed is the one / who does not walk in step with the wicked / or stand in the way that sinners take / or sit in the company of mockers” (Psalm 1:1). In this way, the wisdom of David and Solomon have been passed down through 2,000 years to reach modern readers. * Use slashes to separate lines of poetry for short quotes.

18. Punctuation, Quotation and Citations in Sentences
Place the citation within the sentence, please. Abraham “took another wife, whose name was Keturah,” she “bore him Midian” (25:1,2). Keturah’s son was “Midian.” Notice the placement of the quotation marks and the period.
Note that I am quoting from two verses but to keep it simple, I delete the other names. Midian is the son I am focusing on. I use ellipsis to indicate where I have cut text. The quotation marks are inserted right after the quoted text. The citation is at the end but included within the sentence by placing the period AFTER the citation reference.

19. Punctuation, Quotation and Citations in Sentences
Place the citation within the sentence, please.
Abraham “took another wife, whose name was Keturah,” she “bore him Midian” (25:1,2). Keturah’s son was “Midian.”
Note that I am quoting from two verses but to keep it simple, I delete the other names. Midian is the son I am focusing on. I use ellipsis to indicate where I have cut text. The quotation marks are inserted right after the quoted text. The citation is at the end but included within the sentence by placing the period AFTER the citation reference.
Note that I am quoting from two verses but to keep it simple, I delete the other names. Midian is the son I am focusing on. I use ellipsis to indicate where I have cut text. The quotation marks are inserted right after the quoted text. The citation is at the end but included within the sentence by placing the period AFTER the citation reference.

20. Aleph, aleph, aleph, aleph, aleph
Bet, bet, bet, bet, bet
This can all fit onto one piece of notebook paper.

21. Writing Assignments
Copy the Hebrew AlephBet five times hhhhh ddddd ggggg bbbbb aaaaa Using 100/150/200 words, Provide a short biography of Jacob. Both are simple. Both are due next week.

22. Biography of Jacob
Using 100/150/200 words, write a short biography of Jacob-Israel. Mention his brother Esau, his wives, his name change (Genesis 28), and his part in the Abrahamic Covenant.

23. Continuing the Biblical Narrative . .
BEERSHEBA AND GENESIS 37 TO 50

24. Genesis 37
“Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.” Genesis 37:3

25. Genesis 37
So – after Joseph dreams ‘the dreams’ they decide to kill him. Reuben talks them into selling him, thinking he can rescue him later. They sell him to some Ishmaelites on their way to Egypt.
37: 28 Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.

26. Genesis 37
They dip Joseph’s coat into Goat blood and take it to Jacob, who tears his clothes and goes into mourning. Jacob refuses comfort. Rachael and their son Joseph are now dead. All he has left of Rachael is Benjamin.

27. Genesis 38
Genesis 37:36 fits with Genesis 39:1. The literary term for Chapter 38 is an ‘aside.’ Judah had buried his wife. He was unjust to his daughter-in-law, either through negligence or design, in not giving her his surviving son, and this exposed her to temptation. Matthew Henry Commentary

28. Genesis 38:21 ESV
And he asked the men of the place, "Where is the cult prostitute who was at Enaim at the roadside?" And they said, "No cult prostitute has been here." hcdq qadesha Πόρνη (Greek LXX)
Verse 14 : “she took off her widow's garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage.”
Verse 21: Hebrew sacred woman; a woman who served a pagan deity by prostitution; also verse 22. A pornos is a male prostitute.

29. Genesis 38
Her sinful practice was pardoned, and her good intention was accepted, which magnifies the grace of God, but can by no means be admitted to justify or encourage the like. Tamar is one of the four women listed in the genealogy of Christ in Matt. 1:3. Matthew Henry Commentary

30. Genesis 39
Joseph does very well in Egypt. The Lord was with him. His master’s wife is attracted to him and corners him. He runs away and is accused of attacking her – it’s off to prison for Joseph!

31. Genesis 40
Joseph interprets the cup-bearer’s good dream and the baker’s bad dream. The cup-bearer gets out for Pharaoh's birthday and promptly forgets Joseph.

32. Genesis 41 Pharaoh Dreams
And Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.” Genesis 41:15

33. Genesis 41 Pharaoh Dreams
Joseph answered Pharaoh, "It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer." Genesis 41:16

34. Genesis 41
And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah. And he gave him in marriage Asenath, two sons were born to Joseph Manasseh and Eephraim.” Genesis 41:45, 50-52

35. Genesis 42
Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke roughly to them. "Where do you come from?" he said. They said, "From the land of Canaan, to buy food." And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. Genesis 42:7, 8

36. Genesis 43
“Then Joseph hurried out, for his compassion grew warm for his brother, and he sought a place to weep. And he entered his chamber and wept there.” Genesis 43:30
Why does Joseph control his emotions? He controls them out of wisdom. The test of his brothers is not complete. Joseph still needs to know their hearts. He must not act from emotion!
So Joseph sends them off with grain and their original money, PLUS, he adds his silver cup!

37. Genesis 44
Then he [Joseph] commanded the steward of his house, "Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man's money in the mouth of his sack, and put my cup, the silver cup, in the mouth of the sack of the youngest, with his money for the grain." And he did as Joseph told him. 44:1, 2 The they are caught! And Judah said, "What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how can we clear ourselves? God has found out the guilt of your servants. 44:16a
Judah understands that his sin found him out.

38. Genesis 45
And Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?" But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence. . . And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life. 45:3, 5

39. Genesis 46
So Israel [Jacob] took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 46:1 Tel Beer Sheva: Beersheba lies on Canaan’s border. When Jacob/Israel leaves Beersheba, he leaves the Promised Land. So he stops to pray.
Beersheba lies on Canaan’s border. When Jacob/Israel leaves Beersheba, he leaves the Promised Land. So he stops to pray.

40. Genesis 46
“So Israel [Jacob] took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.” 46:1 Tel Beer Sheva
Beersheba lies on Canaan’s border. When Jacob/Israel leaves Beersheba, he leaves the Promised Land. So he stops to pray.

41. Tel Beer Sheva באר שבע
The town is mentioned numerous times in the TaNaK, often as a means of describing the extent of the Land of Israel, as being from "Be'er Sheva to Dan." For examples, see Judges 20:1-3 and I Samuel 3:19-21.
The name is derived from the Hebrew Be'er meaning a well, and Sheva, meaning either the number seven, or "to swear an oath.“ An abundance of underground water provided for settlements from 4,000 BC to AD 1,000!

42. Tel Beer Sheva באר שבע
The town is regarded as the first planned settlement in the region. The site is also noteworthy for its elaborate water system and huge cistern, carved out of the rock beneath the town.
Ncca STOPPED HERE

43. Tel Beer Sheva באר שבע
A large, horned altar was reconstructed at Beersheba. It was probably dismantled by King Hezekiah during his reforms: 2 Kings 18:4
“He [Hezekiah] removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.”

44. Tel Beer Sheva באר שבע
The excavation at Beersheba has been skillfully reconstructed to reveal the layout of the city. The photo shows the outer gate, the well, and a tamarisk tree.
Photo by Ferrell Jenkins:

45. Genesis 46: BC
“Then Jacob set out from Beersheba. The sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
They also took their livestock and their goods, which they had gained in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob and all his offspring with him,
his sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters. All his offspring he brought with him into Egypt.”
Jacob/Israel into Egypt in 1876 BC at age 130 (430 years before the Exodus)
Jacob/Israel to Egypt in 1876: Cf. Exodus 12:40, 430 years sojourn after Jacobs entrance into Egypt. Per Exodus 12:40, Jacob went into Egypt 430 years before the Exodus (and was 130 years old per Gen. 47:9). Thus Jacob was born in 2006 BC = 2006 (Jacob’s birth).

46. Genesis 46:29
Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.

47. Genesis 47:7-9a
“Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and stood him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How many are the days of the years of your life?" And Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my sojourning are 130 years.”

48. Blessings
In an extension of the Abrahamic blessing of Genesis 12:1-3, Pharaoh is blessed by Jacob-Israel, son of Isaac, son of Abraham. When the patriarch Jacob-Israel comes down into Egypt, we bridge the gap in the narrative between Abraham and the Exodus. Gen 12:3a states that those who bless Abraham will be blessed by God: "I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse"

49. Jacob-Israel blesses Pharaoh
“The import of Jacob's audience with Pharaoh can easily be
grasped. Verses 7 and 10 assert that Jacob blessed (BRK) Pharaoh.
The reference to Jacob's age apparently serves to heighten the significance of this blessing. A man whose closeness to God and favour in God's eyes is attested by his attainment of an age greater than any Egyptian dared to hope for blesses Pharaoh.
Gen 47:7-10 is thus designed to teach that Pharaoh received a powerful blessing through Jacob.”
Westminster Theological Journal 45 (1983), p.394
Bvrtn stopped here.

50. Westminster Theological Journal 45 (1983), p.399
“. . . the passage illustrates the principle set forth in Gen 12:3a.
Nations and individuals bring blessing upon themselves by their response to the chosen line. Pharaoh's twice recounted command to settle Jacob and his sons in the best of the land (47:6 and 11) awakens the reader's expectation that a significant blessing will fall on Pharaoh.
The account of Jacob's audience, which stressed that Jacob blessed Pharaoh, provides further preparation for the reader's proper interpretation of Joseph's agrarian reforms as a divine blessing upon Pharaoh.”
Westminster Theological Journal 45 (1983), p.399
Westminster Theological Journal 45 (1983), p.394

51. Jacob Blessing Pharaoh
The concluding chapters of Genesis are thus highlighted by three, not just two, major blessing passages.
The blessing of Pharaoh by
Israel (47:7-10 and 13-26) precedes the blessing of Ephraim and
Manasseh (48:8-22) and the blessing of the twelve tribes (49:1-27).
Westminster Theological Journal 45 (1983), p.399

52. Genesis 47:27, 28
Thus Israel settled in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen. And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful and multiplied greatly. And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were 147 years. Death of Jacob in Egypt BC

53. Genesis 48 Jacob blesses Ephraim and Manasseh
All blessing is from God. Only a person who was in a close, personal relationship with God could act as a channel through which God blessed others. Jacob tells of the way El Shaddai appeared to him and recounts parts of the blessing of chapter 12.

54. Genesis 49
Jacob-Israel blesses each of his sons. To Judah: “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.”

55. Genesis 49
He asks to be buried in the cave of Machpelah Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite, where Sarah and Abraham, Isaac and Rebekah, and Jacob’s Leah are buried. Rachel died and was buried between Bethel and Bethlehem (Gen.48:7).
Tomb of the Patriarchs

56. Genesis 50:22, 25, 26
Jacob-Israel is dead. Joseph had his father embalmed and takes a leave of absence so Jacob’s body could be carried out of Egypt to be buried with Abraham and Isaac.

57. “So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and his father's house
“So Joseph remained in Egypt, he and his father's house. Joseph lived 110 years. Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here. So Joseph died, being 110 years old. They embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.”
Genesis 50:22, 25, 26

58. TWOT 2387c MISHKAN ,kvm
Shakan: “to dwell” He dwells “on Mount Zion (Ps 74:2). He dwells among His people (Ex. 25:8). He will dwell in Jerusalem (Zech. 8:3). It is Jerusalem in which God has chosen to cause his “name” to dwell (Deut. 12:11). TWOT, p.1a

59. MISHKAN, “Tabernacle” ,kvm
“On several occasions some symbolic representation of the divine presence dwells among the people: the glory of God is to dwell in the land” Or in “the cloud.” TWOT p.1a The Tabernacle is the “portable sanctuary constructed by the Israelites in the wilderness described in some detail in Exodus and ” TWOT p.1d

60. MISHKAN, “Tabernacle” ,kvm
“The tabernacle is the dwelling place of the Lord among his people and yet the “heaven of heavens” are unable to contain him.” TWOT p.1d

61. MISHKAN, “Tabernacle” ,kvm
“Deuteronomy does not speak of the tabernacle as a place where “God dwells/I dwell” but uses the phrase, “he causes his name to dwell there” (12:11, 14:23, 16:2,6,11, 26:2) TWOT p.2a

62. MISHKAN, “Tabernacle” ,kvm
“It is God’s name, not God himself, who dwells in the tabernacle The phrase, “God’s name dwells,” is a polemic against the temptation to localize God.” TWOT p.2a

63. MISHKAN, “Tabernacle” ,kvm
“Something of the cruciality of the tabernacle can be gauged by observing how many chapters the Bible devotes to the original event. Here it is thirteen chapters, Ex 25-31, 35-40, in contrast to, say, the creation and the fall which merit a total of three skeletal chapters in Gen. If the tabernacle is the place where God meets man for worship, … CONT TWOT, p.2b

64. MISHKAN, “Tabernacle” ,kvm
“… the latter to worship the former, it is imperative that this institution be spelled out intricately. Everything is made by explicit command of God; nothing is done on the ad hoc ideas of human architects.”
Latin ad hoc literally: to this. An ad hoc committee, formed to design the tabernacle.

65. MISHKAN, “Tabernacle” ,kvm
“The tabernacle section in Ex follows the section describing the giving of the law and the establishment of the covenant. What is the relation between Sinai and the tabernacle? Moses receives the tablets from God on the mountain, the top of which is completely enfolded by a cloud and the glory of God.” TWOT, p.2b

66. “Tabernacle” ,kvm
“There he also receives instructions in building the tabernacle. After its completion the glory of God, once on Sinai, now fills the tabernacle. There is a continuity between God’s former revelation of his will and his continual revelation in the tabernacle.” TWOT, p.2b

67. The Wilderness Tabernacle
Mishkan: our Session 5 vocabulary word!

68. TYPOLOGY OR SYMBOLISM OF THE MISHKAN ,kvm
The Mishkan was a way to give to us a typology about the truth of the Incarnation. G-d descended at Sinai and dwelt among His people in a house made of wood and gold. Fifteen hundred years later He came again, and dwelt among men for 33 1/2 years; this time not in a house made of wood and gold, but in a house made of flesh and bones, the body of our L-rd Yahshua HaMashiach (John 1:1 and 14). The Mishkan was a  foreshadow of Yahshua.
Messianic Rabbi Davis says . . .

69. Wilderness Tabernacle: Mishkan
The tabernacle consisted of a tent-like structure (the tabernacle proper) covered by rug-like coverings for a roof, and an external courtyard (150 feet by 75 feet). The whole compound was surrounded by a fence.
The tabernacle consisted of a tent-like structure (the tabernacle proper) covered by rug-like coverings for a roof, and an external courtyard (150 feet by 75 feet). The whole compound was surrounded by a fence.
Upon entering the gate, an Israelite encountered the brazen altar, where he was to present his animal offering, and then hand the reigns over to the priests, who make atonement and intercession for him in the tent.

70. Wilderness Tabernacle: Mishkan
Upon entering the gate, an Israelite encountered the brazen altar, where he was to present his animal offering, and then hand the reigns over to the priests, who make atonement and intercession for him in the tent.
The tabernacle consisted of a tent-like structure (the tabernacle proper) covered by rug-like coverings for a roof, and an external courtyard (150 feet by 75 feet). The whole compound was surrounded by a fence.
Upon entering the gate, an Israelite encountered the brazen altar, where he was to present his animal offering, and then hand the reigns over to the priests, who make atonement and intercession for him in the tent.

71. The tent (tabernacle proper) was divided into the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies. The tent was made of acacia wood boards overlaid with gold and fitted together to form the walls, measuring 45 by 15 feet. On top, four layers of curtains acted as a roof to shield the tabernacle from sun and rain:
The innermost layer was woven with fine linen and embroidered with figures of cherubim (angels), the second layer was made of goat’s hair, the third layer was made of rams’ skins dyed red, and the outermost layer was made of badger’s skins. The curtains were pinned to the ground with loops and clasps. The fence was about 7 feet in height. The fence was made of linen hangings held by sixty pillars capped with silver capitals. The experience gained working on Egyptian building projects must surely have produced fine craftsmen for this project!
The whole compound was surrounded by a high fence with only one entrance. A person could not simply come from any direction into the tabernacle as he pleased — he had to enter through the one gate, which was always located to the east (so that people were facing west when they entered the tabernacle — a direct opposition to the pagan sun worshippers of the day who always faced east).

72. The innermost layer was woven with fine linen and embroidered with figures of cherubim (angels), the second layer was made of goat’s hair, the third layer was made of rams’ skins dyed red, and the outermost layer was made of badger’s skins. The curtains were pinned to the ground with loops and clasps.

73. The fence was about 7 feet in height
The fence was about 7 feet in height. The fence was made of linen hangings held by sixty pillars capped with silver capitals. The experience gained working on Egyptian building projects must surely have produced fine craftsmen for this project!
The whole compound was surrounded by a high fence with only one entrance.
The innermost layer was woven with fine linen and embroidered with figures of cherubim (angels), the second layer was made of goat’s hair, the third layer was made of rams’ skins dyed red, and the outermost layer was made of badger’s skins. The curtains were pinned to the ground with loops and clasps. The fence was about 7 feet in height. The fence was made of linen hangings held by sixty pillars capped with silver capitals. The experience gained working on Egyptian building projects must surely have produced fine craftsmen for this project!

74. A person could not simply come from any direction into the tabernacle as he pleased — he had to enter through the one gate, which was always located to the east (so that people were facing west when they entered the tabernacle — a direct opposition to the pagan sun worshippers of the day who always faced east).
This setup informed the Israelites that they could only come to God in the way He prescribed. There was no other way. As we will see even more clearly in the following sections, God is using the Old Testament tabernacle to tell us that we, too, must come to Him only through the way He has provided for us — Jesus Christ.

75. Tabernacle Gate – Only One
There was only one gate by which people could enter into the tabernacle courtyard. The gate was 30 feet wide. It was located directly in the center of the outer court on the east end. The gate was covered by a curtain or screen made of finely twisted linen in blue, purple and scarlet.

76. The Gate: Matthew 7:13-14
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”

77. “I am” Statements John 14:6 John 10:9
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
“I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.”

78. “I am” Statements ‘Ego eimi’ John 8:58
Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am."

79. The Wilderness Tabernacle
Note the location of the Brazen, or ‘bronze’ altar just inside the Gate.

80. JESUS CHRIST “A greater and more perfect Tabernacle, not made with hands,” Hebrews 9:11

81. Camping in the Wilderness
NB: The Kohanim (priests) are next to the tribe of Judah, from whom would come Yeshua, the Kohen Gadol (Great Priest) of the New Covenant.

82. The Brazen Altar: Exodus 27 & 28

83. The brazen altar, bronze altar, or altar of sacrifice was situated right inside the courtyard upon entering the gate to the tabernacle. The altar stood raised on a mound of earth. This is a projection of Christ, our sacrifice, lifted up on the cross, His altar, which stood on a hill called Golgotha.
Brazen Altar

84. The altar was directly in the line between the gate of the court and the ark of God in the Holy of Holies (Kodesh Ha Kodashim), signifying the great truth that we can not come to God except by Christ. "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6).
Brazen Altar

85. The Brazen Altar
“Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high. He made its horns on its four corners, its horns being of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.” Ex. 38:1, 2
The horns of the altar are important as places of refuge for those begging for mercy: they grab hold of the horns as a place of protection (e.g., 1 Kings 2:28).

86. The Brazen Altar
“He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.” Leviticus 1:4
The altar was the place for burning animal sacrifices. It showed the Israelites that the first step for sinful man to approach a holy God was to be cleansed by the blood of an innocent creature. For a sin offering, a person had to bring an animal to the priest at the tabernacle gate — a male without blemish – we call this vicarious atonement. The animal pays the price – we get the atonement – the covering.

87. The Brazen Altar
“For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life.”
Leviticus 17:11
By laying his hand upon the head of the offering, the person was identifying with the sacrifice. His sin and guilt was being moved from himself to the animal. The priest would then slaughter the animal, sprinkle its blood in front of the veil of the Holy Place, burn the sacrifice, and pour the rest of it at the bottom of the altar.

88. The Brazen Altar
“The law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.” Hebrews 9:22

89. The Significance of the Tabernacle Sacrifices
“This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.” Mark 14:24
“For you know that … you were redeemed … with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.” 1 Peter 1:18-19

90. Isaiah 53:5 7
"He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.... He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth."

91. John 1:29
"Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."

92. Tabernacle Sacrifices
“We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. …By one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. …And where these have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin.” Hebrews 10:10, 14, 18

93. Hebrews 9:13-14
“The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean.”

94. Hebrews 9:13-14
“How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!”

95. Sacrifice
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”
2 Corinthians 5:21

96. The Horns of the altar
"Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar.“ Psa. 118:27
The purpose of these is unknown—unless we suppose the sacrifice was to be tied to them, this may be understood from Psa. 118:27. Horns were a symbol power and strength in biblical times. When the sacrifice was made, blood was dabbed on the horns of the altar, signifying the power of the blood to atone for sins.

97. The Horns of the altar
The purpose of these is unknown—unless we suppose the sacrifice was to be tied to them, this may be understood from Psa. 118:27. Horns were a symbol power and strength in biblical times. When the sacrifice was made, blood was dabbed on the horns of the altar, signifying the power of the blood to atone for sins.
The purpose of these is unknown—unless we suppose the sacrifice was to be tied to them, this may be understood from Psa. 118:27. Horns were a symbol power and strength in biblical times. When the sacrifice was made, blood was dabbed on the horns of the altar, signifying the power of the blood to atone for sins.

98. The Horns of the altar
Jesus is the “horn of our salvation” Psalm 18:2, Luke 1:69

99. Animal Sacrifice
The animal sacrifices bore reference to the Passover lambs, which the Israelites slaughtered in like manner to save their firstborns from the last plague of God's judgment on Egypt (Exodus 12:1-13). Similarly, as the Passover lambs were eaten after they were slaughtered, some of the sacrificial lambs also were eaten.

100. Animal Sacrifice
It was no coincidence that on the night before the Passover when Jesus was crucified, He “took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, ‘Take and eat; this is my body’”
Matthew 26:26
Just as the sacrificial lambs were sacrificed and eaten, so Jesus' body was sacrificed and "eaten."

101. Earlier Jesus had taught His disciples:
“I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in him.” John 6:53-56
Detail of the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) in Santa Celia in Trastevere, Rome.

102. Next: The Brazen Laver
The laver, or basin, was a large bowl filled with water located halfway between the brazen altar and the Holy Place. Although God did not give specific measurements for the Laver, it was to be made entirely of bronze. The priests were to wash their hands and their feet in it before entering the Holy Place.

103. The Laver
The priests are set apart to serve God in the Mishkan/Tabernacle

104. Kohane is a form of Kodesh/Kadosh (holy)
The Kohane (priest) must wash himself at the Laver before he is fit to enter the sanctuary as a purified Kohane (it was made of brazen looking-glasses of the women), They cleansed themselves at the laver before serving in the Holy Place, so that they would be pure and not die before a holy God.
NB:
Kohane is a form of Kodesh/Kadosh (holy)
NB:
Kohane is a form of Kodesh/Kadosh (holy)

105. Ephesians 5:25-27
“…Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.”

106. Hebrews 10:22
“Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled [with blood] to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.”

107. The Tabernacle

108. The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle was made of boards of shittim wood. The shittim tree, or acacia tree, was rare in Israel but the most common one found in the Sinai. In fact, the name ‘Sinai’ probably derives from the Hebrew seneh, a name given to another variety of acacia.

109. The Tabernacle was the temporary structure which was meant to point forward to the temple, built by Solomon. Solomon recognized that the temple was only a picture or a representation of heaven. God dwelt in heaven not in an earthly sanctuary

110. This is from an ESV Study Bible (Exodus 25)
This is from an ESV Study Bible (Exodus 25). The entire tent was 45 feet long, 15 feet wide, and 15 feet high. It was a wooden skeletal structure, overlaid with gold, with no solid roof or front wall.

111. Five wooden bars overlaid with gold passed through rings attached to each frame. The Most Holy Place- the Kodesh HaKodashim – was a 15 foot cube containing only the Ark. The Holy Place of the Tabernacle was 30 feet long, 15 feet high, and 15 feet wide. The veil separating the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place (Kodesh HaKodashim) was made from blue, purple, and scarlet dyed yarns woven with fine twisted linen and embroidered with cherubim. It hung on four golden pillars.

112. The Menorah of the Tabernacle
After washing their hands and feet at the Bronze Laver, the priests could enter the Holy Place, which was the first room in the tent of the tabernacle.

113. The Menorah of the Tabernacle
There were three pieces of furniture in the Holy Place: the menorah, the table of showbread and the golden altar of incense. The menorah, also called the “golden lampstand” or “candlestick,” stood at the left side of the Holy Place.
It was hammered out of one piece of pure gold. Like for the laver, there were no specific instructions about the size of the menorah, but the fact that it was fashioned out of one piece of pure gold would have limited its size.

114. The Menorah of the Tabernacle
It was hammered out of one piece of pure gold. Like for the laver, there were no specific instructions about the size of the menorah, but the fact that it was fashioned out of one piece of pure gold would have limited its size.

115. Menorah
The lampstand had a central branch from which three branches extended from each side, forming a total of seven branches. Seven lamps holding olive oil and wicks stood on top of the branches.
Each branch looked like that of an almond tree, containing buds, blossoms and flowers. The priests were instructed to keep the lamps burning continuously.

116. “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning continually. Outside the curtain of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, Aaron is to tend the lamps before the Lord from evening till morning, continually.’”
Leviticus 24:1-3

117. Menorah: The Golden Lampstand
The golden lampstand was the only source of light in the Holy Place, so without it, the priests would have been groping around in the dark.

118. Lampstand
Exodus 25 The light shone upon the table of showbread and the altar of incense, enabling the priests to fellowship with God and intercede on behalf of God’s people. Rabbi Davis says “The middle lampstand or light was called the Shamash or servant light. A type of Yahshua.  There was no other light for there were no windows in the Mishkan. We too have no other light but that of the Messiah.” No dimensions were given for the Golden Candlestick.

119. The Light of The World
The lampstand was placed in God’s dwelling place so that the priests could approach God.
Jesus, the “true light that gives light to every man” (John 1:9) came into the world so that man could see God and not live in spiritual darkness anymore.

120. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path.
Psalm 119:105
Thy word is a lamp to my feet, And a light to my path.

121. John 8:12
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

122. John 9:46
“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.”

123. Jesus is represented by the main branch of the lampstand, and we as believers are represented by the six branches that extend from original branch. Having believed, we are now living as “children of light” (Ephesians 5:8) who draw our source of light from Jesus, the true light.

124. Jesus calls us “light of the world” and commands us to “let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” Matthew 5: 14, 16

125. The branches of the Lampstand serve as a picture of Jesus’ description of our relationship with him: “I am the vine, you are the branches … apart from me you can do nothing” John 15:5
The Menorah was made of pure gold (not gold plated) and had seven branches. Pure gold is a representation of the deity and perfection of Jesus Christ, and seven is the number of completeness in the Bible. The believer is made complete by the perfection of Christ.

126. The Menorah was made of pure gold (not gold plated) and had seven branches. Pure gold is a representation of the deity and perfection of Jesus Christ, and seven is the number of completeness in the Bible. The believer is made complete by the perfection of Christ.
The Menorah was made of pure gold (not gold plated) and had seven branches. Pure gold is a representation of the deity and perfection of Jesus Christ, and seven is the number of completeness in the Bible. The believer is made complete by the perfection of Christ.

127. For this project:
Several religious blogs (Jewish and Christian) Rose Publishing Leen Ritmeyer
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