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sockets of silver. And as we look upon th is fram e work, w ith th e bars of sh ittim wood uniting the boards (typical of Christ) we may well th ink of Eph. 2 :21 : “ In whom, all the building fitly framed tog ether groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord.”—-Gaebelein. (26 :3 1 ) Blue is th e heavenly color, and speaks of th a t character of our Lord. Purple is the royal color th a t speaks of Him as King. Scarlet speaks of a w ider glory th an th e purple. Its red color rem inds us th a t th e glory of th e world was won a t th e cost of His precious blood. The white of th e fine tw ined linen tells us of the sinless pu rity of “ th e Man Christ Jesus,” in all His life and inward thoughts and desires. These four colors were blended to-' gether “w ith cunning work,” and they tell us of th e four fold ch aracter of our holy Lord blended togeth er in the Gospel n arratives by th e “ cunning workm anship” of the divine Workman, the Holy Spirit. A passage of Scripture (Heb. 10:19, 20) would dispel all doubt as to th e signifi cance of the veil as well as of th e colors. The veil is His flesh,— Christ as incarnate, as He was here, m anifest in the flesh. The veil must be ren t—His flesh given up in death th a t th e way into God’s presence m ight be manifest and th e re penting sinner be able to draw near. A part from the cross, Christ’s perfection would have kep t men away from God. So we read th a t when He gave up His sp irit, “ the veil of th e temple was re n t in tw ain from th e top to the bottom .” Now all th e love of God flows fo rth freely, in abundan t grace to man.— R idout.
The high p riest sprinkled blood upon th e mercy seat which covered the Ten Commandments (which were fully kept by our L o rd ). Blood satisfied the demands of God’s justice, 'and covered sin (Heb. 9 :5 ). • ■ - ■ *' . '^4.- M COMMEMTS FROM THE COMMENTARIES V. V. MORGAN Introduction. The importance of th e Tabernacle is seen by recalling th a t while bu t two chapters are given to the account of th e creation of th e world, sixteen are given to th e construction of the. Tabernacle. Too many people see in the Tabernacle something purely Jewish only, instead of seeing therein a wonderful picture of our redemption.— Evans. (35 :2 ) The san ctu ary was to be built through offerings, no t by a tax. There was to be no constraint or coercion. The Hebrew is literally rendered: “ On the p art of every one whom his h e a rt drove.”—Kell. The people of Israel brough t much more th a n enough for the service of th e works which th e Lord commanded to be made. So the people were restrain ed from bringing (Exod. 36:5, 6). W hat a rebuke to our too general parsimony is here.—W. Mudge. Israel’s offering to the tabernacle was a w illing offering: and it is the w ill spiritualized, subdued, and sweetly capti vated to th e yoke of Christ, th a t constitutes the seat and source of all tru e charity.— Ibid. Only His people, not strangers, could furnish the m ater ial. And they had to give w ith the h eart. The same prin ciple holds good in the New Testament. The support of th e Lord’s work by unsaved people and th e m ethods of the world is w rong; it has no t th e blessing of God.— Gaebelein. (2 5 :9 ) God was the A rchitect of the Tabernacle. Moses was simply th e builder. The smallest detail was planned by God. So the whole plan of redemption originated w ith God (1 Cor. 2 :6 -9 ). Even th e skill to carry out the plans was of God (Exod. 35:30-34, cf. Phil. 2:12, 13 ). W hat m inute care God showed in the construction of His Taber nacle; even the placing of a pin was not left to man’s wis dom. God H imself supplied th e necessary genius and skill (Exod. 35:30, 34). The Tabernacle, a Type of Christ (Psa. 2 9 :9 ). It was prepared by God (Heb. 10:5-10) and was God’s dwelling place among men (Jno. 1:14, “ tabernacled among us” ). The epistle to th e Hebrews was w ritten for the purpose of showing th a t Christ ¡is th e fulfillment of th e en tire' Levitical economy as represented by th e Taber nacle. The Tabernacle was not necessarily a p attern for Christian Church and Worship. Indeed th e epistle to the Hebrews lays special emphasis on th e con trast between the two. There seems to be no identity. The one is carnal and earthly, the other sp iritu al and heavenly. Of course, there are certain fundam ental tru th s and principles— such as “w ithout th e shedding of blood th ere is no rem ission of sins”—which are .true of both covenants. These underly ing tru th s and principles rem ain; th e ir ceremonial aspects pass away.-—Evans. (25 :5 ) These coverings hid th e ten curtains of fine tw ined linen, and th e ir beauty. Thus He was not beheld in His lovely character when on earth. The go at’s h air covering rem inds us of th e divine statem ent, “He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see Him th ere is no beauty th a t we should desire Him.” (Isa. 5 3 :2 ). The ram ’s skins, dyed red, are the symbol of His devotion and obedience to God, even unto th e death of the cross. The badger’s skins are taken to mean His holy determ ination and steadfastness.— Gaebelein. (25 :10 ) T h e'“ a rk ” was God’s throne (Psa. 80:1. R.-V .), bu t it was a throne of grace (Heb. 4 :1 6 ). The “mercy- se at” means “ the place of p ropitiation,” and here th e blood of th e sin-offering was sprinkled on th e day of atonement, and satisfaction was rendered to the divine claims on the people represented by th e law in the a rk of th e testimony (Psa. 85:9, 10). W hat th e mercy-seat did symbolically for Israel, Christ has accomplished perfectly for all who will believe on Him (Rom. 3:25; 1 John 2:1, 2 ).—Gray. (26 :15 ) Christ and His people are typified in the boards of shittim wood (th e same as in th e ark and the tab le) re st ing in th e sockets of silver. The silver was th e ransom money (Ex. 38:25-28). The whole fram e work of the tab ernacle rested in th a t which tells of atonement. Thus we stand in Christ and are one w ith Him, separated from th e world as the boards were separated from the earth by the
ELEMENTARY K ate H. Haus
The tim e had come when th e Jews needed a church, “ a tabernacle,” God called it. They were traveling all the tim e toward th e ir own land, so it had to be made to pack and carry when they were not using it for service. God told Moses
how it was to be made, showing him th e pattern , when h e w a s on the mount. Every th ing in it was to rem ind them of w hat Jesus would do for th eir salvation. ( S h o w
a model or a large picture of it.) The people were to bring gold, silver, brass, precious stones, linen, and other beau tifu l things for the building m aterial. This teaches th a t we should bring all our prec ious things to Jesus if He w ants them in His service. The tabernacle was to be a large te n t; the sides of fine wood, th e top covered w ith different colored skins and cloth. I t was divided into two rooms,, w ithout w indow s.. One room was square, and was called the “Holy of Holies.” This room held the ark (Describe). This a rk rem inded them how Jesus was th e ark of th e ir salvation. In th e a rk were th e tables, upon which were w ritten the command ments, (rem inding them th a t Jesus had God’s law always in His h e a rt), and a pot of manna, (rem inding them th a t Jesus was th e Bread of L ife). The a rk was covered w ith gold, rem inding, Jesus was God. The mercy seat, w ith th e angels above it, when sprinkled w ith blood, was the place of prayer, where the priest prayer God to pardon th e ir sin. The blood rem inded of Jesu s’ death on th e cross. God was always found there, in the .beautiful glory cloud th a t covered th e mercy seat, so the room was filled w ith light. The other room, a little longer, held the tab le of shew bread, rem inding, Jesus would always help His fol lowers. The golden candlestick, rem inding, Jesus was th e light of the world. The oil rem inded of th e Holy Spirit
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