The Tabernacle - The Architect, materials, and Craftsmen

The Tabernacle was given for many reasons. It showed that God’s d__________ was to dwell with men. Exo 25:8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

It was given to teach of God’s h__________ . His holiness separates Him from the people.

It was given to teach men their s________ . The walls shut man out.

It showed how a sinful man could come before a Holy God for atonement, for worship, and service. People could only approach God through blood atonement and a mediating priesthood.

The Tabernacle was given to teach that the only way of approach was through b___________ . Heb 9:22

Heb 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

The Tabernacle was an ___________  Lesson to the Israelites. It was the only ___________  that most of them had.

The Architect was God. Ex. 25:40 More than 20 times in the instructions we read “as the Lord commanded Moses.” It was G________________ . and not mans.

It’s Position - The Tabernacle was in the c_____________ of the camp. It was the focal point of their community and their life.

Between the Tabernacle and the people camped the Levites.

Judah, Issachar, and Zebulum camped on the east side

Reuben, Simeon, and Gad on the south side

Ephriam, Manasseh, Benjamin on the West side

Dan, Asher, and Naphtali on the north side.

The east side went first in the move

The south side went second

The Levites with the tabernacle were in the middle in the move

The West side went third

The North side went forth with the tribe of Dan going last.

God assigned different tasks, different areas of responsibility to specific people.

The priests camped on the east side and they had overall supervision of the tabernacle. Numbers 3:38

Jesus is to be the focal point of our lives.

Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

1Jo 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And if we Love Him we will obey Him.

Joh 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

Over the Tabernacle was the Cloud. This represented the presence of God. It was a pillar cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Ps 78:4 Their movements were controlled by the cloud.

The Materials

The people provided the materials and they were to give with w___________ hearts.

2Co 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Gold = Deity

Silver – Redemption

Brass = Divine Judgment

Blue – heavenly color - Jesus came from heaven.

Purple – royal color – Jesus is the King

Scarlet – color of sacrifice – Jesus went to the cross, shed His blood to pay for our sins

White – Righteousness - Jesus was without sin

These colors were used for the curtains, veil, robes, and gate.

Goats’ hair – Sin offering

Rams’ skins dyed red – blood

Badgers’ skins – plain, rejected, despised

Shittim wood – cut off

Fine linen - purity of Christ

Oil for light – speaks of the Holy Spirit

Anointing oil – sealing of the Spirit

Sweet incense – worship and prayer

Onyx stones Ex 28:12 The stones were engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel.

The Craftsmen - Who did the work?

Exo 35:10 And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;

Exo 35:25 And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, [both] of blue, and of purple, [and] of scarlet, and of fine linen.

Exo 35:26 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' [hair].

God stirred up the hearts of men and women and they listened. They got busy and the work got done. That is God’s plan. God’s plan is that His people do the work.

All of the workers were to be taught by the God called, God enabled man.

These workers were endowed by divine wisdom. We also need divine wisdom to do God’s work.

Jam 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

They worked for the right reason. They worked for love and not money.

They worked according to God’s pattern.

They worked under the leadership of God’s man.