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 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
(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