The curtains and boards of the tabernacle. Exodus 26:1-25
INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT
The Nation Israel Delivered and Organized
III. ISRAEL AT SINAI, Exodus 19:1-40:38
4. Moses in the Mount; Directions for the Tabernacle, Exodus 24:12-31:18
49. Describe the curtains. How do they suggest Christ’s human nature?
THE TABERNACLE
“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle (sacred tent of worship) with ten [interior] curtains of fine twisted linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet fabric; you shall make them with [embroidered] cherubim, the handwork of a skillful craftsman.
The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; all of the curtains shall measure the same.
The five curtains shall be joined to one another, and the other five curtains shall be joined to one another.
You shall make loops of blue on the outer edge of the last curtain in the first set, and likewise in the second set.
You shall make fifty loops on the one curtain, and fifty loops on the edge of the last curtain that is in the second set. The loops on one curtain correspond to the loops on the other.
You shall make fifty gold hooks, and fasten the curtains together with the hooks; and the tabernacle shall be one unit.
“Then you shall make [exterior] curtains of goats’ hair as a tent over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains in all.
Each curtain shall be thirty cubits long and four cubits wide. The eleven curtains shall all measure the same.
You shall join five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent [to make a closed door].
Make fifty loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set, and fifty loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set.
“You shall make fifty bronze hooks and put the hooks into the loops and join the tent together so that it may be one unit.
The overlapping part that is left over from the tent curtains, the half curtain that is left over, shall lap over the back of the tabernacle.
The cubit on one side and the cubit on the other, of what is left over in the length of the curtains of the tent shall lap over the sides of the tabernacle on one side and the other side, to cover it.
You shall make a third covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a fourth covering above that of porpoise skins.
“Then you shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing upright [as a trellis-like frame].
The length of each board shall be ten cubits and the width of each board shall be one and a half cubits.
Make two dovetails in each board for fitting [them] together; you shall do the same for all the tabernacle boards.
You shall make the boards for the tabernacle [in the following quantities]: twenty boards for the south side.
You shall make forty silver sockets under the twenty boards, two sockets under each board for its two dovetails, and two sockets under another board for its two dovetails;
for the north side of the tabernacle there shall be twenty boards,
and their forty silver sockets, two sockets under each board.
For the back or west side of the tabernacle you shall make six boards.
Make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle at the rear [on both sides].
They shall be joined together underneath, and joined together on top with one ring. So shall it be for both of them; they shall form the two [rear] corners.
There shall be eight boards and sixteen silver sockets; two sockets under each board.
Comments by
F.B.Meyer
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Exodus 26:1-25
THE CURTAINS AND BOARDS OF THE TABERNACLE
The Tabernacle was constructed of upright boards, over which four sets of curtains were thrown. The innermost set, which made the ceiling, was of tapestry, embroidered with cherubim in various colors-blue, scarlet and purple-the cunning work of a damask weaver. Over these was a second set, of goats’ hair, longer and broader, so as to protect them; while the third and fourth sets were of rams’ and seals’ skins, respectively, to protect the whole from the weather. In these curtains we may find profound teaching concerning the human nature of our Lord; for we are told that, the Word of God became flesh and tabernacled among us; and that phrase naturally suggests that His human body was the tent or tabernacle in which His spirit dwelled. See Joh_1:14. In the fine-twined linen His holiness; in the blue His heavenly origin; in the purple His majesty; in the scarlet His sufferings.
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