
THE PRIESTS
The curtains surrounding the tabernacle’s compound, in stark contrast to the rocks and sand in the wilderness, were made of “finely spun...

GIFTED CRAFTSMEN
Camped at the base of Mount Sinai, God directed Moses to “tell the Israelites to take an offering for me. You are to take my offering...

THE MERCY SEAT
Alone, behind the Veil in the Tabernacle’s Holy of Holies, sat a single piece of furniture… the Ark of the Covenant. According to God’s...

THE ARK
Noah’s Ark, made of gopher wood (Genesis 6:14), measured “450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high” (Genesis 6:15). That’s big...

THE VEIL
My sins, and yours, have created a chasm between us and our Holy God. “Your iniquities are separating you from your God, and your sins...

THE GOLDEN ALTAR
“In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron,...

THE TABLE
To his left, the Menorah glowed brightly, overcoming the darkness. Straight ahead, just before the Veil, incense smoldered on the Golden...

THE LAMPSTAND
Three pieces of furniture adorned the Tabernacle’s Holy Place. As one entered the tent through the curtain at its east entrance, he could...

THE TENT
The Hebrew word translated as tent or “tabernacle” (Exodus 25:9) comes from a verb which means “to dwell.” In this sense it is correctly...

THE BRONZE BASIN
“The Lord spoke to Moses: ‘Make a bronze basin for washing and a bronze stand for it. Set it between the tent of meeting and the altar,...