OVER FOUR THOUSAND YEARS AGO

stood the Kingdom of Egypt

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
Exod 1:8

And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick,

and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour. Ex. 1:14

But there was good news

because the time of their deliverance was at hand.

One day, the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the rivers side;

and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. Ex. 2:5

And when she had opened it, she saw the child; and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews children. vs. 6

And the child grew, and became a Prince in Egypt.

But Moses slew an Egyptian, and had to flee from the face of Pharaoh.

And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of their bondage

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham.

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian:

and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. Exod 3:1

And Moses saw the Burning Bush, that it was all aglow and burning.

And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. Exod 3:3

And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush:

and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. Exod 3:2

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. Exod.3:10 Exod.3:10

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee:

When When thou thou hast hast brought brought forth forth the the people people out out of of Egypt, Egypt, ye ye shall shall serve serve God God upon upon this this mountain. mountain.
Exod. Exod. 3:12 3:12

and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them. 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying:

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering.

8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.
Exod Exod 24:12 24:12 ;; 25:1-9 25:1-9

The Tabernacle from above:

1. The Outer Court
B.

2. The Door of Entrance

3. The Altar of Burnt Offering 4. The Laver 5. The Sanctuary: A) Holy Place B) Most Holy Place

5.

A.

4. 3. 2. 1.

9 10 And thou make the court And theshalt twenty pillars of the tabernacle: the south thereof and their for twenty side southward there shall be sockets shall be of brass; hangings for ofand fine the hooks ofthe thecourt pillars twined linen shall of an be hundred their fillets of silver. cubits long for one side:

11 And likewise for the north 12 And for the breadth of the side in length there shall be court on the west side shall be hangings of an hundred cubits hangings of fifty cubits: their long, and his twenty pillars pillars ten, and their sockets and their twenty sockets of ten. Exod 27:9-12 brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

Overall Dimensions N
There were 10 pillars on each side, east & west. There were 20 pillars on each side, north and south.

75 feet wide

150 feet long

A total of sixty pillars surrounded the outer court.

The first step involved in the construction of the Sanctuary involved surveying the courtyard.

In order to set up the courtyard, its corners had to be leveled and squared.

In order to prove a square, you simply measure the length of a rectangles diagonals.
Perfectly squared Off-centered

If the diagonals meet at the same place in the rectangles center, then that rectangle is perfectly square.

The midpoint of both diagonals

The Pillar of the Outer Court

Each pillar was made of Acacia wood, and was covered with brass, and topped off with a Silver head, or Capital

Each pillar rested in a brass footing or pedestal.

The wooden pillars were grounded by silver hooks, which were used to tie down each pillar.

The White Linen Curtain that hung from the silver poles measured 280 cubits in length.

The finished Outer Court: in perspective.

The Front Door

of of the the Courtyard

And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits

of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework:
Ex. 27:16

The Finished Outer Court

The Brass Altar of Burnt Offering

1 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

The Brass Laver

Thou Thou shalt shalt also also make make a a laver laver of of brass, brass, and and his his foot foot also also of of brass, brass, to to wash wash withal: withal: and and thou thou shalt shalt put put it it between between the the tabernacle tabernacle of of the the congregation congregation and and the the altar, altar, and and thou thou shalt shalt put put water water therein. therein.

The Laver and its Pedestal of Four Flanges

Intermission

TheTen Golden ofthe the Tabernacle 16 cubitsWalls shall be length of a board,

15 And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up. 10
and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board.

1 1/2

17 Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle.
Exod. 26:15-17

The two tenons (or dowels) for the silver sockets.

The Silver Socket

The Golden Walls and Their Five Gold Bars.

Exod.26:26-30

4 Rings on each board

A single pole spanned the length of each wall thru each of the four rings.

A peg was The two rear inserted in the corners were top of each of specially the four rods reinforced. to secure the corner.

A peg was inserted into the end of both poles on the corner to prevent the walls from drifting.

The Assembled Courtyard & the Tabernacle Walls

The Nine Pillars and Their Veils

Four Four Pillars Pillars separated separated They the the Holy Holy supported Place Place the Inner from from the the Veil into the Most Holy Most Holy Most Holy Place. Place. Place

The 5 front pillars supported the front curtain

Five Pillars stood at the entrance of the Tabernacle

31 And And thou shalt shalt make make a vail vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: Exod 26:30-31

Brass Brass rings rings supported supported the the Veil Veil that that hung hung before before the the Holy Holy Place. Place.

Silver Silver Sockets Sockets supported supported the the Veil Veil to to the the Most Most Holy. Holy.

The Inner Covering of the Tabernacle

2 The length of one curtain shall eight and twenty cubits, 1 beMoreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains fine twined and the breadth of oneof curtain linen, blue, and purple, and scarlet: with four and cubits: and every one of the cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make curtains shall have them. one measure.
Exod 26:1-2 26:1-2 Exod

The Inner Most Covering

The Linen Covering of the Most Holy Place was made of fine white linen, and was embroidered with the three colors: BLUE, PURPLE, & SCARLET.

The Covering with its Couplings

4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. Exod 26:4

And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches:

The Covering of Goats Hair

And thou shalt make curtains of goats hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.
Ex.26:7

The Covering of Rams Skins Dyed Red

And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams skins dyed red
Exod. 26:14

The Covering of Badgers Skins

And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of badgers skins.
Exod.26:14

The Linen Layer with Angels The Rams ASkins View Dyed Red

of the Tabernacle with all four layers

The Covering of Badgers Skins

The Goat Hair Covering

The Furniture in the Tabernacle

The Table of Shewbread The Altar of Incense The Lampstand

The Table of Shewbread

23 Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

24 And And thou thou shalt shalt overlay overlay it it with with 24 pure gold, gold, and and make make thereto thereto a a pure crown of of gold gold round round about. about. crown

25 And And thou thou shalt shalt make make unto unto it it a a 25 border of of an an hand hand breadth breadth round round border about, and and thou thou shalt shalt make make a a about, golden crown crown to to the the border border thereof thereof golden round about. about. Exod 25:23-25 25:23-25 round Exod

31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made:

The Golden Candlestick

32 32 And And six six branches branches shall shall come come out out of of the the sides sides of of it; it; three three branches branches of of the the candlestick candlestick out out of of the the one one side, side, and and three three branches branches of of the the candlestick candlestick out out of of the the other other side: side:

33 Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick. Exod Exod 25:31-33 25:31-33

The Altar of Incense

And And thou thou shalt shalt make make an an altar altar to to burn burn incense incense upon: upon: of of shittim shittim wood wood shalt shalt thou thou make make it. it.

and two cubits shall be the height thereof:

2 A shall be the length 2 the A cubit cubit shall be the length horns thereof shall thereof, and a cubit the thereof, and a cubit the be of the same. breadth breadth thereof; thereof; foursquare foursquare shall it be:. be:

andAnd thou shalt make unto it 3 thou shalt overlay it apure crown of gold round with gold, the top thereof, about. Exod 30:1-3 and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof;

10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof,

11. 11. And And thou thou shalt shalt overlay overlay it it with with pure pure gold, gold, within within and and without without shalt shalt thou thou overlay overlay it, it, and and shalt shalt make make upon upon it it a a crown crown of of gold gold round round about. about.

And And thou thou shalt shalt put put into into the the ark ark the the testimony testimony which which I I shall shall give give thee. thee.
Exod. Exod.25:16 25:16

And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof.
Exod 25:17-19

And And the the cherubims cherubims shall shall stretch stretch forth forth their their wings wings on on high, high,

The Finished Tabernacle In putting it all together, the Tabernacle probably looked something like this

A LOOK INTO

THE MOST HOLY PLACE

And let them make me a sanctuary

The End of Part 1