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The people of Israel are called upon to contribute thirteen materials?gold, silver and copper; blue-, purple- and red-dyed wool; flax, goat hair, animal skins, wood, olive oil, spices and gems?out of which, Yah says to Moses, ?They shall make for Me a Sanctuary, and I shall dwell amidst them.?
On the summit of Mount Sinai, Moses is given detailed instructions on how to construct this dwelling for Yahweh so that it could be readily dismantled, transported and reassembled as the people journeyed in the desert.
In the Sanctuary?s inner chamber, behind an artistically woven curtain, was the ark containing the tablets of testimony engraved with the Ten Commandments; on the ark?s cover stood two winged cherubim hammered out of pure gold. In the outer chamber stood the seven-branched menorah, and the table upon which the ?showbread? was arranged.
The Sanctuary?s three walls were fitted together from 48 upright wooden boards, each of which was overlaid with gold and held up by a pair of silver foundation sockets. The roof was formed of three layers of coverings:
(a) tapestries of multicolored wool and linen;
(b) a covering made of goat hair;
(c) a covering of ram and tachash skins.
Across the front of the Sanctuary was an embroidered screen held up by five posts.
Surrounding the Sanctuary and the copper-plated altar which fronted it was an enclosure of linen hangings, supported by 60 wooden posts with silver hooks and trimmings, and reinforced by copper stakes.
Why isn't it enough to donate money or a check to the Tabernacle Building Fund?? Why the emphasis on certain items that needed to be donated as opposed to simply money?
Exod 25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering (8641 Terumah), of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. Exod 34:20 ?And none shall appear before me empty-handed.?
The answer teaches us something fundamental about God's Mishkan. The Tabernacle was to be the combination of all their efforts, the unity of lives of all Israel. Each possession that we own is part and parcel of who we
are. God wanted us to contribute our essence to the Mishkan, in our hearts.
Can we truly become one in HIM? Can our little dwelling places of Yahweh?s Spirit come together to be HIS Mishkan, His Bride, and His Body?
..
On the summit of Mount Sinai, Moses is given detailed instructions on how to construct this dwelling for Yahweh so that it could be readily dismantled, transported and reassembled as the people journeyed in the desert.
In the Sanctuary?s inner chamber, behind an artistically woven curtain, was the ark containing the tablets of testimony engraved with the Ten Commandments; on the ark?s cover stood two winged cherubim hammered out of pure gold. In the outer chamber stood the seven-branched menorah, and the table upon which the ?showbread? was arranged.
The Sanctuary?s three walls were fitted together from 48 upright wooden boards, each of which was overlaid with gold and held up by a pair of silver foundation sockets. The roof was formed of three layers of coverings:
(a) tapestries of multicolored wool and linen;
(b) a covering made of goat hair;
(c) a covering of ram and tachash skins.
Across the front of the Sanctuary was an embroidered screen held up by five posts.
Surrounding the Sanctuary and the copper-plated altar which fronted it was an enclosure of linen hangings, supported by 60 wooden posts with silver hooks and trimmings, and reinforced by copper stakes.
Why isn't it enough to donate money or a check to the Tabernacle Building Fund?? Why the emphasis on certain items that needed to be donated as opposed to simply money?
Exod 25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering (8641 Terumah), of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. Exod 34:20 ?And none shall appear before me empty-handed.?
The answer teaches us something fundamental about God's Mishkan. The Tabernacle was to be the combination of all their efforts, the unity of lives of all Israel. Each possession that we own is part and parcel of who we
are. God wanted us to contribute our essence to the Mishkan, in our hearts.
Can we truly become one in HIM? Can our little dwelling places of Yahweh?s Spirit come together to be HIS Mishkan, His Bride, and His Body?
..
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