The document discusses the structure and significance of the Tabernacle, focusing on the Court and the Holy Place, including their articles. It highlights the importance of the Altar, Brass Laver, and three articles in the Holy Place: the Candlestick, Table of Showbread, and Golden Altar of Incense, each representing aspects of Jesus and the believer's relationship with God. The text emphasizes worship, atonement, and the continuous ministry expected from believers as priests of God.
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The Tabernacles - Part 3 ^0 4
The document discusses the structure and significance of the Tabernacle, focusing on the Court and the Holy Place, including their articles. It highlights the importance of the Altar, Brass Laver, and three articles in the Holy Place: the Candlestick, Table of Showbread, and Golden Altar of Incense, each representing aspects of Jesus and the believer's relationship with God. The text emphasizes worship, atonement, and the continuous ministry expected from believers as priests of God.
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THE
TABERNACLES
(PART 3 & 4) THE COURT AND THE ARTICLES IN THE COURT THE HOLY PLACE AND THE ARTICLES PLACED IN IT GATE OF THE COURT
• THE COURT IS THE AREA SET APART
FOR WORSHIP AROUND THE TABERNACLE. • THERE IS ONLY ONE ENTRANCE TO THE COURT: 20 CUBITS WIDE, IN THE MIDDLE, ON THE EAST SIDE. • CURTAIN AT THE GATE IS HUNG FROM 4 PILLARS. • GATE DENOTES CHRIST. (JOHN CH 10:9) • CURTAIN IS BEAUTIFULLY EMBROIDERED IN 4 DIFFERENT COLORS. (SS 5:10) PILLARS OF THE COURT • THERE ARE 60 PILLARS OF THE COURT MADE OF SHITTIM WOOD. • Total of 60 posts = South side 20 + North side 20 + East side 10 + West side 10 • GOD’S GRACE ON US BELIEVERS TO SHAPE US TO BECOME PILLARS. • SHITTIM TREE CANNOT BE POLISHED AND MADE SMOOTH. WORDLY CARNAL MAN. • PILLARS FIXED ON BRASS SOCKETS. POINTS TO JESUS WHO TOOK JUDGEMENT UPON HIMSELF. (ROM 8:1) • SILVER ON TOP REPRESENTS REDEMPTION. • PILLARS ARE COVERED WITH WHITE LINEN. IT ATTRACTS WORSHIPPERS (PSM 84:1-4)
UNIQUENE IT’S A PLACE OF SEPERATION AND PROTECTION.
THOSE WHO ENTER CHURCH THROUGH CHRIST ARE SS OF THE SEPERATED FROM WORDLY DESIRES.
COURT COURT IS IMPORTANT AS IT’S A PLACE FOR
ATONMENT FOR SIN. WE EXPERIENCE FREEDOM FROM SIN WHEN WE APPROACH GOD. CONTINOUS ACTIVITY TAKES PLACE. THIS POINTS TO THE FACT THAT BELIEVERS WHO ARE THE PRIESTS OF GOD ARE EXPECTED TO BE ENGAGED IN HIS MINISTRY CONTINOUSLY. ARTICLES IN THE COURT 1. ALTAR • THIS IS THE FIRST AND THE LARGEST ARTICLE. ITS KEPT AT THE ENTRANCE. ITS MADE OF SHITTIM WOOD. THIS REPRESENTS HUMAN NATURE OF JESUS. ITS HOLLOW INSIDE AND COVERED WITH BRASS. BRASS REPRESENTS DIVINITY – VICTORIOUS THRU FIRE OF JUDGEMENT. • THERE ARE HORNS AT EACH OF THE 4 CORNERS, ROPES WERE USED TO BIND THE SACRIFICAL ANIMAL TO THE HORNS. REP: GOD’S LOVE WHICH BINDS A SINNER TO THE CROSS. HORNS DENOTE THE POWER OF CHRIST TO SAVE. • THE ALTAR STANDS AS A SHADOW FOR CHRIST & HIS DEATH ON THE CROSS. SALVATION THRU FAITH IN THE DEATH OF JESUS IS THE MOST IMP DOCTRIN REVEALED IN THE BIBLE. ITS KEPT AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE COURT. CROSS IS THE FIRST STEP FOR A PERSON TO EXPERIENCE ALL OTHER SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS. 2. THE BRASS LAVER • THE BRASS LAVER FILLED WITH WATER WAS PLACED BETWEEN THE ALTAR AND THE TABERNACLE. THE PRIEST MUST WASH THEMSELVES WITH THIS WATER BEFORE THEY ENTER THE TABERNACLE. THREE ARTICLES IN THE HOLY PLACE 1. CANDLE STICK • MADE OF GOLD. IT HAS A CENTRAL SHAFT AND 3 BRANCHES ON EITHER SIDE. • LAMPS ARE MADE ON TOP OF EACH BRANCH AND THE MIDDLE SHAFT, MAKING A TOTAL OF 7 LAMPS. • LIGHTED USING PURE OLIVE OIL, BURNS FROM DAWN TO DUSK. MIDDLE SHAFT REP JESUS & BRANCHES ARE THE BELIEVERS. (JO 8:12) SEVEN STANDS FOR COMPLETENESS. IT ALSO REP WORD OF GOD. 3 BRANCHES OF EACH SIDE STANDS FOR 3 SECTIONS IN THE OT & NT : HISTORY, TEACHING & PROPHECY. LASTLY, GOLD ALSO STANDS FOR THE PRECIOUS NATURE OF THE WORD OF GOD. THREE ARTICLES IN THE HOLY PLACE 2. TABLE OF SHOWBREAD • TABLE IS MADE OF SHITTIM WOOD, GOLD. • 12 CAKES MADE WITH FINE FLOUR. KEPT IN 2 STACKS OF 6 EACH. EVERY SABBATH, 12 NEW CAKES ARE KEPT ON THE TABLE AND THE OLD CAKES EATEN BY THE PRIEST IN THE HOLY PLACE. REPRESENTATION: TABLE REP JESUS & 12 CAKES STAND FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD. BOTH TABLE & CAKE POINTS TO JESUS. WOOD & GOLD SHOWS HIS HUMANITY & DIVINITY. CAKE BAKED WITH FINE FLOUR SHOWS JESUS AS THE BREAD OF LIFE. ALSO SHOWS PARTICIPATION OF BELIEVERS IN THE LORD’S TABLE. OT ONLY PRIESTS CUD EAT. NT WE BELIEVERS ARE PRIESTS. THREE ARTICLES IN THE HOLY PLACE 3. GOLDEN ALTAR OF INCENSE
MAKES US TRUE WORSHIPPERS. INCENSE BURNING ON THE
ALTAR ARE THE PRAYERS AND PRAISES OF HIS PEOPLE. INCENSE IS BURNED WITH THE SAME FIRE WHICH HAS BEEN PRESERVED W/O EXTINGUISHING FROM THE ONE THAT CAME DOWN FROM HEAVEN AT THE FIRST TIME AARON OFFERED SACRIFICE. NO OTHER FIRE IS PERMITTED TO BE USED. THIS FIRE IS THE SAME ONE THE DWELT ON THE DISCIPLES IN THE UPPER ROOM – HOLY SPIRIT. SWEET SPICES – STACTE, ONYCHA, GALBANUM, FRANKINCENSE – PUT IN THE FIRE – GODLY QUALITIES LIKE LOVE, MERCY, RIGHTEOUNESS AND PURITY OF JESUS CHRIST. SALT IS ADDED WHICH POINTS TO THE PROMISES OF GOD. HOLY PLACE IS COMPARED TO THE CHURCH AGE IN WHICH THE NT BELIEVERS ARE ENTITLED TO ENTER & WORSHIP GOD AS THEY ARE MADE PRIESTS THRU JESUS CHRIST. LET US NOURISH OURSELVES DAILY IN CHRIST & BURN INCENSE OF PRAYERS AND PRAISE IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD.