Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine; she has also furnished her table. 3 She has sent forth her maidens: she cries upon the highest places of the city. 4 Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wants understanding, she said to him. 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 7 He that reproves a scorner gets to himself shame: and he that rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot. 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. 11 For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased. 12 If you be wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it. 13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knows nothing. 14 For she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city. 15 To call passengers who go right on their ways: 16 Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wants understanding, she said to him. 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knows not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine; she has also furnished her table. 3 She has sent forth her maidens: she cries upon the highest places of the city. 4 Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wants understanding, she said to him. 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. Christ is the wisdom of God. Jesus is the bread of life. Come and eat of Christ. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. To perish is foolish. To enjoy the everlasting life with Christ is the wisdom of Christ. Go in the way of understanding. Jesus is the way , the truth and the life. Jesus is the true way to everlasting life.
7 He that reproves a scorner gets to himself shame: and he that rebukes a wicked man gets himself a blot. 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you:
Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. 11 For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased. 12 If you be wise, you shall be wise for yourself: but if you scorn, you alone shall bear it.
13 A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knows nothing. 14 For she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city. 15 To call passengers who go right on their ways: 16 Whoever is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wants understanding, she said to him. 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knows not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. She is a liar. But he knows not that the dead are there; Her guests are in the depths of hell. To perish is foolishness. To die as a fool is foolishness.
The tabernacle was a perfect copy of
something that already existed in heaven.
The tabernacle on earth was patterned after
something that was in heaven.
The tabernacle was a picture , a type ,
and a shadow of the Lord Jesus Christ ,
where God meets man , and where God
and humanity meet in one person.
In Christ only can we find the answer
to the spiritual significance of the
tabernacle.
Jesus was the tabernacle in whom the
fullness of God dwelt.
Every detail of the tabernacle points to
some aspect of the person and work
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The tabernacle was the most complete
revelation of Jesus Christ the Son of God ,
and the plan of salvation in the entire
Old Testament.
The tabernacle speaks of the Son of God.
The tabernacle speaks of God.
The tabernacle tells of the glory of the
Lord Jesus Christ.
The description of the tabernacle in the
wilderness has more significance than
mere measurements of a sanctuary.
The tabernacle reflects in its plans the
thought of God.
God's words tell us that the things of
the tabernacle are patterns of the things
in heaven.(Hebrews 9: 34-34)
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the centre of
God's thought , from eternity to eternity.
Christ is the wisdom of God.
we can see our Lord Jesus Christ
revealed in the tabernacle.
The tabernacle is the picture of grace.
To perish is foolishness.
To have everlasting life with Christ is the wisdom
of Christ .
To have everlasting life with Christ is the wisdom
of God .
To die is foolishness.
Believe in Christ and live.
The Lord wrote the Proverbs in
heaven before Solomon was born.
The Lord show Solomon the Proverbs
and told him that he will write the
Proverbs in the future.
The Lord will inspire Solomon to
write the Proverbs.
Tabernacle of Jesus Christ
And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying
9 According to all that I show you,
after the pattern of the tabernacle,
and the pattern of all the instruments
thereof, even so shall you make it.
(Exodus 25:9)
The tabernacle was designed by God
Himself in heaven . God repeatedly told
Moses to follow the pattern that was
shown to Moses in the mount.
40 And look that you make them after
their pattern, which was showed you
in the mount.
(Exodus 25:40)
It is Jesus Christ
5 Who serve unto the example and
shadow of heavenly things, as Moses
was admonished of God when he
was about to make the tabernacle: for,
See, said he, that you make all things
according to the pattern showed to
you in the mount.
(Hebrews 8:5)
The tabernacle was a perfect copy of
something that already existed in heaven.
The tabernacle on earth was patterned after
something that was in heaven.
The tabernacle was a picture , a type ,
and a shadow of the Lord Jesus Christ ,
where God meets man , and where God
and humanity meet in one person.
In Christ only can we find the answer
to the spiritual significance of the
tabernacle.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent
in the wilderness, even so
must the Son of man be lifted up;
15 That whosoever believes in him
should not perish, but have
eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believes in him
should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
(John 1:14-16)
Jesus was the tabernacle in whom the
fullness of God dwelt.
Every detail of the tabernacle points to
some aspect of the person and work
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The tabernacle was the most complete
revelation of Jesus Christ the Son of God ,
and the plan of salvation in the entire
Old Testament.
The tabernacle speaks of the Son of God.
The tabernacle speaks of God.
The tabernacle tells of the glory of the
Lord Jesus Christ.
The description of the tabernacle in the
wilderness has more significance than
mere measurements of a sanctuary.
The tabernacle reflects in its plans the
thought of God.
God's words tell us that the things of
the tabernacle are patterns of the things
in heaven.(Hebrews 9: 34-34)
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the centre of
God's thought , from eternity to eternity.
Christ is the wisdom of God.
we can see our Lord Jesus Christ
revealed in the tabernacle.
The tabernacle is the picture of grace.
God gave Israel through Moses , two things:
(1) the law
(2) the tabernacle
Before Moses brought the two tablets
of law down from Mt. Sinai , Israel had
already broken them , and were under
the sentence of death , and the judgment
of God.
Had Moses brought only the tablets of
law , the story of Israel would have
ended right there in the destruction of
the nation of Israel. But Moses brought
back something in addition to the tablets
of law.
Moses brought back the pattern for
the tabernacle, God's answer to a broken
law , God' provision for a sinful people,
God's plan of salvation for sinners.
God foreknew their need for His mercy and
forgiveness. So God gave them in addition\
to the law , the tabernacle which spoke of
love , mercy , pardon , forgiveness , atonement,
redemption , and salvation , for all the people
who admit that they could not save themselves
by their own efforts and works.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the perfect tabernacle.
In Christ , man can approach God. In Christ
and only in Christ alone will God meet man
on the basis of the blood sacrifice of Christ.
Jesus said, I am the way , the truth ,
and the life. No man comes unto the Father
but by me.
The tabernacle was a movable structure that
was about forty-five feet long and fifteen feet
wide. All of is framework and furniture was
covered with pure gold.
The gold points to the preciousness and the
eternal value of the Lord Jesus Christ our
Savior , of whom the tabernacle was a shadow
and a figure.
The tabernacle stood within an enclosure
that was one hundred cubits long and fifty
cubits wide.
In our measurements , this would be one
hundred eighty feet by ninety feet. This
enclosure was called the court of the
tabernacle . It was bounded by a white
linen fence suspended on sixty pillars or
posts of brass , resting upon sockets of
brass/ Because of its height , five cubits
or nine feet , no person can see over it.
And no one can go under it.
The high white linen fence seems to say,
No trespassing. No admittance.
God will meet man only by God's way.
Man can not find and know God by
man's own efforts and works.
Christ Jesus is the way, the truth ,
and the life. No man comes unto the
Father but by the Lord Jesus Christ.
God provides a door. The sinner can
not come over the high white linen
fence. But the sinner can come in by
the door.
Jesus said ,
I am the door; by me if any man
enter in he shall be saved
(John 10:9)
16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believes in him
should not perish, but have
everlasting life.
12 Neither is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under
heaven given among men, whereby
we must be saved.
It is a beautiful door of four colors ;
blue , purple , and scarlet embroidered
on white. The four colors points to
the Lord Jesus Christ.
Each colour points to some particular
aspect of our Lord Jesus Chris.
Our Lord Jesus Christ has many
glories and the subject of the tabernacle
in His many faceted beauty and glory.
God the Father knows Christ fully
(Matthew 11:27)
It is the Father's pleasure to show us
the treasures that are hidden in His
beloved Son.
White speaks of purity and righteousness.
The white in the linen fence stands for
the purity of Christ. In the white linen
we see Christ's pure and perfect life ,
always serving God and men.
Christ was the perfect man and faithful
servant.
Blue speaks of Christ , the Lord Jesus
from heaven (1 Corinthians 15:47)
During His walk on earth , Christ was
He who comes from heaven
(John 3:34)
Christ Jesus is the Son of God.
Christ is God the Son.
Jesus Christ is the true God and
eternal life (1 John).
Christ became man , but He remained
the Son of God.
Purple speaks of Christ as the King
of kings and Lord of lords. The colour
purple points to the glory of the
Lord Jesus Christ. Everything is put
under His feet. Jesus is Lord.
The scarlet colour points to Christ
as the king of Israel (Matthew 27:28)
The four colours speak of Christ in
a fourfold way , as King , as the
faithful Servant , as the perfect Man ,
and as perfect God.
The sinner on the outside must first
enter through the door.
And then he must stop at the altar of
burnt offering.
The altar of burnt offering speaks of
Christ and His work of atonement on
the cross. It is a place of sacrifice.
The altar stood between the gate of the
court and the approach to the tabernacle.
The altar was both a way to God ,
and a barrier to God.
The Israelite might have the most
beautiful lamb , but unless it was
killed and offered as sacrifice in place
of the sinner , it would be useless and
in vain. If the sinner had brought his
offering to the brazen altar of burnt
offering , then he could freely come
unto God's presence.
There is only one way to God. Jesus is
the way , the truth , and the life. No
man comes unto the Father but by
Jesus
Throughout the Old Testament , each altar,
each animal that was sacrifice ,pointed
to Christ , and how , one day, Christ
would come to world to suffer and die
on the cross in place of the sinner.
At the brazen altar the sacrifices
were brought for atonement of sin.
All these offerings pointed to Christ ,
the lamb of God.
Through the blood of Christ , sinful
people found mercy and forgiveness
For God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son that
whosoever believes in Him should
not perish but have everlasting life.
The brazen altar was portable. Two
staves were used by priests to carry
the altar whenever the order of the
Lord caused them to move on.
There were two staves or handles.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ consists
pf two parts. One part is the death
of Christ. The other part is the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
And together they are the good news
that :
Christ died for our sins according to
the scriptures ; and that he was
buried , and that he rose again the
third day according to the scriptures
(1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
With one stave it would not have been
balanced. Two staves were needed.
The two parts of the Gospel , the
death and the resurrection of Christ
complement and balance each other.
Without the death of Christ , there could
be no resurrection and no salvation.
Without the resurrection of Christ , his
death would have been in vain and
useless. A dead Christ van saved no
one. The resurrection of Christ is very
important. A living Christ who was
dead and conquered death is a
Saviour of the world. The resurrection
of Christ proves that Christ is who he
said is , that Christ is indeed the Son
of God.
A living Christ is our hope and peace ,
because he has defeated death and
all our enemies in his resurrection,
Now we come to the laver . The laver
was a washbasin in the court of the
tabernacle. It is a strict commandment
that the priests cleanse themselves in
the laver. Otherwise they would not
be able to render undefiled services to
God , Who is holy.
The message of the laver to the believer
is this. You are in the world but not of
the world . We are saved by Christ.
But we are still in the world of defilement
and of sin
While we are serving the Lord in the
world , we have to come in contact
of the world .
Our Lord Jesus Christ knows that even
cleansed people will get defiled.
A person who walked through the dessert
will get his feet dirty. So every believer will
be defiled by sin, even when he is not
aware that he has sinned
In our daily living , we are constantly
exposed to defilement of the world.
There are ungodly people in this world.
The world is full of smut and filth and
cursing all day and night long. our Lord
knew about this and has made provision
for our continual cleansing.
If we say that we have no sin , we
deceive ourselves , and the truth is
not in us (1 John 1:8)
We can turn to our Lord Jesus to
cleanse us.
If we confess our sins , He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins , and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness
(1 John 1:9)
The laver speaks of separation from
flesh and from the world and from
the old sinful nature with its pride ,
lusts , evil habits and sins.
The Word is the Lord Jesus Christ
( John 1:1 ; John 1:14 )
The Word is the cleansing power in our
lives.
Jesus said ,
Now you are clean through the word which
I have spoken unto you (John 15:3)
The Lord Jesus Christ will cleanse you
through the washing of the water of the word.
The foundation of the tabernacle was made
of pure silver. the entire structure rested
on blocks of pure silver. Where did all that
silver came from ?
God told Moses that he had to count
the people, all the people from twenty to
fifty . Each person had to pay the Lord
a ransom for his life at the time he was
counted. Then no plague would come on him.
The price of atonement was the same for
everyone , whether rich or poor.
Every one person had to pay this
atonement money of silver. Failure to
give this silver meant death. Bible speaks
of atonement .The atonement is always by
blood. The tabernacle rested on the price
of atonement that had been paid. The
Bible uses silver as a type of the price
Christ paid for atonement. That price
was the precious blood of the Lord
Jesus Christ , which was shed on
the cross.
Our whole redemption rests on
the foundation of our Lord's blood.
after a person is saved , he must
next be separated before he can go
on to serve the Lord. He must be
separated from his old sinful nature
before he can be of service in the
tabernacle , at the table of show bread ,
the candlestick , and the incense
altar.
The candlestick , the table of show
bread and the altar of incense are in
the holy place of the tabernacle.
God is light. Christ is the light of
the world.
Jesus said,
I am the light of the world
(John 9:5)
The candlestick points to the Lord
Jesus Christ who is the light of the
world .
The light of the candlestick was
very important in the service of
the priests. This is the only light in
the tabernacle' The oil of the light ,
representing the Holy Spirit was the
only source of light in the tabernacle.
The light of the candlestick points
to the Lord Jesus Christ who is the
word.
David praised the Lord ,
Your word is a lamp unto my feet ,
and a light unto my path
(Psalm 119:105)
The show bread in the holy place
points to Christ.
Jesus said,
I am the bread of life ; he who
comes to me shall never hunger ;
and he who believes in me shall
never thirst (John6:35)
Jesus said,
I am the living bread which came
down from heaven ;
if any man eat of this bread ,
he shall live for ever ;
and the bread that I will give is
my flesh , which I will give for the
life of the world ( John 6:51)
The bread on the table points to
His body. The bread is the living
Word ,as revealed in the written
Word
Jesus said,
The word that I speak unto you,
they are spirit , and they are life
(John 6:63
What gives life is God's Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is the Giver of life.
Only sweet-smelling incense could
be burnt upon the golden altar of
incense. The altar of incense speaks
of Christ our Saviour now in heaven as
our interceding High Priest.
For Christ is not entered into the
holy places made of hands ,which
are the figures of the true ; but into
heaven itself , now to appear in the
presence of God for us ( Hebrews 9:24)
The tabernacle is in every detail
a shadow and a type of Christ .
The priest is a figure and a type of
the Lord Jesus Christ.
At the brazen altar Christ died for us.
His shed blood reconciled us to God.
At the altar of incense Christ lives
in heaven to intercede for those who
are already saved by Him. The golden
altar of incense speak of the living
resurrection , ascended Lord
Jesus Christ.
The two altars speaks of the death
and resurrection of Christ and the
Good News of Jesus Christ
that Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures ; and that
he was buried and that he rose again the
third day according to the scriptures
(1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
The holy of holies was the most innermost
compartment of the tabernacle.
The way to the holy of holies was barred
by a veil m or curtain, which forbids anyone
to enter except the high priest once a year
on the day of atonement with the precious
blood taken from the altar of burnt offering.
the high priest to enter without the shed
blood meat death. For the high priest to enter
at any other time meant death. All other
people are barred . It was death for anyone
who was not the high priest to try to enter.
Before we can enter into the holy of holies ,
the veil must be taken care of . The veil which
barred the way is God is the body of Christ.
The veil representing the body of Christ is
his perfect humanity , hung between us and
God, saying and warning,
No admittance . Keep out
Christ veiled Himself in human flesh.
Christ became man
In that human body Christ took our sin
to the cross. Christ paid the penalty
for us.. And his sinless perfect body
was broken and rent. It was a work
of God. God was satisfied with the
offering that Christ made on the cross.
God rent the veil from top to bottom
and opened up the way to the holy
of holies for all who by faith accept
the Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord
and Saviour.
Christ opens the way for us into
the very presence of God.
The ark of the covenant and the
mercy seat were in the holy of holies.
In the ark of the covenant and the
mercy seat were in the holy of holies.
In the ark was the law , the ten
commandments. There was also
the golden pot with manna in the ark .
Christ , the eternal Bread of life , will
keep all those who put their trust in
Him , not only for this wilderness
journey in the world but for eternity.
Christ is the true Manna ( John 6)
In the ark was also the rod of Aaron
that budded.
The budded rod speaks of new life
after death. Aaron's rod speaks of
the resurrection of Christ as the
risen Saviour and High Priest.
After Christ was slain by the broken
law , Christ rose and defeated
death and lives as the High Priest
forever.
The broken law demanded the death
penalty of the sinner .
Once a year the high priest sprinkled
blood on the mercy seat , and the
blood covered the broken law within.
God has promised ,
When I see the blood , I will pass
over you
The blood speaks of the perfect
sacrifice of Christ . Christ has done
everything for us when he died on
the cross. Now we need only to rest
confidently in Christ.
For God so loved the world that He
gave His only begotten Son that
whosoever believes in Him should
not perish but have everlasting life.
The tabernacle was designed by
God Himself in heaven.
In Christ only can we find the answer
to spiritual significance of the tabernacle.
Every detail of the tabernacle points
to some aspect of the Person and
the work of the Lord Jesus Christ.
God told Moses repeatedly to follow
the exact pattern that was shown
to him.
See that you make them according
to the pattern shown to you.
Jesus is the way , the truth , and
the life . No person comes unto
the Father but by Jesus.
the foundation of blood
The tabernacle was a perfect copy of something that already existed in heaven. The tabernacle on earth was patterned after something that was in heaven.
The tabernacle was a picture , a type , and a shadow of the Lord Jesus Christ, where God meets man , and where God and humanity meet in one person.
In Christ only can we find the answer to the spiritual significance of the tabernacle.
The foundation of the tabernacle in the wilderness was made of pure silver. The entire structure rested on blocks of pure silver. Where did all that silver come from ?
God told Moses that he had to count the people. Each person had to pay the Lord's ransom for his life at the time he was counted. Then no plague would come on him.
This price is called atonement silver.
The price of atonementwas the same for everone, whether rich or poor.It was half of a shekel of silver. Every person had to pay this atonement money of silver. None was to be excepted.
Failure to give the silver meant death. Silver in the Bible speaks of atonement. This atonement always by blood. The tabernacle rested on the price of atonement that had been paid.
The Bible uses silver as a type of the price Christ paid for atonement. That price was His precious blood. A person is only counted among the true people of God, as belonging the
Lord Jesus Christ, when the price of atonement has been paid for him or her.
We are not redeemed or brought ,by silver or gold, but by the precious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish or spot (1 Peter1:18-19)
The silver in the tabernacle speaks of blood and the tabernacle rested on this foundation of blood. This silver foundation becomes a symbol of the precious blood of the
Lord Jesus Christ. which was shed on the cross. Our whole redemption rests on the foundation of our Lord's blood
without shedding of blood is remission (Hebrews 9:22)
We have been brought with the price of the blood of the Son of God.
You are brought with a price (1 Corinthians 6:20)
Take heed therefore unto yourselves ,and to all the flock... to feed the church of God ,which He has purposed with His own blood (Acts 20:28)
For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid , which is Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 3:11)
Jesus Christ is the only foundation we can build upon that is pleasing to God.
The atonement of silver received from the children of Israel is a shadow of the atonement price of redemption , the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
This atonement of a half a shekel of silver had to be individually given. It was a personal responsibility.
Salvation is also a personal responsibility , and can never be obtain by proxy.
For you are saved not by the religion of your parents. You are saved not by any thing that other human has done .
You are saved not because you join a church or a religious organization.
You can not be saved by your own efforts or works. You are saved not because you are religious in your activities.
You are saved because of the Lord Jesus Christ.
It must be a personal act of faith in the death , the resurrection, and the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ.
You can be saved only by a personal faith in the works of the Lord Jesus Christ.
For whosoever call upon the name of the Lord t shall be saved (Romans 10:13)
Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures. And Christ was buried, and rose again the third day according to scriptures(1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
If you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus Christ , and shall believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall
be saved |(Romans 10:9)
the boards
Boards were covered with pure gold. When they are set side by side they filled inside each other to make solid walls.
The board was acacia or shittim wood.This was the same kind of wood that was used for the altar.
The wood , having come out of the earth , speaks of the Lord Jesus Christ as Man.
The gold that covered the boards speaks of Christ's Divine glory.
God is revealed in the flesh (1 Timothy 3:16)
The walls of the tabernacle was made of boards that was covered with gold.
The believer also resembles the wood of the board.He is a man on earth, but the board is covered with gold.
Every believer , every child of God is clothed with righteousness of God.(2 Corinthians5:21)
The believer in Christ is clothed with heavenly glory (2 Corinthians 12)
Just as the prodigal son received the best robe from his father , every believer is clothed with the righteousness of God (Luke 15)
I shall greatly rejoice in the Lord . My soul shall be joyful in my God ; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation.
He has covered me with the robe of righteousness (Isaiah 63:10)
The board standing together formed the dwelling of God upon the earth. in the same way ,there is a dwelling of God now.
It is God's will that all believers, joined together ,form the house in which God dwells today
Now God no longer lives in a material house of gold , in a house of stones as in the days of Solomon.
The house of God is the body of Lord Jesus Christ.
We believers are built for the habitation of God in the Spirit (1 Timothy 3:15)
The believers together form the body of Christ, the church .
They the living stones are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood (1 Peter 2:5)
There were bars of shittim wood, that were overlaid with gold. They were put through golden rings
to hold the boards together and keep them standing (Exodus 26 :26-29)
It is the Lord Jesus Christ who holds the relievers together.
Therefore ,as God's chosen people, holy and deeply loved, clothe yourselves with compassion , kindness,
humility , gentleness, and patience.
Bear with each other and forgive as the Lord forgave you. Andover these virtues put on love,
which binds them altogether in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts , since as members
of one body you were call peace (Colossians 3:12-15)
the Holy Place
There were three articles of furniture in the holy place. They are the candlestick,
the table of showbread and the altar.
The candlestick (Exodus 25:31-40)
God is light. Christ is the light of the world. Jesus said,I am the light of the world (John 4:5)
The candle stick was of pure gold that was beated and beaten. Christ who is the true light suffered and was beaten by the
judgment of God.
God told Moses,
31 And you shall make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
32 And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side:
37 And you shall make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it.
(Exodus 25 :37)
The candlestick was the symbol of a person. The personal pronoun shows this very clearly. The light of the candlestick points to the person the Lord Jesus Christ, the word.
The main reason light of the candlestick was very important in the tabernacle. The oil of light , representing the Holy Spirit was the only source of light the tabernacle.
David praised the Lord,
Your word is a lamp unto my foot , and a light unto my path (Psalm 119:105)
If the believer is to see where God is leading him, the believer must only walk by the light of the Word of God.
Outside in the wilderness all the light of the sun of nature revealed an unattractive building in which there was no hint of the glory that shone within.
Away from the light of the golden candlestick, and in the light of the sun of nature, a person on the outside could not see the glorious visions of Christ,
as represented in the table of showbread, the golden candlestick , the golden plated boards of the walls, the beautiful ceiling and all the glories of
the interior..
The light of the sun of nature on the outside blinds the worshiper onitur the things which is spiritual. The light of nature is human reason, philosophy,
and speculation.
Man following reason instead of faith rejects the Word of God completely. Man invests all sorts of human philosophy and theories of man foolishness.
He invents the theory of evolution and myths and fantasy.
The light of human reasoning blinds the man on the outside to the truth. Jesus Christ is the truth concerning all things.
Instead of following Christ , man follows after myths and lies.
Instead of following Christ , man follows after lies. Instead of faith , man substitutes reason anf philosophy.
Instead of the blood of Christ as the only remedy for sin, man substitutes traditionn, religion, morality, ethics, ordinances, education or psychologyThese things don't work.
Man has been trying to save himself by his own effortssince Adam's fall.Man can not save himself no matter how hard he trirs.
The natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness unto him. Neither can he know them because
they are spiritually discerned(1 Corinthians 2:14)
The believers who are joined with Christ can spread the light only by the Holy Spirit. The light we give should never fall on us, but on
the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ must be placed in the light. Christ must always be glorified. The Holy Spirit glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ.
The golden candlestick is also a picture of the church , Christ as the head , and we are members of the body if Christ, one i Christ, and with Christ.
The function of the Church is the poer of the Holy Spirit is to hold up Christ as the light of the world.
The final answer to the sin problem and the problem of the world is regeneration (new birth ) by the Holy Spirit and the coming of Christ.
Jesus said, As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world (John 9:5)
Now the only wcay the unsaved world can see Christ , is in us , and through us. If men are to see Christ , they must see Him in the believers
who are still in the world. We are the light of the world today.
Jesus said to His disciples,
You are the light of the world
(Matthew 5:14)
16 Let your light so shine before men,
that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is
in heaven.
(Matthew 5:16)
As believers , we are to let our light shine before the world, by holding up the lamp of the world and lifting up the Lord Jesus Christ
and letting Him shine through us.
Jesus said,
32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto
me. (John 12:32)
Our focus must only br in the Lord Jesus Christ. If we lift up Christ, He will draw all human beings unto him.
21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
(Revelation 21:21-23)
The table of showbread (Exodus 25:23-30)
There were seven articles of furnitures in the tabernacle. Two in the court of the Gentiles. Three in the holy place. Two in the holy holies.
The brazen altar and laver were in the court of the Gentiles.
The golden candlestick, the altar of incense and the table of showbread were in the holy place.
The ark of thr covenant and mercy seat were in the holy of holies.
The table of showbread was made of shittem wood., and was overlaid with pure gold. It had a golden crown all around the outer
edge to keep the twelve loaves of bread safely upon the table. .
Lord Jesus is the gold border , and the golden border was one hand breadth .The hand of the Lord Jesus keeps a firm grip of His people.
Just was thrthe table carried the twelve loaves of bread ,so Christ carries the people of God , the body of Christ. They are acceptable to
God., because Christ is acceptable to God.
Both the table and the bread speak of Christ. The bread speaks of Christ,the living bread who came down from heaven.
35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that comes
to me shall never hunger; and he that believes on me shall
never thirst.
(John 6:35)
48 I am that bread of life.(John 6:48)
50 This is the bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may
eat thereof, and not die.
51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat
of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will
give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
(John 6:51)
The table in the tabernacle points to Lord Jesus Christ, our sustainer.
And the bread in the table points to His body. The bread is the living Word , as revealed in the written Word.
63 It is the spirit that quickens; the flesh profits nothing: the
words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
(John 6:63)
What gives life is God's Spirit.
the altar of incense (Exodus 30:1-10 )
Only sweet-smelling incense could be burnt upon the golden altar of incense. It was an altar
made of wood, overlaid with pure gold. The altar of incense is a picture of our Lord Jesus.
This wood points to His humanity .The gold speaks of Christ as God.
9 You shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering;
neither shall you pour drink offering thereon(Exodus 30:9)
Only sweet-snelling incense could be burnt upon the altar of incense.
The altar of incense stood before the wall that was by the aek of testimony, before the mercy seat.
The altar speaks of Christ our Saviour now in heaven as our interceding High Priest.
24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true;
but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:(Hebrews 9:24)
The tabernacle is in every detail a shadow , a type of Christ. The priest is a figure of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The priest's ministry at the altar of incense is a figure of Christ in heaven offering the incense of His prayers in our behalf.
The smoke of His incense rises constantly before the ark and the mercy seat, representing the throne of God.
At the brazen altar Christ died for us. His shed blood reconciled us to God.
At the altar of incense Christ lives in heaven to intercedes for those who are already saved by Him.
The brazen altar speaks of the death of Christ.
The golden altar of incense speaks of the living , resurrected , ascrnded Lord Jesus Christ .
The two altars speak of the death and resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ and is the Good News ,
3 For I delivered unto you
first of all that which
I also received, how that
Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried,
and that he rose again
the third day according
to the scriptures: (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
Christ is the High Priest who is in heaven interceding for us.
By offering of the sacrifice on the brazen altar we are saved.
Christ died on the cross by offering Himself to save us.
By the incense on the golden altar of incense we are kept.
Christ is in heaven making intercession for us. This intercession
in heaven is only for believers.
The High Priest Christ is powerless to do anything for the sinner ,
until the sinner comes first to the Saviour at the cross ,represented
by the brazen altar of burnt offering
(John 17:9)
Until the sinner receives Christ as his Lord and Saviour by faith, the sinner can not be saved and he can not
have Christ as his interceding High Priest.
Until the sinner comes by the way of the blood and the altar and the cross, there is nothing Jesus can do for the sinner.
The Lord Jesus Christ did everything that God was able to do to save the sinners , when He died on the cross.
Jesus said, It is finished.