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24 For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. 25 Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, 26 for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, 28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Question: What did we have that was made with hands, that was a copy of the true things in heaven?
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated) Tabernacle
tabernacle (tab´uhr-nak´uhl), the portable sanctuary of the Israelites during the wilderness period, according to the Pentateuch and related texts. The directions for building it are given in Exod. 25–30, and the account of its actual construction follows in Exod. 35–40. It consisted of a rectangular enclosure, hung with curtains supported on poles, some 145 feet long, 72 feet wide, and 7 feet high (Exod. 27:18). Within this, there was another building, also curtained, divided in two by a veil, behind which was the Holy of Holies containing the ark; before the veil stood the altar of incense, the seven-branched lampstand, and the table for the bread of the Presence (25:30). In the courtyard outside this building stood the altar of burnt offering and the laver (30:18). When the Israelites moved about during their wilderness wanderings, the whole tabernacle was dismantled and re-erected by the Levites wherever the tribes pitched camp (Num. 1:51). When the tabernacle was set up, the twelve tribes camped around it in a defined order (2:1–31), with the Levites in its immediate vicinity (1:52–53). The furnishings of the tabernacle were made of the finest and costliest materials (Exod. 25:3–7).
tabernacle (tab´uhr-nak´uhl), the portable sanctuary of the Israelites during the wilderness period, according to the Pentateuch and related texts. The directions for building it are given in , and the account of its actual construction follows in .
It consisted of a rectangular enclosure, hung with curtains supported on poles, some 145 feet long, 72 feet wide, and 7 feet high ().
Within this, there was another building, also curtained, divided in two by a veil, behind which was the Holy of Holies containing the ark; before the veil stood the altar of incense, the seven-branched lampstand, and the table for the bread of the Presence (25:30).
In the courtyard outside this building stood the altar of burnt offering and the laver (30:18). When the Israelites moved about during their wilderness wanderings, the whole tabernacle was dismantled and re-erected by the Levites wherever the tribes pitched camp ().
When the tabernacle was set up, the twelve tribes camped around it in a defined order (2:1–31), with the Levites in its immediate vicinity (1:52–53). The furnishings of the tabernacle were made of the finest and costliest materials ().
1. Altar of Burnt Offering—It is referred to in the Scripture as the “brazen,” that is, brass altar. Scholars are of the opinion that copper or bronze was the metal used. All offerings made by fire took place at this altar.
Altar of Burnt Offering—It is referred to in the Scripture as the “brazen,” that is, brass altar. Scholars are of the opinion that copper or bronze was the metal used. All offerings made by fire took place at this altar.
The Altar of Burnt offering portrays the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ on Calvary, brought to our minds continually in the sacrament of Communion; the atonement that Christ has made for our sins; our Passover Lamb.
The Altar of Burnt offering portrays the crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ on Calvary, brought to our minds continually in the sacrament of Communion; the atonement that Christ has made for our sins; our Passover Lamb.
2. Laver—Also of bronze. The Laver was a wash basin placed out in the Courtyard of the Tabernacle between the Altar of Burnt Offering and the door of the Tabernacle.
The Laver signifies our separation from sin and the world by our crucifixion with Christ, established by water baptism; purification from the filth of the world as we keep ourselves holy by confession, repentance, resistance to sin, obedience to God’s will, the atoning blood of Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the Word of God; the washing away of our sins that comes about by receiving and obeying the Word of God.
Laver—Also of bronze. The Laver was a wash basin placed out in the Courtyard of the Tabernacle between the Altar of Burnt Offering and the door of the Tabernacle.
3. Table of Showbread (literally, Bread of Faces, or Bread of the Presence)—The Table of the Presence Bread was made from acacia wood covered with gold.
The Laver signifies our separation from sin and the world by our crucifixion with Christ, established by water baptism; purification from the filth of the world as we keep ourselves holy by confession, repentance, resistance to sin, obedience to God’s will, the atoning blood of Christ, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the Word of God; the washing away of our sins that comes about by receiving and obeying the Word of God.
The Table of Showbread typifies the continual presentation of the living Word of God, Christ, the eating of whom builds up Christ in the believer; the receiving of the body and blood of the Lord in the Communion service; Christ, the Bread from Heaven; the born-again experience.
4. Lamp stand—This furnishing had a central shaft and six side-branches. At the top of the central shaft and of each of the side-branches was a golden lamp that burned olive oil. The Lampstand and its accessories were beaten out of one mass of pure gold.
Table of Showbread (literally, Bread of Faces, or Bread of the Presence)—The Table of the Presence Bread was made from acacia wood covered with gold.
The golden Lampstand represents the baptism with the Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ; the various ministries and gifts of the Holy Spirit; anointing for Christian ministry and service; the law of the Spirit of Life; Pentecost; the Head and Body of Christ, who is the Anointed Deliverer, the Servant of the Lord.
The Table of Showbread typifies the continual presentation of the living Word of God, Christ, the eating of whom builds up Christ in the believer; the receiving of the body and blood of the Lord in the Communion service; Christ, the Bread from Heaven; the born-again experience.
5. Altar of Incense—The Altar of Incense stood in the Holy Place before the Veil, in direct line with the Ark of the Covenant. The Altar of Incense was constructed from acacia wood covered with gold.
The Altar of Incense speaks to us of the Life and Person of the Lord Jesus worked into the life and person of the believer by the Holy Spirit, so that the believer’s prayers and worship bring the fragrance of His beloved Son before the face of the Father in Heaven; death to self-love and self-will.
Lampstand—This furnishing had a central shaft and six side-branches. At the top of the central shaft and of each of the side-branches was a golden lamp that burned olive oil. The Lampstand and its accessories were beaten out of one mass of pure gold.
6. Ark of the Covenant—The Ark was made from acacia wood covered with gold. Acacia wood and gold were two of the most important building materials of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
The golden Lampstand represents the baptism with the Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ; the various ministries and gifts of the Holy Spirit; anointing for Christian ministry and service; the law of the Spirit of Life; Pentecost; the Head and Body of Christ, who is the Anointed Deliverer, the Servant of the Lord.
The Ark of the Covenant typifies the Lord Jesus Christ, and therefore the saint of God in whom Christ is being formed, who is overcoming sin in his daily walk, and who is learning perfect obedience to the Father. In his heart are the following three graces:
The Ten Commandments—the Law of God wrought in his character.The memorial jar of manna—daily strength from Christ; the body and blood of Christ, our daily Bread from Heaven; the trait of depending continually on Christ each moment of the day for all matters great and small.Aaron’s rod that budded—the power of eternal resurrection life that operates in the priesthood God has chosen.
Altar of Incense—The Altar of Incense stood in the Holy Place before the Veil, in direct line with the Ark of the Covenant. The Altar of Incense was constructed from acacia wood covered with gold.
7. Mercy Seat—The Mercy Seat (Lid of Reconciliation) was beaten out of pure gold. The Mercy Seat served as a covering lid for the Ark of the Covenant.
Question: What piece of furniture was missing in the tabernacle?
1. Altar of Burnt Offering—It is referred to in the Scripture as the “brazen,” that is, brass altar. Scholars are of the opinion that copper or bronze was the metal used. All offerings made by fire took place at this altar.
2. Laver—Also of bronze. The Laver was a wash basin placed out in the Courtyard of the Tabernacle between the Altar of Burnt Offering and the door of the Tabernacle.
3. Table of Showbread (literally, Bread of Faces, or Bread of the Presence)—The Table of the Presence Bread was made from acacia wood covered with gold.
4. Lamp stand—This furnishing had a central shaft and six side-branches. At the top of the central shaft and of each of the side-branches was a golden lamp that burned olive oil. The Lampstand and its accessories were beaten out of one mass of pure gold.
5. Altar of Incense—The Altar of Incense stood in the Holy Place before the Veil, in direct line with the Ark of the Covenant. The Altar of Incense was constructed from acacia wood covered with gold.
6. Ark of the Covenant—The Ark was made from acacia wood covered with gold. Acacia wood and gold were two of the most important building materials of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
7. Mercy Seat—The Mercy Seat (Lid of Reconciliation) was beaten out of pure gold. The Mercy Seat served as a covering lid for the Ark of the Covenant.
There is something missing here that we see heaven according to .
11 And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. 12 But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God,
Here we see Jesus (The High Priest) sat down at the right hand of God.
The priest were not to sit down while in the most holy place.
Jesus did this because of what He did in giving His own life which finished the work to atone for sin.
There was no seat in the earthly tabernacle. This was because the work to atone sin had to continue.
But God...
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
The work Christ did was finished and through His finished work He made us who were dead in our sins, a royal priest hood and a holy nation!
24 For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.
25 Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, 26 for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, 28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Christ has made it possible for us to not work for our favor with God.
He alone made the sacrifice once and for all so that those who come to saving faith can trust forever in the finished work He did on the cross.
So stop trying to find favor and love with God.
10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.