Tabernacle Lesson 2 The Tent "Our fathers had the
tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed speaking unto
Moses that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen."
Acts 7:44
(Exodus 26:1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten
curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with
cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.)
1. The
Tabernacle, the tent, is made with curtains.
to question 1.
(Exodus 26:2 The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty
cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the
curtains shall have one measure.)
2. Each curtain is cubits
long and cubits wide.
to question 2.
3. Each cubit equals 18
inches. Multiply the number of cubits in the length of a curtain by 18
and divide by 12 and the curtain is feet
long.
to question 3.
4. Multiply the number of
cubits in the width of a curtain by 18 and divide by 12 and the curtain is feet
wide.
to question 4.
(Exodus 26:6 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the
curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.)
5. In Exodus 26:1-6 the ten
curtains are coupled together to make one .
to question 5.
6. With each curtain 42 feet
long and 6 feet wide, the tent, with 10 curtains coupled together would be 42
feet wide and (6 X 10) feet long.
to question 6.
(Exodus 26:1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten
curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with
cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.)
7. The four colors used in the curtains
are , ,
, and .
to question 7.
(Exodus 26:1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of
fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of
cunning work shalt thou make them.)
8. White is symbolic of the
righteousness of Jesus (Philippians 3:9), which is the color of the curtain of
fine twined .
to question 8.
9. Blue is symbolic of heaven
which is above, and Jesus came from .
to question 9.
(1
Timothy 6:14-15 That thou keep this
commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus
Christ: 15 Which
in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the
King of kings, and Lord of lords;)
10.
Purple is symbolic of royalty, and Jesus is the only ,
the of kings, and
to question 10.
(Matthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for
many for the remission of sins.)
11. Scarlet (Red) is symbolic
of blood, only the of Jesus
is shed for many for the remission of .
to question 11.
(Luke
23:11 And Herod with his men of war set him at
nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him
again to Pilate.)
12. Jesus wore three different
robes during his trials and crucifixion.
A. The first robe he wore was a robe,
which is white in color.
to question 12A.
(Matthew
27:27-28 Then the soldiers of the governor took
Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 28
And they stripped him,
and put on him a scarlet robe.)
B. The second robe he wore was a robe.
to question 12B.
(John 19:2-5 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his
head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they
smote him with their hands. 4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith
unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no
fault in him. 5 Then
came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate
saith unto them, Behold the man!)
C. The third
robe he wore was a robe.
to question 12C.
Copyright (c) 2013 by Jerry L. Wells
about the Tabernacle
The Tabernacle is a witness of Jesus.
Every thing in the Tabernacle complex centers around the Tabernacle
"Tent", which is symbolic of Jesus. This lesson is about the
"Tent" and it's symbolic meaning. 
