The Tabernacle

It was God’s own mind from before the creation of the world to have a people and to dwell among them. After Adam’s fall in sin, mankind was driven from God’s presence, and the way of return was barred by Cherubim with flaming swords. But God’s plan of redemption was already set in place. He called a people to himself, made them great, and raised up Moses to deliver them from bondage. Taking them into the wilderness, God commanded Moses to build the Tabernacle according to His perfect and detailed instructions—a house for the great God of creation to dwell among his people. The key to understanding everything in the Tabernacle is the central Person of the entire Scripture, Jesus Christ. God intended this holy structure to be the most visual presentation of the glory of Jesus Christ. It’s really the gospel in the Old Testament.

The Lord provided everything needed to build the Tabernacle. He caused the Egyptians to give the people of Israel the gold, silver, jewels and materials needed, as they were leaving Egypt. God gave detailed and intricate instructions to Moses on how each part of the Tabernacle was to be made. God even provided the workers, raising up cunning craftsmen with special abilities and wisdom to make everything according to his instructions down to the finest detail.

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Rev. A.T. Vergunst is minister of the Gospel in the Reformed Congregation of Carterton, New Zealand.