There is more fine detail on the making of the tabernacle in this chapter. It's fascinating to look at this sanctuary. It's kind of wonder-full how God had specific plans in mind. I like that He asked Moses to commission craftsmen and an embroiderer to make this "according to the plan shown you on the mountain." Many have studied the tabernacle and the later temple and have implied that the details of each have significance for us today.
I remember one GMA in Nashville where an old interest came up to me and held my hand for a few seconds during a conversation. I told a friend of mine about it over lunch and he made reference to a Bible study he had gone through, where the different chambers of the tabernacle represented different places/chambers in our heart. He talked about these containers, called "ketters," where sometimes things were held in them that shouldn't be there (like spoils that the Israelites held on to or something). I have looked up Ketter, Kedar, and other words to study this more, but have come up short. One thing that translated to me, though, was the importance for us to examine our hearts and know what's in there. Kind of a "take inventory" type attitude.
This tabernacle must've been a beautiful thing to behold. Apparently, it was about 45 feet long by 15 feet wide and 15 feet high. It was a multi-lining tent, with fine embroidery covered by a large goat hair woven material and layers of leather. It's interesting that gold was used on the inside and bronze on the outside.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at April 17, 2008 09:03 AM