I pray that we are all having a good week so far!
Question: what does, the building of the Tabernacle of God in Exodus, has to do with the salvation plan of God for His people? Is it relevant for us to understand the Tabernacle?
Well, can you recall this verse?
Matthew 27:50-51
50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. 51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.
A curtain is a veil. This is the same veil which is mentioned in the Tabernacle of God in Exodus. Look at the picture to the left. You see the Menorah, the Table of Bread and the altar of Incense and "the veil".
"A thick curtain separated the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place. This curtain, known as the "veil," was made of fine linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn. There were figures of cherubim (angels) embroidered onto it. Cherubim, spirits who serve God, were in the presence of God to demonstrate His almighty power and majesty. They also guarded the throne of God. These cherubim were also on the innermost layer of covering of the tent. If one looked upward, they would see the cherubim figures.
The word "veil" in Hebrew means a screen, divider or separator that hides. What was this curtain hiding? Essentially, it was shielding a holy God from sinful man. Whoever entered into the Holy of Holies was entering the very presence of God. In fact, anyone except the high priest who entered the Holy of Holies would die. Even the high priest, God's chosen mediator with His people, could only pass through the veil and enter this sacred dwelling once a year, on a prescribed day called the Day of Atonement."
