Tabernacle

Raissa Silva Pr. Niño October 20, 2014 The Sanctuary: The Table of Shewbread The more we study the sanctuary God told the Israelites to build, the more we understand God's plan for the salvation of humanity. The table of shewbread was a very important piece of furniture within the Holy Place. Everything about its purpose and function has a spiritual application. The table of shewbread's purpose was to hold twelve loaves of bread. The twelve loaves were to be placed in two rows of six, each loaf representing one of the tribes of Israel. The table served as a memorial reminder of God's presence in the lives of the Israelites. The historian Josephus indicated that the bread was unleavened. The bread was referred to as "shewbread" because it's…

The prophet Moses is mentioned several times as communicating with God in such a manner: And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. Other references which describe the relationship that God has with Moses and using the same face to face terminology are found in Deuteronomy 5:4, Deuteronomy 34:10 and Numbers 14:14. In addition to face…

GREAT MEN OF THE BIBLE 2 Great Men of the Bible There are many great men found men found throughout the Bible. Their stories range from walking with Jesus to betraying him. Two great men in particular, display the characteristics of trustworthiness and the ability to steadfast and obey the Lord and what he has commanded them to do. During the time when Moses was born, Pharaoh was the King of…

Dirk Bouts was a Northern Renaissance and Early Netherlandish painter. He was greatly influenced by Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden. He was known for his devotional panels and portraits and most of his paintings had to do with Biblical concepts. He lived during a time in history when the middle ages ended and the renaissance began. His painting, Moses before the burning bush, with Moses removing his shoes, is a beautiful rendering of the scene when Moses first beholds the presence of God,…

There are many layers of representations and symbols behind the Tabernacle. However, above all, the existence of the Tabernacle is a living symbol of God’s presence. While Israelites were walking through the wilderness, God demonstrated that He was with them all the time. “For the LORD your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliever you and give your enemies over to you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He may see no unclean thing among you, and turn away from you.” (Deuteronomy…

The overall theological message or themes seen throughout the book of Exodus can be divided into four major identities. These four consists of liberation, law, covenant, and presence . Based off of these four themes, it is seen that God is supreme over all of the nations, but in particular Israel is his people, and God will continue to preserve them by actions expressed and appropriated generation to generation . This is expressed as seeing God as a god of history who comes into being through…

The book of Exodus explains how the Jewish tradition has embraced pain, bondage, and sacrifice. Reading the story of Israel’s birth and struggle revealed that initially, the nation of Israel was a small nation (Fisher, 2014, p. 253). In light of the Israelites starting out with only seventy peoples, including families when they entered Egypt, they multiplied and became a great nation (Deffinbaugh, 2004). Also, after reading the story of Egypt bondage and exodus, and how the Lord used Moses in…

Anisfeld, Moshe. “Why was Moses barred from leading the people into the promised land?: a psycho theological answer” Jewish Bible Quarterly 39, no.4 (October 2011): 211-220. Anisfeld’s article is a, psycho-theological answer about Moses. He believes that the reason Moses was barred from leading the Israelites into the promise land was not that Moses committed sin however because he “failed to counteract the peoples slide into blasphemy”, about God. The traditional view is that Moses was…

After Jesus was crucified it is known the veil was torn in the Tabernacle between the Holy of Holies and the Holy Place, “At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.” (Matthew 27:51). Before reading Thompson’s commentary on this I always assumed it represented that the barrier between God and his people was opened, for Jesus made the way for us to have a relationship with him. This is true still, however the book of Hebrews dives deeper into the separation and…

After reviewing all of the terms listed, I chose to define the following terms covenant, Mount Sinai, and the Tabernacle. To begin with, a covenant is a rule or order passed down by God to his followers to full God’s purpose in the world (Tullock & McEntire, 2012, p. 58). Subsequently, the Israelites are convinced that through Abraham their people were chosen to adhere to this binding contract, and as a result of their loyalty, their people would receive the blessings God (Tullock & McEntire,…