Tabernacle

[Ex. 25:8] And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
This house is built is such a design as to point out the way man comes to Hashem with its sacred vessels such as the Menorah, both Altars, the Holy Ark, the showbread table among other things. The main purpose of this is so Hashem could bless and bestow blessings upon His people that He may dwell among them. In the original language it reads: that I may dwell in them. It was this concept that the ancient Jews understood and Paul quoted it this was in 2 Cor. 6:16 - G-d said, I will dwell in them...people were required to do. It was a portable sanctuary.
So the first mention of the Tabernacle, He says that He will dwell among us! The rest of the Scriptures is essentially the outworking or fulfillment of this verse.
The linguistic ties between Ex. 25:8 and Jn. 1:14 is Y’Shua’s dwelling among us, the point of all this linguistic exercise is that the coming of Y’Shua and the coming of His heavenly Bride are inseparable from Ex. 25:8. If you want to understand the end of Exodus, you must read your NT, and if you want to understand the NT you must read the OT.
The tabernacle was a tent - like structure, adopted to the moving life of the desert, and made more important then the ordinary tent. Its form was twice the length of its width, 45 ft long by 15 ft wide and the side walls were 15 ft high. It stood in an in closed place 75 ft wide by 50 ft long, 15 ft from the west end. The Holy of Holies at the west end, was a curve of 10 cubits each way, an in it was the mercy seat, on the lid of the ark, the Cherubims, the ark and the ‘book of the Law. The room in front was 20 cubits long by 10 wide, and called the Holy Place. In were the table of shewbread an the 7 branched candlestick and the altar of incense. The tent had a ridge, forming a right angle, over which the roof covering a cloth and skins were thrown. These extended 5 cubits beyond the walls all around the tent, like wide projector caves. There were 3 coverings to the sides, the inner of fine linen, the next of badger skins; the outer of ram skins dyed hair. It was made under the direction of Bezaleel and Shkolim. Its place was in the center of the camp were it was set up on the first day of the second year of Exodus, it was the place where man met with G-d. The ark in its materials, acacia wood and gold, is a type of the humanity and deity of the Messiah. An oblong chest, gilded, 45” long, 27 wide and 27 deep. It was to contain the book of the law. The covenant and the pot of manna, and Aaron’s rod. It was to be the center of denoting .he presence of G-d on the Mercy seat, which was on the lid, overshadowed by two images of wings. In building the tabernacle the women wove yards of find linen an goat hair. Men hammered utensils out of gold, silver and bronze and sawed acacia wood for tent poles. Weaving cloth for the tent and curtains: the shaft of his spear was like a weaver ‘a beam’ 1 Sam. 1 7:7. Two Israelite women move the weaver’s beam forward on this large vertical loom as they make fabric for tents and clothing. The beam crates a space between the two sets of warp vertical) yarn so that a shuffle with the wool (horizontal) yarn can be passed through from sided to side. After 3 months the structure was finish.
SYMBOLS
1. The court or yard measured 150’ by 75 was the symbol of the world.
2. Altar of burnt offering was 7 ¼ square and 4 ½ high, sacrifices were burned upon it, symbolizing the sacrifice of the Messiah.
3. The layer was a large basin were the priest wash their hands and feet before going into the Holy Place. It is a symbol of the Messiah’s baptism.
4. The Holy Place, 30’x l 5’ symbolized the church separated from the world (the court) an entered
by way of the Messiah’s sacrifice (the altar) and baptism (the layer).
5. Almond - stand for fruitfulness
6. Tablets were our instructions for our walk in righteousness and truth.
7. The altar of incense is were incense was burn. The sweet smelling smoke ascended like the
prayers of G-d’s people.
8. The veil symbolized the separation between heaven and the earth.
9. The most Holy Place - a perfect cube 15’ long, wide and high was a symbol of heaven.
10. The Ark of the Covenant symbolized G-d’s government.
11. A dish of Manna, recalling G-d’s providence.
12. Shittim wood - incurable
13. Silver foundation, was a sure foundation, costly redemption, faith in building G-d’s kingdom
14. 100 blocks stood for the elect. It was build from the inside out.
15. Boards - unity of the people.
16. Gold overlay - to shine for the Divine, costing $144,000
17. Bars - support from falling (G-d’s arms surrounding us)
18. Pillars - 5 for grace, five-fold ministry, man’s responsibility, overcomes (Rev. 3:120
4 for the world, the flesh, and natural man.

Total 9 manifestations of the Spirit.
19. Veils - Cherubim curtains, mantels hang on the pillars.
20 Entrance to Holy Place - is called the truth
21. Veil to Holy of Holies - called the light
22. Menorah - light bears, 7 stands for perfection, elimination of the Spirit.
23. Shewbread - memorial of the word. 12 loaves were placed every week on it.
24. Cup - fullness of joy.
25. Golden Pot - food, divine health
26 Altar of incense - fragment prayer, exhortation of prayer.
27. Ark of the Covenant - Aaron’s rod stood for Messiah’s eternal Priesthood
28. White linen - righteousness, purity, light
29. Scarlet Red - blood, Spices - prayers, incense; Oil - anointing, power, Holy Spirit;
30. Brown - humility; 60 Pillars - man’s responsibility; Cord of Scarlet - thread of atonement
31. Gate - called the way; Horns - power; fire - purifying. Brass - suffering and judgment