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Tabernacle Explorer

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A portable house for a God who travels with his people. Every furnishing preaches.

The tent and its furnishings

Outside in

Gate to ark — one way in, moving toward Presence.

The outer court gate

Exodus 27:16

One entrance, on the east — access is God's gift, not human ingenuity.

Bronze altar

Exodus 27:1-8

Substitutionary sacrifice: nothing enters God's presence except through death.

Bronze basin

Exodus 30:17-21

Washing before service — cleansing follows atonement.

Golden lampstand

Exodus 25:31-40

Continual light, almond-blossom shaped — a tree of life in the sanctuary.

Table of the Presence

Leviticus 24:5-9

Twelve loaves — all Israel held before God's face, a covenant meal.

Altar of incense

Exodus 30:7-8; Revelation 8:3-4

Prayer rising before the veil, morning and evening.

Veil

Exodus 26:31-33

Woven with cherubim — Eden's guarded gate rendered in fabric.

Ark and mercy seat

Exodus 25:17-22

Law inside, blood on top — mercy covering judgement.

Fulfilment in Christ

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Furnishing	Points to	Read
Gate	"I am the door"	John 10:9
Bronze altar	The Lamb of God	John 1:29
Basin	Washing of water by the word	Ephesians 5:26
Lampstand	The light of the world	John 8:12
Bread of the Presence	The bread of life	John 6:35
Incense	Christ interceding	Hebrews 7:25
Veil	His flesh, torn open	Hebrews 10:19-20
Mercy seat	The place of propitiation	Romans 3:25

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