A Dwelling Place

Series – EXODUS: FROM SLAVERY TO SINAI

Message: “A Dwelling Place”

Ex. 26:1-30

The Coverings of the Tabernacle

First Layer: Fine Linen with Cherubim (vv. 1-6)

Theme: glorious and heavenly

Visibility: Only to the priests

Spiritual truth: Christ’s majesty seen by those who are .

Second Layer: Goats’ Hair (vv. 7-13)

Theme: Earthly and Common

Visibility: Hidden

Spiritual truth: Christ our sin.

Third Layer: Rams’ Skins Dyed Red (v. 14a)

Theme: Blood atonement

Visibility: Hidden

Spiritual truth: Christ pays the for sin.

Fourth Layer: Badger or Marine Skins (v. 14b)

Theme: Humble yet Durable

Visibility: Seen by all

Spiritual truth: Christ is visually yet (Is. 53:2)

The Structure of the Tabernacle

Upright Frames (Boards) (vv. 15-18)

Spiritual Truth: God His people. (Ezekiel 36:25b-26; I Peter 2:5)

Silver Bases (vv. 19-25; Eph. 2:20)

Spiritual truth: God gives us a of . (Ex. 30:11-16)

Bars, Rings, and Gold Overlay (vv. 26-30)

Spiritual truth: God gives and through His Spirit. (John 17:21)

The Tabernacle is a foretaste of God’s “dwelling place” with man by way of…

An Incarnation (John 1:14)

An Indwelling (Eph. 3:17-19)

An Inheritance (Rev. 21:2-3)