Let's Experience The Tabernacle Exodus 19 & 25:1-8 By Dr. David Higgs 3-1-20

 

Exodus 1

King James Version

1 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

⁴ Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

⁵ And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.

⁶ And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation.

⁷ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

⁸ Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.

⁹ And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:

¹⁰ Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.

¹¹ Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

¹² But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.

¹³ And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:

¹⁴ And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.

¹⁵ And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

¹⁶ And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

¹⁸ And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

¹⁹ And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

²⁰ Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

²¹ And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

²² And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

 

 Context Of The Construction Of The Tabernacle

• The story of slavery (Exodus 1-5)
• The story of GOD's judgement (Exodus 6-11)
• Story of GOD's deliverance (Exodus 12-18)
• Story of GOD's Law and Tabernacle (Exodus 19-40)

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Genesis is a story of creation, sin, and death.

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What GOD Gave Moses

1. Codes of Laws/  The 10 Commandments
2. A Blueprint for the dwelling place for the KING/  Tabernacle instructions.

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Why Did The Tabernacle Exist

1. So that GOD could dwell among HIS people. (Exodus 25:8)
2. To serve as a foreshadowing of the person and work of JESUS CHRIST.

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Three Areas Of The Tabernacle

1. The Outer Court
2. The Holy Place
3. The Holy of Holies   --- 15 feet by 15 feet

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Facts About The Tabernacle

1. The tabernacle was used for over 400 years
2. It was always located at the center of the camp.
3. Cost
4. The earthly tabernacle was patterned after the Heavenly Tabernacle.
5. Overseers  of the construction    ( Bezalei & Aholiab ) 
6. Dimensions   ----  75 feet by 100 feet

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Purpose Of The Tabernacle

1. To give Israel a physical symbol of GOD's presence in their midst.
2. To foreshadow CHRIST
3. Tabernacle was the divine means through which sinful humanity could approach the HOLY GOD!
4. The earthly Tabernacle pictures salvation.

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Applications

1. The Tabernacle says a whole lot about GOD and about you.
2. Tabernacle reminds us that GOD's grace offers restoration, forgiveness, and life.