Focus

1
Focus
2
The Tabernacle is the most complete and marvelous
picture/type of Christ in all the Old Testament.

• Review Write Q number and the missing word.
• Beit shaar House of H_____ (black goats)
• Children of Israel lived 40 years in the T_____
• 3. God said Make me a S_________ that I may
  d_______ among them.
• 4. Tabernacle was a M_______ Tent with P________
  Furniture.
• 5. The tribe of ________ was responsible for the
  setting up of the Tabernacle.
• 6. Gods presence was visible in the P_____ of
  c_____ by day and P______ of f____ by night.
• 7. About ___ chapters are devoted to describe the
  details of T.

3
Review

• 8. The five different names given for Tabernacle
  in Exodus
• a)The S_________ b) The T____________ c) The
  T_____
• d) The Tabernacle of C___________
• e) The Tabernacle of T___________
• 9. The Plan was given to Moses by R___________ on
  the Mount.
• 10.The fourfold purpose
• Divine G_____ b) Divine G___________
• C) Divine G_________ d) Divine G_____.
• 11. The Tabernacle was erected in the M_____ of
  the camp.
• 12.The Tabernacle was a shadow of H_________
  things.

4
Review Answers

• Beit shaar House of Hair (black goats)
• Children of Israel lived 40 years in the Tents.
• 3. God said Make me a Sanctuary that I may
  dwell among them.
• 4. Tabernacle was a Mobile Tent with Portable
  Furniture.
• 5. The tribe of Levi was responsible for the
  setting up of the Tabernacle.
• 6. Gods presence was visible in the Pillar of
  cloud by day and Pillar of fire by night.
• 7. About 50 chapters are devoted to describe the
  details of Tabernacle.

5
Review Answers

• 8. The five different names given in Exodus are
• a)The Sanctuary b) The Tabernacle c) The Tent
• d) The Tabernacle of Congregation
• e) The Tabernacle of Testimony
• 9. The Plan was given to Moses by Revelation on
  the Mount.
• 10.The fourfold purpose
• Divine Glory b) Divine Government
• C) Divine Guidance d) Divine Grace.
• 11. The Tabernacle was erected in the Midst of
  the camp.
• 12.The Tabernacle was a shadow of Heavenly
  things.

6
Tabernacle - Study 2Exodus 27

• 1. And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood,
  five cubits long, and five cubits broad the
  altar shall be foursquare and the height thereof
  shall be three cubits.
• 2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the
  four corners thereof his horns shall be of the
  same and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
• 3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his
  ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his
  fleshhooks, and his firepans all the vessels
  thereof thou shalt make of brass.
• 4 And thou shalt make for it a grate of network
  of brass and upon the net shalt thou make four
  brasen rings in the four corners thereof.
• 5 And thou shalt put it under the compass of the
  altar beneath, that the net may be even to the
  midst of the altar.
• 6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar,
  staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with
  brass.
• 7 And the staves shall be put into the rings, and
  the staves shall be upon the two sides of the
  altar, to bear it.
• 8 Hollow with boards shalt thou make it as it
  was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make
  it.

7
The 7 pieces of furniture in the Tabernacle.

8
Introduction

• Biggest of all the 7 pieces of furniture.
• Altar High place - elevated, but not with
  steps.
• Lev 922 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the
  people, and blessed them, and came down from
  offering of the sin offering, and the burnt
  offering, and peace offering. (Also see Ex
  2026)
• John 314 - fulfillment of the cross.
• Size indicated its importance.
• Place before the door, just inside the court.
• First object that worshipper sees.
• Brazen altar (Ex 38.30) or Altar of burnt
  offering (3028)

9
(No Transcript)
10

• Brazen Altar - basis of Levitical priesthood.
• Sinner comes with his substitute.
• Fire continually burns on the Altar.
• Daily sacrifice morning and evening.
• Altar was ever smoking, ever blood stained.
• Ever open to a Hebrew guilty sinner.
• Smell of burning flesh, heat from the fire.
• Priests preparing sacrifices, blood of victims
• Unforgettable scene.

11
Brazen Altar

• Sinner brings his offering.
• Lays hands on the animals head.
• Transfers his sin to the innocent animal.
• Shedding of blood.
• Progresses into the presence of God.
• Worshipper gives the best of possessions.

12

• Outline The Brazen Altar
• 1. Its Position
• 2. Its Dimensions
• 3. Its Materials
• 4. Its Utensils
• 5. Its Grate
• 6. Its Fire
• 7. Its Coverings.

13

• 1. The Position of the Altar.
• Immediately inside the gate of the Tabernacle.
• Approach to God without the cross impossible.
• NT does not teach universal salvation.
• No lamb for the Egyptians provided.
• Day of atonement for the Nation of Israel.
• Altar provided for chosen people.
• Shedding of blood reminded
• Deliverance from Egypt and Approachability to
  God.
• First pass the Altar and then enter the Tabernacle

14
2. The dimensions of the Altar

• Altar dominated the court Largest furniture.
• 5 cubits long 5 cubits broad 3 cubits high.
• Five the number of responsibility.
• One who met every responsibility lived perfect
• life, fulfilled all the prophecies, finished His
  work.
• Altar is foursquare NEWS
• equally available to all.
• 1 John22 propitiation for the sins of the world.

15
3. The Materials of the Tabernacle

• "And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood . .
  and thou shalt overlay it with brass" (vv. 1, 2).

16

• Brass mixture of copper and zinc
• Bronze mixture of copper and tin.
• Scofld, NKJV, NASB, NIV Bronze.
• Gold Deity and glory
• Silver Redemption
• Brass Judgment
• Shittim/Acacia Incorruptible, survives adverse
  conditions resistant to pests.
• Man on the cross
• holy, harmless, undefiled
• Victorious
• no stain on his perfect person

17

• Numb 219 Brazen serpent
• Deut 2823 Heaven above shall be brass
• Isa 6017 For brass I will bring gold.
• Rev 115 Feet was like unto fine brass
• Four horns - Shittim wood overlaid with brass.
• No size of shape indicated
• Lev 425 blood of sin offering applied to them.
• Ps 11827 binding the sacrifice.
• Hab 34 symbol of power and strength.
• Unfaltering purpose of the savior strength of
  his love - Christ was bound to the cross.

18
4. The utensils of the Altar.

• Pans to receive ashes Ashes reminded It is
  finished Jn1930
• Shovels equipment for handling ashes or
  whatever had to be taken from the Altar.
• Basins For the blood of the sacrifices to
  collect it and sprinkle it.
• Flesh hooks For handling the parts of the
  sacrifice of the offerings.
• Fire pans For dealing with the fire of the
  Altar.

19
5. The grate of the Altar.

• "And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of
  brass and upon the net thou shalt make four
  brazen rings in the four corners thereof. And
  thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar
  beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of
  the altar" (vv. 4,5).
• Tells of inward sufferings of the Savior.
• The fire of Divine judgment not only external and
  superficial.
• Went down into the utmost center of His being.
• Sin - source is in the heart, the center of
  mans being
• Sinless Substitute the flame searched down into
  His holy soul.
• Atoning suffering, like the sin of man, was in
  the heart.
• Fire was within the altar - its grate was "even
  in the midst" (v. 5).
• Cross - six hours were divided in the midst
• the first three He suffered at the hands of men
• the last three He suffered at the hands of God!

20
6. The fire on the Altar

• "The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar.
  It shall never go out" (Lev 6.13 Lev 924).
• Our God is a consuming fire (Heb 1229)
• Aarons two sons strange fire consumed (Lev
  10)
• It was never to be cold and dead Day or night.
  
• After the deceit of the Gibeonites
• "hewers of wood and drawers of water for the
• congregation, and for the altar of the Lord"
  (Josh 9.27).
• Constant supply of wood to fuel the Altar fire.
• Desire of Nehemiah (Neh 13.31).
• remembered for the wood offering - Altar fuel.

21

• Each morning and evening a sacrificial lamb
  placed on fire.
• Israelites brought their burnt and meal
  offerings.
• Peace, sin, and trespass offerings burned in its
  fire.
• All this speaks of the Cross.
• The Altar itself speaks of the One who endured
  the flames and was not consumed by them
• Shittim wood encased in brass - preserved without
  charring .
• The sacrifices - His death at Calvary was
  accepted in heaven.
• All the demands of the righteous throne of God
  were met.
• Provision was made for all the deeds of guilty,
  fallen man.
• These sacrifices are detailed in the book of
  Leviticus
• These offerings ensured Altar a central part of
  their lives.

22
7. The Covering of the Altar

• Numbers 413, 14 "And they shall take away the
  ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth
  thereon... and they shall spread upon it a
  covering of badgers skins."
• The only piece of the Tabernacles furniture
  wrapped in purplethe royal color.
• Denotes how closely connected were Christs
  "sufferings" with the "glory which was to
  follow"? (Luke 2126 1 Peter 11).
• Over the purple cloth was spread the badgers
  skins Telling us of the worlds incapacity to
  discern the preciousness and the value of the
  death of Christ.
• The repentant thief saw the Royal Purple over the
  Altar.
• His Scoffing companion saw nothing but
• the Badgers skins!

23
Conclusion

• The Brazen Altar - place where sin judged, its
  wages paid.
• The Veil told of separation because of sin.
• The Altar says, death is the consequences of sin.
  
• Altar also speaks of sin remitted.
• Divine revelation makes known an adequate
  provision
• The Cross of Christ.
• There the uncompromising judgment of God dealt
  with sin
• not by punishing the sinner,
• but by smiting the sinners Substitute Lord
  Jesus Christ.
• "Who His own self bear our sins in His own body
  on the tree, that we (believers), being (legally)
  dead to sin, should live unto righteousness, by
  whose stripes we are healed" (1 Pet. 224).
• Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable Gift.

24
Lessons for Life

• The altar speaks of complete dedication,
• Just as Christ was the complete and perfect
  sacrifice (Heb.101-7).
• We also should offer ourselves completely as a
• living sacrifice to God (Rom.121-2).
• Remember that todays ashes were yesterdays
  sacrifices.
• Our relationship with God cannot be based on past
  events,
• our past sacrifices or yesterdays achievements.
• Our relationship with God is vital and alive,
• it lives in the present, today.
• "Therefore God again set a certain day, calling
  it Today, when a long time later he spoke through
  David, as was said before
• Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your
  hearts. Hebrews 47