Main Idea: The intricate details of the Tabernacle’s materials and construction matter because of the Lord’s holiness and plan for redemption of His people.

The Lord Gives Specific Instructions for the Construction of the Tabernacle in Order For His Presence to Dwell With His People

• The materials used in the construction demonstrate the the Lord’s Holiness
  • Exodus 25:1–7
  • Exodus 26:1–37 (36:8–38)
  • Exodus 27:9–19 (38:9–20)
• The detailed instructions required a demonstration of obedience as a sign of God’s covenant people
  • Exodus 25:8, 9

The Lord Gives Specific Instructions for the Construction of the Tabernacle Because the Tabernacle Is a Visible Representation of the Redemption Story

• The Tabernacle and the Garden
  • Genesis 2:9–14
  • Genesis 3:8, 24
• The Tabernacle and the Temple
  • 2 Chronicles 3:10–14
  • 1 Kings 6:11–13
  • Haggai 2:3–9
• The Tabernacle and Christ
  • John 1:14
  • John 2:14–21
  • Matthew 27:51
• The Tabernacle and the New Jerusalem
  • Revelation 21:15, 16, 22

So What?

• As the current dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, we must rightly order our lives and church as the Lord instructs.
  • 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20
  • Ephesians 2:18–22