Name: 會幕和彌賽亞 (The Tabernacle and the Messiah)
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According to the book of Genesis, in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth

and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden where they lived in God's presence.

After Adam and Eve partook of the forbidden fruit, they were cast out of the Garden.

This separation was not permanent; however,

because God the Father would send His Only Begotten Son

to be the Savior of the world to overcome the effects of sin and death.

In anticipation of the Savior's great and last sacrifice,

God instructed righteous followers such as Adam and Noah

Eventually, God made a special covenant with a righteous man named Abraham

Their descendants came to be known as Israel.

After Moses freed Israel from bondage under the Egyptians,

the growing family of Israel renewed the covenant of Abraham,

However, full of fear and quick to turn to idol worship,

they were unprepared to enter into His presence.

Instead, they relied on Moses and the priests

that were called to commune with God on their behalf.

To help the people of Israel draw closer to Him,

God revealed His law to Moses with many detailed instructions,

including directions for building a holy sanctuary,

or Tabernacle, where God could dwell among them.

In this Tabernacle Israel, through the priests,

would participate in special sacrifices and rituals.

The detailed design of the sanctuary and the symbolism of the rituals performed within

pointed Israel toward the coming Savior, the Messiah,

who would redeem them from sin and death.

Let's take a tour of the Tabernacle to better understand its Messianic symbolism.

The progression through the Tabernacle is symbolic of mankind ascending from the fallen world

The Tabernacle is divided into three spaces:

The outer courtyard invites one to depart from the cares of this world

can be suggestive of one moving closer to God through the light of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy of Holies represents returning into the presence of God.

A closer look at each space of the Tabernacle

reveals more about the symbolic journey heavenward.

Only one entrance leads into the outer courtyard.

Through this beautiful and colorful gate on the eastern wall,

Israelites symbolically began their ascent towards God.

The Savior taught during His mortal ministry,

“I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.”

Entering through the gate into the Tabernacle courtyard we come to the bronze Altar of Sacrifice

where Israelite men and women offered sacrifices to God as a means of showing devotion,

expressing gratitude, and seeking reconciliation for transgression.

These sacrifices were all a type and shadow of Jesus Christ,

the unblemished firstborn Lamb of God, slain for the sins of the world.

Next, we come to the bronze Laver where ritual washings took place.

Here, the sons of Aaron were washed, anointed, and clothed in the priestly robes

The priests would also ritually wash their hands and feet here

before performing sacrifices and entering the Holy Place.

The cleansing water of the Laver can remind us of the Savior,

whose words and love are the Living Water

in which we can be washed, cleansed, and filled.

into the Holy Place in a symbolic ascension closer to the presence of God.

where twelve loaves of bread were kept and eaten by the priests every Sabbath.

Tradition holds that a pitcher of wine was also kept on the table.

The bread serves as a reminder of our need to be spiritually nourished by Jesus Christ,

who declared, “I am the Bread of Life.”

Together, the bread and wine can be a reminder of Christ's flesh and blood,

On the south side of the Holy Place stood the golden Menorah, or oil lampstand.

The Menorah had seven branches, each decorated with almond flowers, buds, and blossoms.

refill, and make sure that the lamps were burning with pure olive oil.

This was the only source of light for the Holy Place

and can serve as a reminder of Jesus Christ, who said,

where a priest burnt incense each morning and evening in front of the veil.

The altar's position before the Holy of Holies

shows the importance of prayer in preparing to enter the Lord's presence.

Just as the sweet smoke of incense rises heavenward,

so also the prayers of the righteous rise up to God, drawing them closer to Him.

The colorful veil separates the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies.

Embroidered on the veil are figures called cherubim

which symbolically guard the presence of God.

When Christ was crucified, the veil of Herod's temple was rent in twain from top to bottom,

signifying that through the Savior's sacrifice,

the way was now open for all to enter God's presence.

The writer of Hebrews taught that because of Christ,

“By a new and living way … through the veil, that is to say, [the] flesh [of Christ].”

representing the ultimate goal of living in the very presence of God.

In the center is the Ark of the Covenant, the most sacred object in the Tabernacle.

Atop the Ark was the Covering, often called the Mercy Seat or Seat of Atonement,

These cherubim stretched their wings over the ark,

symbolically guarding the place where the presence of the Lord would dwell.

Inside the Ark were kept sacred objects, including Aaron's rod, a bowl of manna,

and the stone tablets of the Law given to Moses on Mount Sinai.

Only once a year, on the Day of Atonement, the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies.

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