Moses Tabernacle
Exodus 24 : The Covenant Confirmed
15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. 16 And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 17 And the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. 18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.
Exodus 25 : Ark of the Covenant
25 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. 3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, 4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ hair, 5 And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood, 6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, 7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. 8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. 9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. 10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: 2.5 cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. 13 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. 15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. 16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee.
THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
DIMENSIONS OF THE ARK
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES length 1.5 2’3″ 27″ width 2.5 3’9″ 45″ height 1.5 2’3″ 27″
S.AREA 19.5
The Ark of the Covenant was a sacred wooden chest
which was identified with God and represented Him.
Always heavily veiled, only priests alone could
look upon the Ark’s uncovered surface.
From the mercy seat of the Ark, where God spoke to Moses,
eternity and heaven merged at one point on Earth in time and space.
Contained 4 articles:
Law of God :: derives its name which were 2 tablets of stone
on which were inscribed the 10 commandments written by the finger of God
Copy of Laws written by Moses which contained the standards of measurement
Golden pot of manna
Rod of Aaron that miraculously budded and grew ripe almonds over the course of one night
Ark or Chest represented the heart: A chest (rib cage) with 4 articles :: our heart with 4 chambers 24 elders (rib cage) surrounding the throne :: 24 ribs protecting the heart
Mercy seat
17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 18 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
Table of Bread
23 Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: 2 cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. 25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. 26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof. 27 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table. 28 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. 29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them. 30 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway.
Table of Bread
DIMENSIONS OF TABLE
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES LENGTH 2 1 3′ 36″ WIDTH 1 .5 1.6″ 18″ HEIGHT 1.5 .75 2’3″ 27″
Golden Lampstand
31 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. 32 And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side: 33 Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick. 34 And in the candlesticks shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. 35 And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick. 36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold. 37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. 38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. 39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. 40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.
golden Candlestick
In the candlestick shall be 4bowls like almonds
The shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be made of beaten gold
3bowls on each side like almonds with their knops and flowers
A knop under 2 branches of the same according to each of the6 branches that proceed out of the candlestick
18 total knops on the branches and 4 on the Candlestick : 22 total
7 lamps that they may give light
Tongs and snuff dishes made of Gold
1 Talent of Gold used to make all the vessels = 3000 shekels
EXODUS 26 : The Tabernacle Curtains
26 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. 2 The length of one curtain shall be 28 cubits, and the breadth of one curtain 4 cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure. 3 The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another. 4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. 5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another. 6 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.
10 Tabernacle Curtains
DIMENSIONS OF EACH CURTAIN
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES length 28 14 42′” 504″ width 4 3 6″ 72″
2 sets of 5 curtains coupled together
50 loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; connecting each set
50 taches of gold to couple the curtains together with taches to make one tabernacle
TOTAL WIDTH OF 10 CURTAINS
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES width 40 20 60′” 720″
Goat Hair Curtains
7 And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: 11 curtains shalt thou make. 8 The length of one curtain shall be 30 cubits, and the breadth of one curtain 4 cubits: and the 11 curtains shall be all of one measure. 9 And thou shalt couple 5 curtains by themselves, and 6 curtains by themselves, and shalt double the 6th curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle. 10 And thou shalt make 50 loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and 50 loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. 11 And thou shalt make 50 taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. 12 And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle. 13 And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.
11 Goat Hair Curtains For covering
A set of 5 curtains coupled by themselves
A set of 6 curtains coupled by themselves
6th curtain in forefront doubled
50 loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling
50 loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second
50 taches of brass , Put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one
The remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle.
A cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.
DIMENSIONS OF EACH GOAT HAIR CURTAIN
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES LENGTH 30 15 45′ 540″ WIDTH 4 2 6′ 72″
TOTAL WIDTH OF THE 11 CURTAINS
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES WIDTH 44 22 66′” 792″
Covering and Boards
14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins. 15 And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up.16 10 cubits shall be the length of a board, and a 1.5 cubits shall be the breadth of one board. 17 2 tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, 20 boards on the south side southward. 19 And thou shalt make 40 sockets of silver under the 20 boards; 2 sockets under one board for his two tenons, and 2 sockets under another board for his 2 tenons. 20 And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be 20 boards: 21 And their 40 sockets of silver; 2 sockets under one board, and 2 sockets under another board. 22 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make 6 boards. 23 And 2 boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the 2 sides. 24 And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the 2 corners. 25 And they shall be 8 boards, and their sockets of silver, 16 sockets; 2 sockets under one board, and 2 sockets under another board.
Covering for the tent:
rams’ skins dyed red, a covering above of badgers’ skins
Boards for tabernacle
NORTH
20 boards of shittim wood
40 sockets of silver
SOUTH
20 boards of shittim wood
40 sockets of silver
WEST
6 boards of shittim wood
2 boards for corners of 2 sides coupled also above the head of it unto one ring
8 boards of shittim wood (total)
16 silver sockets (2 sockets under each board)
16 tenons (2 tenons in each board)
TOTAL
48 boards
96 sockets (2 silver sockets underneath to couple each tenon)
96 tenons (2 tenons in each board)
2 rings
DIMENSIONS OF EACH BOARD
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES LENGTH 10 5 15′ 180″ WIDTH 1.5 .75 2.3” 27″
Bars
26 And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 27 And 5 bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and 5 bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the 2 sides westward. 28 And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end. 29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold. 30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.
BARS FOR THE BOARDS
5 bars of chittim wood on each side covered in gold for the boards
15 bars on the 3 sides
Middle bar shall reach from end to end
Vail
31 And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: 32 And thou shalt hang it upon 4 pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver. 33 And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. 34 And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. 35 And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.
THE VAIL
Made of Blue, Purple, Scarlet, Linen
Hung on 4 pillars of chittim wood overlaid with gold
Hooks of gold upon 4 sockets of silver
Table set without the veil
Candlestick on South side
Table of shewbread on North side
Hanging for door of tent
36 And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework. 37 And thou shalt make for the hanging 5 pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
Hanging for door of tent
Blue, purple, scarlet, fine twined linen, wrought with needlework
5 pillars of chittim wood overlaid with gold, pillars hooks made of gold
5 brass sockets
EXODUS 27 : The Bronze Altar
27 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, 5 cubits long, and 5 cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be 3 cubits. 2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the 4 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 2 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.
THE BRONZE ALTAR
Brass horn on the 4 corners
Pans (to recieve ashes), shovels, basons, fleshhooks, firepans, and all the Vessels there of made of brass
A grate of network of brass; Upon the net 4 brass rings in the 4 corners
2 staves of shittim wood overlaid with brass put in the rings that lie on the 2 sides of the altar (hollow with boards)
DIMENSIONS OF ALTAR
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES LENGTH 5 2.5 7.6′” 90″ WIDTH 5 2.5 7.6′” 90″ HEIGHT 3 1.5 4.5′ 54″
The Court of the Tabernacle
The Court of the Tabernacle
9 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an 100 cubits long for one side: 10 And the 20 pillars thereof and their 20 sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. 11 And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an 10 cubits long, and his 20 pillars and their 20 sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES
20 Pillars
Hooks and Fillets of Pillars made of Silver : 20 Sockets of Brass
DIMENSIONS OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF COURT
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES LENGTH 10 5 15′ 180″ WIDTH 100 50 150′ 1800″
12 And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of 50 cubits: their pillars 10 , and their sockets 10.
WEST SIDE
10 Pillars
Hooks and Fillets of Pillars made of Silver : 10 Sockets of Brass
DIMENSIONS OF WEST SIDE
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES LENGTH 10 5 15′ 180″ WIDTH 50 25 75′ 900″
13 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be 50 cubits. 14 The hangings of one side of the gate shall be 15 cubits: their pillars 3 , and their sockets 3 . 15 And on the other side shall be hangings 15 cubits: their pillars 3, and their sockets 3. 16 And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of 20 cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be 4, and their sockets 4. 17 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.
EAST SIDE GATE : 4 Pillars
Hooks and Fillets of Pillars made of Silver : 4 Sockets of Brass
Hanging for the gate of court : blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework
DIMENSIONS OF EAST SIDE GATE
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES LENGTH 10 5 15′ 180″ WIDTH 20 10 30′ 360″
SIDES OF GATE : 3 pillars
Hooks and Fillets of Pillars made of Silver : 3 Sockets of Brass
DIMENSIONS OF THE SIDES OF THE GATE
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES LENGTH 10 5 15′ 180″ WIDTH 15 7.5 22.6″ 270″
18 The length of the court shall be an 100 cubits, and the breadth 50 every where, and the height 5 cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.
TOTAL DIMENSIONS OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF COURT
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES LENGTH 10 5 15′ 180″ WIDTH 100 50 150′ 1800″
TOTAL DIMENSIONS OF THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF COURT
CUBITS YARDS FEET INCHES LENGTH 10 5 15′ 180″ WIDTH 50 25 75′ 900″
19 All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.
60 TOTAL PILLARS
- 20 pillars on North side
- 20 pillars on South side
- 10 pillars on West side
- 10 pillars on East side
4 TOTAL PILLARS ON GATE OF THE COURT
- 20 cubits of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework:
- 4 Pillars with silver hooks and fillets, and 4 brass sockets
- 3 pillars on each side of Gate
- 60 Hooks with silver fillets
- 60 Sockets of brass
MADE OF BRASS
- Vessels of Tabernacle
- Pins of the Vessels
- Pins of the Court
Oil for the Lamp
20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always. 21 In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the Lord: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
OLIVE OIL FOR LAMP
Exodus 38 : The Cost of the Tabernacle
21This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest. 22And Bezaleel the son Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses. 23And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
24All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was 29 talents, and 730 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 25And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an 100 talents, and a 1775 shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 26A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for 603,550 men. 27And of the 100 talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; an hundred sockets of the 100 talents, a talent for a socket. 28And of the 1775 shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their capitals, and filleted them. 29And the brass of the offering was 70 talents, and 2,400 shekels. 30And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar, 31And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.
Gold for work of Holy Place and Offering :
- 29 Talents and 730 shekels
Silver of them numbered from Congregation :
- 100 talents and 1775 shekels
A bekah (1/2 shekel) for each numbered from Congregation 603,550 over age of 20:
- 301,775 shekels
- 603,550 bekahs
1 talent of silver for each of the 100 sockets of the sanctuary and veil
- 100 sockets of the100 talents a talent for a socket
The 1775 shekels were used for the pillars, overlaying of capitals, and the fillets
- 71 / 4 = 17.75
The brass of the offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels used for:
- the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation
- the brazen altar
- the brazen grate for it
- all the vessels of the altar
- the sockets of the court round about
- the sockets of the court gate
- and all the pins of the tabernacle
- all the pins of the court round about.