We put a toy model of Moses Tabernacle together by using the instructions found in Exodus 26. Every article points to an aspect of Jesus.
Our cell group leader brought a model of Moses Tabernacle and encouraged us to put the parts together by following the instructions found in Exodus 26
We took out all the parts and laid them out. There are parts for curtains, boards, pillars, the Ark of the Covenant, the Mercy Seat, the stone tablets, Aaron’s rod, the pot of manna, the Lampstand, the Table of Showbread, the Altar of Incense, the Altar of burnt offering, the golden basin, three bulls, three sheep, three lambs, three priests, one high priest. All constructed to a scale of 90:1.
We had a good time laughing at ourselves struggling to put the model together. We tried our best to understand the description in the bible as we needed to identify the various important items accurately.
The lampstand (also known as the menorah) is easy to spot. The altars are a different matter. They stumped us as they all have the same design…only the dimensions were different. Victor caught on fast as he could differentiate the altar of burnt offering (Exodus 27:1-8) and the altar of incense after the description was read.
It was a fun way to dig into the Word of God. We didn’t just skim the Bible but attempted to visualize the Word. As Jamie was reading the description of the lampstand (Exodus 25:31-40), I was holding the little model in my hand, tracing the lamp, the branches, the flowers, and the buds as the description of each part are being read. One single piece of hammered gold. Imagine the workmanship needed.
When we put the boards of Moses tabernacle together, they didn’t really fit properly. Then we realised that we were supposed to insert a thin metal rod in the middle of the boards. One rod each for all the 3 sides. Wow, what a difference the metal rods made. The boards lined up so straight and strong. We all thought that God is such a genius.
The model took shape slowly. Most of us got a backache after hovering over the model but we are very happy with our work. This is a small model of a real tabernacle that do not exist anymore. Come to think of it, the real tabernacle is also a model. We know that it describes Jesus; His person and His works.
Jesus is the original Moses Tabernacle
As we round up the meeting, we prayed and asked God to show us how the details of the tabernacle point to Jesus and the truth wrapped in it.
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