You may also download this lesson from mosesharrisevangelisticassociation.org. See this lesson also on Facebook: Exodus 40:16-30, 34, 38 THE BEGINNING OF THE TABERNACLE* See notes at end of this lesson. (SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2013) • Beginning: commencement, inauguration, launching; the first part or the early stages of something; the point in time or space at which something starts, comes into existence, or is first encountered. • Tabernacle: (מִשְׁכָּן miš•kān) = a portable sanctuary which the Israelites carried in the wilderness after the Exodus. I. Lesson Aims: A. To list and discuss steps taken in the setting up and the completion of the tabernacle. B. To discuss the glory of God C. To discuss the presence of God in the lives of the children of Israel D. To show how the Tabernacle in the Old Testament symbolizes Jesus Christ in the New Testament II. Devotional Reading: Hebrews 9:11-15. List three insights that you gained from studying this passage. III. Memory Verse Exodus 40:38 - For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. IV. THOUGHTS TO CONSIDER (Exodus 40:16-30, 34, 38): 16 Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he. • Did: (עשׂה ʿā•śā(h) Qal Imperfect) = carried out or performed an action or a course of action. • Moses: (מֹשֶׁה mō•šě(h)) = the Levite son of Amram-Jochebed, (Exodus 2:10-Deuteronomy 34:12. Moses was the prophet and law-giver of Israel and the leader of The Exodus. • Lord: (יהוה yhwh) = Jehovah, the Lord as an euphemism for Adonai, most versions the name of the one true God, with a focus on sure existence and His relationship to his covenant persons and peoples (Ex 3:15). • Commanded: (צוה ṣwh Piel Perfect) = charged someone to do something. Questions: • Discuss how Moses came to be part of Pharaoh’s household and how his royal upbringing prepared him to do the will of God. • Why is it significant that the phrase, “the Lord commanded,” appears six times in this Scripture lesson? • List and discuss three additional Biblical examples of obedience and disobedience. What did you discover? • How can we remain within the will of God? 17 And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up. • It came to pass: (היה hā•yā(h) Qal Imperfect) = It happened; it occurred. • First: (רִאשׁוֹן ri(ʾ)•šôn) = indicating the beginning unit in a series. • Month: (חֹ֫דֶשׁ ḥō•ḏěš) = lunar time period; the period between successive new moons. • Year: (שָׁנָה šā•nā(h)) = an Israelite period of twelve lunar months. • Tabernacle: (מִשְׁכָּן miš•kān) = a portable sanctuary which the Israelites carried in the wilderness after the Exodus. Questions: • Why should we recall the time and place of significant events in our life? • When did you obtain or construct your current facility? • Why should we have a dedicated place of worship? • When were you saved? Under what circumstances? 18 And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars. • Reared up: (קום qûm Hiphil Imperfect) = set up, erected, constructed, or built. • Fastened: (נתן nā•ṯǎn Qal Imperfect) = put or placed. • Sockets: (אֶ֫דֶן ʾě•ḏěn) = the foundational support for a structure. • Set up: (שׂים śîm Qal Imperfect) = placed. • Boards: (קֶ֫רֶשׁ qě•rěš) = framework; a structure supporting or containing something. • Put in: (נתן nā•ṯǎn Qal Imperfect) = erected. • Bars: (בְּרִיחַ berîaḥ) = a crossbar; a finished piece of wood for supporting and holding a frame together. • Pillars: (עַמּוּד ʿǎm•mûḏ) = tall, vertical, cylindrical structures standing upright and used to support a structure; in an extended sense can support things like the Earth. Questions: • Why should we obey God’s instructions in every detail? • Did Moses construct the tabernacle by himself, or did he have help? • Why is it acceptable for the outcome of a project to be attributed to a specific leader, although many individuals contributed to the task? • Why are foundations necessary? 19 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses. • He spread abroad: (פרשׂ pā•rǎś Qal Imperfect) = opened from a closed or folded state. • Tent: (אֹ֫הֶל ʾō•hěl) = a portable shelter, usually made of fabric or animal skin stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs. • Put: (שׂים śîm Qal Imperfect) = moved and set into a certain place or abstract location. • Covering: (מִכְסֶה miḵ•sě(h)) = an object that encases or envelops a structure. • Above: (מַ֫עַל mǎ•ʿǎl) = on top of. Questions: • Why is obedience an essential part of our walk with God? • What is the practical purpose of having a tabernacle in the midst of God’s people? 20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark: • He took: (לקח lā•qǎḥ Qal Imperfect) = got into his hands physically; placed; put. • Testimony: (עֵדוּת ʿē•ḏûṯ) = a written copy on stone of the precepts and stipulations of the covenant given to Moses. • Ark: (אֲרוֹן ʾǎrôn) = chest or box; a box with a lid that is used for storage, usually large and sturdy. • Staves: (בַּד bǎḏ) = carrying poles; relative long and slim pieces of wood. • Mercy seat: (כַּפֹּ֫רֶת kǎp•pō•rěṯ) = atonement cover; an ornamental lid that covers the Ark of the Covenant and was a symbol of where sins were forgiven by God. Questions: • What process does God use today for the forgiving of our sins? • Why is the Ark of the Covenant containing the Testimony and the Mercy Seat important? 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses. • He brought: (בוא bwʾ Qal Imperfect) = he took something with himself somewhere. • Vail: (פָּרֹ֫כֶת pā•rō•ḵěṯ) = a tent curtain that functions as a wall in a tent. • Covering: (מָסָךְ mā•sāḵ) = a screen partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space. • Covered: (סכך sā•ḵǎḵ Hiphil Imperfect) = surrounded completely (as with a fence or wall). Questions: • Define obedience. • Why is it necessary that we obey the commands of God? 22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail. • He put: (נתן nā•ṯǎn Qal Imperfect) = moved and set into a certain place. • Table: (שֻׁלְחָן šǔl•ḥān) = a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs. • Congregation: (מוֹעֵד mô•ʿēḏ) = a group of people gathered together for a common purpose, often religious. • Side: (יָרֵךְ yā•rēḵ) = a place within a region or structure identified relative to a center or reference location. • Northward: (צָפוֹן ṣā•p̄ôn) = toward the direction that lies directly to the left of someone facing the rising son. NOTES: On the Table of Showbread, the priests placed twelve loaves of bread made from fine flour, representing the twelve tribes of Israel. The loaves were a continual reminder of the everlasting promises between God and the children of Israel, and a memorial of God’s provision of food. The bread was eaten by Aaron and his sons and was replaced every week on the Sabbath. Questions: • For what purpose was this table used? • How is it possible for people to create or build something they have never seen before? 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses. • He set: (ערך ʿā•rǎḵ Qal Imperfect) = he arranged or put into a proper or systematic order. • Bread: (לֶ֫חֶם lě•ḥěm) = food made from dough of flour or meal, whether leavened or unleavened. • Before: (פָּנֶה pā•ně(h)) = in front of or in the presence of. NOTES: The Bread of the Presence consisted of 12 very large loaves, each made of 1/5 ephah of fine flour. Since an ephah was just over a bushel, two and a half bushels of finely ground wheat were required to make the 12 loaves. They were sprinkled with frankincense, arranged in two rows, the one leaning against the other, and placed on the table of showbread (Leviticus 24:5–9). Arranged in that way the bread became an “offering of food” to the Lord. The loaves were changed weekly on the Sabbath day. The Bread of the Presence was used as an offering to God. Questions: • Why are order and tradition essential components of our relationship with God? • Discuss how obedient you are to the commands of God concerning your life. 24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. • Candlestick: (מְנוֹרָה menô•rā(h)) = a narrow, elevated support for holding a lamp or lamps; this item usually had a base, a stem-shaft, and a holder for the lamp. • Over against: (נֹ֫כַח nō•ḵǎḥ) = opposite or in front of. • Side: (יָרֵךְ yā•rēḵ) = a place within a region or structure identified relative to a center or reference location. • Southward: (נֶ֫גֶב ně•ḡěḇ) = south conceived of as the direction toward the Negev, which was to the south of the land of Israel; southward = toward the direction that lies directly to the right of somebody facing the rising sun or that is located toward the bottom of a conventional map of the world. Questions: • Why was the Golden Lampstand (Candlestick) necessary? • How long was the Golden Lampstand to burn? See Exodus 27:20. 25 And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. • He lighted: (עלה ʿā•lā(h) Hiphil Imperfect) = caused to undergo combustion. • Lamps: (נֵר nēr) = small containers with a wick that extending from them; typically burned oil in order to give light to a room. Questions: • What do the Lamp and Lampstand symbolize? • How does this verse along with several previous statements, “the Lord commanded Moses,” speak to the sovereignty of God? • Read Exodus 27:20-21. Who tended the lamps of the Tabernacle? Why? 26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail: • Golden: (זָהָב zā•hāḇ) = a soft, yellow, malleable, ductile, metallic element that was considered precious; a soft, heavy, corrosion-resistant, yellow metallic element that is highly valued, found in underground veins and alluvial deposits. Use: jewelry, alloys. • Altar: (מִזְבֵּחַ miz•bēaḥ) = a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made; often made of stone. Questions: • Why was an altar necessary? • Does your faith community use an altar? For what purpose? • For whom or for what are you interceding? • Why was the vail necessary? See verse twenty one of this lesson? 27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses. • He burnt: (קטר qā•ṭǎr Hiphil Imperfect) = he offered a smoke offering; he made an offering primarily associated with the smoke or incense that goes up from the offering. • Sweet: (קְטֹ֫רֶת qeṭō•rěṯ) = a material used to produce a fragrant smoke. • Incense: (סַם sǎm) = any kind of spice that smells nice and that is used as an aromatic. Questions: • Why should our sacrifices be a sweet savour to God? • Why is God pleased with the aroma of some sacrifices and not with the aroma of others? • Read 2 Corinthians 2:15. Why are we a sweet savour unto God? • What does Ephesians 5:2 tell us about the sacrifice of Jesus Christ? 28 And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. • Hanging: (מָסָךְ mā•sāḵ) = a partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space. • Door: (פֶּ֫תַח pě•ṯǎḥ) = doorway; the entrance space through which one enters or leaves a room, building or city. Questions: • Through how many entrances did the people enter the Tabernacle? • Why was/is it necessary to offer a sacrifice for sin? • How does the sacrifice offered in the Old Testament differ from the one offered in the New Testament? 29 And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses. • Burnt offering: (עֹלָה ʿō•lā(h)) = whole burnt offering; a kind of sacrifice that included the acceptable parts of the sacrificial animal being completely burnt up. • Offered: (עלה ʿā•lā(h) Hiphil Imperfect) = presented as an act of worship, often in the form of a sacrifice. • Meat offering: (מִנְחָה min•ḥā(h)) = an offering of grain given as an act of worship and sacrifice. Questions: • Who is our Ransom Sacrifice? • Read and discuss Romans 12:1-2. What kinds of offerings/sacrifices are you offering to God? • How do we come into a right relationship with God? 30 And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal. • Laver: (כִּיּוֹר kiy•yôr) = basin; a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids, often used for washing. • Water: (מַ֫יִם mǎ•yim) = the clear colorless liquid, odorless and tasteless when pure, that occurs as rain, snow, and ice, forms rivers, lakes, and seas, and is essential for life. Naturally occurring water picks up color and taste from substances in its environment. Formula: H2O. • To wash: (רחץ rā•ḥǎṣ Qal Infinitive) = to cleanse one’s body with a cleansing agent, such as soap, and water; sometimes only with water. Questions: • Why was washing of the priest necessary? • Why do we need to be cleansed? • How can we be cleansed from our sin? 34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. • Cloud: (עָנָ֖ן ʿā•nān) = a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude. • Covered: (כסה kā•sā(h) Piel Imperfect) = concealed. • Glory: (כָּבוֹד kā•ḇôḏ) = splendor, honor, respect, and magnificence. • Filled: (מלא mā•lē(ʾ) Qal Perfect) = put in as much as could be held. Questions: • When has the Glory of the Lord filled your place of worship? Describe your group’s corporate worship during this experience. • How has God revealed His glory to His people? • How do you know when the presence of the Lord has filled your being? • How can we regularly experience the presence of the Lord? 38 For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. • By day: (יוֹמָם yô•mām) = during daylight hours. • Fire: (אֵשׁ ʾēš) = a flame or the hot visible part of combustion. • Night: (לַ֫יְלָה lǎy•lā(h)) = the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside; sometimes limited as sunset to the middle of the night before transition to early morning. • Sight: (עַ֫יִן ʿǎ•yin) = in the range of the eye. • House: (בַּ֫יִת bǎ•yiṯ) = a building consisting of one or more rooms; a temple, a dwelling, or a palace. • Israel: (יִשְׂרָאֵל yiś•rā•ʾēl) = the descendants of Jacob. • Journeys: (מַסַּע mǎs•sǎʿ) = the act of traveling from one place to another; often by foot or over a long distance. Questions: • How did God manifest His divine presence to the children of Israel? • How has God shown Himself to you? • Respond to the following statement: “covenant obedience brings blessing, whereas covenant breaking results in curse.” V. BASIC REFERENCES: See the footnotes as listed and the Web Resources posted at the beginning of this website: mosesharrisevangelisticassociation.org. VI. SUGGESTED SONGS • Are You Washed in the Blood • Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine • God Will Take Care of You • Have Faith in God • Have Thine Own Way, Lord • He’s a Battle Axe • Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand • How Great Thou Art • In Shady Green Pastures • I Will Trust in the Lord • My God He Can Move the Mountains; He is Mighty to Save • My Heavenly Father Watches over Me • Let the Spirit Lead You • Look Where He Brought Me From • Look Where He Brought Me From • Nothing But the Blood of Jesus • O Lord, How Excellent (3x) Is Thy Name in all the Earth • Open Mine Eyes that I May See • Our God Is an Awesome God He Reigns, in Heaven Above; with Wisdom, Power and Love, Our God Is an Awesome God • Saved, Saved, Saved • Standing on the Promises of God • Tell Me How Did You Feel When You Come out the Wilderness • The Lord Delivered Me One Day, Why Should I Be Bound • Victory in Jesus • Victory, Victory, Shall Be Mine VII. Lessons for this Quarter: First Days September 1 God Creates Psalm 104:5-9, 24-30 September 8 God’s Image: Male and Female Genesis 2:18-25 September 15 Knowledge of Good and Evil Genesis 3:8-17, 21, 23 September 22 An Everlasting Covenant Genesis 9:1, 3-6, 8-17 September 29 God Scatters the Nations Genesis 11:1-9 First Nation October 6 The Promise of a Future Genesis 15:5-21 October 13 A Promise to Sarah Genesis 17:15-17; 18:9-15; 21:1-7 October 20 Blessings for Ishmael and Isaac Genesis 21:12-14, 17-21; 26:2-5, 12-13 October 27 The Blessing Passes to Jacob Genesis 28:1a, 10-22 First Freedom November 3 God Prepares for Deliverance Exodus 3:7-17 November 10 Beginning of Passover Exodus 12:1-14 November 17 Beginning of Freedom Exodus 14:13-14, 21-30 November 24 Beginning of the Tabernacle Exodus 40:16-30, 34, 38 Have a blessed day in the Lord!!! Dr. Harris *The whole tabernacle was completed in seven months. On the first day of the first month of the second year after the Exodus, it was formally set up, and the cloud of the divine presence descended on it (Exodus 39:22-43; 40:1-38). It cost 29 talents 730 shekels of gold, 100 talents 1,775 shekels of silver, 70 talents 2,400 shekels of brass (Exodus 38:24-31).
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