"All those who were skilled among the workers made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by expert hands. All the curtains were the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide. They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five. Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set. They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit." Exodus 36:8-13 The first work they set about was the framing of the house, which must be done before the furniture of it was prepared. This house was not made of timber or stone, but of curtains curiously embroidered and coupled together. This served to typify the state of the church in this world, the palace of God’s kingdom among men. Though it is upon the earth, yet its foundation is not in the earth, as that of a house is, no, Christ’s kingdom is not of this world, nor founded in it. It is mean and mutable, and in a militant state, shepherds dwelt in tents, and God is the Shepherd of Israel, soldiers dwelt in tents, and the Lord is a man of war, and His church marches through an enemy’s country, and must fight its way. The kings of the earth enclose themselves in cedar, but the ark of God was lodged in curtains only. Yet there is a beauty in holiness, the curtains were embroidered, so is the church adorned with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, that raiment of needle work. The several societies of believers are united in one, and, as here, all become one tabernacle, for there is one Lord, one faith, and one baptism.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:13:14 +0000
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