1 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.

2And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

3And 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.

4And 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.

5And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

6And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.

7And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

8Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

9And 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 hundred cubits long for one side:

10And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be ofbrass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.

11And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.

12And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.

13And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.

14The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

15And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

16And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, ofblue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.

17All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.

18The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass.

19All 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.

20And 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.

21In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which isbefore 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.

1And thou shalt make an Altar of Shittim wood, fiue cubits long, and fiue cubites broad: the Altar shall be foure square, and the height thereof shalbe three cubits.

2And thou shalt make the hornes of it vpon the foure corners thereof: his hornes shall be of the same: and thou shalt ouerlay it with brasse.

3And thou shalt make his pannes to receiue his ashes, and his shouels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepannes: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brasse.

4And thou shalt make for it a grate of networke of brasse; and vpon the net shalt thou make foure brasen rings in the foure corners thereof.

5And thou shalt put it vnder the compasse of the Altar beneath, that the net may bee euen to the midst of the Altar.

6And thou shalt make staues for the Altar, staues of Shittim wood, and ouerlay them with brasse.

7And the staues shalbe put into the rings, and the staues shall be vpon the two sides of the Altar, to beare it.

8Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.

9 And thou shalt make the Court of the Tabernacle for the Southside, Southward: there shall be hangings for the Court, of fine twined linnen of an hundred cubits long, for one side.

10And the twenty pillars thereof, and their twenty sockets, shall be of brasse: the hookes of the pillars, and their fillets shalbe of siluer.

11And likewise for the Northside in length, there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars, and their twenty sockets of brasse: the hookes of the pillars, and their fillets of siluer.

12 And for the breadth of the Court, on the Westside shalbe hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars tenne, and their sockets ten.

13And the breadth of the Court on the Eastside Eastward, shall bee fiftie cubits.

14The hangings of one side of the gate shalbe fifteene cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

15And on the other side shalbe hangings, fifteene cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

16 And for the gate of the Court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits of blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linnen, wrought with needle worke: and their pillars shall be foure, and their sockets foure.

17All the pillars round about the Court shalbe filletted with siluer: their hookes shalbe of siluer, and their sockets of brasse.

18 The length of the Court shalbe an hundred cubits, and the breadth fiftie euery where, and the height fiue cubits of fine twined linnen, and their sockets of brasse.

19All the vessels of the Tabernacle in all the seruice thereof, and all the pinnes thereof, and all the pinnes of the Court, shalbe of brasse.

20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oyle Oliue beaten, for the light, to cause the lampe to burne alwayes.

21In the Tabernacle of the Congregation without the Uaile, which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sonnes shall order it from euening to morning before the Lord: It shall be a statute for euer, vnto their generations, on the behalfe of the children of Israel.

I == Ex 38:1 ; Ezek 43:13

 

 

II == Num 16:38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII == Ex 25:40 ; 26:30

 

IX == Ex 38:9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XX == Lev 24:2

 

 

 

XXI == Ex 26:31 , 33 ; 28:43 ; 29:9 , 28 ; 30:8 ; Lev 3:17 ; 16:34 ; 24:9 ; Num 18:23 ; 19:21 ; 1st Sam 3:3 ; 30:25 ; 2nd Chr 13:11 ; Acts 7:44

1 "You shall make an altar of acacia wood, on a square, five cubits long and five cubits wide; it shall be three cubits high.

2 At the four corners there are to be horns, so made that they spring directly from the altar. You shall then plate it with bronze.

3 Make pots for removing the ashes, as well as shovels, basins, forks and fire pans, all of which shall be of bronze.

4 Make a grating of bronze network for it; this to have four bronze rings, one at each of its four corners.

5 Put it down around the altar, on the ground. This network is to be half as high as the altar.

6 You shall also make poles of acacia wood for the altar, and plate them with bronze.

7 These poles are to be put through the rings, so that they are on either side of the altar when it is carried.

8 Make the altar itself in the form of a hollow box, just as it was shown you on the mountain.

9 "You shall also make a court for the Dwelling. On the south side the court shall have hangings a hundred cubits long, woven of fine linen twined,

10 with twenty columns and twenty pedestals of bronze; the hooks and bands on the columns shall be of silver.

11 On the north side there shall be similar hangings, a hundred cubits long, with twenty columns and twenty pedestals of bronze; the hooks and bands on the columns shall be of silver.

12 On the west side, across the width of the court, there shall be hangings, fifty cubits long, with ten columns and ten pedestals.

13 The width of the court on the east side shall be fifty cubits.

14 On one side there shall be hangings to the extent of fifteen cubits, with three columns and three pedestals;

15 on the other side there shall be hangings to the extent of fifteen cubits, with three columns and three pedestals.

16 "At the entrance of the court there shall be a variegated curtain, twenty cubits long, woven of violet, purple and scarlet yarn and of fine linen twined. It shall have four columns and four pedestals.

17 "All the columns around the court shall have bands and hooks of silver, and pedestals of bronze.

18 The enclosure of the court is to be one hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and five cubits high. Fine linen twined must be used, and the pedestals must be of bronze.

19 All the fittings of the Dwelling, whatever be their use, as well as all its tent pegs and all the tent pegs of the court, must be of bronze.

20 "You shall order the Israelites to bring you clear oil of crushed olives, to be used for the light, so that you may keep lamps burning regularly.

21 From evening to morning Aaron and his sons shall maintain them before the LORD in the meeting tent, outside the veil which hangs in front of the commandments. This shall be a perpetual ordinance for the Israelites throughout their generations.

v 1-8. Brass in KJV is actually bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, whereas brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. The brazen altar is a type of the cross where Christ offered Himself as our whole burnt offering to God, Heb. 9:14 and 10:5-7. That bronze is typical of judgment is verified by comparing Num. 21:9 with Jn. 3:14 and 12:31-33. Thus we see the wood overlaid with bronze, Christ’s humanity judged in our place. Horns on the altar provided a place to tie the animals while they were being killed and the blood caught in a basin. They may also have been decoration, but horns in Scripture represent power, and here may represent the power of the gospel, Rom. 1:16 going to the four corners of the world, Mk. 16:15. It was sensibly built with a hollow opening and grate, and staves for carrying. All it’s utensils were bronze.

 

 

 

 

 

v 9-15. The 7 and one half foot tall screen of fine twined linen kept out curious viewers, though they could see part of the tabernacle. Just as the righteousness of God keeps out unbelievers, but they have a glimpse that salvation awaits inside. The pillars and sockets for holding up the screen were also of bronze, but those in the tabernacle were silver - redemption. However the hooks and rods were silver. It is best to think of the fillets v 10, as curtain rods which fastened into the hooks on the pillars, stabilizing the whole. The linen screen was apparently fastened to the curtain rod with hooks. The brass pillars were apparently capped with silver. The screen was 150’ on each side, 75” in the rear, and 22 1/2’ each side of the gate.

 

 

 

 

 

v 16-19. The curtain for the gate is 30’ completing the 75’ for the east end. It was not white linen,as the sides, but blue, purple and scarlet and fine twined linen (white). The three colors were embroidered upon the white linen. The linen screen is the righteousness God expects of man, which bars us from entering, but the colorful gate represents Christ, and it is through Him that we can enter. The same is true of the door, 26:36 and the veil, 26:31. As in the sides, the hooks and rods were silver but the pillars and socket bases were bronze. Either pins to hold the curtain down at the bottom or tent pegs and other things connected with it were also bronze. Some feel the four pillars of the gate represent the four gospels and how Christ is represented in each of them.
1. Matthew to Jews -------- Purple --- Royalty -------------King
2. Mark to Romans -------- Scarlet --- Blood sacrifice --Servant
3. Luke to Greeks ----------White------ Perfect man ------Humanity
4. John to “whosoever” --- Blue ------ Heaven sent -----Deity

v 20,21. Oil is a type of the Holy Spirit. Beaten oil is that from bruising and is purer than that obtained by heating. Our Savior was bruised for us, Isa. 53:5. Priests would remember to keep oil supplied and the light burning in the day time, this is to remind them to keep it burning at night. Josephus says only three were burning in the day time so they lit the others in the evening.
Much more could be said of all these things about the tabernacle and the things connected with it, but might best be researched by those interested. Moses had seen the pattern in the mount and knew exactly what the Lord wanted. The descriptions left for us may not be completely understood, but the Lord was not supplying information to satisfy our curiosity. It was to symbolize salvation through Christ and the Christian walk.