1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.

8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.

9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.

10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.

11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.

12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

14 And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:

15 And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

16Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.

17And 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.

18And 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.

19And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.

20And 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:

21And 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.

22And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

23And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

24And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward.

25And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

26And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:

27And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.

28And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.

29And 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.

30And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal.

31And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat:

32When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.

33And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work.

34Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

35And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

36And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:

37But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.

38For 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.

1 And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

2 On the first day of the first moneth shalt thou set vp the Tabernacle of the Tent of the Congregation.

3 And thou shalt put therein the Arke of the Testimonie, and couer the Arke with the Uaile:

4 And thou shalt bring in the Table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order vpon it, and thou shalt bring in the Candlesticke, and light the lampes thereof.

5 And thou shalt set the Altar of gold for the incense before the Arke of the Testimonie, and put the hanging of the doore to the Tabernacle.

6 And thou shalt set the Altar of the burnt offering, before the doore of the Tabernacle of the Tent of the Congregation.

7 And thou shalt set the Lauer betweene the Tent of the Congregation and the Altar, and shalt put water therein.

8 And thou shalt set vp the Court round about, and hang vp the hanging at the Court gate.

9 And thou shalt take the annoynting oyle, and annoynt the Tabernacle and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shalbe holy.

10 Aud thou shalt annoynt the Altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctifie the Altar: and it shalbe an Altar most Holy.

11 And thou shalt annoynt the Lauer and his foot, and sanctifie it.

12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sonnes vnto the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and wash them with water.

13 And thou shalt put vpon Aaron the holy garments, and anoynt him, and sanctifie him, that he may minister vnto me in the Priests office.

14 And thou shalt bring his sonnes, and clothe them with coats.

15 And thou shalt anoynt them, as thou didst anoynt their father, that they may minister vnto mee in the Priests office: For their anoynting shall surely be an euerlasting Priesthood, throughout their generations.

16 Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he.

17 And it came to passe in the first moneth, in the second yeere, on the first day of the moneth, that the Tabernacle was reared vp.

18And Moses reared vp the Tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set vp the boards thereof, and put in the barres thereof, and reared vp his pillars.

19And he spread abroad the tent ouer the Tabernacle, and put the couering of the Tent aboue vpon it, as the Lord commanded Moses.

20 And he tooke and put the testimony into the Arke, and set the staues on the Arke, and put the Mercie-seat aboue vpon the Arke.

21And he brought the Arke into the Tabernacle, and set vp the Uaile of the couering, and couered the Arke of the Testimony, as the Lord commanded Moses.

22 And hee put the Table in the Tent of the Congregation, vpon the side of the Tabernacle Northwaed, without the Uaile.

23And he set the bread in order vpon it, before the Lord, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

24 And he put the candlesticke in the Tent of the Congregation, ouer against the Table, on the side of the Tabernacle Southward.

25And he lighted the lampes before the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses.

26 And he put the golden Altar in the Tent of the Congregation, before the Uaile.

27And he burnt sweet incense thereon, as the Lord commanded Moses.

28 And hee set vp the hanging, at the doore of the Tabernacle.

29And he put the Altar of burnt offering by the doore of the Tabernacle of the Tent of the Congregation, and offered vpon it the burnt offering, and the meat offring, as the Lord commanded Moses.

30 And he set the Lauer betweene the Tent of the Congregation and the Altar, & put water there, to wash withall.

31And Moses, and Aaron and his sonnes, washed their hands, and their feet thereat.

32When they went into the Tent of the Congregation, and when they came neere vnto the Altar, they washed, as the Lord commanded Moses.

33And hee reared vp the Court round about the Tabernacle, and the Altar, & set vp the hanging of the Court gate: so Moses finished the worke.

34 Then a cloud couered the Tent of the Congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.

35And Moses was not able to enter into the Tent of the Congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.

36And when the cloud was taken vp from ouer the Tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their iourneys:

37But if the cloud were not taken vp, then they iourneyed not, till the day that it was taken vp.

38For the cloud of the Lord was vpon the Tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their iourneys.

II == Ex 12:2 ; 13:4 ; 26:1 , 30 ; 40:17

III == Ex 26:33 ; 40:21 ; Num 4:5

IV == Ex 25:30 ; 26:35 ; 40:22-25

 

V == Ex 40:28

 

VII == Ex 30:18 ; 40:30

IX == Ex 30:26

 

 

 

X == Ex 29:36-37

 

XII == Lev 8:1-13

 

XIII == Ex 28:41

 

 

XV == Num 25:13

 

 

 

XVII = Ex 40:1 ; Num 7:1

 

 

 

 

\XX == Ex 25:16

 

 

 

XXI == Ex 26:33 ; 35:12

 

 

XXII == Ex 26:35

 

XXIII == Ex 40:4

 

XXIV == Ex 36:35XXV == Ex 25:37

 

XXVI == Ex 30:6 ; 40:5

XXVII == Ex 30:7

 

XXVIII == Ex 26:36 ; 40:5

 

XXIX == Ex 29:38-42 ; 40:6

 

XXX == Ex 30:18 ; 40:7

 

XXXII == Ex 30:19-20

 

XXXIII == Ex 27:9 , 16 ; 40:8

XXXIV == Ex 29:43 ; Lev 16:2 ; Num 9:15 ; 1st Kings 8:10-11 ; 2nd Chr 5:13 ; 7:2 ; Isa 6:4 ; Hag 2:7 , 9 ; Rev 15:8

XXXV == Lev 16:2 ; 1st Kings 8:11 ; 2nd chr 5:14

XXXVI == Num 9:17 ; 10:11 ; Neh 9:19

XXXVII == Num 9:19-22

 

XXXVIII == Ex 13:21 ; Num 9:15

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

2 "On the first day of the first month you shall erect the Dwelling of the meeting tent.

3 Put the ark of the commandments in it, and screen off the ark with the veil.

4 Bring in the table and set it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up the lamps on it.

5 Put the golden altar of incense in front of the ark of the commandments, and hang the curtain at the entrance of the Dwelling.

6 Put the altar of holocausts in front of the entrance of the Dwelling of the meeting tent. l be most sacred.

7 Place the laver between the meeting tent and the altar, and put water in it.

8 Set up the court round about, and put the curtain at the entrance of the court.

9 "Take the anointing oil and anoint the Dwelling and everything in it, consecrating it and all its furnishings, so that it will be sacred.

10 Anoint the altar of holocausts and all its appurtenances, consecrating it, so that it will be most sacred.

11 Likewise, anoint the laver with its base, and thus consecrate it.12 "Then bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the meeting tent, and there wash them with water. 13 Clothe Aaron with the sacred vestments and anoint him, thus consecrating him as my priest.

14 Bring forward his sons also, and clothe them with the tunics.

15 As you have anointed their father, anoint them also as my priests. Thus, by being anointed, shall they receive a perpetual priesthood throughout all future generations."

16 Moses did exactly as the LORD had commanded him.

17 On the first day of the first month of the second year the Dwelling was erected.

18 It was Moses who erected the Dwelling. He placed its pedestals, set up its boards, put in its bars, and set up its columns.

19 He spread the tent over the Dwelling and put the covering on top of the tent, as the LORD had commanded him.

20 He took the commandments and put them in the ark; he placed poles alongside the ark and set the propitiatory upon it.

21 He brought the ark into the Dwelling and hung the curtain veil, thus screening off the ark of the commandments, as the LORD had commanded him.

22 He put the table in the meeting tent, on the north side of the Dwelling, outside the veil,

23 and arranged the bread on it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.

24 He placed the lampstand in the meeting tent, opposite the table, on the south side of the Dwelling,

25 and he set up the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded him.

26 He placed the golden altar in the meeting tent, in front of the veil,

27 and on it he burned fragrant incense, as the LORD had commanded him.

28 He hung the curtain at the entrance of the Dwelling.

29 He put the altar of holocausts in front of the entrance of the Dwelling of the meeting tent, and offered holocausts and cereal offerings on it, as the LORD had commanded him.

30 He placed the laver between the meeting tent and the altar, and put water in it for washing.

31 Moses and Aaron and his sons used to wash their hands and feet there,

32 for they washed themselves whenever they went into the meeting tent or approached the altar, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

33 Finally, he set up the court around the Dwelling and the altar and hung the curtain at the entrance of the court. Thus Moses finished all the work.

34 Then the cloud covered the meeting tent, and the glory of the LORD filled the Dwelling.

35 Moses could not enter the meeting tent, because the cloud settled down upon it and the glory of the LORD filled the Dwelling.

36 Whenever the cloud rose from the Dwelling, the Israelites would set out on their journey.

37 But if the cloud did not lift, they would not go forward; only when it lifted did they go forward.

38 In the daytime the cloud of the LORD was seen over the Dwelling; whereas at night, fire was seen in the cloud by the whole house of Israel in all the stages of their journey.

KEY EVENT: The building of the tabernacle

A span is roughly the distance between little finger and thumb spread. 7 inches
A cubit is roughly the distance from the elbow to end of middle finger. 18 inches
A long cubit in Ezek. 43:13 is a cubit and a handbreadth. About 21 inches
Court = City lot & alley 75x150’; Tabernacle = Mobile home 15x45’ + furnishings.
Silver represents redemption. Half shekel redeemed each male over 20, later all firstborn males, Ex. 13:13, a lamb was sacrificed for a donkey or it’s neck was broken.
Brass represents judgment, the brass serpent was a type of Christ judged for us.
Gold represents deity, Wood for humanity, Gold overlaying wood - Christ is both.
Our goal here is to show how anyone can get to the presence of God
The white curtain fence of the court = law & righteousness, keeps sinners out
The silver bases under the fence showed the only way in was by redemption.
The brass tent pegs to hold it up shows Christ was judged for our redemption. Some see the part driven in ground His death, the part above ground His resurrection. 
The one gate, one curtain, one veil shows Christ the only door, Jn. 10:7,9.
The four pillars may represent the fourfold Sonship of Christ.
a. Son of David -Throne Mt. 1:1; Lk. 1:32
b. Son of Abraham - Land Mt. 1:1; Gal. 3:16; Gen. 15:18
c. Son of Man - Judge Jn. 5:26,27; Acts 17:31
d. Son of God - Father’s heir Heb. 1:2 and 8
The three only entrances show Christ the way, the truth and the life, Jn. 14:6.
The Way - Court gate. Brazen altar relates to this gate as cross relates to Christ.
The Truth - Tabernacle Door. Reveals truth of God - Christ reveals God of Truth.
The Life - The Veil - “His flesh” Heb. 10:19,20.
The first item, brazen altar, show we must have our sins judged on Christ to enter.
The four horns of the altar show that salvation is available to all parts of the earth.
The brass ”mirror” laver for water shows after we are saved we must examine 1 Co 11:28 ourselves and confess sins, 1 Jn. 1:9, be cleansed by water of Word, Eph. 5:26.
The five pillars = Gal. 2:9 pillars? N.T. writers, Paul, Peter, James, John, Jude.
The golden lamp stand represents Christ as the light of the world, Jn. 8:12
The pure beaten gold represent Christ bruised for our iniquities, Isa. 53:5.
The seven lamps of oil represent the sevenfold Spirit of the Lord, Isa. 11:2. 
The table of show bread represents Christ as the bread of life, Jn. 6:35.
The altar of incense with it’s vapors represents our prayers going up to God.
The mercy seat and between the cherubim was the dwelling place of God, but if we pray with sins forgiven, we can come boldly unto the throne of grace, Heb. 4:16. When Christ died, the veil was torn in two for our access to God’s presence.
The four pillars may represent the four gospels or they may be four pillars of the believer’s strength in 1 Cor. 1:30 The following chart Ezek. 1:10 with Rev. 4:7.
Camp - Banner - Represents - Banner - Represents - Gospel - Written - Concerns
Color Figure To Christ’s
Judah - Purple - Royalty - Lion - King - Matt. - Jews - Reign
Ephraim - Scarlet -Sacrifice - Ox - Servant - Mark - Romans - Death
Reuben - White -Perfect (Man) - Man - Son of Man - Luke -Greeks -Humanity
Dan - Blue - Heaven Sent - Eagle - Son of God - John -Believers- Deity
The materials all came from free will offering and we are to do so too, 2 Cor. 9:7.
(Maybe a ton of gold, 4 tons silver, 3 tons bronze, other materials till told to stop.)
7 times in 39, 7 in 40, “As the Lord commanded Moses”, “It is finished” Jn. 19:30.
The coverings represent Christ, the outer, or fourth, covering of porpoise skins which could be seen outside the court fence showed him as Isa. 53:2 No beauty that we should desire Him. You have to come inside to see His beauty.
The third cover of rams skins died red represents His substitute for us by death.
The second cover, goats hair, remind of two goats. Lev. 16. One slain as sacrifice, the other sent to wilderness, as our sins are removed forever, Ps. 103.12.
The first cover, linen, beautiful colors and cherubim, show Christ in His beauty that we might desire him, not as the outer cover. Phil. 3:10, That I may know Him etc.
As the tabernacle is set up, people are gradually shut out, but the presence of God came into their midst.