Creative Bible Study

The Tabernacle:

God provided the tabernacle as a place where He could meet with His people.

-The outer court: This was a meeting place of the people and priests. The curtains which surrounded it represented exclusion because of sin. But because the walls were of cloth, the exclusion was to be temporary. The door into the Outer Court taught there was access to God, the

Brazen Altar represented atonement for sin, and the Brazen Laver reminded of the necessity of purification before service.

-The Holy Place: It represented priestly service. In it was the golden candlestick typifying testimony, the table of shewbread typifying spiritual nourishment and fellowship, and the Golden Altar and Incense typifying worship and intercession.

-The Holy of Holies: This was God's special dwelling place. The veil which separated it from the Holy Place showed that perfect access to God was not yet possible. The ark containing the law taught the justice of God. The mercy seat taught that a just God can also be merciful because of shed blood. Through the tabernacle God showed what He would do in the future. He would provide a way of perfect communion with mankind through Jesus Christ. God would dwell in the spiritual temple of the church. He would also dwell in the individual believer. This means that the typical application of the lessons from the tabernacle speak of Jesus, His Church, and the believer.

Typical Metals:

Brass					Judgment
Gold					Glory
Silver					Redemption

Typical Colors:

Blue					Heavenly things
Crimson, scarlet, and red		Suffering or sacrifice
White					Purity

Typical Foods:

Bread					Sustaining life
Fruit					Increase or multiplication
Honey					Natural sweetness
Manna					Jesus, the bread of life
Meat					Strong spiritual food
Milk					Spiritual food for young believers
Salt					Incorruptibility, preserved
Wine					Teaching: Fermented wine represents false
                                        teaching.  Unfermented wine represents
                                        true teaching.




Creatures:

Birds					Evil spirits
Oxen					Strength or service
Fish					Men
Goat					Sin or the sinner
Lamb					Jesus, the perfect offering
Lion					Rulership
Serpent				        Satan
Sheep					God's people