About Moses:

According to the book of Exodus, Moses was born to a Hebrew mother, her name was Jochebed Because the Pharoh ordered all infant boys to be killed she hid him. She put him in a basket and covered him where the women gathered everyday to bathe he ended up being adopted by Pharoh's daughter

Many years later after killing an Egyptian slave-master, Moses fled. He became a shepherd. One day he saw a burning bush and was commanded by God to deliver the Hebrews from slavery. He led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt after the ten plagues were released on Egypt. He led the through Red Sea, The Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years because of thier disobedience. During this time, according to the Bible, Moses received the Ten Commandments.

Unfortunately, Moses died before reaching the Land of Israel. God told him he would not enter the promise land due to the fact he disobeyed God's by striking a rock too many times to release water from a rock.

Never before had a people been so privileged and blessed as the nation of Israel under the wings of the Almighty. Before we get into the construction of the tabernacle let’s consider just a few things the nation had experienced just prior to the construction of God’s “dwelling place”

• The Israelites had just been liberated, set free after 400 years of slavery. They were now free-free at last.

• Their nation was being born, the nation of Israel, They were soon to be given a homeland, their very own country, the land of Canaan that is known today as Palestine.

• Moreover, and just as important as any of the above events, the Israelites had been chosen by God to be His followers, the people of God.

The Israelites had been chosen to be God's witnesses to the other nations of the earth. They testified that there is only ONE TRUE and LIVING God. In fact, during the very days Moses had been up on Mount Sinai face to face with God, the Lord had given him the civil and religious laws that were to form Israel as a nation and govern them as a people. These civil and religious laws form the basis for all laws in society today! Governments throughout the entire globe is united by these principles. This is just one way to show how valuable the Jewish Race has had on society today

According to Exodus chapters 19-31 that God had just completed giving Moses three things:

• The Ten Commandments

• The Civil and Religious Laws

• The Instructions for constructing the Tabernacle, the place where God's very own presence was to dwell in a very special way upon earth.

Introduction

"Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying, ...And let them construct a sactuary for Me, that I may dwell among them. According to all that I am going to show you, as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, just as so you shall construct it."

(Exodus 25: 8-9)

Some Key Facts About the Tabernacle:

1. The Tabernacle was the worship center of Israel for a long, long time: more than 500 years from MOSES to DAVID - until Solomon's TEMPLE was built

2. A Large Portion Of God's Holy Word Is Dedicated To The Tabernacle:

a. Some 37 entire chapters discuss the Tabernacle: 13 chapters in the book of Exodus discuss the Tabernacle and its priesthood.

b. Some 18 chapters of Leviticus discuss the sacrificial system of the Tabernacle.

c. Two chapters in Deuteronomy are set aside for the study of the Tabernacle.

d. In the New Testament, the Tabernacle is discussed in detail in four of the 13 chapters in the book of Hebrews - 30% of the entire book.

3. The Tabernacle Of Moses Is A Powerful Teaching Tool Of God’s Grace

The Tabernacle was full of symbols, types, pictures, and shadows that point to spiritual truths for the believer. The symbolism of the Tabernacle is significant, very significant. However in looking at symbolic meanings, we must allow the Bible to speak for itself and allow "scripture to interpret scripture." The Holy Spirit is our guide, just as He was the guide in the construction of this magnificent building.

4. God's Holy Sprit Inspired Moses To Write Everything Down That God's People Would Need In Order To Know How God Wanted To Be Approached And Worshipped.

The Tabernacle and its priesthood were teaching tools for more than 500 years. Israel had to settle for an imperfect Tabernacle that was made with human hands. The believer today has a much better perspective of our redemption that was spelled out in the Tabernacle. The spiritual has come to fulfill the natural. We are no longer limited to the mere shadow of the Tabernacle and its priesthood; we have the reality of the Tabernacle's message - the very Person to whom the Tabernacle pointed - THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, the Redeemer of the World.

Col. 2:17 - Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Hebrews 8:5 - Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern showed to thee in the mount.