14 The meaning of the Tabernacle It must be remembered that the majority of the Israelites were illiterate: Writing was the area of expertise for a class called Scribes. Further, the full meaning of the Tabernacle requires the New Testament for its interpretation. This is because the types of the Tabernacle were only fulfilled in the life and ministry of Jesus the Messiah

The ALTAR Ex 27:1 - 8 was just inside the entrance to the Tabernacle. The man who was the head of the household brought a lamb to be sacrificed. He laid his hand on the lamb and confessed the sins of his household: The sins of the man, his wife, his children and his servants. The lamb is then killed by the Levites and burnt on the altar of brass, symbolizing that the sins of the household are taken away. Jesus became our sacrificial Lamb on Good Friday
The LAVER Ex 30:17 - 21 (or storage tank for water) was the next step. It represented the Word of God which today cleanses us from our wrong thinking and wrong actions as we study and obey the Bible.
The HOLY PLACE is a room with no natural light. It contains three Supernatural Mysteries whose meaning is revealed to us by the Holy Spirit. These mysteries symbolize three spiritual provisions available to any one who has been to the ALTAR and to the LAVER.

The seven - branched Lamp stand Ex 25:31-40 represents Supernatural Guidance from the Holy Spirit.
The Table of Bread Ex 25: 23 - 30 or Bread of Life gives us Supernatural strength to carry out God's will,
The Altar of Incense Ex 27: 1 - 8 represents Supernatural Prayer or praying in the Holy Spirit.

The Holy of Holies contained the Ark of the Covenant, Ex 25: 8 - 22 a small gold plated wooden box, four feet long, two feet high and two feet wide, with a lid made of solid gold. Inside of were the Ten Commandments . On each end of the lid of the box was a carved wooden cherubim, gold-plated. The cherubim faced each other forming an empty triangular space above the Ark. Inside this triangle was the space in which God was understood to dwell. Despite all this material representation of the Truth, The Jewish spiritual leaders knew that God was a Spirit, and not to be represented in any material form.

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