Exodus
26: 15-30
Exodus 36: 20-34
THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE
THE BOARDS
The boards depict
the children of God who have been redeemed by the Blood of Christ
since His first coming to the earth and they form the Holy Place
and the most Holy Place, which is the Tabernacle or the Temple,
the dwelling place of God.
The verses:
- I Corinthians 3: 16; 6: 19
- II Corinthians 6: 16
- Ephesians 2: 22
- Hebrew 3: 6
- I Peter 2: 5
The boards are made of acacia wood (flesh) overlaid with gold, which means: God’s children who have been filled with the Holy Spirit. The Temple of God consists of the children of God who are filled with the Holy Spirit.
THE SILVER
SOCKETS
Silver speaks of the
redemption which should become the base or foundation on which the
Tabernacle is built/erected. The church of God is built not on
the foundation or base of the world (sand) but on the rock of Christ’s
redemption/reconciliation (Matthew 7: 24 – 27).
THE BARS
The bond and fellowship
among the children of God are very tight and solid because it is
worked on by the sacrifice of Christ (the middle bar, and the bars
form a cross to unite the boards).
The unity of the Tabernacle lies in the 5 bars. The number 5 depicts the cross or the 5 wounds of Christ.
It signifies that the unity of the church can only be attained through the power of the cross.
CONCLUSION
The boards and bars
are overlaid with gold depicting the unity and bond among the children
of God to enable the house of God to stand uprightly through the
Holy Spirit based on the atoning sacrifice of Christ.