proper place for such, as we have already seen. They are of wood, a
corruptible material. This shows that they are not actually perfect
as human beings; for since human perfection is represented by
copper, those posts should be either made of copper, or covered
with copper to represent actually perfect human beings. They were
made of wood, but were set into sockets of copper, which teaches
us that, though actually imperfect, their standing is that of perfect
human beings. It would be impossible to more clearly represent
Justification by faith.
The white curtain, well illustrates the same justification or
purity. These justified ones should continually hold up the view of
the world (the camp)–Christ’s righteousness as their covering.
The silver hook, by which the posts hold up the curtain, are
symbolic of truth; they can really and truthfully claim that Christ’s
righteousness covers all their imperfection. Lev. 27: 11-17.
The Posts at the entrance of the Tabernacle–at the door of the
Holy–were covered by the first vail. They were totally different
from the posts in the court, and represent the difference between
the justified and consecrated, or sanctified conditions. The
consecration to death of a justified man, we have seen to be the
way into the “Holy.” The way into the new nature is by passing
through, the death of the human will–the fleshly mind–the first
vail. Hence these posts should illustrate this change; and so they
do: they were covered with gold, symbol of the divine nature.
Being set in sockets of copper, represents how “we have this
treasure (divine nature in earthen vessels” (2 Cor. 4:7)–I.e., our
new nature is based upon and rests in, our justified humanity. This,
it will be remembered, corresponds exactly with what we found the
“Holy” to symbolize, viz: our place or standing as new creatures,
not yet perfected. (Exod. 26:37)
The Posts in the “Most Holy” were just inside the second vail,
and represent those who pass beyond the flesh (vail) entirely, into
the perfection of the spiritual condition. These posts were so
constructed as to fully illustrate this–covered with gold,
representing divine nature, but no longer set in sockets of brass–no
longer dependent on any human condition; they were set in sockets
of silver (reality–truth) which seems to say to us: When you come
inside this vail you will be perfect–really and fully new creatures.
(Exod. 26: 32)
“Finish then thy new creation”
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