This pamphlet is dedicated to the Priests and Levites of the Gospel
Age–The body of Christ, and Household of Faith–praying the God
of all grace that it may be blest to such as have an “ear to hear.”
THE AUTHOR
Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.A., February 1, 1882
THE TABERNACLE
CHAPTER 1.
A DESCRIPTION OF ITS FURNITURE –
ITS APARTMENTS–ITS PEOPLE.
The Tabernacle which god commanded Israel to construct in
the Wilderness, and in connection with which, all their religious
services and ceremonies were instituted, is, as Paul assures us, a
shadow of good things to come. (Heb. 8: 5; 10:1; Col. 2:17). In fact
the whole nation of Israel, with their laws and their religious
services and ceremonies, was typical of the spiritual Israel, with
their higher privileges, developed during the Gospel Age.
This being true, our understanding of the plan and work of
salvation now in progress, as will as its future developments,
cannot fail to be greatly increased and cleared by a careful study of
that Jewish shadow, which they repeated year by year continually
for our edification, who live in this Gospel Age. (1 Pet. 1:12)
It is not simply to gain a historical knowledge of the Jewish
forms, ceremonies, and worship, that we come to the investigation
of this subject, but that we may be edified by understanding the
substance from an examination of the shadow, as god designed in
arranging it.
We would fail to attach sufficient weight and importance to the
shadow, unless we realize how carefully God guided and directed
all of its details: First, taking Moses up into the mount and giving
him an illustration of just how things were to be made; Secondly,
charging him to be very careful–”See, saith He, that thou make all
things after the pattern showed thee in the mount.” (Heb. 8:5, Ex.
25:40). So too, with all the minutia of the service; every jot and
tittle must be performed in the type, because it illustrated
something great and grand coming after. And in order that these
shadows might all be exactly performed, and that the people might
not become careless, the usual penalty for any violation was death:
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