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| 1 And thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of twined byssus, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubim of artistic work shalt thou make them. |
With ten curtains – Evidently forming the ceiling, and hanging down each side within the Tabernacle. R100:2*
Fine twined linen – Symbol of righteousness. T29, T30, T36
And blue – Symbol of faithfulness. T30
And purple – Symbol of royalty. T34
And scarlet – Symbol of the blood of the ransom. T34, T109
With cherubims – Symbol of divine love and power. T125
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| 2 The length of one curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits--one measure for all the curtains. |
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| 3 Five of the curtains shall be coupled one to another, and the other five curtains coupled one to another. |
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| 4 And thou shalt make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain at the end of the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make them in the edge of the outermost curtain in the other coupling. |
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| 5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make at the end of the curtain in the other coupling: the loops shall be opposite to one another. |
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| 6 And thou shalt make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains together with the clasps, that the tabernacle may be one whole2. |
Taches of gold – Representing the divine nature. T18, T20
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| 7 And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make them. |
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| 8 The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits--one measure for the eleven curtains. |
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| 9 And thou shalt couple five of the curtains by themselves, and six of the curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the front of the tent. |
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| 10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the outermost curtain of the coupling, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain in the other coupling. |
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| 11 And thou shalt make fifty clasps of copper, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent, that it may be one whole2. |
Taches of brass – Copper, symbol of perfect human nature. T18
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| 12 And that which remaineth hanging over of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the rear of the tabernacle. |
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| 13 And the cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it. |
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| 14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins over that2. |
Of badgers' skins – As God covered the Tabernacle with unsightly skins, so the glories and beauties of spiritual things are seen only by the "Royal Priesthood." T127
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| 15 And the boards for the tabernacle thou shalt make of acacia-wood, standing up; |
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| 16 ten cubits the length of the board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of one board. |
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| 17 One board shall have two tenons, connected one with the other: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. |
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| 18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward. |
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| 19 And thou shalt make forty bases of silver under the twenty boards; two bases under one board for its two tenons, and two bases under another board for its two tenons. |
Of silver – Symbol of truth. T114
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| 20 And for the other side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards. |
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| 21 And their forty bases of silver; two bases under one board, and two bases under another board. |
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| 22 And for the rear of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards. |
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| 23 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle at the rear; |
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| 24 and they shall be joined beneath, and together shall be united at the top thereof to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners. |
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| 25 And there shall be eight boards, and their bases, of silver, sixteen bases; two bases under one board, and two bases under another board. |
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| 26 And thou shalt make bars of acacia-wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, |
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| 27 and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle at the rear westward; |
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| 28 and the middle bar in the midst of the boards reaching from one end to the other. |
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| 29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make of gold their rings, the receptacles of the bars, and shalt overlay the bars with gold. |
Boards with gold – Showing that all within the Holy and Most Holy pertain to the divine nature. R1944:1
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| 30 And thou shalt set up the tabernacle according to its fashion, as hath been shewn thee on the mountain. |
Which was shewed thee – Moses thus attributes the origin of the Mosaic Law to God, not to himself. A54
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| 31 And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus; of artistic work shall it be made, with cherubim. |
Shalt make a veil – The passing of the second veil represented the death of the human body. T21
Of blue – Symbol of faithfulness. T30
And purple – Symbol of royalty. T34
And scarlet – Symbol of the blood of the ransom. T34, T109
Fine twined linen – Symbol of righteousness. T29, T30, T36
With cherubims – Symbol of divine love and power. T125
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| 32 And thou shalt attach it to four pillars of acacia-wood overlaid with gold, their hooks of gold; they shall be on four bases of silver. |
Shall be of gold – Representing the divine nature. T18, T20
Sockets of silver – Reality, truth, verity; seeming to say that inside this veil you will be perfect, really and truly New Creatures. T115
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| 33 And thou shalt bring the veil under the clasps, and bring in thither, inside the veil, the ark of the testimony; and the curtain shall make a division to you between the holy place and the holiest of all. |
The ark – It represented the eternal purpose of God for mankind in The Christ, Head and Body. T121
The holy – Representing the condition of all those who as justified believers have consecrated to death. T19
Only the priests will be in the Holy. Only the Levites will be in the Court. The Great Company is represented by "silver" in contradistinction to the Church, who are represented in the gold of the Holy and Most Holy. R4745:6
Corresponds to Plane M on the Chart of the Ages. R276:5; A244
Place – Omit this word; not in the Hebrew text. T13
And the most holy – The condition of the overcomers who attain to the divine nature. T19
Corresponds to Plane L on the Chart of the Ages. R276:4; A244
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| 34 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat on the ark of the testimony in the holiest of all. |
Put the mercy seat – The Mercy Seat, glory-light and cherubim together represented Jehovah God. T123
Both a mercy-seat and a justice-seat. R641:1
Upon the ark – "The head of Christ is God." (1 Cor. 11:3) T124
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| 35 And thou shalt set the table outside the veil, and the lamp-stand opposite to the table on the side of the tabernacle southward; and thou shalt put the table on the north side. |
Shalt set the table – Representing the Church as a whole, holding forth the word of life. T115; R5418:5
And the candlestick – Representing the entire Church, the true lightbearers. T116
Representing the light of God's truth. R5621:6, R5418:5
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| 36 And thou shalt make for the entrance of the tent a curtain of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined byssus, of embroidery. |
Hanging for the door – Symbol of the death of the human will. T21
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| 37 And thou shalt make for the curtain five pillars of acacia -wood, and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold; and thou shalt cast five bases of copper for them. |
Five pillars – The door posts at the entrance to the Tabernacle represented the "New Creatures in Christ"-the consecrated saints. The difference between these and the posts in the "Court" represents the difference between the condition of the justified believers and the sanctified believers. T114
Sockets of brass – Copper, representing our justified humanity; showing that while in the first apartment of the Tabernacle we have this treasure in earthen vessels. T114
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