The Tabernacle Part 4

 

Exodus 26:26-30

 

October 6, 2024

 

 

The Tabernacle Part 4

 

“You shall make bars of acacia wood, five for the frames of the one side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the frames of the side of the tabernacle at the rear westward. The middle bar, halfway up the frames, shall run from end to end.  You shall overlay the frames with gold and shall make their rings of gold for holders for the bars, and you shall overlay the bars with gold. Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain.”

a. And you shall make bars of acacia wood: Each bar was made of acacia wood and overlaid in gold. Seemingly, the bars ran the entire length of each side, linking together each board into one system.

b. The middle bar shall pass through the midst of the boards from end to end: Four bars ran horizontally on each side, linking each board. One bar – the middle bar – was invisible, running in the middle of each board.

i. This speaks to both the visible and the invisible unity among God’s people. The system of linking bars was both visible and invisible.

c. According to its pattern, which you were shown on the mountain: The repetition of this phrase (Exodus 25:9, 25:40, 26:30) suggests that Moses received a vision of exactly how the Tabernacle should look. He had to communicate this vision to the craftsmen who did the actual building.

i. God works the same way in leaders today. He gives them a vision of what His work should be, and the leader passes it on to others who will do much of the actual work. Moses could not have remained silent about what God had shown him, or the work would never have gotten done.”  (From Enduring Word)

As a mentor, often the Lord will put on my heart something I need to share with the man I’m mentoring.  It is normally an insight from the Scripture.  One of the greatest needs in today’s Church is for older men and ladies to be encouragers and guides in their Spiritual growth.  You will find that in Titus 2:2-12.

 

From the Back Porch, 

Bob Rice