The Ark Of The Covenant
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Overview
In this week’s Torah portion we are looking at Exodus 25:1–27:19
The people of Israel are called upon to contribute thirteen materials—gold, silver and copper; blue-, purple- and red-dyed wool; flax, goat hair, animal skins, wood, olive oil, spices and gems—out of which, God says to Moses, “They shall make for Me a Sanctuary, and I shall dwell amidst them.”
On the summit of Mount Sinai, Moses is given detailed instructions on how to construct this dwelling for God so that it could be readily dismantled, transported and reassembled as the people journeyed in the desert.
In the Sanctuary’s inner chamber, the Holy of Holies, behind a veil weaved with cherubim, stood the ark of the Covenant – God’s throne of His Divine Presence within the Tabernacle, with its covering lid. Standing on the lid were two winged cherubim hammered out of pure gold. Inside were the tablets of testimony engraved with the Ten Commandments.
Outside the Holy of Holies was an outer chamber – the Holy Place where the seven-branched menorah, and the table upon which the ‘Bread of the Faces’ was arranged.
The portion continues to describe the boards and other materials from which the Tabernacle was made.
We will see how the Tabernacle and its furnishings relate to Messiah Jesus.
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The Mishkan (Tabernacle): Some Assembly Required
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Song of Songs & the Cherubim
The Ark Passes Over the Jordan, by James Tissot
Terumah Midrash
Dwell – Kelly Clancy
The Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant (Temple Institute – TI)
The Table of the Bread of the Faces (TI)
The Table of the Bread of the Faces (TI)
The Table of the Bread of the Faces (TI)
The Menorah
The Menorah – Almond Branches
The Menorah
The Menorah
The Menorah
Maimonide’s Menorah
Titus’ Arch Menorah
The Menorah – Almond Shaped Cups
The Menorah Cups
The Menorah – The Cups
The Menorah (TI)
The Menorah (TI)
The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle
The Tabernacle
Cherubim on the curtains to the Holy Place
Cherubim on the veil to the Holy of Holies
The Holy Place looking beyond the veil to the Holy of Holies (TI)
The Holy of Holies – Solomon’s Temple
The Altar
The Altar (TI)
The Altar (TI)
The Altar (TI)
The Altar – another depiction
The Poles of the outer court (TI)
The Poles of the Holy Place (TI)
The Poles of the Holy Place (TI)
