We are beginning a long section in Scripture about God's specifications for His tabernacle (meaning dwelling place or tent) and His worship in it. Every specification is a picture of great meaning. Most of the specifications somehow point to Christ. This is a wonderful study in itself.
In the Gospel of John, when Jesus declares that He is the gate, did you know that He was referring back to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting? The Jews would have gotten His inference. God dwelled in the tabernacle and the High Priest had to go through the gate to get to God.
Notice that all of the things associated with man were made of bronze. Bronze throughout the remainder of Scripture gets associated with sin. Check out Revelation 1:15 and 2:18 and see Jesus' feet of bronze. Understanding the Old Testament unlocks the Book of Revelation and all of its imagery.
This section can get tedious, but look for points of contact with other more familiar parts of Scripture to keep you going.
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