The Tabernacle Sanctuary Hebrews 9:2

The writer of Hebrews declared “the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary”, and in chapter nine and verse two of Hebrews the writer shares how the “first covenant” had “a tabernacle” “which is called the sanctuary” where we read:

For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick,

and the table, and the showbread; which is called the sanctuary.

The verse begins, “For there was a tabernacle made;”. The writer began with the words, “For” which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore” “there was a tabernacle” or “there was a tent which was the well known movable temple of God after the pattern of which the temple at Jerusalem was built” “made” which means “constructed and fashioned”. The writer referred to the “tabernacle” or “tent” that was constructed by Moses when Israel marched through the wilderness.

The verse goes on to say, “the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the showbread; which is called the sanctuary.”. The writer continued, “the first” or “the chief in rank, succession, influence or honor”, “wherein” which means “with, among and through”, “was the candlestick” or “the lamp stand or candelabrum”, “and the table” which refers to “the place upon which food, a banquet or a feast is put”, “and the showbread” or “the twelve loaves of wheaten bread, corresponding to the number of the tribes of Israel which were offered to God every Sabbath and separated into two rows which lay for seven days upon a table placed in the sanctuary or front portion of the tabernacle and afterwards of the temple” “which is called” or “spoken to be, affirmed and maintained as” “the sanctuary” which means “the place deemed as reverend, worthy of veneration and set apart exclusively for God ”. “The candlestick, the table, and the showbread” were all parts of the place of worship of God.

When we consider these words in Hebrews, we see how the “first covenant” of God contained “holy” aspects and fixtures. “The tabernacle, the candlestick, the table and the showbread” were all parts of the “first covenant”, and the value of them was ordained by God. These all pointed to Jesus Christ, and as the writer continues to share concerning these things, let us see the mind and wisdom of our great and awesome God who so desired a relationship with people that He brought all these things together just so we could connect with Him.

Next time the writer shares about “the Holiest of all”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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