Exodus 26:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.

The tabernacle with ten curtains

Fine twined linen

Cherubims

Exodus 25:18

General references

Exodus 31:4

Bible References

The tabernacle with ten curtains

Let them make for me a sanctuary, so that I may live among them.

When David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, "Look, I am living in a palace made from cedar, while the ark of the Lord's covenant is under a tent."

Now the Lord's tabernacle (which Moses had made in the wilderness) and the altar for burnt sacrifices were at that time at the worship center in Gibeon.

Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory -- the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.

But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body.

a minister in the sanctuary and the true tabernacle that the Lord, not man, set up.

This was a symbol for the time then present, when gifts and sacrifices were offered that could not perfect the conscience of the worshiper.

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: "Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them.

Fine twined linen

"You are to make a hanging for the entrance of the tent of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer.

blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goat's hair,

blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, fine linen, goat's hair,

She was permitted to be dressed in bright, clean, fine linen" (for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints).

Cherubims

You are to make two cherubim of gold; you are to make them of hammered metal on the two ends of the atonement lid.

General references

to make artistic designs for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze,