Thematic Bible: The sacred Veil
Thematic Bible
the sacred Veil » Was rent at the death of our lord
And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake; and the rocks were rent;
the sun's light failing: and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst.
the sacred Veil » The high priest » Allowed to enter but once a year
but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people:
and Jehovah said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the mercy-seat which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy-seat.
the sacred Veil » The high priest » Could not enter without blood
but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people:
Herewith shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering.
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the flesh of Christ which concealed his divinity
For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
the sacred Veil » Hung between the holy and most holy place
And thou shalt hang up the veil under the clasps, and shalt bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall separate unto you between the holy place and the most holy.
the sacred Veil » Made by solomon for the temple
And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » (rending of,) of the death of Christ which opened heaven to saints
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by the way which he dedicated for us, a new and living way, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
the sacred Veil » The high priest » Alone allowed to enter within
Now these things having been thus prepared, the priests go in continually into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the services; but into the second the high priest alone, once in the year, not without blood, which he offereth for himself, and for the errors of the people:
the sacred Veil » Suspended from four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold
And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks'shall be of gold, upon four sockets of silver.
the sacred Veil » Made by bezaleel for the tabernacle
And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim, the work of the skilful workman, made he it.
the sacred Veil » Moses commanded to make
And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be made.
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the obscurity of the mosaic dispensation
the Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holy place hath not yet been made manifest, while the first tabernacle is yet standing;
the sacred Veil » Designed to conceal the ark, mercy-seat, and the symbol of the divine presence
And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.