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 did rent in twain from the top to the bottom, and the earth did quake,
and the sun was darkened. And the veil of the temple did rent even through the midst.
the sacred Veil » The high priest » Allowed to enter but once a year
But into the second went the high priest alone, once every year: and not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the ignorance of the people.
And he said unto Moses, "Speak unto Aaron thy brother that he go not at all times into the holy place, that is within the veil that hangeth before the mercy seat which is upon the ark; that he die not. For I will appear in a cloud upon the mercy seat.
the sacred Veil » The high priest » Could not enter without blood
But into the second went the high priest alone, once every year: and not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the ignorance of the people.
But of this manner shall Aaron go in into the holy place: with a young ox for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the flesh of Christ which concealed his divinity
He came up as a spray before him, and as a root out of a dry land. There was neither fashion or beauty on him. And when we looked on him, there was no godliness that we should lust after him.
by the new and living way, which he hath prepared for us, through the veil, that is to say by his flesh.
the sacred Veil » Hung between the holy and most holy place
And thou shalt hang up the veil with rings, and shall bring in within the veil, the ark of witness. And the veil shall divide the holy from the most holy.
the sacred Veil » Made by solomon for the temple
And he made a veil of yellow silk, of scarlet, crimson and bysse: and caused the Cherubs to be bordered thereon.
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » (rending of,) of the death of Christ which opened heaven to saints
Seeing, brethren, that by the means of the blood of Jesus, we may be bold to enter into that holy place, by the new and living way, which he hath prepared for us, through the veil, that is to say by his flesh.
the sacred Veil » The high priest » Alone allowed to enter within
When these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle and executed the service of God: But into the second went the high priest alone, once every year: and not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the ignorance of the people.
the sacred Veil » Suspended from four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold
And hang it upon four pillars of sethim-wood covered with gold and that their knops be covered with gold also, and stand upon four sockets of silver.
the sacred Veil » Made by bezaleel for the tabernacle
And they made a hanging of jacinth, of scarlet, purple and twined bysse with cherubims of broidered work.
the sacred Veil » Moses commanded to make
And thou shalt make a veil of jacinth, of scarlet, purple and twined bysse, and shalt make it of broidered work and full of cherubims.
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the obscurity of the mosaic dispensation
Wherewith the holy ghost this signifying, that the way of holy things was not yet opened, while as yet the first tabernacle was standing,