Thematic Bible: The sacred Veil
Thematic Bible
the sacred Veil » Was rent at the death of our lord
the sacred Veil » The high priest » Allowed to enter but once a year
but into the second, only the high priest enters once a year, not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
The Lord said to Moses:“Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die; for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.
the sacred Veil » The high priest » Could not enter without blood
but into the second, only the high priest enters once a year, not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
Aaron shall enter the holy place with this: with a bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » Of the flesh of Christ which concealed his divinity
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should
by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
the sacred Veil » Hung between the holy and most holy place
You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring in the ark of the testimony there within the veil; and the veil shall serve for you as a partition between the holy place and the holy of holies.
the sacred Veil » Made by solomon for the temple
the sacred Veil » Illustrative » (rending of,) of the death of Christ which opened heaven to saints
Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
the sacred Veil » The high priest » Alone allowed to enter within
Now when these things have been so prepared, the priests are continually entering the outer tabernacle performing the divine worship, but into the second, only the high priest enters once a year, not without taking blood, which he offers for himself and for the sins of the people committed in ignorance.
the sacred Veil » Suspended from four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold
You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks also being of gold, on four sockets of silver.
the sacred Veil » Made by bezaleel for the tabernacle
the sacred Veil » Moses commanded to make
“You shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.