Exo Msg 81

1. The tabernacle and the temple should be regarded as one dwelling place, not two.
2. Christ is the tabernacle, the church is the enlarged tabernacle, and the New Jerusalem will be the consummate tabernacle.
3. The sanctuary is not an individual person, it is a corporate people.
4. The ark typified the individual Christ. The tabernacle typifies both the individual Christ and corporate Christ.
5. In order to see the vision of the tabernacle, we need to pass through experiences of Passover, the Red Sea, Marah and Elim, manna, living water out of the cleft rock, the war against Amaleke.
6. 40 signifies tests and trials.
7. The materials of the tabernacle refer to Christ's person and work.
8. The heave offering refers to the uplifted Christ in ascension. The wave offering typifies Christ in resurrection.
9. There were 12 kinds of materials used in building the tabernacle. These 12 materials belong to 3 categories: minerals, plants, and animals. Animals are for redemption. Plant is for generating life. Minerals are used for building and fighting.
10. Christ's life is first redemption, generation, and building.
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