CONTINUING WITH THIS WEEK'S TORAH PORTION
CHAPTER 27
Exodus 27:1-19
Exo 27:1 And you shall do (make) את-the Altar of trees (wood) of shittim (acacia)[shittim trees, shittim wood, acacia trees, acacia wood], shall be five cubits long, and five cubits wide; the Altar shall be square: and three cubits shall be his height. 2 And you shall do (make) his Horns upon (over) his four angles (corners): from him, they shall be his Horns: and you will overlay (sheet over) him of copper. 3 And you will do (make) his Pans (Pots) for his fat ashes, and his Shovels, and his Sprinkling Bowls (Sacrificial Bowls), and his Fleshhooks, and his Firepans (Coal Removal Pans, Snuffdishes): all of his Vessels you will do (make) of copper. 4 And you will do (make) for him a Grill Cover (Grate Cover), a doing (making) of a Net, of copper; and upon the Net, you will do (make) four Rings of copper upon (over) his four Ends (Edges). 5 And you will give her under the rim of the Altar from by beneath (downward), and the Net, she shall be unto the halfway of the Altar. 6 And you shall do (make) Poles for the Altar, Poles of trees (wood) of shittim (acacia) [shittim trees, shittim wood, acacia trees, acacia wood], and you will overlay (sheet over) them of copper. 7 And את-his Poles shall enter in the Rings, and the Poles, they shall be upon (over) the two ribs (sides) of the Altar in carrying (bearing, lifting up) him. 8 You will do (make) him of hollow polished Boards: as the which was shown you on the Mountain, so they shall be done (made).
9 And you will do (make) את the Court of the Tabernacle: for the negev (south) mouth (side), rightward (southward) shall be Slings (Sling Screens, Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings) for the Court of twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen, six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen) of a hundred on the cubit of length for the one mouth (side): 10 And his Pillars shall be twenty, and their Sockets shall be twenty, of copper; the Nails (Hooks) of the Pillars and their Atachments (Clingers, Fillets, Rails) shall be of silver.
11 And so for the hidden (north) mouth (side) in length, the Slings (Sling Screens, Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings) shall be a hundred of length, and his Pillars shall be twenty, and their Sockets shall be twenty of copper; the Nails (Hooks) of the Pillars and their Atachments (Clingers, Fillets, Rails) shall be of silver.
12 And the width of the Court for the sea (west) mouth (side), the Slings (Sling Screens, Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings) shall be fifty cubits: their Pillars shall be ten, and their Sockets shall be ten.
13 And the width of the Court on the east mouth (side), sunrisingward, shall be fifty cubits. 14 And the Slings (Sling Screens, Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings) for the upper arm corner (side) shall be the five ten (fifteen) cubits: their Pillars shall be three, and their Sockets shall be three.
15 And for the second upper arm corner (side) of the Hangings shall be five ten (fifteen) cubits: their Pillars shall be three, and their Sockets shall be three.
16 And for the Gate of the Court shall be a Screen Cover (Screen Curtain) of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and crimson (red) worm [(worm of crimson (red))], and twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen, six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen), the work of a needler (fabricator, texturer, cunning work): their Pillars shall be four, and their Sockets shall be four.
17 All the Pillars all around the Court shall be attached of silver; their Nails (Hooks) shall be of silver, and their Sockets shall be of copper. 18 The length of the Court shall be a hundred on the cubit, and the width shall be fifty on fifty, and the height shall be five cubits, shall be twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen, six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen), and their Sockets shall be of copper.
19 For all of the Vessels of the Tabernacle in all of his Service, and all of his Pins (Pegs), and all of the Pins (Pegs) of the Court, shall be of copper.
(NOTE: Not all verses will have comments)
Verses one and two
THE COPPER ALTAR
1 And you shall do (make) את-the Altar of trees (wood) of shittim (acacia)[shittim trees, shittim wood, acacia trees, acacia wood], shall be five cubits long, and five cubits wide; the Altar shall be square: and three cubits shall be his height. 2 And you shall do (make) his Horns upon (over) his four angles (corners): from him, they shall be his Horns: and you will overlay (sheet over) him of copper.
THE SYMBOLIC MEANINGS OF THE COPPER ALTAR
Shittim Wood: Man, also could be Scourging and Piercing and Lashing
Copper: Man, Judgment, Suffering-(source: maranathalife.com)
GENDER:
Altar: MALE
Horns: FEMALE
The Copper Altar, in U.S. measurements is 8 1/2 feet long, 8 1/2 feet wide and 4 1/2 feet high.
This is the Copper Altar where all the various sacrifices will be made.
The four horns for each of the four corners mean that they are an act of protection to the person who brings the sacrifice. The horns are also feminine, because in the Hebrew text, as noted in 26:3 and 25:27 of this week's Torah portion, it is "tee-h'yeyn" (תהיין) meaning "they will be" in the feminine plural. They are our spiritual corners of our protection as believers in Yeshua, and could also represent the four corners of the earth, and/or the four corners of the land of Israel.
Indirectly related, when one wears the four tsitsits on his garments, this is a reminder that the Commandments of יהוה are of the Kingdom, and that the Commandments are one's own protection. Looking at the scripture of the tassels, which is noted in the Torah portion of Sh'lakh L'kha, in the book of Numbers
Numbers 15:37 And יהוה spoke to Moses, to say, 38 Speak to the Sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: and they shall make (do) for themselves tassels (fringes) upon the corners (wings) of their garments for their generations, and they shall give upon the tassels (fringes) of the corners (wings) a thread of blue: 39 And shall be to you for a tassel (fringe), and you shall look upon him, and you shall remember את-all of the Commandments of יהוה, and you shall do them; and you shall not search after your hearts and after your eyes which you go whoring after them: 40 By that you shall remember, and you shall do את-all of My Commandments, and you shall be Sacred Ones (Holy Ones) to your Elohim. 41 I am יהוה, your Elohim, whom I brought you out from the land of Egypt, to be to you for Elohim: I am יהוה, your Elohim.
In this week's Torah portion passage, a symbol for the Horns is strength. If one sins, one's spiritual strength is crippled and weakened. When the blood of the animal is put on the Horns of the Altar, it is an act to restore the strength and the spiritual unity back to the person that missed the mark to יהוה. It also restores the four corners of protection around that person.
Yeshua did this once and for all at the Altar in the Kingdom of Heaven, which is noted by the apostle Paul, in the book of Hebrews
Hebrews 9:11 But Messiah being come an High Priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect Tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own Blood he entered in once into the Holy Place, having obtained Eternal Redemption for us. 13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: 14 How much more shall the Blood of Messiah, who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to יהוה, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the Living Elohim? 15 And for this cause He is the Mediator of the New Covenant, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the First Covenant, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
The Altar is also the symbol of Yeshua, being "the Sacrificial Servant".
Verse three
THE COPPER ALTAR'S UTENSILS
3 And you will do (make) his Pans (Pots) for his fat ashes, and his Shovels, and his Sprinkling Bowls (Sacrificial Bowls), and his Fleshhooks, and his Firepans (Coal Removal Pans, Snuffdishes): all of his Vessels you will do (make) of copper.
THE SYMBOLIC MEANINGS OF THE COPPER ALTAR'S UTENSILS
Copper: Man, Judgment, Suffering-(source: maranathalife.com)
GENDER:
Pans: FEMALE
Sprinkling Bowls: FEMALE
Fleshhooks: FEMALE
Firepans: FEMALE
Shovels: MALE
This is symbolized of Yeshua's act to use "His Utensils" to clean out the "soot" and "ashes" of the Jewish Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes and Lawyers from their "false doctrine" of man. It could also mean that Yeshua cleanses the soot and ashes of the sin in our lives as believers.
This is a an image of the possible item patterns of the utensils for the Copper Altar
Verses four through eight
THE COPPER ALTAR GRILL
4 And you will do (make) for him a Grill Cover (Grate Cover), a doing (making) of a Net, of copper; and upon the Net, you will do (make) four Rings of copper upon (over) his four Ends (Edges). 5 And you will give her under the rim of the Altar from by beneath (downward), and the Net, she shall be unto the halfway of the Altar. 6 And you shall do (make) Poles for the Altar, Poles of trees (wood) of shittim (acacia) [shittim trees, shittim wood, acacia trees, acacia wood], and you will overlay (sheet over) them of copper. 7 And את-his Poles shall enter in the Rings, and the Poles, they shall be upon (over) the two ribs (sides) of the Altar in carrying (bearing, lifting up) him. 8 You will do (make) him of hollow polished Boards: as the which was shown you on the Mountain, so they shall be done (made).
THE SYMBOLIC MEANINGS OF THE COPPER ALTAR GRILL
Shittim Wood: Humanity, Man, also could be Scourging and Piercing and Lashing
Copper: Man, Judgment, Suffering-(source: maranathalife.com)
GENDER:
Grill Cover (Grate Cover): FEMALE
Net: FEMALE
Poles: MALE
Rings: FEMALE
Hollow Polished Boards: MALE
Based on the measurements of the Copper Altar, it is, in U.S. measurements, almost 8 1/2 feet long, 8 1/2 feet wide
This is like is criss-cross grill, like the grill on a barbecue grill to let the ashes of the sacrifice fall through. If one can say it, this is the oldest recording of a barbecue grill. This is symbolic of Yeshua in an act to "filter" out the ashes of the doctrine of man via the Jewish Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes and Lawyers from their "false doctrine" of man. It is symbolic to filter out the ashes of the sin in our lives as believers.
This is an image of a possible pattern of the Copper Altar with grill and the poles
Verses nine through eleven
THE COURT OF THE TABERNACLE
9 And you will do (make) את the Court of the Tabernacle: for the negev (south) mouth (side), rightward (southward) shall be Slings (Sling Screens, Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings) for the Court of twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen, six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen) of a hundred on the cubit of length for the one mouth (side): 10 And his Pillars shall be twenty, and their Sockets shall be twenty, of copper; the Nails (Hooks) of the Pillars and their Atachments (Clingers, Fillets, Rails) shall be of silver.
11 And so for the hidden (north) mouth (side) in length, the Slings (Sling Screens, Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings) shall be a hundred of length, and his Pillars shall be twenty, and their Sockets shall be twenty of copper; the Nails (Hooks) of the Pillars and their Atachments (Clingers, Fillets, Rails) shall be of silver.
THE SYMBOLIC MEANINGS OF THE COURT OF THE TABERNACLE
Fine linen: Righteousness (source: maranathalife.com)
Silver: Redemption
Copper: Man, Judgment, Suffering-(source: maranathalife.com)
GENDER:
Slings (Sling Screens, Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings): MALE
Pillars: MALE
Nails (Hooks): MALE
Attachments: MALE
The north and south Court Curtains, in U.S. measurements, is 150 feet long, and in verse eighteen of this week's Torah portion chapter, it provides the height for the curtain
18 The length of the Court shall be a hundred on the cubit, and the width shall be fifty on fifty, and the height shall be five cubits, shall be twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen, six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen), 18 The length of the Court shall be a hundred on the cubit, and the width shall be fifty on fifty,...
In U.S. measurements, is 8 1/2 feet high.
These hangings were most likely "one piece". There were twenty pillars for each of these two sides. What it also reveals to us is that the pillars are to be located on the outside of the Court, and the hangings would be applied the behind the copper pillars of the Court.
Looking at the word MOUTH (SIDE)
The Hebrew word for side mouth (side) is "pey-ah"- Peh, Aleph, Heh (פאה). It is from Strong's Concordance number 6285, and its definition
Feminine of H6311; properly mouth in a figurative sense, that is, direction, region, extremity: - corner, end, quarter, side.
from 6311 "poh" (פא), and its definition
Probably from a primitive inseparable particle פּ p (the second form; of demonstrative force) and H1931; this place (French, icil), that is, here or hence: - here, hither, the one (other, this, that) side.
from 1931 "hoo" or "hee" (הוא or היא), and its definition
The second form is the feminine beyond the Pentateuch; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are: - he, as for her, him (-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (. . . it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
The outer court is symbolic of Yeshua's "Pure" Body.
I don't have a possible pattern available, because I am still unclear how it looks. Some images show it having actually in appearance (say looking at the south end) twenty-one pillars, using one of the pillars on the west or east end as a twenty-first pillar, while some say it is what it says. I am still looking into it. One thing I know for sure, the pillars are of pure copper, and it does not contain any other material.
Looking at the word ATTACHMENTS (CLINGERS, FILLETS, RAILS)
The Hebrew word for attachments (clingers, fillets, rails) is "khah-shook"- Khet, Shin, Kuph (חשק). It is from Strong's Concordance number 2838, and its definition
Passive participle of H2836; attached, that is, a fence rail or rod connecting the posts or pillars: - fillet.
from 2836 "khah-shahk" (חשק), and its definition
A primitive root; to cling, that is, join (figuratively) to love, delight in; elliptically (or by interchange for H2820) to deliver: - have a delight, (have a) desire, fillet, long, set (in) love.
Verse twelve
12 And the width of the Court for the sea (west) mouth (side), the Slings (Sling Screens, Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings) shall be fifty cubits: their Pillars shall be ten, and their Sockets shall be ten.
GENDER:
Slings (Sling Screens, Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings): MALE
Pillars: MALE
Nails (Hooks): MALE
Attachments: MALE
The length for west side of the Court Curtain, in U.S. measurements, is 75 feet long and 8 1/2 feet high.
Verses thirteen through fifteen
13 And the width of the Court on the east mouth (side), sunrisingward, shall be fifty cubits. 14 And the Slings (Sling Screens, Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings) for the upper arm corner (side) shall be the five ten (fifteen) cubits: their Pillars shall be three, and their Sockets shall be three. 15 And for the second upper arm corner (side) of the Hangings shall be five ten (fifteen) cubits: their Pillars shall be three, and their Sockets shall be three.
GENDER:
Slings (Sling Screens, Screens, Leaves, Valves, Hangings): MALE
Pillars: MALE
Nails (Hooks): MALE
Attachments: MALE
The length for wast side of the Court Curtain, in U.S. measurements, is 75 feet long and 8 1/2 feet high, and the length for each the hangings, in U.S. measurements, is 22 1/2 feet long and 8 1/2 high.
This court side Entrance might as well be called the "Jubilee Court". The fact that it is fifty cubits wide, the number fifty represents the Jubilee Year, the fiftieth year.
Looking at the following words:
SLING (SLING SCREEN, SCREEN, LEAF, VALVE, HANGING)
The Hebrew word for Sling (Sling Screen, Screen, Leaf, Valve, Hanging) is "keh-lah"- Kuph, Lamed, Ayin (קלע). It is from Strong's Concordance number 7050, and its defnition
From H7049; a sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself: - hanging, leaf, sling.
from 7049 "kah-lah" (קלע), and its definition
A primitive root; to sling; also to carve (as if a circular motion, or into light forms): - carve, sling (out).
These hangings could also be called curtains.
UPPER ARM CORNER (SIDE)
The Hebrew word for side upper arm corner (side) is "kah-theyph"- Kaph, Tav, Peh Sophit (כתף). It is from Strong's Concordance number 3802, and its definition
From an unused root meaning to clothe; the shoulder (proper, that is, upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively side piece or lateral projection or anything: - arm, corner, shoulder (-piece), side, undersetter.
Notice that the Hebrew word can be translated as an upper arm. This is the section circled
So one can say that the upper arm was applied to the Tabernacle.
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Verses sixteen through nineteen
THE COURT GATE
16 And for the Gate of the Court shall be a Screen Cover (Screen Curtain) of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and crimson (red) worm [(worm of crimson (red))], and twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen, six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen), the work of a needler (fabricator, texturer, cunning work): their Pillars shall be four, and their Sockets shall be four. 17 All the Pillars all around the Court shall be attached of silver; their Nails (Hooks) shall be of silver, and their Sockets shall be of copper. 18 The length of the Court shall be a hundred on the cubit, and the width shall be fifty on fifty, and the height shall be five cubits, shall be twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen, six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen), and their Sockets shall be of copper. 19 For all of the Vessels of the Tabernacle in all of his Service, and all of his Pins (Pegs), and all of the Pins (Pegs) of the Court, shall be of copper.
THE SYMBOLIC MEANINGS OF THE COURT GATE
Blue: Heaven
Purple: Royalty
Twisted (twined, fine) linen (six stringed linen, six bleached linen, bleached linen, white linen): Righteousness (source: maranathalife.com)
Crimson Worm (Scarlet): Blood, Atonement, Sacrifice
Silver: Redemption
Copper: Man, Judgment, Suffering-(source: maranathalife.com)
GENDER:
Gate: MALE
Pillars: MALE
Nails (Hooks): FEMALE
Pins (Pegs): FEMALE
Sockets: MALE
In relation to the Court of the Tabernacle, the pillars and sockets are made of copper.
Indirectly related, this Gate can be compared to Yeshua, the Gate, which is noted in the Gospel of John
John 10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the gate into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.6 This Parable spake Yeshua unto them: but they understood not what things they were which He spake unto them. 7 Then said Yeshua unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the Gate of the Sheep. 8 All that ever came before Me are thieves and robbers: but the Sheep did not hear them. 9 I am the Gate: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have Life, and that they might have It more abundantly.
These four copper pillars could also be compared to the four Gospels of Yeshua, the Messiah, which I noted earlier regarding the four pillars of the Entrance Curtain, which I will note again.
Why are there four pillars? Why not five? What is the symbol of four? According to http://maranathalife.com, the number four represents the four corners of the earth. I also think that is more probable that the four pillars could represent the four heads of the angels containing the heads of the lion, the ox, the man, and the eagle, which is noted in the book of the prophet Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1:5 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. 6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 7 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished copper. 8 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. 9 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. 10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. 11 Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies.
These heads represent symbols for the Four Gospels of Yeshua:
MATTHEW: The Lion
MARK: The Ox
LUKE: The Man
JOHN: The Eagle
This is a chart of the symbol of the four gospels
These four pillars, "the symbolic Four "Gospels" lead to the Holy of Holies, Who is "Yeshua".
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This is an image of a rough possible pattern to what the the Court Gate looks like from the outside view
Mark Biltz of El Shaddai Ministries noted from this week's Torah portion that the Tabernacle is comparable to the seven days of creation. These are the sources he used to compare them (Note: Mishkan is the Hebrew for Tabernacle).
THE FIRST DAY
Regarding the work on the first day of creation, it says
Genesis 1:1 In first, Elohim created את the Heavens and את-the Earth.
RIt can be also applied to this verse which is noted in the book of Pslams
Psalm 104:1 Bless יהוה, O my soul. יהוה my Elohim, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honour and majesty. 2 Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Regarding the making of the Tabernacle in this week's Torah portion, it says
Exodus 26:7 And you shall do (make) Curtains of kid goats for a Tent over (upon) the Tabernacle:...
THE SECOND DAY
Regarding the work on the second day of creation, it says
Genesis 1:6 And Elohim said, Be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and shall be divided between waters to waters.
Regarding the making of the Tabernacle in this week's Torah portion, it says
Exodus 26:33 And you shall give את-the Veil under the Buckles (Taches), and you shall bring there from housingward (inside) to the Veil of את the Ark of the Testimony (Witness): and the Veil shall separate (divide) for you between the Sacred (Holy) Place and between the Sacred (Holy) of Sacreds (Holies) [(Sacred of Sacreds, Holy of Holies)].
THE THIRD DAY
Regarding the work on the third day of creation, it says
Genesis 1:9 And Elohim said, Collect the waters from under the heavens to one place,...
Regarding the making of the Tabernacle in the Torah portion of Ki Thisa, it says
Exodus 30:18 And you shall make a Laver of copper and his Base shall be of copper for washing: and you shall put (give) him between the Tent of Appointment and between the Altar, and you shall give water there.
THE FOURTH DAY
Regarding the work on the fourth day of creation, it says
Genesis 1:14 And Elohim said, Be lights (luminaries) in the firmament of the Heavens for the division between the day and between the night, and shall be for Signs, and for Appointed Times, and for days, and years,
Regarding the making of the Tabernacle in this week's Torah portion, it says
Exodus 25:31 And you shall do (make) a Menorah of pure gold: the Menorah, she shall be made of beaten work (hammered work): her Base (Shaft, Trunk, Thigh, Loin, Testacle?), and her Branches, her Bowls (Calyx, Goblet), her Knobs (?Wreaths?), and her Flowers (Blooms, Buds), they shall be from her.
THE FIFTH DAY
Regarding the work on the fifth day of creation, it says
Genesis 1:20 And Elohim said The waters, they shall swarm swarmers of a living soul, and fliers (birds) shall fly over the Earth upon the face of the firmament of the Heavens.
Regarding the making of the Tabernacle in this week's Torah portion, it says
Exodus 25:20 And the Cherubims, they shall be spreading apart (spreading out) their wings by above, covering on their Wings over (upon) the Mercy Seat (Atoning Seat), and their faces shall be a man to his brother; the faces of the Cherubims, they shall be to the Mercy Seat (Atoning Seat).
THE SIXTH DAY
Regarding the work on the sixth day of creation, it says
Genesis 1:27 And Elohim created את-the Adam in His Image, created him in the Image of Elohim, created them male (remembered one) and female.
Regarding the making of the Tabernacle in the Torah portion of T'tsavveh, it says
Exodus 28:1 And you shall bring near to yourself את-Aaron, your brother, and את-his sons with him from the midst of the Sons of Israel for his Priestship (Priestly Acts) for Me; Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron.
THE SEVENTH DAY
Regarding the work on the seventh day of creation, it says
Genesis 2:1 And the Heavens and the Earth and all of their host (armies), they were finished. 2 And in the seventh day, Elohim finished His work that was made, and desisted (rested, relaxed) on the seventh day from all of His work that was made. 3 And Elohim blessed את-the seventh day and sanctified him, for in him had desisted (rested, relax) from all of His work, which Elohim created for the making.
Regarding the making of the Tabernacle in the Torah portion of Naso, it says
Numbers 7:1 And it was in the day Moses had finished setting up (bearing) את-the Tabernacle, and anointed him, and sanctified him, and את-all of his Vessels, and את-the Altar and את-all of his Vessels, and anointed them, and sanctified them;
Thank you Mark.
Overall, if one looks at the items located in the Tabernacle, it is in the shape of the cross. The Roman-Catholic church took this plan since the Medieval times and made their cathedrals based on the plan of the Tabernacle. Looking at the top of their buildings, how many cathedrals are shaped in the form of a cross? A whole lot.
Monte Judah of Lion and Lamb Ministries noted in one of this week's Torah portion teachings that hwhy revealed the Tabernacle from the inside first, then toward the outside. Isn't it the same way that Yeshua works in our lives as believers, by working on us from "the inside first" then the outside to be more like Him? For we are part of "His Tabernacle", which is noted by the apostle Paul in his letter to the assembly in Corinth
1 Corinthians 3:16 Know ye not that ye are the Temple of יהוה, and that the Spirit of hwhy dwelleth in you?
He continually dwells in us as believers in Yeshua, working on us to be perfect in His Finished Work.
Ending this week's Torah portion, these are the alternate translations that pertain to the parts of the body and pertain to Yeshua:
Shittim (Acacia) (Ex 25:5): Thorns = Crown of thorns for Yeshua
Shaft (Ex 25:31): Thigh or Testicles
Cubit: Mother = Yeshua as the Mother Hen
Curtain: Alternate Hebrew for Torah
Pin: Hand
Sockets: Adon (Lord) = Yeshua
Side (Ex 26:18): Mouth
Side (Ex 26:20): Rib
Side (Ex 26:22): Testacles
Side (Ex 27:14,15): Upper Arm
Below (Beneath) (Ex 26:24): Staff or Rod
Bar: Fugitive = Yeshua
Ark of the Testimony: Witness = Yeshua
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Also, Monte Judah of Lion and Lamb Ministries noted the following symbolic meanings of the furniture inside the Tabernacle:
Ark of the Covenant: The Heavenly Father
Table of the Bread of Faces: Yeshua
Menorah: The Ruakh HaKodesh (Holy Spirit)
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Indirectly related, Monte also noted the connected to the Patriarchs:
Abraham: The Heavenly Father
Isaac: The Son, Yeshua
Jacob: The Ruakh HaKodesh (Holy Spirit)
!!!כבד לך יהוה
That ends this week's Torah portion commentary.
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