Exodus 26: 7-14: “And thou shalt make curtains of goats’ hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make. The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure. And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle. And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle. And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it. And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers’ skins.”
Altogether, there were four coverings of various material over the structure of the Tabernacle. The first was of linen and then there was a second layer of curtains made of goats hair. This formed an insulating layer over the inner layer of linen. Linen represents clothing or material fit for the kings service (see Gen 41: 42, “And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;”) it also represents righteousness (see Rev 19: 8, “And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.”) The goats hair layer was for insulation as it was similar to insulating material people put in their ceilings today, but completely natural, and the rams skins were similar but waterproof with the last layer, the badger’s skins completely weatherproof. The tabernacle had to withstand the howling winds and the extreme temperatures of the desert and these layer were designed to do just that. People who believe in the true God of heaven have to withstand the extremes of the sinful world but the Lord has given us all the resources we need in His word, the Bible.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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