Exodus 26: 1-6: “Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure. The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another. And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another. And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.”
The tabernacle had to be carried but it also had to be a substantial structure. Because it was evidence of the Lord’s presence among Israel it had to be made so that no one could inadvertently see inside and substantial enough to survive through the strong desert winds as they blew at certain times of the year. This is why it was made in pieces that could be held together when the tabernacle was pitched but easily folded and carried when Israel was on the move. The curtains were made in a size that could easily be managed when they were to be folded and placed on the carts that were used to transport them but they also had to have strong fastenings to keep the curtains from billowing open and showing what was underneath. The fist curtain was made of fine linen, which represents righteousness but it was coloured blue, purple and scarlet; all colours of wealth and royalty. This was a structure fit for the Lord but able to be moved from place to place so that the people would always know that the Lord was with them. If you want to follow the Lord today your life should demonstrate the fact that the Lord lives within you but you should always be ready to keep this witness intact wherever you go.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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