Exodus 27: 9-19: “And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side: And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four. All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass. The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.”
The Tabernacle was set up on holy ground whenever it was pitched. In order to make sure that no one blundered onto this holy ground a portable fence was set up around the Tabernacle. this was made out of linen to show that it was holy and the size of the area to be set aside was defined by the fence. The Lord’s presence was always visible above the Tabernacle by day and by night in the pillar of cloud or the pillar of fire. The fence was not there to prevent people from deliberately approaching but to prevent people from accidentally approaching. If a person decides to sin deliberately then they deserve what they get but sometimes a person sins because they have not been properly informed and the Lord is always gracious as far as that is concerned. After all, He sent His only begotten Son to pay the full price of our salvation.
(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
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