Identifier: scriptureillustr00gilb (find matches)
Title: Scripture illustrations. explanatory of numerous texts, and of various customs mentioned in the Bible, with twenty-eight cuts
Year: 1827 (1820s)
Authors: Gilbert, Reuben S. egr American Sunday-School Union. pbl
Subjects: Bible
Publisher: Philadelphia : American Sunday School Union
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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introduced the abovesketch, to give them a general idea of its ex-ternal appearance, we shall conclude by call-ing to their minds the intention of AlmightyGod in commanding the Israelites to bring somany different kinds of offerings in order tobuild the Tabernacle, and prepare the variousutensils necessary for the service thereof—see Exod. xxvi. and xxvii. 66 God, says Dr. Clarke, requires thatthey (the Israelites) should build him a tent,suited in some sort to his dignity and emi-nence: because he was to act as their king,and to dwell among themj and they were toconsider themselves as his subjects, and in thischaracter to bring him presents, which was IN THE WILDERNESS. 91 considered to be the duty of every subject ap-pearing before his prince,—see Exod. xxiii.15, the last clause of which verse refers to theuniversal practice of eastern nations in bring-ing presents as a token of submission and fi-delity to their governors, in the words, a andnone shall appear before me empty. 9*
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98 THE TABERNACLE. In the preceding a general view of the Ta-bernacle, and of the surrounding court, withthe various implements of the Mosaic rites andceremonies, is introduced. The present sub-ject is the Tabernacle itself. It was aboutfifty-five feet long, eighteen feet wide, andeighteen feet high, being divided into twoparts. ( The first part was palled the HolyPlace, which was about thirty-seven feet longby eighteen wide. In this part were placedthe table of shew-bread, the golden candle-stick, and the golden altar of incense. Thesecond part was called the Holiest of Holies;this was eighteen feet long and as many broad,and contained the ark of the covenant. Thesecond part, called the Sanctuary, or Holiestof Holies, was divided from the holy place bya curtain or veil, of very rich cloth, whichhung on four pillars of shittim Wood overlaidwith plates of gold, their bases being of brass.On the west, north, and south sides, theTabernacle was enclosed by boards or planks 94 THE TABERNAC

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