THE PLAN OF THE TABERNACLE

PLAN OF THE TABERNACLE

Outside the "Tent" = profane and unclean
Tent of Meeting Outer Court = sacred and clean

Bronze Altar of Sacrifice
Bronze holy water basin for purification

Holy Place = sacred and clean

Golden Lampstand (menorah)
Golden Table containing the Bread of the Presence
Golden Altar of Incense in front of the curtain separating the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies
"curtain" separated the Outer Court from the Holy Place

Holy of Holies: = most sacred and clean

"curtain" separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies
A.C. = gold covered Ark of the Covenant covered with the gold covered Mercy Seat, the footstool of God joining heavenly and earthly liturgy

Notice the 3 section division of the Tabernacle which, from the New Covenant prospective, suggests the 3 persons of the Divine Trinity while the arrangement of the furniture forms a cruciform, foreshadowing the altar of the Cross and the site of the final and perfect sacrifice.