26:1-37
We now get more intricate details on the tent, or tabernacle, itself. I don’t have much to say about this, you can read Overall the tent was about forty five feet long, fifteen feet wide and fifteen feet high. It was made of good quality materials, as were the fixtures and fittings. The ark of the covenant (or testimony) was placed in the Most Holy Place. The Most Holy Place was to be separated from the Holy Place. We know that at the cross the curtain of the temple was torn in two (Matt 27:51). Under the Law there was a separation that could not be breached. The mercy seat was to be placed on the ark of the covenant in the Most Holy Place, so even mercy could not be fully attained under the Law, though the promise of mercy was there. This would be consistent with New Testament teaching.
27:1-21
The detailed description of the tabernacle continues. The description moves out steadily from the holiest place outwards. The materials become of steadily lower quality as we move outward. For instance, bronze has now taken over from gold. The horns could be used for tying sacrificial animals to (Ps 118:27). Adonijah clung to the horns of the altar (1 Kings 1:51).
In Ex 27:21 we are told that Aaron and his sons were to keep the lamps burning before the Lord evening till morning. This reminds us of Jesus’ parable of the wise and foolish virgins. We are to maintain our fervour for the Lord, as Rom 12:11 commands us. If we are passive or careless then we will find that our zeal quickly fades. We need to make a conscious effort. This is why developing habits of bible study, prayer, going to church etc are so important.
Anyway, I have little of any value to say about this chapter, so I will stop there.
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