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IVX. Next was the Vail of the Tabernacle
Moses was instructed to "make a Vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of
cunning [89] work: with cherubims shall it be made: And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of
shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver. And
thou shalt hang up the Vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the Vail
the ark of the testimony: and the Vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the
Most Holy Place (Exod.26:31-33).
A. Why divide the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place?
1. It was because God wanted to "dwell" with men again (Exod.25:8)
The "Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an
offering: of every man that gives it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering...And let
them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them" (Exod.25:1-9).
2. The problem was that "no man can see me (God) and live"
Moses said to God, "Show me your glory. And He said, I will make all my goodness pass before
thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will
be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. And he said, Thou canst not see
my face: for there shall no man see me, and live" (Exod.33:18-20).
3. Therefore the Vail was incorporated into the Tabernacle
Moses was instructed to "make a Vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen
of cunning [89] work: with cherubim's shall it be made: And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars
of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.
And thou shalt hang up the Vail under the taches...the Vail shall divide unto you between the
holy place and the Most Holy Place (Exod.26:31-33).
4. This division began when "sin entered into the world" (Rom.5:10-14)
Adam and Eve were driven out by the presence of the Lord and kept out by the flaming
sword. "So the Lord drove them out of the garden" (Gen.3:24) and two cherubim's were
placed at the east gate and a flaming sword to prevent them from re-entry the garden and
from God's presence.
a. God began immediately to reveal the blueprint[90]for redemption
God told Adam and Eve that the "seed of the woman" would crush the serpents head and
He would make a way to redeem mankind back to Himself (Gen.3:15; 4:25; 9:9; 12:7; 13:15-
16; 15:1-18; 17:1-19, 21:1-18, [John.8:56, Heb.2:6] Gen.26:1-4; 28:1-14, 2Tim.2:8, Rom.9:1-5 [v.5],
Gal.3:1-29, Rom.16:20, 1Cor.15:25).
b. He began by drawing [91] the blueprint with "Coats of skins"
Adam and Eve's solution (i.e. man's wisdom Col.2:8) was "fig leaves" (Gen.3:7). God's
answer was the death and shedding of innocent animal blood to cover their nakedness
/ sin (Gen.3:21-24). (Review: PHASE 2 for details of chart below)
c. This blueprint[90] continued developing through Abel
In "the process of time" Abel brought the firstlings (lamb) of his flock because he knew not
to bring "fig leaves." (i.e. philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the
rudiments of the world, and not after Christ" (Col 2:8). He knew to bring the shedding of
innocent blood of a lamb because of the testimony of Adam and Eve (Heb.11:4, Rom.10:17).
This was confirmed and approved by God because He had respect unto Abel's offering and
not Cain's (Gen.4:1-4).
Note: Ever since this time man's conscience (John.8:9, Rom.2:15, 2Cor.4:2, Titus.1:15,
Heb.9:9; 10:22) has been telling him that he needs the shedding of atoning blood to be
redeemed. This is evident by all the animal sacrificing that is included in cultures and
religions down through the ages.
d. The blueprint continued to be "sketched [91] out" through Noah
Then Noah offered clean animals in sacrifice upon an altar (Gen.8:20-24). God gave His
approval when He smelled the savor of the offering because it was foreshadowing Christ
(Eph.5:1-2), who was to bring us back into God's presence once again.
e. The blueprint continued through Abram (Abraham)
The "Lord appeared unto Abram, (Abraham) (Gen.17:5) and said, Unto thy seed will I give
this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him. And he
removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having
Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and
called upon the name of the Lord." This understanding continued from Abraham, to Isaac,
to Jacob (Israel), to the twelve sons of Israel, to them going down into 400 years of bondage
in Egypt, to their deliverance from Egypt by way of the Passover Lamb and eventually
arriving at Mt. Sinai.
f. Then the blueprint[90] was expanded through Moses
"The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me
an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering
...And "let them make me a Sanctuary; that I may dwell among them."
God now wants a closer walkwith man who He had created in His image for His
pleasure. This required a Vail to divide God's presence from sinful flesh
(Exod.25:1-2,8; 26:31-35). This was because "the way into the holiest of all (i.e. the Most
Holy Place, where God's presence dwelt) was not yet made manifest, while as the
first tabernacle was yet standing: Which was a figure[92] for the time then present"
(Heb.9:8-9).
Note: It was not yet made manifest, but it will be. There is a Plan and a Purpose! (Eccl.3:1,
Eph.3:1-12 / Review: Description of the 12 Phases)