South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-12
SIGNIF ICANCE OF
TABERNACLE TOLD
Few. 7. ]. Parsons Continues
Series With Description of
Construct m of Building and
WHAT LampStand TypifieS.

The construction Of the tabernacle
and the symbolism Of the lampstand
were the principal points brought out
by Rev. T. J. Parsons. pastor Of the
quincy 81. Baptist church, Sunday
morning in his fourth sermon on the
Tabernacle and It's History"
Having considered the court, the
altar, and the laver in previous dis
courses, we now proceed TO study the
tabernacle itself. Before we enter the
sanctuary let US note its construction.
IT is a small building g. feet long, D
feet wide and , feet tall. 1t was di-
Vided into two rooms or unequal
length by a curtain OF gorgeous colors.
The first room was 80 feet long ana
called the sanCtum, or Holy Place;
the second room was . feet long and
OF the same width and height, making
IL a perfect cube. and was called the
Canctum sanctOrum, or Holy OF Holes.
The ways OF the sanctuary were
made Of boards or acacia wood, 10
feet long and III feet wide. The
boards were plated with gold, entirely
obscuring the wood. At the base Of
each board were two lemons or hands,
which secured the boards 10 sockets
Of silver driven into the ground. The
boards were united by means of
wooden bars plated with gold, the
OF the building, binding the whole to-
gether with rings Of gold.
This sanctuary is readily recogniz-
ed by the Bible student as a sublime
type OF the Church OF God through
Christ in whom all the building ttly
framed together grOweth unto d holy
temple in the Lord (EphesianS 2:19-
22). Each board was formerly rooted
IN the earth and nOurished by il, as
every Christian was once rooted IN
Che world and rejOiced by il. Before
we can become a part OF the temple
OF God, we must be clothed with the
golden garment of Christ's divine
righteousness. The two silver sockets
under each board represented the
double meaning OF atOnement-the
death Of the sacrifice and the sprink
ling Of the blood by the high priest
in the presence Of God The golden
plated bars binding all the boards to-
gether indicated the spiritual unity of
all believers in Christ. and the one
ness OF Christ with His people.
Curtain ut Entrance.
"Entrance into the Holy place was
BY means of a curtain, similar 20 that
At the gate of the court. This is
most beautiful type of our Lord Jesus
Christ L am the door, by me if any
man enter in he shall be saved.
Again we see the curtain is made in
four colors. representing the fourfOld
character OF Christ Ii is supported
by five pillars OF gold-plated wood
standing on sockets of brass. This is
fun OF meaning 10 those with open
ewes and hearts. At the altar we saw
Christ a. a sacrifice for sin, brass the
type of divine judgment. being the
material OF the altar; at the sanctuary
door Christ stands on divine judgment
and through the veil OF His flesh,
provides way of approach TO God
for everyone who Will come unto God
by Him. The i've pillars may suggest
the FIVE wounds Of Calvary, or the
fve-fold name OF the Messiah in
Isaiah 9:6.
ION entering the Holy Place we no
tice there are no windows 20 admit
earthly light. Can man by search
ing ind ont God?' No, Cod is disCOv-
cred through divine revelation alone,
for the wisdom OF man is fOOlshness
10 God. The walls are all OF gold and
stand on a foundation of silver. There
are three articles of furniture, typical
Of the Triune God All this interior
beauty and order is revealed 10 us by
the burning lamp which stands over
against the south wall. The lamp
stand was made of one talent of pure
beaten gold of most beautiful design.
No wood entered into its manufacture
and no dimensions were given Moses
being distinctly charged TO make it
according TO the pattern he saw Nutu
ON the MOuat of Sinai
Iampstand Typifcs Diety.
THE lamDstand was a type Of the
diety Here is a most impressive pic
ture of the Trinity. the lamp OF pure
gold representing God the Father; the
oil representing God the Holy Spirit
and the light representing God the
Son. the light OF the world. IF We
walk in the light. "a He is in the light
we have Fellowship one with another
and the blood OF Jesus Christ. His
son. cleanseth US from all sin John
IL.
THE seven branches of the lamp
stand represent completeness, and
typify the perfect revelation of God in
the person of Jesus Christ. In Him
dweu all the fulnesS of the GOdhead
bodily. and we beheld His glory, the
glory as Of the only begotten of the
Father full of grace and truth. The
beauty Of the lamp was revealed by its
own light; So Christ needs no human
defense. He will show His own glory
and power II We will but draw near 20
Him with sincere hearts"