Description – Tabernacle Curtains

Ten curtains made of fine woven linen and blue, purple and scarlet thread with artistic designs of cherubim woven in them. (Pictured below)

All the curtains were to be of the same length (twenty-eight cubits) and the same width (four cubits).

The curtains were to be coupled to one another in two groups of five.

Loops of blue yarn were to be made on the edge of the curtain on the selvedge (an edge made of woven fabric to prevent unraveling) of one set and likewise on the outer edge of the other curtain of the second set.

Fifty loops were to be made on the edge of the curtain of each set so that the loops clasped to one another. The fifty clasps were to be made of gold and coupled the curtains together to make one tabernacle.

Eleven curtains made of goats’ hair were to be made to be a tent over the tabernacle. The eleven curtains were to be of the same measurements – length (thirty cubits) and the width (four cubits). Five curtains were to be coupled together and the other six coupled together with the sixth curtain being doubled over at the forefront of the tent. Fifty loops were to be on the edge of the outermost curtain in one set and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain of the second set. The fifty clasps for the loops of these curtains were to be made of bronze and coupled the tent together to make one. (Pictured below)

The remaining remnant of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain, was to hang over the back of the tabernacle. A cubit on each side of what remained of the length of the curtains of the tent were to hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.

There was to be a covering of ram skins dyed red for the tent and a covering of badger skins above that.

(Pictured below)

The tabernacle was to be made of acacia wood standing upright. The board was to be ten cubits in length and a cubit and a half in width. Two tenons were to be in each board to connect them. (Pictured below) There were to be twenty boards on the south side and twenty on the north side of the tabernacle. For both, the south side and the north side, there were to be forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards with two sockets under each board for the tenons. (Pictured below)

The far side of the tabernacle, westward, was to have six boards and there should be two boards for the two back corners of the tabernacle. At each corner, the boards were to be coupled together at the bottom and coupled together at the top by one ring. The eight boards were to have sixteen sockets made of silver with two sockets under each one. (Pictured below)

There were to be five bars of acacia wood for each side of the tabernacle. The middle bar was to extend from one end to the other end. (Pictured below)

God told Moses to overlay the boards and the bars with gold. There should also be rings of gold as holders for the bars. (Pictured below) Moses was also told that he should raise up the tabernacle according to its pattern that he was shown on the mountain.

The Veil – Should be woven of blue, purple and scarlet thread and fine woven linen. It should have the artistic design of cherubim. It should be hung upon the four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold. The hooks should be gold, upon four sockets of silver. The veil should be hung with clasps. Then the ark of the Testimony should be brought into the tabernacle and placed behind the veil. The veil was to be the divider between the holy place and the Most Holy. The mercy seat was to be placed on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy. The table should be set outside the veil and the lampstand placed across from the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south. The table should be on the north side. The Screen for the Door of the Tabernacle – Should be woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread and of fine woven linen made by a weaver. There was to be five pillars of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, for the screen. The hooks should be gold and cast in five sockets of bronze. The next stop is Exodus 27. To God Be The Glory! Click “Be Encouraged” for Spiritual, Encouraging and Inspirational Uplifting Be Encouraged Images are courtesy of Rev. Yves Langevin/FreeBibleimages.org and Jeremy Park of Bible-Scenes.com.