pockets under one board, and two Exod. xxxvi, 24, 26, 30. And Exod. xxxviii, 17, 27, 30, 31. And the hundred talents of silver were CURTAINS. Exod. xxvi, 1-3, 7, 8, 12. 18. Moreover, thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure. The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another. And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair, to be a covering upon the tabernacle; eleven curtains shalt thou make. The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits; and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure. And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the halfcurtain that remaineth, shall hang over the back side of the taber nacle. And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side, of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side, and ou Exod. xxxvi, 8, 9, 14, 15. And LOOPS. And thou upon the utte most edge of the curtain in the empling, and fifty loops made be upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. PILLARS. Exod, xxvi, 37. And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim-rood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold; and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them. Exod. xxvii,10,17. And the twenty pillars thereof, and their twenty sockets, shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver: their hooks shall be of silver and their sockets of brass. Exod. xxvi, 4--6, 9--11. And thou Exod. xxxvi, 36, 38. And he made shalt make loops of blue upon the thereunto four pillars of shittimedge of the one curtain, from the wood, and overlaid them with selvedge in the coupling, and like-gold: their hooks were of gold; wise shalt thou make in the utter- and he cast for them four sockets most edge of another curtain, in of silver. And the five pillars of the coupling of the second. Fifty it with their hooks; and he overloops shalt thou make in the one laid their chapiters and their curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou fillets with gold: but their five make in the edge of the curtain sockets were of brass. that is in the coupling of the second, that the loops may take hold one of another. shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches; and it shall be one tabernacle. And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle. And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fitty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. And thou shalt make fitty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. Exod. xxxvi, 10-13, 16-18. And he coupled the five curtains one unto another; and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another. And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain, from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the utter most side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another. And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle. And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. And he made fifty loops Exod. xxxviii, 10, 19. Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty: the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four, their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver. HANGINGS. Exod. xxvi, 36. And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needle-work. Exod. xxvii, 9, 14, 15. And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen, of an hundred cubits long, for one side. The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. of the court, his pillars, and their Exod. xxxv, 17. The hangings sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court. Exod. xxxvi, 37. And he made an hanging for the tabernacledoor of blue, and purple, and carle, and fine twined linen, of needle-work. Exod. xxxviii, 9, 11-15. 18. And he made the court: on the south side southward, the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits. And for the north side, the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty: the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten: the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. And for the east side eastward, fifty cubits. The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their sockets three. And for the other side of the court-gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits, their pillars three, and their sockets three. And the hanging for the gate of the court was needle-work, of blue, and purple, and scarlet,and fine twined linen; and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. Exod. x1, 8, 28. And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the courtgate. And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. hanging of the court-gate: so Moses finished the work. Exod. xxxv, 10-13. And every wisehearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD bath commanded; The tabernacle, lis tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets; The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercyseat, and the vail of the covering; The table and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shew-bread. Exod. xxxviii, 21. This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest. Exod. xxxix, 32, 33. Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets. Heb. ix, 1, 2. Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances sanctuary. For there was a taberof divine service, and a worldly nacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the showbread; which is called the sanctuary. THE VAIL. Exod. xxvi, 31-33. And thou overlaid their chapiters, and fillet-shalt make a vall of blue, and ed them. COVERINGS. purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made. And thou shalt hang it upon four pilExod. xxvi, 14. And thou shalt lars of shittim-wood overlaid with make a covering for the tent of gold: their hooks shall be of gold, rams' skins dyed red, and a cover-upon the four sockets of silver. ing above of badgers' skins. Exod. xxxix, 34. And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers'skins, and the vail of the covering. 1 Kings vi, 9. So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar, COURT ROUND ABOUT. Exod. xxvi, 13, 18. And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits,and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. Exod. x1, 33. And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in tither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. Exod. xxxvi, 35. And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scar let, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work. Lev. xvi, 2. And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark, that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercyseat. Heb. ix, 7, 8. But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest while as the first tabernacle was yet standing. 2nd. FURNITURE. 1st.-IN THE HOLY PLACE. THE LAMP. Exod. xxv, 31-39. And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work shall the Candlestick be made; his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side: Three howls made like unto almonds, with a krop and bowls made like almonds in the a flower in one branch; and three other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick. And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a same, and a knop under two knop under two branches of the branches of the same, according to the stx branches that proceed out of the candlestick. Their knops and their branches shall be of the same; all of it shall be one beaten work of pure gold, And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may the tongs thereof, and the snuffgive light over against it. And dishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. Exod. xxxvii, 17-24. And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made lie the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same: And six branches going out of the sides candlestick out of the one side thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof, and three branches of the thereof: Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower, and three bowls made like almonts in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick. And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of and all the vessels thereof. Exod. xxxix, 37. The pure can dlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light. Num. viii, 4. And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold; unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses, so he made the candlestick. Rev. 1, 12. And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And, being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks. Rev. xi, 4. These are the two THE OIL AND THE LIGHTING OF Exod. xxvii, 20, 21. And thou TABLE OF SHEWBREAD. round about. Thon shat also make a table of shittim-wood: four corners that are on the four Exod. xxvi, 35. And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the toward the south: and thou shalt table, on the side of the tabernacle put the table on the north side. Exod. xxxvii, 10-15. And he made the table of shittim-wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. And he overlaid it with crown of gold round about. Also pure gold, and made thereunto a he made thereunto a border of an hand-breadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about. And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof. Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table. And he and overlaid them with gold, to The candle-made the staves of shittim-wood, bear the table. Exod. xxxv, 14. Exod. x1, 4, 24, 25...... And Num. viii, 2, 3. Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against th candlestick. And Aaron did so: he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick; as the LORD commanded Moses. 1 Sum ii, 3. And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep. ALTAR OF INCENSE. tim-wood, and overlay them with gold. wood: the length of it was a cubit, made the incense altar of shittimExod. xxxvii, 25-28. And he and the breadth of it a cubit, (it was the height of it; the horns was four-square) and two cubits thereof were of the same. And he the top of it, and the sides thereoverlaid it with pure gold, both of round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about. made two rings of gold for it And he under the crown thereof, by the staves to bear it withal. And he two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the made the staves of shittim-wood, and overlaid them with gold. set the altar of gold for the inExod. x1, 5, 26. And thou shalt cense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle. And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail. THE HOLY OF HOLIES. ITS FORM, SIZE, AND PLACE. shall make an ark of shittimExod. xxv, 10-15. And they wood: two cubits and a half shall and a half the breadth thereof, be the length thereof, and a cubit and a cubit and a half the height thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it; and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the make staves of shittim-wood, and other side of it. And thou shalt overlay them with gold. And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with rings of the ark: they shall not be them. The staves shall be in the taken from it. made the ark of shittim-wood; shittim-wood, and overlaid them Exod. xl, 2, 3, 21. On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent And thou of the congregation; shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses. and another cneruo on the other to search out a resting-place for the mercy-seat-ward were the 2 Sam. vi, 17. And they brought Heb. ix, 5. And over it the in the ark of the LORD, and set it cherubims of glory shadowing the in his place, in the midst of the mercy-seat; of which we cannot tabernacle that David bad pitch-now speak particularly. ed for it: and David offered burntofferings and peace-offerings before the LORD. 1 Chron. xv, 1. And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 1 Chron. xvi, 1. So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-sacrifices and peace-offer ings before God. 2 Chron. 1, 4. But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-Jearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he bad pitched a tent for it at Jerubalem. ITS LID OR MERCY SEAT. Exod xxv, 17. And thou shalt make a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. Exod. xxvi, 34. And thou shalt put the mercy-seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. Exod. xxxvii, 6. And he made the mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof. ITS CHERUBIM. Exod. xxv, 18--20. And thou Bhalt make two cherubims of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy-seat. And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end; even of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces shell look one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. Exod. xxxvii, 7--9. And he made two cherubims of gold; beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy-seat: One cherub on the end on this side, ITS USE AND CONTENTS. Exod. xxx, 6. And thou shalt Exod. xl, 20. And he took and 1 Chron. xiii, 3, 4. And let us 2 Chron. vi, 11. And in it have P8. cxxxil, 8. Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. Heb. ix, 4. Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the Covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had mauna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant Num. xiv, 44. But tney presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the cove nant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp. Josh. iii, 8, 4, 6, 8, 11. And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it: Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it; that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have And Joshua spake unto the not passed this way heretofore. priests, saying. Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and And went before the people. hold, the ark of the covenant of Josh. iv, 10, 11. For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing manded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commandedJoshua: and thepeople hasted and passed over. And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. was finished that the LORD com 1 Chron. xv, 23 24. And Berechfah and Elkanan wre door-keepers for the ark. And Shebaniah, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and and Jehoshaphat, and Nethincel, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were door-keepers for the ark. SOMETIMES TAKEN OUT WITH THE 1 Sam. iv, 3-6. And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us today before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh upon us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of ONCE TAKEN CAPTIVE. all, and on your lords. Now there- 1 Sam. iv, 11, 13, 17, 22. And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the way-side watching for his heart trembled for the ark of God. 1 Sam. vi, 1, 13. And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. And They of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. BUT SOON SENT BACK. to Ekron the same day. And they VARIOUS STATIONS OF THE ARK. 1 Sam. vii, 1. And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. 1 Sam. vi, 2-4, 7, 11,14-16,21. And 2 Sam. vi, 1-4, 9--13, 15. Again, the Philistines calledforthe priests David gathered together all the and thediviners,saying, What shall chosen men of Israel, thirty thouwedo to the ark of the LORD? tell us sand. And David arose, and went wherewith we shall send it to his with all the people that were with place. And they said, If ye send him from Baale of Judah, to bring away the ark of the God of Israel, up from thence the ark of God, sent it not empty; but in any wise whose name is called by the name return him a trespass-offering: of the LORD of hosts, that dwellthen ye shall be healed, and it eth between the cherubims. And shall be known to you why his they set the ark of God upon a hand is not removed from you. new cart, and brought it out of Then said they, What shall be the the house of Abinadab that was trespass-offering which we shall in Gibeah; and Uzzah and Alio, return to him? They answered, the sons of Abinadab, drave the Five golden emerods, and five new cart. And they brought it golden mice, according to the out of the house of Abinadab, number of the lords of the Phili-which was at Gibeah, accompany stines: for one plague was on you ing the ark of God; and Ahio went 633 before the ark. And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of tho LORD come to me? So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David; but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months; and the LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his household. And it was told king David, saying. The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness. And it was 80, that, when they that bare the ark he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. So of the LORD had gone six paces, David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 1 Sam. vii, 2. And it came to Pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD. also, and all the Levites were with 2 Sam. xv, 24, 25. And lo Zadok him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and show me both it and his habitation. 1 Kings il, 26. And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. 1 Kings viil, 1--4. Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congre |