Goodseed Tabernacle KiT Instructions Manual

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What is the Tabernacle?

The Tabernacle is the original pattern of the church we all go to, but it also
tells us a great deal about our God and about His Heaven. It told the Israel­ites much about their Promised Messiah and God’s plan of salvation. When
God freed the Israelites from their slavery in Egypt, He instructed them to
build the Tabernacle as His dwelling place where they would worship Him
wherever He led them. The Tabernacle was built under Moses’ direction,

following specic orders from God.

Let’s look at some of the details of the Tabernacle:

The Tabernacle had only one entrance gateway located on the east side.
The Israelites could enter only by passing through this gate. We are remind­ed that we can only be saved through the saving work of Jesus Christ.

The outer screen fence of the courtyard was supported by 60 posts. The

fence was covered on the outside with ne linen fabric, symbolizing the

purity and holiness of Christ.

Once one entered the courtyard, the Altar of Burnt Offering was the rst
item encountered. This altar was the place where the sacricial animals
were brought. Sacricial animals typically were male calves, goats, sheep or
pigeons. The slaughter of the animals and the preparation of the sacrices

were done in this area of the courtyard. Fire for the altar was sent from God,
and the priests were required to keep it burning at all times. The Altar was a
constant reminder to the people that their sin had a consequence—death—
and that God’s plan of atonement involved the death of an innocent animal
to atone for their sins. Jesus, the Innocent, died in our place.

Directly behind the altar was the Laver, a large water basin on a stand. The
priests used the laver to wash their hands and feet. The ordinary people
were not allowed to use this water. The laver can be seen as representing
Christ washing away our sins.

The interior of the Tabernacle was partitioned off into two sections, The Holy
Place and the Holy of Holies. The outer section, the Holy Place, contained
The Altar of Incense, The Table of Showbread and the Golden Lampstand.

The Altar of Incense was kept burning continuously by the priest, with the
rising smoke of the fragrant incense representing the prayers of the people
ascending to God. On the Table of Showbread were twelve loaves of bread

representing the twelve tribes, and symbolizing God’s provision for the

needs of His people. The Golden Lampstand was pure gold. It was made
with a center shaft and six branches with an olive-oil-burning lamp in each

of the seven heads. Its seven ames lighted the inside of the Tabernacle, just

as Jesus, the Light of the World, lights our pathway as we follow Him.

The entrance to the Holy Place was covered with a heavy curtain. Another
heavy curtain separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies. Only the
High Priest was permitted to enter the Holy of Holies, the place where God
dwelt, and only once a year on the Day of Atonement, to make atonement
for the sins of the people.

Within the Holy of Holies rested the Ark of the Covenant, upon which was

placed the Mercy Seat. The Ark contained the stone tablets of the Law, a jar of

manna and Aaron’s staff that blossomed. The mercy seat covered the ark and
was sprinkled with blood by the high priest when he entered each year. The
sprinkled blood showed the covering of the people’s sin from God’s sight.

The Tabernacle was covered with a tent-like covering made up of four layers
of material; the innermost layer was white linen, the second was of goat hair,
the third was of ram skins dyed red, and the outer layer was made of hides
of sea cows. The tent structure was about 15 feet tall and could be seen from
outside the courtyard fence.

God’s presence with Israel was symbolized by the presence of a pillar of re

at night and a pillar of cloud during the daytime, over the Tabernacle.

Everything in the Tabernacle, including the structure and all of the furnish­ings, was designed to be easily transported from place to place as the Israel-

ites moved about on their journey to the Promised Land.

Now that you know a little about the Tabernacle, you’re ready to begin
assembling your kit.

Items contained in this kit

1) baseboard - 1 each

2) sea cow skin covering - 1 each

3) red covering - 1 each

4) white covering - 1 each

5) seraph - pattern covering - 1 each

14) rope - 11m

13) small post
60 each

12) hooks -140 each

11) frame - 48 each

10) big post - 11 each

6) curtian 1 - 1 each

8) entrance to the east gate - 1 each

7) curtian 2 - 1 each

9) door holder - 1 each/crossbar 3 each