1. The tabernacle (8-34)

The tabernacle was the tent that housed the ark and the other furnishings. God dwelt in a tent along with his people. It consisted of ten beautiful inner curtains. When all the curtains were hung, the tabernacle was 15' wide, 45' long and 15' high. The outer tent was woven of goats' hair, and the whole tent was covered with two more layers--one was ram skin dyed red and the other was the hide of sea cows. The delicate beauty and richness of the tabernacle was concealed by a rough exterior. Immanuel Jesus who came to dwell among men is like the tabernacle (Jn 1:14; Isa 53:2).

2. The Most Holy Place (35-38)

The curtain in verse 35 separated the Most Holy Place from the Holy Place. The ark was kept behind this curtain. Only the high priest went in, and he only once a year. This is the curtain that ripped from top to bottom when Jesus was crucified (Mt 27:51). He opened the way for all men to come to God.

Application: Lord, come and dwell in me today. Help me to make a Most Holy Place in my heart and enter it daily with the blood of Jesus.
One Word: God tabernacled among us