Introduction
4. The tabernacle structure ch. 26
The tabernacle walls consisted of rigid supports with curtains hung over the boards. These draperies also evidently formed its ceiling. Most commentators believe that the tabernacle was a single structure, but a few believe it consisted of three separate structures one on top of the other. These structures were the tabernacle proper, a tent over it made of goat hair, and another tent of skins that covered both of these structures. [Note: Ibid., pp. 302-3.]
The tabernacle as a whole illustrates four different things according to Scripture. It represents the heavens where God dwells and from which He manifests Himself (Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 9:23-24), the work of Christ (John 2:19-21; Hebrews 3:3-4; Hebrews 8:2; Hebrews 9:11-12), the individual believer (1 Corinthians 6:19), and the church (1 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 3:6; Hebrews 10:21).
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