The tabernacle was that beautiful place of worship made by the children of Israel in the days of Moses according to very specific instructions, materials, and measurements given by God. It was a sanctuary, a holy place set apart for God. God showed His presence at the tabernacle, and there received the worship of the people. A.W. Pink rightly said that “God only used two chapters to tell of the creation and furnishing of heaven and earth, but used over thirteen chapters to discuss the tabernacle!” The instructions about how it was to be built are given in Exodus 25-31. The account of its construction is in Exodus 35-40. Hebrews 9-10 discusses the significance of the tabernacle at length. Many other references throughout the Bible refer to it. But the tabernacle is “only a shadow of the good things that are coming” (Hebrews 10:1). The tabernacle testified to believing Israelites that a holy God would one day come and dwell in the midst of sinners to remove their sins. God had to come to earth from heaven, that we who are on earth might be brought to heaven.