Articles for Christians

Exodus 25:8-9And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. 9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.

1. The Holiest of all (Most Holy)
   1. The Ark of the Covenant
2. The Holy Place
   1. The Golden Altar of Incense
   2. The Table of Showbread
   3. The Golden Candle Stick
3. The Outer Court
   1. The Brazen Laver
   2. The Brazen Altar

Seven Major Components

1. Gate
   1. Exodus 27:16 And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
2. Brazen Altar
   1. Exodus 27:1-2 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
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3. Brazen Laver
   1. Exodus 30:18-21 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord: 21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
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4. Golden Candlestick
   1. Exodus 25:31 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.
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5. Table of Shewbread
   1. Exodus 25:23-24 Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
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6. Altar of Incense
   1. Exodus 30:1-3 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.
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7. Ark of the Covenant/ Mercy Seat
   1. Exodus 25:10-11 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, 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.
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Praying Through the Tabernacle

The Lord’s Prayer	Tabernacle	Purpose Or Focus	Scriptures
Our Father in Heaven Hallowed be your name	Gate (the place of entrance)Praise and Thanksgiving	Praise and Thanksgiving	Matthew 6:9Psalm 100
Your Kingdom come, and Your will be done.	The Altar (the place of sacrifice)The Cross – Jesus died on the cross	Establishing His will for:· Yourself· Family· Church· Nation	Matthew 6:10Psalms 40:8Romans 12:1-2Galatians 2:20Psalms 118:271 Corinthians 15:31
Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors	The Laver (the place of washing)The Word	Forgiveness and the washing by the water of the Word of God	Matthew 6:12Ephesians 5:261 John 1:9Psalms 51:10
Give us this day our daily bread	The Table of shewbreadCovenant	Fellowship, Provision, & Covenant	Matthew 6:11John 6:48Luke 24:35
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil	Candlestick Holy Spirit	Deliverance, Direction	Matthew 6:13Isaiah 10:27John 16:13
Forgiving others	Altar of Incense Intercession	Intercession (pray for others)	Mattew 6:12Psalm 141:2Revelation 5:8Revelation 8:3-4
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory	The Ark of the CovenantRelationship & Worship	Worship in His Presence	Matthew 6:13Psalm 16:11