Exodus 36 Study Notes
General
What did the craftsmen come to tell Moses in 36:4-5?
Answer: The people were bringing far more than the work required
The skilled workers stopped what they were doing and went to Moses to report that the people were bringing far more than was needed for the task God had assigned (36:4-5). It is striking that the craftsmen did not quietly keep the extra for themselves; they reported it honestly. Scripture elsewhere praises the men who paid the workers repairing God's house because they handled the money with integrity (2 Kings 12:15), and Paul took great care that gifts for God's people were managed in a way that was right before both God and people (2 Corinthians 8:20-21).
- Exodus 36:4-5 (BSB)“so that all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.””The craftsmen leave their work to tell Moses the people are bringing more than the work requires.
- 2 Kings 12:15 (BSB)“No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.”Shows the men who paid the workmen repairing God's house trusted without an accounting because of their integrity.
- 2 Corinthians 8:20-21 (BSB)“We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift. For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.”Paul takes care that gifts for God's people are handled in a way that is right before God and people.
Theological
What report did the craftsmen bring to Moses in 36:4-5?
Answer: The offerings far exceeded what the work required
In 36:4-5 the artisans interrupt their work to inform Moses that the offerings exceed what the commanded work requires. Their transparency with surplus resources is itself notable; they neither hoard nor misuse what was given for God's house. Scripture commends such integrity among those entrusted with sacred funds (2 Kings 12:15), and Paul exercises similar care in administering gifts so as to be honorable before the Lord and before men (2 Corinthians 8:20-21).
- Exodus 36:4-5 (BSB)“so that all the skilled craftsmen who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left their work and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.””The craftsmen leave their work to tell Moses the people are bringing more than the work requires.
- 2 Kings 12:15 (BSB)“No accounting was required from the men who received the money to pay the workmen, because they acted with integrity.”Shows the men who paid the workmen repairing God's house trusted without an accounting because of their integrity.
- 2 Corinthians 8:20-21 (BSB)“We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift. For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.”Paul takes care that gifts for God's people are handled in a way that is right before God and people.
General
How do the curtains and coverings made in 36:8-19 compare with the instructions God gave for them in chapter 26?
Answer: They follow the instructions almost word for word
Verses 8-19 describe the making of the inner linen curtains with cherubim worked into them, the eleven goat-hair curtains forming a tent above the tabernacle, the loops and the gold and bronze clasps that joined them, and the two outer coverings of red-dyed ram skins and fine leather. The wording closely repeats the instructions of 26:1-14. That repetition makes a point: the builders did exactly what God said, without altering His design. God had told Moses to follow in every detail the model shown him on Sinai (25:40), and Hebrews explains why the pattern mattered: the earthly tabernacle was a copy and a shadow of heavenly realities (Hebrews 8:5).
- Exodus 36:8 (BSB)“All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.”The craftsmen make the ten linen curtains with cherubim worked into them.
- Exodus 26:1 (BSB)““You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.”The LORD's instruction for these same curtains, which the construction follows closely.
- Exodus 25:40 (BSB)“See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”God had told Moses to make everything according to the pattern shown him on the mountain.
- Hebrews 8:5 (BSB)“The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.””Explains that the earthly sanctuary was built to the pattern because it was a copy and a shadow of the heavenly reality.
Theological
How does the account of the curtains and coverings in 36:8-19 relate to the instructions of chapter 26?
Answer: It follows them almost verbatim
36:8-19 narrates the fabrication of the linen curtains with cherubim, the goat-hair tent curtains, their loops and gold and bronze clasps, and the ram-skin and leather coverings, in language that closely reproduces 26:1-14. The near-verbatim repetition is the theological point: exact conformity to the divine pattern shown on the mountain (25:40). Hebrews explains the significance of that exactness, since the earthly sanctuary was a copy and a shadow of the heavenly (Hebrews 8:5). The details themselves are simply described; the text assigns them no symbolic meanings.
- Exodus 36:8 (BSB)“All the skilled craftsmen among the workmen made the ten curtains for the tabernacle. They were made of finely spun linen, as well as blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, with cherubim skillfully worked into them.”The craftsmen make the ten linen curtains with cherubim worked into them.
- Exodus 26:1 (BSB)““You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.”The LORD's instruction for these same curtains, which the construction follows closely.
- Exodus 25:40 (BSB)“See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”God had told Moses to make everything according to the pattern shown him on the mountain.
- Hebrews 8:5 (BSB)“The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.””Explains that the earthly sanctuary was built to the pattern because it was a copy and a shadow of the heavenly reality.
General
True or False: The frames made in 36:20-34 were acacia wood covered in gold, standing on silver bases.
Answer: True
This is true. The upright frames were made of acacia wood (36:20), each set on two silver bases (36:24), and the frames and their crossbars were overlaid with gold, with gold rings for the bars (36:34). All of this matches what God commanded in chapter 26 (26:19, 29). The text simply describes these materials and measurements; it does not assign them hidden meanings. What it stresses is that the builders followed God's instructions faithfully.
- Exodus 36:20 (BSB)“Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.”The upright frames of the tabernacle are made of acacia wood.
- Exodus 36:24 (BSB)“with forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.”The frames stand on silver bases, two for each frame.
- Exodus 36:34 (BSB)“And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.”The frames and crossbars are overlaid with gold.
- Exodus 26:19 (BSB)“with forty silver bases under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.”The LORD's instruction called for the same silver bases under the frames.
- Exodus 26:29 (BSB)“Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.”The LORD's instruction called for the same gold overlay and rings for the crossbars.
Theological
True or False: The frames made in 36:20-34 were acacia wood covered in gold, standing on silver bases.
Answer: True
This is true. The frames are of acacia wood (36:20), set on silver bases, two per frame (36:24), and gilded along with the crossbars and their rings (36:34), exactly as prescribed (26:19, 29). The narrative records these materials without interpreting them symbolically; its emphasis falls on faithful execution of the revealed design.
- Exodus 36:20 (BSB)“Next, he constructed upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle.”The upright frames of the tabernacle are made of acacia wood.
- Exodus 36:24 (BSB)“with forty silver bases to put under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.”The frames stand on silver bases, two for each frame.
- Exodus 36:34 (BSB)“And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.”The frames and crossbars are overlaid with gold.
- Exodus 26:19 (BSB)“with forty silver bases under the twenty frames—two bases for each frame, one under each tenon.”The LORD's instruction called for the same silver bases under the frames.
- Exodus 26:29 (BSB)“Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.”The LORD's instruction called for the same gold overlay and rings for the crossbars.
General
What two things does 36:2 say were true of the workers Moses summoned?
Answer: God had equipped them, and their hearts moved them to join the labor
Moses called Bezalel, Oholiab, and all the craftsmen God had equipped, and the verse adds that these were people whose hearts moved them to join in the labor (36:2). Two things are joined: God gave the ability, and the people were eager to use it. God's gift did not make them passive; it made them willing workers. Paul says something similar about his own ministry: he labored more than all the others, yet it was really God's grace working with him (1 Corinthians 15:10). Believers are called to work wholeheartedly as serving the Lord (Colossians 3:23).
- Exodus 36:2 (BSB)“Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work.”Moses calls the workers whom the LORD had gifted and whose hearts moved them to come.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10 (BSB)“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.”Paul says he worked hard, yet the grace of God with him was the real source, holding divine gift and human labor together.
- Colossians 3:23 (BSB)“Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,”Calls believers to work wholeheartedly as serving the Lord, the same spirit as these willing craftsmen.
Theological
What two qualifications does 36:2 attribute to the workers Moses summoned?
Answer: Divine gifting and willing hearts that moved them to the work
36:2 unites divine enablement and human willingness: the workers are those God had endowed with skill, and whose hearts moved them to come to the work. Grace does not bypass the human will but engages and energizes it, a pattern Paul describes when he attributes his own abundant labor to God's grace at work in him (1 Corinthians 15:10). Such grace-empowered service is rendered heartily as to the Lord (Colossians 3:23).
- Exodus 36:2 (BSB)“Then Moses summoned Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person whom the LORD had gifted—everyone whose heart stirred him to come and do the work.”Moses calls the workers whom the LORD had gifted and whose hearts moved them to come.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10 (BSB)“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.”Paul says he worked hard, yet the grace of God with him was the real source, holding divine gift and human labor together.
- Colossians 3:23 (BSB)“Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,”Calls believers to work wholeheartedly as serving the Lord, the same spirit as these willing craftsmen.
General
According to 36:3, what did the people keep doing after the craftsmen received the contributions from Moses?
Answer: They kept bringing more voluntary gifts every morning
The craftsmen received from Moses everything Israel had contributed for the work of building the sanctuary. Yet the giving did not stop: the people kept bringing freewill gifts, one morning after another (36:3). These were voluntary offerings (35:29), not a required amount, so this steady stream shows how eager the people were. In the New Testament Paul describes believers whose joy overflowed into generosity even in hard times (2 Corinthians 8:1-2), and he teaches that God enriches His people so that they can be generous and so that thanks are given to God (2 Corinthians 9:11).
- Exodus 36:3 (BSB)“They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning,”The craftsmen receive the contributions from Moses, while the people keep bringing more every morning.
- Exodus 35:29 (BSB)“So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.”Shows the offerings were voluntary gifts from willing hearts, not a quota to be met.
- 2 Corinthians 8:1-2 (BSB)“Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia. In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.”Paul describes the grace God gave the Macedonian churches, whose joy overflowed into rich generosity even in deep poverty.
- 2 Corinthians 9:11 (BSB)“You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God.”Teaches that God enriches His people so they can be generous and so that thanks are given to Him.
Theological
What does 36:3 report about the people's giving after the craftsmen took charge of the contributions?
Answer: Voluntary gifts kept arriving every morning
After the materials were handed over to the craftsmen, the flow of freewill offerings continued daily (36:3). Because the gifts were voluntary (35:29), their persistence reveals hearts moved to give rather than obligation being discharged. Paul describes the same grace-wrought abundance in the Macedonian churches, whose joy spilled over into lavish giving (2 Corinthians 8:1-2), and teaches that God enriches His people for liberality that issues in thanksgiving to Him (2 Corinthians 9:11).
- Exodus 36:3 (BSB)“They received from Moses all the contributions that the Israelites had brought to carry out the service of constructing the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning,”The craftsmen receive the contributions from Moses, while the people keep bringing more every morning.
- Exodus 35:29 (BSB)“So all the men and women of the Israelites whose hearts prompted them brought a freewill offering to the LORD for all the work that the LORD through Moses had commanded them to do.”Shows the offerings were voluntary gifts from willing hearts, not a quota to be met.
- 2 Corinthians 8:1-2 (BSB)“Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia. In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.”Paul describes the grace God gave the Macedonian churches, whose joy overflowed into rich generosity even in deep poverty.
- 2 Corinthians 9:11 (BSB)“You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will produce thanksgiving to God.”Teaches that God enriches His people so they can be generous and so that thanks are given to Him.
General
According to 36:1, where did Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other skilled workers get their ability to build the sanctuary?
Answer: The LORD had given it to them
Verse 1 says that Bezalel, Oholiab, and all the other gifted workers were to accomplish all that the LORD commanded, and it describes them as people God had endowed with skill and understanding for every task of building the sanctuary (36:1). This matches what God said in 31:6, that He had put skill in every craftsman. Whatever ability they had came from God, and it was to be used for what God commanded. Paul asks believers what they have that they did not receive (1 Corinthians 4:7), and James says every good gift comes from above (James 1:17).
- Exodus 36:1 (BSB)““So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.””Bezalel, Oholiab, and the skilled workers are to do all the LORD commanded, using the skill He gave them.
- Exodus 31:6 (BSB)“Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:”The LORD had said He Himself put skill in all the craftsmen for this work.
- 1 Corinthians 4:7 (BSB)“For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?”Reminds believers that every ability they have was received, leaving no room for boasting.
- James 1:17 (BSB)“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.”Affirms that every good gift comes down from the Father.
Theological
What does 36:1 identify as the source of the craftsmen's competence for building the sanctuary?
Answer: The LORD's endowment
36:1 describes Bezalel, Oholiab, and the other artisans as those whom God had endowed with skill and ability for carrying out the sanctuary work, echoing the divine endowment of 31:6. Their competence is received, not self-originated, and it is directed to executing what the LORD commanded. The principle holds throughout Scripture: nothing we have is unreceived (1 Corinthians 4:7), and every good gift descends from the Father (James 1:17).
- Exodus 36:1 (BSB)““So Bezalel, Oholiab, and every skilled person are to carry out everything commanded by the LORD, who has given them skill and ability to know how to perform all the work of constructing the sanctuary.””Bezalel, Oholiab, and the skilled workers are to do all the LORD commanded, using the skill He gave them.
- Exodus 31:6 (BSB)“Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:”The LORD had said He Himself put skill in all the craftsmen for this work.
- 1 Corinthians 4:7 (BSB)“For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?”Reminds believers that every ability they have was received, leaving no room for boasting.
- James 1:17 (BSB)“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.”Affirms that every good gift comes down from the Father.
General
True or False: In 36:6-7 Moses had a proclamation sent through the camp telling the people to stop bringing offerings, because there was already more than enough.
Answer: True
This is true. At Moses' command, word went out through the whole camp that nobody, male or female, was to prepare any further gift for the sanctuary, and the people were held back, since what they had already given exceeded what the whole project required (36:6-7). It is rare for a leader to have to stop people from giving. Only a short time earlier, these same people had handed over their gold to make the golden calf (32:2-3). Now, after God forgave them and renewed His covenant, they gave for His house so freely that they had to be told to stop. Paul describes Christians who gave beyond what they could afford because they had first given themselves to the Lord (2 Corinthians 8:3-5), and he roots such giving in the grace of Jesus, who made Himself poor to make His people rich (2 Corinthians 8:9).
- Exodus 36:6-7 (BSB)“After Moses had given an order, they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: “No man or woman should make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing more, since what they already had was more than enough to perform all the work.”Moses has a proclamation sent through the camp stopping further gifts because there was more than enough.
- Exodus 32:2-3 (BSB)“So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.”Recalls the same people handing over their gold for the calf, which makes their generosity here a striking reversal.
- 2 Corinthians 8:3-5 (BSB)“For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord, they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.”Paul describes believers who gave beyond their means because they had first given themselves to the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9 (BSB)“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.”Roots Christian generosity in the grace of Christ, who became poor for His people's sake.
Theological
True or False: In 36:6-7 Moses had a proclamation sent through the camp telling the people to stop bringing offerings, because there was already more than enough.
Answer: True
This is true. 36:6-7 records the remarkable necessity of restraining the people's giving by public proclamation, since the materials already exceeded the work. The contrast with 32:2-3 is striking: the people who once surrendered their gold for an idol now lavish their gifts on the LORD's dwelling, a people forgiven and restored through the covenant renewal of chapter 34. Their liberality is the fruit of grace received, precisely the dynamic Paul observes in the Macedonians, who gave beyond their means because they first gave themselves to the Lord (2 Corinthians 8:3-5), and which he grounds in the self-giving grace of Christ (2 Corinthians 8:9).
- Exodus 36:6-7 (BSB)“After Moses had given an order, they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: “No man or woman should make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing more, since what they already had was more than enough to perform all the work.”Moses has a proclamation sent through the camp stopping further gifts because there was more than enough.
- Exodus 32:2-3 (BSB)“So Aaron told them, “Take off the gold earrings that are on your wives and sons and daughters, and bring them to me.” Then all the people took off their gold earrings and brought them to Aaron.”Recalls the same people handing over their gold for the calf, which makes their generosity here a striking reversal.
- 2 Corinthians 8:3-5 (BSB)“For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord, they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints. And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.”Paul describes believers who gave beyond their means because they had first given themselves to the Lord.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9 (BSB)“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.”Roots Christian generosity in the grace of Christ, who became poor for His people's sake.
General
What was worked into the veil made in 36:35?
Answer: Cherubim
The veil was woven of colored yarns and fine linen, with cherubim (angelic figures) woven into its design, and it hung on four gold-covered acacia posts with gold hooks, set in four silver bases (36:35-36). God had explained that this veil would stand between the Holy Place and the inner sanctuary where the ark would rest (26:31-33). It showed that entry into God's closest presence was not yet open to sinful people (Hebrews 9:8). When Jesus died, the temple curtain was split from its top downward (Matthew 27:51), and Hebrews teaches that believers can now enter God's presence with confidence through Jesus' blood, by a fresh and living path through the curtain, which is His body (Hebrews 10:19-20).
- Exodus 36:35-36 (BSB)“Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. He also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold, along with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts.”The veil is made with cherubim worked into it and hung on four gold-covered posts on silver bases.
- Exodus 26:31-33 (BSB)“Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases. And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.”Explains that the veil was to separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
- Matthew 27:51 (BSB)“At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.”Records the temple veil torn from top to bottom at the moment of Jesus' death.
- Hebrews 10:19-20 (BSB)“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,”Teaches that believers now enter the Most Holy Place through Jesus' blood by a new way opened through the curtain, His body.
- Hebrews 9:8 (BSB)“By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.”Says the tabernacle arrangement showed that the way into the Most Holy Place was not yet disclosed while the first tabernacle stood.
Theological
What figures were worked into the veil fabricated in 36:35?
Answer: Cherubim
36:35-36 records the making of the veil with cherubim woven into it, hung on four gold-overlaid acacia posts fitted with hooks of gold and set in silver bases, as prescribed in 26:31-33, where its function is to partition the Holy Place off from the inner sanctuary. The cherubim-bearing barrier signified restricted access to God's presence (Hebrews 9:8). The New Testament interprets it Christologically: the veil was rent from its top downward at Christ's death (Matthew 27:51), and believers now enter the holy places by His blood through the fresh, living way He opened through the curtain, His flesh (Hebrews 10:19-20).
- Exodus 36:35-36 (BSB)“Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. He also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold, along with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts.”The veil is made with cherubim worked into it and hung on four gold-covered posts on silver bases.
- Exodus 26:31-33 (BSB)“Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it. Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases. And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.”Explains that the veil was to separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
- Matthew 27:51 (BSB)“At that moment the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the rocks were split.”Records the temple veil torn from top to bottom at the moment of Jesus' death.
- Hebrews 10:19-20 (BSB)“Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body,”Teaches that believers now enter the Most Holy Place through Jesus' blood by a new way opened through the curtain, His body.
- Hebrews 9:8 (BSB)“By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.”Says the tabernacle arrangement showed that the way into the Most Holy Place was not yet disclosed while the first tabernacle stood.