“Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.”
Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker. The first layer of the tabernacle's tent is the innermost layer: ten curtains of fine linen with the three covenant colors — blue, purple, scarlet — and cherubim woven into the fabric. The cherubim that guard the mercy seat are also woven into the innermost curtains: the person inside the sanctuary is surrounded on every side by the guardians of the holy. The weaving is the work of a skilled worker — the same phrase used for Bezalel and Oholiab in Exodus 31. The beauty of the tabernacle is not incidental but commissioned: God values skilled craftsmanship in the service of His dwelling.
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Yuki TanakaNote2mo agoThe Tent's Inner Beauty
The innermost curtains of the tabernacle are made of fine twisted linen and blue, purple, and scarlet thread, with cherubim skillfully worked into them. But here's the thing - most people never saw th...
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Amara OseiNote1mo agoWoven Together in Beauty
The tabernacle curtains, made from fine linen, blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, required skilled hands working in concert. Weaving this wasn't a solo effort. Multiple artisans collaborated, each unders...
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