This afternoon my family and I went to see a most interesting replica. It was the Messiah's Mansion, a full-scale replica of the mosaic sanctuary.
It was very interesting. We started our 75-minutes tour with learning about the different temples/sanctuaries. Then we progressed to the courtyard, holy place, most holy place, and finally exploring the meaning behind the high-priest's clothing. I took some pictures, and my best are included here with explanations.
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The alter. When an Israelite had committed a sin, he/she would bring a perfect lamb to the tabernacle, he would kneel down, lay his hands on the lamb, symbolically transferring his sin to the lamb. Then he took a sword and killed the lamb at the throat, afterward separating the fat from the animal's organs. Then the priest would take the blood collected from the lamb and sprinkle it on the corners of the alter. This symbolized Jesus, the True Lamb of God, dying and saving us.
The table of shew bread. Each week the priests baked new bread, and then ate all of the old week's bread. Jesus is the Bread of Life, and we "eat" him through reading His Word. A relationship is a two-way deal, so the bread plus the alter of incense (not shown) represents prayer. Those two combined, God can mold us into a beautiful new creature, like the lamp stand, below.
The Ark of the Covenant, in the Most Holy Place which contained the 10 Commandments, Aaron's rod that budded and produced nuts, and a bowl of manna.
Our tour guide, Temple. (no pun intended.)
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