If you are looking for the beginning of this study you can start HERE with the brief introduction. At the bottom of that introduction will be the links to each section of the study guide as it becomes available. For this study the English Standard Version is the translation which is being utilized and you can read it online HERE or pick up the copy of your choice from Amazon or your local book store. I find THIS EDITION to be useful for deep study and annotation.
Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)
What did Yahweh give Moses instructions about in chapter 26?
What separates the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place? (26:31-35)
What kind of metal did Yahweh instruct Moses to use in making the altar? (27:1-8)
What were Aaron and his sons instructed to do concerning the oil lamp in the tabernacle? (27:20-21)
What was supposed to be on the shoulders of the garments for the high priest of Israel? (28:9-12)
What was supposed to be the breastplate of the high priest of Israel? (28:15-21)
Who is to receive the garments of the high priest in Israel after Aaron? (29:29-30)
What is the ultimate purpose of the tabernacle? (29:45-46)
What is the case concerning the rich and poor in the census tax? (30:11-16)
What does God forbid the people of Israel to do concerning both the holy oil and the holy incense which he instructs them to make? (30:22-38)
Logic Questions: (The Interpretation/Comparison of the Text)
Why are the instructions for the tabernacle and its furnishings so detailed and specific? (Ch. 25-30)
Why is there a veil separating the Most Holy Place from the Holy Place? (26:31-35)
Yahweh said “you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and beauty.” (28:2 and also 28:40) Why would God care about them being beautiful?
What is symbolized by the high priest wearing the names of Israel’s tribes on his shoulders? Why does he also wear those names on his chest? (28:9-21; 29)
What are the Urim and Thummim? (28:30)
Why would Yahweh instruct them to sprinkle blood all over the beautiful garments of the priests? (29:21)
Why does Yahweh want the people of Israel not to make the holy oil and incense for themselves? (30:31, 37)
Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)
Do you think God cares about beauty? Why or why not? If so, how should we reflect his love and concern for beauty in our own lives?
How much money should we spend on making beautiful places of worship? Consider the incredible cathedrals of Europe, the Basilicas of Rome, etc. They are truly amazing and beautiful but are they too extravagant? Should we spend that money elsewhere? How are we to think about this given the tabernacle's design?
Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)
Read Hebrews 4:14-16. Do we as Christians today have a high priest? Who is it? What does he do?
Read Romans 12:1-2. Are we to offer sacrifices to God in our own day? What does that look like?
Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)
Beauty, Holiness, Wealth, Religion