Exodus 26

"And the veil shall be hanged on with rings, and within it thou shalt put the ark of the testimony, and the sanctuary and the holy of the holies shall be divided with it." (Exodus 26:33)

I haven't much to comment on concerning this chapter, as it was entirely made up of straightforward instructions on the building of the tabernacle. But all throughout, the only thing I could think of was how alike the descriptions are to our modern-day tabernacles on our altars. And so the revelation I received upon this reading was in the complexity of the interconnectedness between Old Covenant and New. Jesus didn't come and wipe the slate clean; He came to fulfill, or complete, the Law. He didn't come to declare the Ten Commandments void (for example); He came and said, "If you love me, keep my commandments" (John 14:15). He came to set us straight. And so it is only fitting that His Divine Presence be surrounded by the same appurtenances that housed Him in the Old Covenant. Our tabernacle today, therefore, has a veil separating us from the Holy of Holies, just as described in Exodus. Altars often have figures of angels on either side of the tabernacle, much like the cherubim of the Ark. Above you can see the tabernacle in the lower center portion of the picture, veiled and reverently housing the Divine Presence of God. For remember, concerning His people, God Himself said, "Make me a sanctuary, and I will dwell in the midst of them" (Exodus 25:8). By His Mercy, He still does today.