An Introduction to the Tabernacle

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

What biblical passage would you say best teaches about our redemption in Christ? Today, Daniel Hyde uses the Old Testament tabernacle to instruct us about the triune God, our sin, His saving grace, and how we are to serve Him.

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Meet Today's Teacher:

Daniel Hyde is pastor of Oceanside United Reformed Church in Carlsbad, CA.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	A little over one chapter was needed to describe the structure of the world.
0:05.0	But six were used for the tabernacle.
0:08.0	So it should sort of startle us a little bit.
0:10.0	The creation has just a scant amount in the whole overall teaching of Scripture as compared to the tabernacle.
0:16.0	Something's going on here.
0:18.0	Something's very important for us.
0:28.6	So what is going on with the tabernacle in the Old Testament? And why did God take so much time describing it?
0:32.6	Stay with us for renewing your mind, as that's what we'll consider today and tomorrow.
0:38.3	The Old Testament can sometimes be hard to read.
0:41.3	The context is very different than today.
0:44.3	There are descriptions and prescriptions that seem foreign to us.
0:48.3	And when we get to Exodus and start reading elaborate details about this tent, this tabernacle, we might be tempted
0:56.5	to skip over these chapters.
0:58.5	But if we did, we would miss out on truths that the Lord gave to his people in His Word.
1:05.3	To close out this week, you'll hear two messages from our guest teacher's 12-part series,
1:12.5	God in our midst,
1:19.4	the tabernacle and our relationship with God. Daniel Hyde recorded this series and wrote the companion book, and we'll send you both when you give a donation in support of renewing your mind
1:24.5	at Renewing Your Mind.org before midnight tomorrow.
1:29.3	Here's Dr. Hyde, the pastor of Oceanside United Reform Church in Carlsbad, California.
1:38.2	I want to ask you a question to begin with, just in terms of your own understanding of the Lord,
1:43.4	your salvation, and your relationship
1:46.8	with Him. What's the best biblical truth, the best key biblical passage or teaching that you
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