When most people think of the Old Testament tabernacle, they picture an ancient tent,

distant and unfamiliar, something that feels far removed from everyday life.

But what if that sacred structure was actually designed by God to point us

directly to everything we have in Jesus Christ? In this study, fully furnished, finding all you need in Christ,

Scott invites us to step inside the tabernacle and discover that every detail from the altar to the mercy seat was a divine preview of the Savior to come.

Let's join Scott now.

My wife loves light fixtures and I remember when we were building our house, one of the big deals

was just picking out the exact right fixture for every room. Well, when God constructed the tabernacle

as a meeting place for his people, he instructed that there be one light fixture and only one in the holy place

is known now as the golden candle stand. And that particular piece was the only piece of furniture

in the tabernacle that was radiating light, illuminating everything else. And like every other piece of furniture, it points us to

the Lord Jesus Christ. And why is that? Because the Lord Jesus Christ is the light. In fact, that golden

candle stand had a great deal of symbolism in every way. And I think we must begin with the most obvious, and that is

that it points us to the beautiful, perfect light of the Lord Jesus Christ. Let me read just a

little bit to you from the book of Exodus again. Exodus chapter number 25, we read beginning in

verse number 31, thou shalt make a candlestick

of pure gold. Now, I don't know what that means to you, but gold, of course, in every

generation is valuable, but it is believed that this particular candle stand would have been about

75 pounds of pure gold.

This is just a reminder of the immense value and the absolute purity and glory and

beauty of the Lord Jesus Christ.

And when you come to the New Testament, John really just picks up right where Moses left off

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