Lesson 1 – Overview of the Sanctuary
1. Why study the Sanctuary?
- Psalm 77:13 - Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary. Who is so great a God as our God?
- God reveals Himself in the sanctuary. The sanctuary is an illustration of God’s plan of salvation for the sinner. The sanctuary shows how God rids the universe of sin without destroying the sinner.
2. Where did the blueprints of the Sanctuary come from?
- Exodus 25:8-9
- Hebrews 8:5
3. Why was the Sanctuary built?
- Hebrews 8:1-5
Sanctuary Overview:
- The Outer Court – Exodus 26:1-30, Exodus 27:9-16
- The Altar of Burnt Offering – Exodus 27:1-8
- The Laver – Exodus 30:17-21, Exodus 38:8
- The Holy Place
- The Golden Candlestick – Exodus 25:31-40
- The Table of Showbread – Exodus 25:23-30
- The Altar of Incense – Exodus 30:1-10
- Most Holy Place
- The Ark of the Covenant – Exodus 25:10-22, Deuteronomy 10:4-5
- Items inside the Ark – Exodus 40:20, Exodus 16:33-35, Numbers 17:1-11, Hebrews 9:4
