Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

Chapter 30
The Sanctuary: God's Dwelling Place in Israel
This chapter is based on Exodus 25 to 40; Leviticus 4 and 16.
The command came to Moses while he was on the mountain
with God, "Let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among
them" (Exodus 25:8). Full directions were given for constructing the
tabernacle. By their apostasy, the Israelites gave up their right to the
divine Presence, but after God took them into favor again, the great
leader proceeded to carry out the divine command.
God Himself gave Moses the plan for the sanctuary, its size and
form, the materials to be used, and every article of furniture it was to
contain. The holy places made with human hands were "copies of
the true," "copies of the things in the heavens" (Hebrews 9:24, 23), a
miniature representation of the heavenly temple where Christ, our
great High Priest, was to minister in the sinner's behalf. God showed
Moses the heavenly sanctuary and commanded him to make
everything according to the pattern shown to him.
A large amount of the most costly material was required for
building the sanctuary, yet the Lord only accepted freewill offerings.
All the people responded. "Then everyone came whose heart
was stirred, and everyone whose spirit was willing, and they brought
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