The Holy of Holies
This room was divided, in two, by a large heavy tapestry on which the images of the cherubim were embroidered. The room created behind the veil represents what is in heaven. This room was called the Holy of Holies and was the holiest place in the Tabernacle where the Ark of the Covenant rested. It's lid the Mercy Seat a depiction of the description of Genesis 3:24. "...and placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life."
The "mercy seat" is the lid of the "ark of the covenant".

In the Holy Place,

the larger place,

there were the

Golden Altar,

Golden Lampstand, and the Golden Table

The main part of the Tabernacle was placed at the west end of the court. It was 52' by 17'1/2 by 17'1/2.

........It was divided into two compartments.
Most Holy Place - small
Holy Place - larger

God gave us the account of creation in less than two chapters, yet the instructions for the making of the Tabernacle takes up eleven chapters.

...........................We would think that the work of Creation was far more important than the building of the Tabernacle.

.............But as mighty as the work of Creation was, it was simply the preparing of a stage upon which was to be a far mightier work, the work of our Redemption in Christ.

From the time that man had died spiritually,
........God had been working toward his redemption.

Now the Tabernacle is to be a type of Christ
...and the Redemption He was working out for man.

..So every detail must be according to His exact plan.

The Tabernacle was to be made exactly as God revealed it to Moses.

"9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it."
...................................Exodus 25:9

To build the Tabernacle, God asked them for free-will offerings.
"2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering."
.................................Exodus 25:2

God wanted to live with His Covenant People.

.......................He couldn't live in their hearts, because they hadn't yet received Eternal Life.; He had to be manifested to their physical senses. Their worship had to be the same.

............There had to be a physical dwelling place where He would live and where they could meet Him through a physical priesthood.

Exodus 25:8

Exodus 34:
"1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. . . . . . . . .
27 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments."

...........The second stone tables were made by Moses.

When Moses returned with the Commandments, the people led by Aaron breaks the first commandment and Moses breaks the Tables written wiith the finger of God.

Moses was called up to receive the Tables of Stone.
............................Exodus 24:12-18

On the Mount, Moses received the instructions for
............the Tabernacle,
..................the Priesthood and
.......................the Sacrifices.
............................Exodus 25:31

Three elements formed the Law.

.........*The Commandments - they revealed the spiritual death that ruled in the heart of man.

.........*The Ordinances - gave, in the High Priest, a representative of the people with Jehovah.

.........*The Sacrifices - gave a covering for the broken law and spiritual-dead Israel.