What do the materials and details of the tabernacle picture?
The materials and details of the tabernacle picture Christ in some aspect of His finished work of the cross. Its numbers are divisible by five, the number of grace, and its lack of chairs shows the priests' work was never finished, while Christ sat down because His work was finished.
Les explains that all of the materials and all of the aspects of the tabernacle are picturing Christ in some aspect of His finished work of the cross. The tabernacle was 45 feet long by 15 feet wide, with the Holy of Holies 15 by 15 and the sanctuary 30 by 15. All the numbers in the tabernacle are divisible by 5, the number of grace. The curtain had the same colors: white linen, blue, red, and purple. In the sanctuary there were no windows, and there were no chairs at all—not a single place to sit down. Les asks why, and answers that when Christ finished His work, He sat down. Hebrews chapter 1 says after He had finished the work, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, because His work was finished. The work of these priests, however, was never done and never finished.