Les Feldick Bible Study

Was the inside linen of the tabernacle hung on golden or silver hooks?

The inside linen of the tabernacle was hung on golden hooks, whereas the outer fence was hung on silver. The wood frame was set in blocks of pure silver, not brass, and the inside displayed beauty seen from within the sanctuary.

Les explains that after the inside linen had been hung, it was hung on golden hooks, whereas the outer fence was hung on silver. He notes that the wood frame was set in blocks, not of brass, but of pure silver—huge blocks of silver—and that someone once tried to estimate this as several tons of silver, though he does not affirm that as certain. He describes how the light from the seven-candle candlestick reflected off the gold and against the pure white linen with other colors and cherubim, making it beautiful beyond description. As one entered the sanctuary, the beauty was seen from the inside, not the outside, which he likens to believers in Christ seeing a beauty and loveliness the world knows nothing of. Then the coverings began with goat's hair next to the wood frame, then ram skins dyed red, and the outer covering of badger skins as called in the King James.