What do the tabernacle's fence, hides, sacrifices, priesthood, and Day of Atonement speak of?
The tabernacle's fence, hides, sacrifices, priesthood, and Day of Atonement all speak of the finished work of Christ on the cross. Every detail of the tabernacle is a picture of Christ, showing that the propitiation mentioned in Romans 3 is lived out in its fullness.
Les explains that he usually does not spend a lot of time in the tabernacle, but he intends to show clearly that the word propitiation in Romans chapter 3 is lived out in all its fullness in every jot and tittle of the tabernacle in Exodus. Everything in that tabernacle is a picture of Christ. For example, the Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies was a box made of wood, which spoke of Christ's earthly side, and it was covered with gold, which spoke of His deity. All the way through the whole tabernacle—the fence and the blocks in which it sat, the hides that covered the tent, the sacrifices, the priesthood, and the Day of Atonement—everything speaks of the finished work of Christ on the cross.