What does the whole tabernacle, including its sacrifices and priesthood, point to?
The whole tabernacle, including its sacrifices and priesthood, points to Christ and His finished work on the cross. Its Ark, fence, coverings, Day of Atonement, and every detail picture Him, demonstrating that the propitiation spoken of in Romans 3 is lived out in fullness.
Les explains that he usually does not spend a lot of time in the tabernacle, but he wants to show clearly that the word propitiation back in Romans chapter 3 is lived out in all its fullness in every jot and tittle of the tabernacle in Exodus. Les teaches that 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, but it was covered with gold, which spoke of His deity. All the way through the whole tabernacle—the fence, 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.