Exodus -- God's Wrath and Mercy

Exodus #15 If God set forth the ten commandments he wished written in the hearts of all men when he instructed Moses to build the Tabernacle, then it follows that the Tabernacle is essential for men to live by the law. The tabernacle, with its sacrificial system, its high priest and the twelve tribes of Israel around it is a synbol of a greater reality: The tabernacle of the Catholic Church, the Pope, and the nations receiving the light of Christ from her. The tabernacle is then the symbol of the body of Christ and this lecture will focus on the meaning of the tabernacle in the light of Christ. We shall describe how much of the specific physical details concerning the various objects found inside the tent, the priestly vestments, and the sacrifices therein point to and prepare Israel to recognize the surpassing reality of Christ's incarnation, death, and resurrection. Tabernacle picture by Didier Descouens - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0