The Tabernacle
Andrew Gray. Hebrews 9:1-10 Then truly the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. : — The tabernacle, of course, was a type. What did it typify? Some say that it typified Christ, and, particularly, that it typified His incarnation (John 1:14). Others hold that the tabernacle represented the Christian Church. Yet a third opinion is that the tabernacle signified heaven. Which of these opinions shall we choose? We shall not choose any one of them to the exclusion of the others. We incline to adopt all three, and to hold that the tabernacle was a type of Christ, and of the Church, and of heaven. The Man Christ Jesus is God's tabernacle; so is the Church; so is heaven. God dwells most wondrously in Christ: He dwells most graciously in the Church; and He dwells most gloriously in heaven. Christ is God's tabernacle to the eye of the Church; the Church is God's tabernacle before the world; heaven is, and, with the gathered company of the redeemed set round the throne for ever will be God's tabernacle before the universe. (Andrew Gray.) Parallel Verses KJV: Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. WEB: Now indeed even the first covenant had ordinances of divine service, and an earthly sanctuary.