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The book of Exodus dedicates significant space to the description of\\xa0the tabernacle of the Lord. This may be difficult to read through, but\\xa0it is important to the understanding of the worship of God. The Ark of\\xa0the Covenant points to Mary (as we can see in Luke\\xa01:35\\xa0and in the\\xa0Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, similar to 2 Samuel 6, and Revelation\\xa012), and the holy place of the tabernacle and the holy of holies are\\xa0but a shadow, or type, of what exists in Heaven. This description is\\xa0seen as well in the book of Revelation.

The Ark of the Covenant is overlaid in gold and a cover called the\\xa0Mercy Seat, where God is enthroned, is over it, with two cherubim,\\xa0angels with wings and human faces. Inside were the tablets of the ten\\xa0commandments, Aaron\'s staff, and a jar of mana. These things reflect\\xa0the Word of God, the priesthood, and the bread that came down from\\xa0Heaven, respectively.

The table of the bread of the presence is also described, which is a\\xa0table that contains 12 loaves of bread, offered to God but also shared\\xa0by men and a symbol of God\'s covenant with man. Also in the holy place\\xa0is a lampstand, which has a figure of budding almonds, a sign of life\\xa0which may also be reflected in Num 17:8, where budding almonds also\\xa0show favor from God.

The tabernacle was a tent that was constructed to be erected whenever\\xa0they were in a place and was designed to be movable. The tabernacle\\xa0tent is a box decorated by rich curtains, divided into a large holy\\xa0place separated by a veil from a much smaller cube of the holy of holies.

God wishes to dwell with His people, to sanctify the space where His\\xa0holy place is, God asks us to give freely to worship Him in the way\\xa0that He commands us, and that this sacrifice should be a worship of\\xa0some value. This reverence and value increases as the holy things get\\xa0closer to the Ark of the Covenant. Unholy worship can be punished, as\\xa0were Aaron\'s sons Nadab and Abihu in Leviticus 10.

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