tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post1013076126979279582..comments2023-07-31T10:50:36.357-04:00Comments on serna Bible Blog: The Tent of MeetingDavid Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08992882297558499646noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-62814119671443858232012-09-13T09:11:40.319-04:002012-09-13T09:11:40.319-04:00Hebrew Christian/Messianic Jew again:
I must apolo...Hebrew Christian/Messianic Jew again:<br />I must apologize - I seem to have it wrong! I just heard a different explanation from someone who knows Hebrew.<br />Yes, the Pillar of Cloud and The Glory (Shekinah) are both God but separate. It is the Glory that resided in the Holy of Holies. This part I have correct.<br />But apparently the sections of Exodus that mention the Tent of Meeting/Tabernacle are not in chronological order. Exodus 40:34-38 is describing the first time God dwelled with them, which is after the entire Tabernacle was complete. Per my teacher, mention of "The Tent" appears to be the covering, The Ohel. All instructions for building the Tabernacle with the Tent covering were given in the beginning, and then Moses would meet with God as the pillar of cloud after the entire Tabernacle was constructed. There was no Tent of Meeting separate from The Tabernacle as I seem to have incorrectly assumed. Per my teacher, Moses acted as a Prophet and a Priest. However, he could never enter the Holy of Holies. My teacher thinks the Ohel (Tent covering) extended over the front of the Tabernacle (whole structure) like an awning. He thinks under the awning is where Moses "entered" the Tent of Meeting, and then God descended in front of it as the Pillar of Cloud.<br />So I am wrong to conclude that the Tent of Meeting existed first, and then the Tabernacle was added on later.<br />So my most humble apology to anyone I may have mislead! This is a good lesson for me that I should not speak unless I am absolutely sure that I have been fully educated on a subject first!<br />Again, my most humble apology to you all!!<br />Shalom! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-72960944932671348352012-08-24T15:07:58.064-04:002012-08-24T15:07:58.064-04:00From a Hebrew Christian/Messianic Jew:
I think the...From a Hebrew Christian/Messianic Jew:<br />I think the Tent of Meeting was originally a tent outside the camp that Moses could enter and meet with God. The Pillar of Cloud of God then rested outside at the entrance of the Tent when Moses was already inside (and Joshua spent time in the tent with Moses as well). At that point Moses saw God face to face in the Cloud, but not "the Glory of the Lord" which appears to be separate from the Cloud. When The Cloud lifted then Moses could exit the Tent.<br /><br />I believe the Tabernacle was then added onto the original tent, and a new covering was placed on top of the combined structure. The Tabernacle became the Holy of Holies or Most Holy Place. The Tent of Meeting was then the Holy Place. When The Tabernacle addition was completed the Ark of the Covenant was placed inside that section.<br /><br />I think that because The Tabernacle addition made the entire structure that much more Holy, the entire structure is then referred to as "The Tabernacle".<br /><br />Then The Cloud hovered over the entire structure (now more Holy), and the Glory of the Lord entered the Ark inside the Holy of Holies (the Tabernacle addition). Again I think the Glory of the Lord is different than the Cloud.<br />I think at that point Moses could no longer enter the "Tabernacle" (Tabernacle addition + original Tent of Meeting) because the priestly system for approaching God had been established. Aaron was consecrated as the High Priest and the other Priests had been trained in their service (their service only occurred in the original Tent of Meeting part of the entire Tabernacle - they couldn't enter the Holy of Holies, and the High Priest could only enter the Holy of Holies 1x a year on the Day of Atonement, or Yom Kippur).<br /><br />Ha Mishkan means The Dwelling Place. I think it can refer to the Tabernacle addition that contained The Glory of the Lord, as well as the entire completed structure (Tabernacle addition + Tent of Meeting with new covering over all).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-19665298153768244972012-08-09T12:29:25.230-04:002012-08-09T12:29:25.230-04:00The Tent of the Meeting and the Tabernacle are the...The Tent of the Meeting and the Tabernacle are the same in meaning. They are synonomous with "a dweelingg place". The whole structure is the Tabernacle. It hs different "rooms for diffrent fuctions> At one point Moses could not enter it because the glory of the Lord filled it. That would mean the whole Tabernacle nit just part of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-51144053997568841592012-05-16T21:00:10.361-04:002012-05-16T21:00:10.361-04:00The Tent/Tabernacle of meeting represents a diagra...The Tent/Tabernacle of meeting represents a diagram of the human body. Do a diagram with the head as the holy of holies. All 7 represent the 7 steps to peace/freedom.katrinahttp://www.butterflymovement.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-77382822740359225062011-12-30T16:33:11.500-05:002011-12-30T16:33:11.500-05:00Not as such, Anonymous (and Anonymous' husband...Not as such, Anonymous (and Anonymous' husband). As I continued through Numbers, Deuteronomy etc. I didn't get any clearer on it, but neither was it of concern based on what I was reading.<br /><br />What I mean by that is that I didn't come across any places where it was of importance how the Tabernacle and Tent of Meeting relate to each other, or if they're different terms for the same thing. No instances where the difference (or same-ness) mattered to me as a 21st Century Christian.<br /><br />The only place it might matter is if one were to create a diagram illustrating it, and post it on one's blog. But who would be foolhardy enough to do that? Er...David Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992882297558499646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-46896228389429058242011-12-30T16:20:44.968-05:002011-12-30T16:20:44.968-05:00My husband & I have been having the same quest...My husband & I have been having the same questions & wondering if the terms were interchangeable or if there were 2 separate places. Without trying to research the rest of your blog I am wondering if you have come to a conclusion about the 2 terms?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-63267853774556633822008-01-10T15:05:00.000-05:002008-01-10T15:05:00.000-05:00That hadn’t been my thought, but it could ve...That hadn’t been my thought, but it could very well be the case. I was just thinking that there were two “tents,” an inner tent, called the “Tent of Meeting,” and an outer tent (with no ceiling), which housed the overall thing, and was called the “Tabernacle.” However, there was another tent called the “Tent of Meeting,” that Moses had used to talk to God before the Tabernacle was built, so that tent might very well have become the “Tent of Meeting” that ended up within the Tabernacle.<BR/><BR/>I really just do not know. :-)David Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08992882297558499646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29480201.post-77514142719675136482008-01-10T10:39:00.000-05:002008-01-10T10:39:00.000-05:00So, if I am hearing you right....You believe that ...So, if I am hearing you right....<BR/><BR/>You believe that the, "Tent Of Meeting" became part of the Tabernacle once it was finished and in place?<BR/><BR/>That would make sense to me if that were the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com