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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith

~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~

Chapter 8 – Vision of the Ram, He-Goat & Little Horn
The tabernacle was at first constructed in

such a manner as to be adapted to the

condition of the children of Israel at that time.

They were just entering upon their forty

years’ wandering in the wilderness, when this

building was set up in their midst as the

habitation of God, and the center of their

religious worship. Journeying was a necessity,

and removals were frequent. It would be

necessary that the tabernacle should often be

moved from place to place. It was, therefore,

so fashioned of movable parts, the sides being

composed of upright boards, and the covering

consisting of curtains of linen and dyed skins,

that it could be readily taken down,

conveniently transported, and easily erected

at each successive stage of their journey. After

entering the promised land, this temporary

structure in time gave place to the magnificent