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Some people argue that one must talk to God while
facing the atonement cover, because Moses talked with God
face to face there. That person may know a lot about the
Bible, but he or she is not well tuned about Heaven.
Moses built the tabernacle as God showed him. This
is a lot like Noah building an Ark through God’s instructions.
The tasks of both, Moses building the tabernacle and of
Noah con-structing the Ark must have been a very difficult
processes. This is because, no one had built a tabernacle
before, or it is possible that no one had known the purpose
of an Ark. It was only pos-sible because God had shown
Noah the actual dimensions and gave specific instructions for
building the Ark.
“They serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things. For
when Moses was about to erect the tent, he was instructed by
God, saying, “See that you make everything according to the
pattern that was shown you on the mountain.” (Hebrews 8:5
NIV)
What God had shown to Moses was the Tabernacle of
Heaven. Moses saw everything in the Tabernacle as he was
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