The Colours
of the Tabernacle
The colours of the tabernacle were extremely colourful
for their day. They were very royal and kingly. Below the colours are
listed and described with there meanings.
- Reddish Purple -- Represents the blood sacrifice of The Lamb of God
rare crushed sea snails was used for this dye.
- White -- Represents the perfect righteousness of The Messiah.
- Bluish Purple -- Represents Heaven, the Home of The
Lord. This colour was obtained from crushed molluscs. The mollusc was
harvested in the winter months.
- Purple -- Represents The king,
The Messiah.
- Crimson\ Scarlet --Represents
the blood sacrifice and was obtained from crushing Tolla Worms.
All
these colours represent the complete person of the Messiah
Isaiah
53 “He was crushed by our iniquities:
The Churches
challenge – What are your colours. What is your delight?
Psalm
37:4 “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of
your heart”
Isaiah
61:10 “I delight greatly in the Lord, my soul rejoices in my God.”
Jeremiah
15:16 “When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my hearts
delight”
Jesus Christ said in
John 4:34 “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to finish”
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