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The Tabernacle Typology
Chart
Typical Colors
White, speaks of:
Righteousness. 2 Cor. 5:21.
Purity. Heb.4:15 ; 1 Jn.3:5 1 Pet. 2:22
Holiness. Heb. 7:26.
Blue
Heavenly Nature. 1 Cor.15:47; Jn.6:33 ,38;
3:13 ;
Eph. 4:9,10; Heb. 4:14 ; 9:24 ; 1 Tim. 3:16.
Purple:
Kingship, Royalty. Mt.27:37; Mk.15:26;
Lk.23:38; Jn.19:14,19; 1 Tim. 6:15; Rev.
17:14; 19:6,12,14,16
High Birth. Mt. 2:l,2
Scarlet (red or
crimson):
Sacrifice.
1 Cor.5:7; Heb.9:26 ; 10:12 ,26
Atonement. Rom.5:9, l1.
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Typical Metals
Gold: Deity, Divinity.
(Mercy Seat)
Ex. 25:17; 37:6; Rom. 3:24,25; Jn.14:1 1,20;
8:23,58; 17:3-5; 2 Pet. 1:3,4; 2
Cor.8:9; Rev. 3:20; Isa. 53:11.
Silver, speaks of
Redemption (Sockets)
The Atonement Money. Ex.30:11-16; 38:25-28.
The Red Coin of Calvary. 1 Pet.1:17-21.
Brass, Suffering
(Brazen Altar)
Ex.27:l-8; 38:1-7; Rev.1:15; Ac.3:18;
Heb.2:18;5:8;
I Pet.2:21; 1:10 -12
Divine Judgment. 2
Cor.5:21.
Justice. Gal.3:13 ; I Tim. 2:6; Deut.21:23 .
Endurance.
Heb. l2:2.
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Typical Numerals
ONE, speaks of Unity, Oneness.
Eph.4:4-6.
“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as
ye are called in one hope of your calling;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God
and Father of all, who is above all, and
through all, and in you all.” There is a
oneness among God’s people! The Unity of the
Spirit and purpose is more important and
more real than any organizational ties etc.
TWO, speaks of Witness
and Testimony.
Rev.3:14. Jesus is, “The Faithful and True
Witness,”
Col.1:15. He is, “The Image of the Invisible
God, He manifests, makes known the Father!
Lk.10:l Jesus sent out His Witnesses, ‘Two
and two before His Face into every city and
place, whither He Himself would come.”
Heb.10:28; 1 Tim.5:19; 2 Cor.l3:l,2;
Deut.19:15-21.
THREE, Speaks of Divine
Complete, The Godhead. Col.2:9, “In Him
(Jesus) dwells all the fullness of the
Godhead bodily” Rom. l:20; I Jn.5:7,8.
Three also speaks of
Abundant Testimony. Full Manifestation in
Redemption: God, the Father planned His
Great Plan of Redemption; God, the Son, the
Lord Jesus Christ fulfilled it; God, the
Holy Spirit witnesses to this Redeeming fact
in the Scripture!
Using the number three
in the following examples we can see how
exhaustive numerals can be!
Three definitions of God given in the
Bible:
1. God is a Spirit. 2. God is Light. 3.
God is Love.
Three divisions of the Tabernacle:
1. Outer Court. 2. Holy Place. 3. Holy of
Holies.
Three metals used in the construction of the
Tabernacle:
1. Gold. 2. Silver. 3. Brass.
Three colors often mentioned together:
1. Blue. 2. Purple. 3. Scarlet.
Three entrances to the Tabernacle. One to
each of the three divisions:
1. The Gate, 2. The Curtain Door, 3. The
Veil.
Three Lights:
1. The natural light from the sun in The
Outer Court.
2. The Light from the Candlestick in the
Holy Place.
3. The Light from the Shekinah Glory in
the Holy of Holies.
Three great feasts of the Jews:
1. Passover. 2. Pentecost. 3.
Tabernacles.
Three liquids used in the Tabernacle:
1. Blood. 2. Water. 3. Oil.
Three types of sacrifices were offered:
1. - of the herd; bullocks,
2. - of the flocks; sheep or goats.
3. - of the fowl; turtledoves or young
pigeons, etc.
Three places where the blood was sprinkled:
1. The Brazen Altar, (His Cross).
2. The Golden Altar, (His Intercession).
3. The Mercy Seat, (The Throne of God)
Three times the river Jordan was divided
miraculously:
1. When Israel crossed into Canaan .
2. When Elijah passed over before his
translation.
3. When Elisha returned after Elijah’s
translation.
Jonah was in the belly of the whale for
three days and
three nights. Jon. 1:l7.
Jesus spent three days
and nights in the tomb (heart of the earth).
Mt.12:40.
The Gospels record
three times God spoke from heaven:
1. At the baptism of Jesus. Mt.3:17
2. At His Transfiguration. Mt.17:5
3. Before the Passover. Jn.12:28.
Jesus raised three
people from the dead:
1. The daughter of Jarus. Mark 5:22 .
2. The son of the widow of Nain. Lk.7:14
3. Lazarus. Jn.11:43.
Christ was Crucified at
the third hour. Mk.15:25 .
His accusation was
written in three languages over His Head:
1. Hebrew. 2. Greek. 3. Latin. Lk.23:38;
Jn.19:20.
The three-fold nature
of man:
1. Spirit. 2. Soul. 3. Body. 1 Thes.5:23;
Heb. 4:l2.
FOUR, Speaks of
Yieldingness. Jn.10:l7,l8.
Jesus said, “My Father loves Me, because I
lay down My life, that might take it again.
No man takes it from Me, but I lay it down
of Myself. I have power to take it again.
This commandant have I received of My
Father.”
Isa.53:7,8; Mt.26:53.
Weakness. We live by
the power of God.
2 Cor.13:4 “Though He was crucified through
weakness, yet He lives by the power of God.
For we also are weak in Him, but we shall
live with Him by the power of God toward
you.”
FIVE, Speaks of Grace.
Jn.1:17.
"The Law was given by Moses, but grace and
truth came by Jesus Christ." Rom.3:24
,29,30; Gal. 3:24
Capacity. Jesus has the
capacity to forgive us from all sins!
Jn.l:9.
“If we confess our sins, He is our faithful
and just to forgive us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
1 Tim.2:5. “For there
is one God, and one mediator between God and
men, the man Christ Jesus;” Heb.8:6,9;
9:15;
Rom.6:14; Eph.2:8.
Responsibility. I
Tim.2:5; Heb. 8:6,9; 9:15 .
SIX, speaks of
Imperfection, Incompleteness. Human
achievement without the work of the Holy
Spirit. The number of man.
Man was created on the
sixth day. Gen.1:26-31.
Nebuchadnezzar’s image
was sixty cubits high and six cubits wide.
Dan. chapter 3.
The number of the antichrist is six, six,
six. Rev. 13:18.
SEVEN, speaks of Divine
Perfection; Completeness.
The fullness of God for
the believer.
The blood of the sin
offering was sprinkled before and upon the
Mercy Seat seven times on the Day of
Atonement.
Lev. 16:14,15.
Seven times Jesus
announced His Return in the book of
Revelation. 2:25; 3:3,11; 16:15 ;
22:7,12,20.
There are seven
‘Blessed” in this book. Rev.1:3; 14:13;
16:15 ; 20:6; 22:7,14.
BLESSED are they which are called unto the
marriage supper of the Lamb” Rev.19:9.
Isa.11:2,3 gives us a
sevenfold description of the Holy Spirit.
Again, using the number
seven for another example to show how
exhaustive numerals can be:
The book of Revelation
contains many “Seven’s. “There are:
7 Spirits before the throne.
7 Stars in Christ’s right hand.
Jesus is walking in the midst of 7 golden
Candlesticks.
7 Letters to the Churches of Asia .
The book is sealed with 7 seals.
7 Angels standing before the throne.
7 trumpets.
7 Vials of Judgments.
7 Thunders utter their voices.
The number seven appears nearly 600 times
throughout the Bible (in types).
EIGHT, speaks of
Resurrection. The number of New Beginning.
After seven days have
passed, the eighth day begins the new week.
Jesus arose from the
dead on the eighth day, the first days of
the week. We honor His Resurrection! Jesus
arose with a Glorified Body! Jesus is the
First fruits of Resurrection!
Apart from His
Resurrection, there are eight other cases of
resurrection recorded in the Bible:
Three in the OldTestament.
I Kgs.17:17-22; 2 Kgs.4:32-37; 13:20,21
Three in the Gospels.
Mk.5:35-42; Lk.7:l 1-15; Jn.11:l-45
Two in the book of
Acts. Acts 9:36-41; 20:9-12.
Through Christ, we have
been Resurrected into Newness of Life!
Rom. 6:4, 5.
NINE, speaks of Human
perfection. Under the influence, direction
and living by the Holy Spirit.
9 Beatitudes. Mt. 5:3-11.
9 Virtues. 2 Pet. 1 :5-7.'
9 Fold example of Patience. 2 Cor. 6:4,5
9 fold cluster of the Fruit of the
Spirit. Gal. 5:22,23.
9 Gifts or operations of the Spirit. 1
Cor. l2:8-10.
TEN, speaks of Perfect
Order. Gen. ch. 1. The phrase,
“God said” occurs ten times.
This shows Perfect Order in Creation.
Ex.1-17.
God gave His Ten
Commandments to Israel. Keeping these
brought a Perfect Order in living.
Rev.22:14.
We have received the power of the Holy
Spirit to keep His Commandments!
TWELVE, Speaks of
Governmental Perfection. Rev. chapter 21.
12 Gates.
12 Angels.
12 Tribes of the children of Israel .
12 Foundations.
12 Apostles of the Lamb.
The Holy City is 12 thousand furlongs.
We will reign (rule) on the earth.
Rev. 5:10,11.
The Holy City (overhead) is our
Headquarters. Mt.19:28
FORTY, Speaks of
Testing, Chastening, Tribulation (Trails,
Discipline).
Mk.1:l3. Jesus was, “In
the wilderness forty days, tempted of
Satan;”
Gal. 5:24 We are of Christ, we “Have
crucified the flesh with the affections and
lusts.”
(Passions) Gal 2:20; Rom.6:6.
Here is listed just a
few of the many numerals of the Bible. The
typology of these numerals and Scripture
references apply to redemption! Because of
the multitude of Scripture references that
can be applied for each numeral, only a few
have been listed here. You are encouraged to
do further study in the area of Biblical
Numerals, the arithmetic of heaven!
Follow are only a few
types from each category:
Typical People
Aaron, Christ, our Great High Priest.
Ex.28:1; Heb.5:4,5; Lev. 16:l5;
Heb.9:7,24.
Bezaleel, A type of the Spirit-filled
believer.
Ex.3l:1-11; 35:30-35; 36:1-4
Aholiab, A type of Grace.
Moses, Christ our Deliverer, Ruler and
Prophet. Deut. 18:15-18; Num.12:7; Heb.3:2;
Ac.3:20-22.
Joshua, Christ our Leader. Josh.1:5,6;
11:23; Heb.4:8,9; Ac.20:32.
Melchizedek, Christ our Priest and King.
Gen.14:18-20;
Heb. 7:l-l7.
Shepherd, Christ the Good Shepherd.
Jn.10:11,14
Aaron’s sons (priests). We are the
priesthood of believers. Rev.1:6; 5:10 ;
20:6; Ex.19:5; 1 Pet.2:5-9.
Leper, A type of the sinner.
Leprosy, A type of sin.
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Typical Places
Egypt, A type of sin and the world. A place
of death and bondage.
Kadesh-barnea, speaks of the place of
decision.
Promised Land, A type of the Holy Spirit.
Spirit-filled Life or Living.
Desert, Temptation or Persecution.
Sodom and Gomorrah, Wickedness.
Wilderness, Purging out the carnality of the
carnal Christian.
New Jerusalem, Celestial City. Cities of
refuge. Christ our Protection.
Rephidim, Refreshing or Life of the Spirit.
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Typical Objects
(things).
Sword, Word of God (Bible). Eph. 6:l7;
Heb.4:12 ; Rev. 1:16; 2:12 .
War, Spiritual Conflict. Eph. 6:12.
Key, Authority or Knowledge. Matt. 16:19;
18:18 ; Rev. 1:18.
Stone, Christ the Chief Corner Stone.
Isa. 28:16; 8:14 ; Rom. 9:33 ; Ac.4:l 1;
Mt.21:42;
Eph. 2:20; 1 Pet. 2:7,8
Stones, (onyx and precious) A type of
believers. Mal. 3:l7;
1 Pet.2:5
Wood, Humanity (Incorruptibility of the
Human Nature of our Lord Jesus Christ).
Isa.53 :2; Lk.1:35; Mt. l:2.
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Typical Events
Exodus, A mass departure. A great going out.
Wilderness Journey, Self crucifixion. Death
to self.
Passover, Death of Christ.
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Typical Foods
Oil, A type of the Holy Spirit (Christ the
Anointed.)
Isa. 61:1-3; Lk.4:18,19; Ac.l0:38.
The believers anointing. 1 Jn.2:27.
Fish, speaks of Men. Mt.4:19; Mk.1:17;
Lk.5:10.
Milk, Food for babes in Christ. I Cor.3:1-3;
Heb.12:l;
1 Pet. 2:1,2.
Meat, Food for strong, spiritual believers,
mature believers.
Those of full age. Heb.5:l2-14; 1
Cor.14:20; Phil. 3:15.
Fruit, Increase or Multiplication.
Spices, Christ our Sweet Smelling Savor.
Eph. 5:2;
2 Cor. 2:14,l5; Lev. 1:9; Num. l8:17.
(Fragrance of Christ before God)
Salt, Incorruptibility or Faithfulness
.(God’s Covenant is called A Covenant of
Salt). Lev. 2:13;
Num. l8:19; 2 Chron.13:5; Col.4:6;
Ezek.43:24.
Bread, Nourishment. Means of sustaining
life. 2 Cor.9:10.
Unleavened Bread, True doctrine (Teaching)
is without false doctrine and sin).
Mt.26:l7; Mk.14:1,12;
Lk. 22:17; Ac.12:3; 20:6; 1 Cor. 5:7, 8.
Leavened Bread, False doctrine (Teaching) is
decay, spiritual corruption and sin. Paul
refers to it as malice and wickedness. I
Cor.5:8; Lk.12:l; Mt. l6:6,11,12; 13:33 ;
Mk.8:l5; Lk.13: 21 ; 1 Cor.5:6-8; Gal.5:9.
Bitter Herbs, Bondage and slavery.
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Typical Actions.
Baptism, speaks of the death, burial and
resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Mt.3:13-15; Mk.1:9.
Weeping, Sorrow, Humility.
Walking, Conduct or Obedience.
Feet, Walk or Conduct.
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Other types
Blood, represents Life. Lev. l7:11,14
Rock of Horeb, speaks of Jesus the Rock of
Ages.
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Typical Animals
Lamb, Ram, is a type of
Christ the Perfect Offering.
Jn.I:29,36; 1 Pet.l:19; Rev. 5:6; 13:8;
l2:11;11; Isa. 53:7.
Sheep, God’s People.
Bullock - Oxen, Strength or Service.
Lion, Rulership.
Birds, Spirit beings (usually evil).
Goat, Sin or the sinner.
Serpent, Satan.
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Natural Phenomena:
Flood, Judgment.
Rain, Blessing.
Wind, Might or Power.
Water,
(great bodies of) Nations.
Types are not Symbols.
Symbols are not as close in likeness as
types are, but they do hold a high
significance.
A symbol, unlike a type, is not usually
shown ahead of time, but rather represents
something that already exists.
The Definition of a
Symbol
A symbol is that which stands for, or
represents something else; a visible sign or
representation of an idea or quality of
another object.
a. A symbol in the Bible means that an
object, animal, action, form, words or
whatever else is involved has a deeper
spiritual meaning than a simple, literal
interpretation might suggest, while a type
is an example of what is to come.
b. A symbol reminds us of something. A sign
or representation of something else.
Symbols applied to
Jesus from the four Gospels:
In Matthew, a lion is the symbol of a King.
Jesus, Lion from the tribe of Judah is The
King of Kings.
In Mark, an ox is the
symbol of strength and service.
Jesus is The Servant who came to Serve.
In Luke, a man is the
symbol of all mankind.
Jesus is The Perfect Man.
In John, an eagle is
the symbol of Spiritually.
Jesus is The Son of God (in Spirit He is
God).
Symbols
Fire. A symbol of the Presence of God:
In favor of Ex.3:2; 19:18 .
In judgment of, Gen. 19:24; Num. l6:34,35;
Deut.4:24;
Heb. 12:29
Horns, are a symbol of
Power. Dan.8:3,4.
Horns on the Brazen
Altar, speak of the Power of His Blood (The
Victory of the Cross and the saving power of
Christ)! Horns on the Golden Altar, speak of
the power of His Intercession (The Power of
Prayer)!
A Dove is the symbol of
Peace and Purity
(A dove has no gall.)
Symbols as they apply
to the Human Body:
Head: Mind.
Eye: Knowledge.
Ear: Listening.
Lips/Mouth: Testimony.
Shoulders: Strength (for burdens).
Breast: Affection.
Heart: Love.
Hands: Service.
Back, loins, thighs: Power and Strength.
Types are not the same
as Prophecy.
Types are only in a sense a sort of
Prophecy.
Prophecy is the for telling of future
events. Gen.49:l; Num.24:14.
Also speaking to people for edification and
comfort.
1 Cor.14:3.
There are three kinds
of prophecy.
1. There is the gift of prophecy.
1 Cor.ch.12 This is a teaching
ministry.
Teaching us of what is to Come.
2. There is the Spirit of prophecy.
Rev.19:10; 1:1,19; 4:1; 7:1,9; 15:5;
18:1; 19:1
This is foretelling future events.
Showings things to come.
3. There is fulfilled prophecy.
The purpose of this is Confirmation.
Jn.13:19
All by the same Spirit!
Two fifths of the Bible is prophecy.
All prophecy has already been fulfilled
that applies
to Redemption, except the redemption of
our bodies! |