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IN THE HOLY OF HOLIES
– about entering the presence of God –
presented by
KEN CHANT
The Israelite Camp with its Tabernacle –
Israelite Camp & Tabernacle
North
Naphtali
Asher
Dan
West
Manasseh
East
Levites
Benjamin Ephraim
Issachar
Judah
Tabernacle
Rueben
Simeon
Gad
South
Zebulun
The Layout of the Tabernacle –
The Tabernacle, Holy Place, Holy of Holies –
Schematic Tabernacle
The Outer Fence
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Most
Holy
Place
Holy
Place
Altar
Laver
The people could bring their sacrifices to the
Entrance, but they had to remain outside the
perimeter fence . . .
Bringing a Sacrifice to the Tabernacle –
Leviticus 1:3
The Outer Court –
The Layout of the Tabernacle –
The main sanctuary –
The two rooms in the sanctuary –
The Holy Place –
Table of Showbread
Most
Holy
Place
Altar of
Incense
Menorah
The Veil
Holy
Place
The Holy Place –
The Holy of Holies –
The Cherubim
(see Ezekiel 1:5-14; 10:4-15)
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 The “cherubim” were not cuddly small
angels, but were either winged oxen or
lions, with the head of a king.
The Cherubim –
 They each had two wings, one facing
inward and the other outward.
 Their faces were turned inward, gazing
down upon the “mercy seat”.
The High Priest –
The High Priest –
What it all meant – (Hebrews 9:1-8) . . .
“(A) tabernacle was set up. In the first part
were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of
the Presence. This was called the Holy Place.
Behind the second curtain was the part of the
tabernacle called the Holy of Holies, in which
reposed the golden censer and the ark of the
covenant completely covered with gold. . . .
Above it were the cherubim of glory
overshadowing the place of atonement. . . .
What it all meant –
“. . . When everything had been arranged like
this, the priests went daily into the first part of
the tabernacle to perform their duties. But only
the high priest went into the second part, and
then only once a year, and never without
blood, which he offered for himself and for the
sins committed by the people in ignorance.
The Holy Spirit was indicating by this that the
way into the Holy of Holies had not yet been
made open as long as the first part of the
tabernacle was still standing.”
What it all meant –
 Observe how the apostle sums up the
entire Tabernacle in one magnificent
concept –
“The Holy Spirit was showing us that
the way into the Holiest was not yet
open.”
The Way into the Holiest is Now Open !
 But if so, then now the
converse must also be true –
 The Holy Spirit is now
signifying that . . .
 Through the blood of the
everlasting covenant the way is
always open to everyone who
believes!
 Yet many Christians are
cheated of this access by
wrong teaching! . . .
 They hear from the pulpit or read in a book
that nearness to God is a high privilege
attained by only a few remarkable people.
 Or else some method of getting close to
God is presented –
 Perhaps to get perfectly “still”
 Or to reach a certain quality of worship
 Or to arrive at an intensity in prayer
 Or to achieve some astonishing level of
personal piety or holiness.
 This is all deeply tragic,
because sincere
believers do yearn to get
into the presence of God,
to dwell close to him.
 Their very eagerness
makes them
susceptible to
delusion!
 Yet our text opens an
uncloseable door!
The three-fold gift of God !
 Notice three things about our right of
access to the nearest presence of God –
1) There is no place closer to God than to
stand in the Holy of Holies
 Beyond it there is only a bleak desert!
2) Aaron entered by right of birth,
without any reference to character
 Moral issues might be dealt
with on other grounds, but
until they were acted on, and
he was removed from office,
the High Priest could not be
denied.
Children and Guests do not “break in” !
3) We not only have access by
right of birth, but by right of
personal invitation!
 Does a child need to
“break into” its own
home?
 Should an invited guest
“break through” your
front window?
 When you have an invitation to enter, and
an unassailable right to be there, you
simply walk in !
SO THEN, MARCH IN! –
 Here is a passage that splendidly
summarises the privilege we have –
“God did all these things in agreement with
his eternal purpose, which he has achieved
through Christ Jesus our Lord, so that
because of our union with Christ and
through our faith in him, we may now go
boldly into God's presence with all
confidence!”
(Ephesians 3:11-12)
The Way is Open!
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“God did all these things in agreement with
his eternal purpose, which he has achieved
through Christ Jesus our Lord, so that
because of our union with Christ and
through our faith in him,
we may now go boldly into God's presence
with all confidence!”
(Ephesians 3:11-12)
 So let us do as scripture admonishes, and
enter the holiest with boldness, as God’s
own dear children, and with an
unquenchable expectation of richly
answered prayer !!