40 WORLD RECOVERY? then overlaid with pure gold. (Hxodus 26: 18-30) Over this was stretched a tent or cover- — ing of cloth that excluded the sunlight. The tabernacle was fifteen feet high, fifteen feet wide, and forty-five feet long. It was divided into two compartments: one, the holy, and the other, the most holy. The two compartments were separated by a beautiful cloth or curtain ealled the “vail”. Describing the tabernacle further Paul wrote, at Hebrews nine: “For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. And after the second vail, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; and over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercy seat: of which we cannot now speak particularly.” The most holy would have been entirely dark except for the supernatural light appearing there. It appears certain from the Seriptures that. such was the first manifestation of electricity to man, because the electric light and power proceed from Jehovah God, The light of the most holy pictured Jehovah’s presence. There was the place of meeting between God and his covenant people, who were represented in the most holy by the high priest, which high priest foreshadowed Christ Jesus. The tabernacle proper was enclosed by a court 75 feet wide and 150 feet long, the court
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