Tabernacle Furnishings
This object held the tablets of the law and had two cherubim on its mercy seat.
What is the ark of the covenant?
Complete the verse from Leviticus 19:2 — "Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am ___."
What is holy?
Exodus 35:5 says offerings for the tabernacle should come from a person with this kind of heart.
What is a willing heart?
The book of Leviticus opens with instructions about offering these.
What are sacrifices (or burnt offerings)?
Exodus 40:12-14 describes Aaron and his sons being washed, anointed, and clothed in these.
What are holy garments?
The smoke rising from this piece of furniture represented the prayers of the saints ascending to God.
What is the altar of incense?
According to D&C 60:7, Christ promises He is able to do this for us.
What is "make you holy"?
Moses eventually had to tell the people to stop doing this because they had brought too much.
What is bringing offerings (or giving)?
This annual holy day, described in Leviticus 16, was when the high priest entered the Holy of Holies to atone for Israel's sins.
What is the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)?
Isaiah 61:10 and Revelation 19:7-8 connect this temple ordinance to being clothed in righteousness.
What is clothing (in holy garments)?
Located in the courtyard, this is where animal sacrifices were offered to point Israel to Christ's future Atonement.
What is the altar of sacrifice (or brazen altar)?
Leaving Egypt and entering the promised land were only steps toward this ultimate goal God had for Israel.
What is becoming holy (or becoming a holy people)?
These skilled workers were filled with the Spirit of God to design and build the tabernacle.
Who are Bezaleel and Aholiab?
On the Day of Atonement, this animal symbolically carried the sins of the people into the wilderness.
What is the scapegoat?
Luke 4:18 and Acts 10:38 show Jesus was associated with this ordinance, with the Spirit upon Him.
What is anointing?
Standing in the holy place, this seven-branched object symbolized Christ as the light of the world.
What is the candlestick (or lampstand/menorah)?
This hymn, number 131, asks the Lord for more of this central attribute.
What is "More Holiness Give Me"?
According to 3 Nephi 9:19-20, the Lord no longer requires animal sacrifice but instead asks for this.
What is a broken heart and a contrite spirit?
Animals offered in sacrifice had to meet this requirement, symbolizing Christ's sinless perfection.
What is being without blemish?
Ezekiel 36:25-27 promises that God will do this to His people, symbolizing spiritual cleansing.
What is sprinkle clean water (or wash) them?
Priests washed at this bronze basin before performing sacred ordinances.
What is the laver?
Simply being in holy places doesn't make us holy. Leviticus 19 shows that holiness also requires this.
What is keeping God's commandments (or living His laws)?
Moses 5:7 teaches that Adam's animal sacrifice was a similitude of this.
What is the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father?
D&C 64:34 says the Lord requires the heart and this from His people.
What is a willing mind?
The portable structure built in the wilderness served this purpose for ancient Israel — what we today receive in temples.
What is sacred ordinances (or a place to receive ordinances/meet with God)?