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A study uncovering hidden meanings in the Bible, including: Persons, Events, Places, Institutions, Things, Sacrifices, and Feasts.

Melchizedek represents the High priesthood of Christ.
Moses shows Christ as deliverer.
Jonah pictures the resurrection.
Passover shows Christ’s sacrifice.
The Flood foreshadows coming destruction.
Egypt represents the bondage of sin.
Jerusalem typifies the church, and Heaven.
Babylon pictures the end days apostate church.
The Cities of Refuge picture Christ, our refuge.
The Veil shows the believer's access to God and Christ's humanity.
The Sabbath represents the spiritual rest – salvation.
The coats of skin God gave to Adam and Eve represent the covering of man's sin.
The Brazen Serpent was a type of the lifted-up Christ.
The most holy place of the tabernacle represents Heaven.
The holy place is a type of the church.
The manna foreshadows Christ.
The Burnt offering represents Christ's sacrifice.
The Grain offering shows Christ’s perfect sacrifice of the highest quality.
The Peace offering shows Christ's death as basis for fellowship with God.
The Sin offering - Christ's death takes care of the root of sin.
The Trespass offering – His death atones for the injury of sin.
The Scapegoat shows Christ the Substitute.
Passover represents Christ's redemption.
Unleavened Bread shows the believer's holy walk.
Firstfruits tells of Christ's resurrection.
Pentecost represents the Holy Spirit's coming.
Trumpets represents the Day of the Lord.
The Day of Atonement shows Israel's conversion by the shed blood of Christ.
Tabernacles represents God's provision for man's need.
The tabernacle is called a figure (Hebrews 9:9), a pattern (Hebrews 9:23),and a shadow (Hebrews 10:1, 8:5).
The Tabernacle has much spiritual truth about our communion with God.

The tabernacle’s wall of fine twined linen was a symbol of the righteousness of God.
The tabernacle had only one gate, made of different colours. Our Lord says, “I am the door”.
White linen is the Righteousness of Christ
Blue - His Deity
Scarlet - His Suffering
Purple - His Kingship
Gold represents deity, silver is redemption, and brass is judgment.
The roof of the tabernacle had four layers - goat's hair represents atonement, the ram’s wool is redemption, the badger skin is humanity.
The Brazen Altar speaks of the sinner’s deliverance from the guilt of sin by the sacrifice of Christ; the atonement for sin.
The Brazen Laver revealed, and removed uncleanness.
The Candlestick pictures Christ - light of the world.
The Table of Showbread shows Christ is God’s provision for all our spiritual needs.
The Altar of Incense was only for burning incense - it pictures access to God through prayer.
The veil – showed man’s separation from God and His holy presence.
The veil of the temple was torn at the hour of the evening sacrifice, at 3PM - just as Christ our Passover was sacrificed for our sin.
The Ark of the Covenant represented access to God – His covenant. Now we have access to God through Christ.
The Ark contained the Law of God, which demanded death for every sinner. But over this Ark was the Mercy Seat, covered with blood - it speaks of acceptable atonement. It was made out of beaten gold - it pictures our Lord, beaten with many stripes, shedding His blood, so that we could be reconciled to God.
The Mercy Seat shows that there is mercy with God - it is the sacrifice of Christ - Romans 3:25.
Inside the ark were the Ten Commandments. The Lord fulfilled God’s requirements and took our curse upon Himself.
The ark contained the golden pot that held the Manna. Christ says: I am that bread of Life.
Aaron's Rod that budded showed God's appointment of the priest. Jesus Christ is God’s chosen High Priest.
The Ark gives us a full portrait of Christ:
• Humanity (wood)
• Deity (gold)
• Incarnation (wood with gold overlay)
• Atonement (sprinkled blood)
• Resurrection (budded rod)
• Ascension, glorification (crown)
• Obedience, holiness (tables)
• Wilderness provision (Manna)
• Vindication of God’s throne (cherubim)
• Now appearing for us (cloud of glory)

The high priest and his garments also have hidden meanings.
The Coat of fine woven linen pictures the righteousness of the saints.
The Ephod –had the colours of purple, scarlet and white.
The priest had a special Breastplate upon his chest, with precious stones that represented the twelve tribes. God’s saved people are likened to jewels.
The priest had a Girdle - a belt of fine twined linen - representing service.
The priest had Shoulder Stones - the names of all the people of God were upon his shoulders.
The priest also wore a golden plate – like a crown - made out of pure gold. It was inscribed with “Holiness to the Lord”. Christ is our righteousness.
The priest also wore a Mitre–a turban on his head. This could represent authority.
God’s people were led by a pillar of cloud – which represented the presence of the Lord in the midst of His own people.

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