What is the meaning of Exodus 36:38? Post One – Purpose At The Door Step up to the very first post of the entrance curtain. It stands to say, “There is a way in.” In Exodus 36:37 the curtain was hung; verse 38 tells us how the posts themselves were dressed. • Exodus 26:37 shows these five posts always belonged to the doorway, not the inner rooms. • John 10:9, “I am the gate; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved”, echoes the invitation this first post announces. • Psalm 100:4 reminds us we “enter His gates with thanksgiving,” because the structure God designs actually welcomes worshipers. Post Two – Gold On The Tops Look upward. The capital of every post is sheathed in gold. The eye meets glory before it sees anything else. • Exodus 25:11 uses gold to cover the ark; the same metal at the doorway links God’s throne to His welcome. • Revelation 21:21 pictures gates of pearl opening onto streets of gold—heaven’s entry reflects the tabernacle’s. • Psalm 24:3-4 asks who may ascend the hill of the LORD; the answer comes framed in gold, declaring His holiness over the path in. Post Three – Gold Bands Binding Not just the tops but also “their bands” (cross-pieces or connecting rods) are overlaid with gold. The doorway is held together by divine glory. • Exodus 36:34 shows the boards of the sanctuary bound by gold-covered bars; unity inside and outside matches. • Colossians 1:17 says Christ “holds all things together,” the reality the golden bands illustrate. • Ephesians 4:3 calls the church to “keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,” reflecting what these shining bands already display. Post Four – Five Bases Of Bronze Shift your gaze downward. Each post stands on a bronze socket. Gold above, bronze below—heaven’s glory rests on righteous judgment. • Exodus 27:1-2 commands the altar—place of atonement—to be made of bronze; the same metal is now under the doorway. • Numbers 21:9 tells how a bronze serpent was lifted up so that the judged might live, foreshadowing John 3:14-15. • 2 Chronicles 4:1 notes a massive bronze altar in Solomon’s temple; God’s holy presence still requires a foundation of dealt-with sin. Post Five – Grace At The Threshold Why five posts? All through Scripture the number five whispers grace—unearned favor standing between sinner and sanctuary. • Romans 5:2, “Through Him we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand,” fits the scene of five supports. • John 14:6 ties it together: “I am the way… No one comes to the Father except through Me.” Christ fulfills gold, bronze, and every post in one saving doorway. • Hebrews 4:16 invites us to “approach the throne of grace with confidence,” because the entrance has been perfectly fashioned. summary Exodus 36:38 zooms in on the entryway’s five posts: gold-crowned, gold-banded, bronze-based. God weaves together glory above, judgment beneath, and grace all around, pointing to the only true Door—Jesus—who secures our access to His holy presence. |
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