For the south side there shall be hangings for the court made of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long for one side. Just as the outer court would be the first encounter a God-seeking man would find, so too is the humanity of the believers the first thing we encounter when seeking God today. The horns pointed in all directions telling us that the power of the blood is available to all mankind, inclusive of Jews and Gentiles, whites and blacks, learned and unlearned, and rich and poor alike. What once was a simple, and spiritual ceremony designed to point to God as the Savior of mankind, was turned into an assembly line of endless sacrifices in an attempt to earn one's way into Heaven. Faced with another failure, they turned to the subject of money. The east and west sides each had ten bronze pillars, but while the west side was a full fifty cubits of fine woven linen, the east side had a gate in the middle.
We receive redemption and eternal life through Him, and through Him alone. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. One of the most prominent features of the outer court was the many, many feet of fine linen which stretched around the entire structure of the tabernacle. Surely it does and for those that reject God's offer of salvation in Christ then for them the text will be fulfilled that 'it is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God'. Comparing scripture, we find another important example of foot washing in John chapter 13. There is a resemblance between the ark and the alter. Everyone knew their place. The key to breaking free of the Outer Court life and into the intimacy and dynamic power of the Inner Court is developing hunger and thirst for the depths of God and the insatiable longings that keeps crying for more and more of God, for greater heights and depths with God (Matt. Although the gospels record a number of tests and questions the priests and scribes challenged Jesus with, not one of them was based upon the prophecies of the Messiah, even though Jesus pointed them to a number of scriptures containing prophesies about Him. The ancients evidently had a process of hardening copper that made it the most fire-resistant of all metals.
The only partition now is the indifference, unwillingness, distractions and inertia of those who still choose to remain "outside". Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Jesus Christ, as God in the flesh, represented the highest degree of such a humanity. "The west end of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide and have curtains, with ten posts and ten bases. Being a picture of the Word, it reminds us that the Word cannot be measured. Silver always symbolizes redemption, and the price paid for our redemption.
The laver was a small vessel, yet it met the need of every priest. 5:6, Psalm 42, John 6:35). Consider Luke's account of our Lord as the perfect man engaging in prayer on seven major occasions. The priest looked with pride upon their control of the Sabbath. The laver suggests separation and sanctification. An altar is a place of humiliation and submission for the Israelite. As these virtues attract us to men and women of Christ, these same men and women direct us to Jesus Christ as the entry point for a life with God.
The gate or the door into the tabernacle is very significant because Yeshua said that He was the Door (gate) and there is no other way to enter in except through Him. Similarly even if our life outwardly seems all broken our inward man should be holy. God Himself was the one who watched and EVERYTHING had to proceed as He had prescribed. SILVER STANDS FOR REDEMPTION.