The Tabernacle of Moses and the Cross
The Tabernacle of Moses and the Cross Continued from The Tabernacle of Moses and Jesus The Tabernacle’s Position Israel was a large group of people, divided into 12 different tribes. As God is a God of order, this large group of people had to be arranged orderly. God set up the camp as follows: The Tabernacle was in the midst of the camp (Numbers 2:17)On the East side the tribes of Judah, Issachar and Zebulon campedOn the West side the tribes of Ephraim, Mannasseh and Benjamin campedOn the North side the tribes of Dan, Asher and Naphtali campedOn the South side the tribes of Rueben, Simeon and Gad camped Many experts believe that the view from heaven as God looked upon the camp was in the shape of a cross. Chuck Missler explains: “The tribes of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun–collectively called the Camp of Judah–had to encamp east of the Levites. This poses a technical problem. Notice that if the breadth of their camp was larger than that of the Levites, the excess would be southe