MEASURE THE TEMPLE

CHAPTER 3

 

THE TABERNACLE CURTAINS

 

THE PROPHETIC SIGNIFICANCE
of the
Tabernacle Boards and Curtains

 

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Exodus to Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Assumptions are that a cubit is 22 inches:

1. Each board is 33 inches wide (1.5 cubits)
2. Every measured inch repesents one year
3. There are 1584 inches around the boards
4. The gematria of 1584 = the Priests of God
5. 1552 BC to 33 AD = 1584 years (no year 0)

 

The colour code used in the diagram below gives approximate periods of time in history.

   The period of the LAW under the guidance of God and Moses
   The period of the JUDGES under Joshua and others
   The period of the PROPHETS
   The period of the KINGS and the PROPHETS
   The period of the CAPTIVITY OF ISRAEL begins
   The period of the CAPTIVITY OF JUDAH begins
   The period of JUDAH returning to Jerusalem to last biblical record
   Interim period after last biblical recorded event to the Birth of Jesus
   The life and ministry of Jesus Christ

 

The Tabernacle boards in the diagram below,
are lying flat on the ground,
before being raised to a vertical position.
The true colour of all the boards was gold.

Scroll through to the bottom of the diagram
till you see the
*** symbol
to begin a tour of the prophetic significance of
the tabernacle boards and curtains

 

West Wall

 

 

 

659
to
627

28

 

 

 

692
to
660

27

 

 

 

725
to
693

26

 

 

 

758
to
726

25

 

 

 

791
to
759

24

 

 

 

824
to
792

23

 

 

 

857
to
825

22

 

 

 

890
to
858

21


626 BC to 594 BC = 29

20 = 0923 BC to 0891 BC

593 BC to 561 BC = 30

  19 = 0956 BC to 0924 BC

 560 BC to 528 BC = 31

 

18 = 0989 BC to 0957 BC

 527 BC to 495 BC = 32

 
17 = 1022 BC to 0990 BC

 494 BC to 462 BC = 33

 

16 = 1055 BC to 1023 BC

 461 BC to 429 BC = 34

 

15 = 1088 BC to 1056 BC

 428 BC to 396 BC = 35

 1111 BC = "My Name" Vail, 4 Pillars
14 = 1121 BC to 1089 BC

 395 BC to 363 BC = 36

 
13 = 1154 BC to 1122 BC

 362 BC to 330 BC = 37

 

12 = 1187 BC to 1155 BC

 329 BC to 297 BC = 38

11 = 1220 BC to 1188 BC

 296 BC to 264 BC = 39

 1221 BC = 111 x 11 = "Holy Master"
10 = 1253 BC to 1221 BC

263 BC to 231 BC = 40

 
09 = 1286 BC to 1254 BC

 230 BC to 198 BC = 41

 

08 = 1319 BC to 1287 BC

 197 BC to 165 BC = 42

07 = 1352 BC to 1320 BC

 164 BC to 132 BC = 43

06 = 1385 BC to 1353 BC

 131 BC to 99 BC = 44

 
05 = 1418 BC to 1386 BC

 98 BC to 66 BC = 45

 

04 = 1451 BC to 1419 BC

 65 BC to 33 BC = 46

 
03 = 1484 BC to 1452 BC

 32 BC to "0" = 1 AD = 47

 

02 = 1517 BC to 1485 BC

 2 AD to 34 AD = 48

START

01 = 1551 BC to 1518 BC

Eastern Entrance

 LAW FULFILLED
Jesus Christ came to fulfil the law
 

 LAW GIVEN
From God to Moses at Mt Sinai
 Jesus said: "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets; I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled ... (Matthew 5.17-18)    Moses ascended the mount seven times to hear God's Word. Perhaps the greatest of those conversations were those relating to God giving the Law, and His instructions to set up the Tabernacle. Details can be found in the Bible from Exodus Chapters 19 through to the end of that book.

*** Let's take a walk around the Tabernacle walls from eastern entrance,
along north wall first, along west wall, and back to entrance along the
south wall.

Go to START (at the bottom of the diagram above)
at the Eastern Entrance

 

 

 

 


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 Board
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Boards
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 Linen
Curtain
Measure
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Measure
(inches)

 Year BC

 Chronological Event

 Walking westwards towards the west wall, along the Tabernacle Boards from the Eastern Entrance ...
Each board is approached sequentially, starting from Board No. 1, which would be on the right hand side wall ...

 

Board No. 1 begins the period of the LAW under the guidance of God and Moses ...

 01

 00

  00

  00/88

  1551 BC
 1551 BC - Moses' Tabernacle erected in the Wilderness
           Panels 1 and 2 of the goatskin curtain were overlaid for extra strength to the tent covering of the tabernacle.
 

 33

 33

 121

 1518 BC
 By the year 1518 BC, the nation of Israel has been in the Wilderness for about 33-34 years en route to The Promised Land.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Boards 2 to 13 represent the period of the JUDGES under Joshua and others ...

 02

 34

 34

 122

 1517 BC
 
           1513 BC - Aaron died, aged 123
           1512 BC - Moses reads the Law to the nation then dies, aged 120.
Israel crosses Jordan under Joshua (aged 32).
GILGAL (meaning "circle") - Joshua sets up 12 stones.
Saros and Metonic Cycles are in same year (1512-11 BC) Last time both cycles were in the same year was 360 years previously (in 1872 BC).
There follows five years of war with the Canaanites till
           1508-07 BC - "the sun stood still" **See comment immediately below.
           1501-0 BC - Battle of Jericho? First Jubilee since Tabernacle erected.Joshua aged 108 talks to nation.
           1486 BC - Lands settled by "lot". This could mark the official end of the Exodus period from 1552 BC to 1486 BC - a total of 66 years (i.e. the promise of land to Abraham and his descendants was fulfilled by this act of settlement)
 

 66

 66

 154

 1485 BC
 

 Comment: ** If the the "sun stood still" in 1512-11 BC, then the five year Canaanite war may have ended then. In which case the events between 4000 BC through to 1508-1507 BC in this chronology may need to be set back four years to begin at about 4004 BC through to 1512-1511 BC. Or, maybe the estimation of the time of the birth of Abram may need to be adjusted by about four years. This record of "the sun stood still" may have actually occurred during the year 1512-1511 BC when both the Saros and Metonic cycles occurred in the same year, and may be a very important biblical clue to "the process of time" throughout history as indicated by an astronomical sign. Such an adjustment as this could place the Exodus not in 1552 BC, but in 1556 BC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Board
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 Year BC

 Chronological Event

 03

 67

  67

 155

 1484 BC
 1484 BC - Joshua dies, aged 110 years. Joshua was Judge over Israel for 28 years.
Judge Othniel - Year 1 of eight year Cushan oppression.
           1477 BC - Cushan oppression ends. Year 1 of forty years of peace begins.
 

 88

 88

 176

 1463 BC
 Panels 1 and 2 of linen curtain joined @ 88"
Panels 1+2 and 3 goat curtain joined @ 88/176"
 

 99

 99

 187

 1452 BC
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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 04

100 

100  

188 

1451 BC 
 
           1438 BC - 40 years of peace ends by the first year of the EGLON oppression which would last for 18 years under Judge EHUD.
   1421 BC - Year 18 of the EGLON oppression which ends under Judge EGLON. Eighty years of peace begins.
 

 132

132 

220 

1419 BC 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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 Chronological Event

 05

 133

 133

 221

 1418 BC
 
 

  165

 165

 253

 1386 BC
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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 Chronological Event

 06

 166

  166

  254

  1385 BC
 
 

 176

 176

 264

 1375 BC
 Panels 2 and 3 of linen curtain joined @ 176"
Panels 3 and 4 of goat curtain joined @ 176/264"
 

 198

 198

 286

 1353 BC
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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 Chronological Event

 07

 199

199  

 287 

1352 BC 
 
           1342 BC - Eighty years of peace ends, and the twenty-year oppression begins under JABIN. The Judges are DEBORAH and SHAMGAR.
   1323 BC - The JABIN 20 year oppression ends, and forty years of peace begins.
 

 231

 231

319 

1320 BC 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Board
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 Chronological Event

 08

 232

 232

 320

 1319 BC
 
 

  264

 264

 352

 1287 BC
 Panels 3 and 4 of linen curtain joined @ 264"
Panels 4 and 5 of goat curtain joined @ 264/352"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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 Year BC

 Chronological Event

 09

 265

265  

 353 

1286 BC 
 
           1284 BC - Forty years of peace ends, and a seven-year MIDIANITE oppression begins under Judge GIDEON
   1278 BC - The seven-year MIDIANITE oppression ends, and forty years of peace begins.
 

 297

 297

385 

1254 BC 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Board
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Curtain
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 Year BC

 Chronological Event

 10

 298

298  

 386 

1253 BC 
 
           1239 BC - Forty years of peace ends, and ABIMELECK's three-year reign begins.
   1237 BC - ABIMELECK's three-year reign ends, and Judge TOLA's twenty-three years begins.
 

 330

 330

418 

1221 BC 
 

 The end of the first ten boards is the length-wise centre of the north wall. The number "1221" = 111 x 11 and it is the gematria for "Holy Master" as referred to in the biblical book of Revelation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Board
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 Chronological Event

 11

 331

 331

 419

 1220 BC
 
           1215 BC - Judge TOLA's twenty-three years end, and Judge JAIR's twenty-two years begins.
           1204 BC - ELI born about 1205-1204 BC. He will later become a Judge in Israel.
 

 352

 352

 440

 1199 BC
 Panels 4 and 5 of linen curtain joined @ 352"
Panels 5 and 6 of goat curtain joined @ 352/440"
         

 1194 BC - Judge Jair's twenty-two years ends, and the first year of an eighteen-year PHILISTINE and AMONITE oppression begins on the other side of the Jordan in the land of the Amorites. Judge JEPTHAR begins his six years.

1192 BC - (Judges 11.4 - "And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.") ** See comment immediately below.

1189 BC - Judge Jepthar's six years ends, and Judge IZBAN's seven years begins.

 

 363

 363

 451

 1188 BC
 

 ** Comment - "A time" in the bible is 360 days or (on the day for a year principle of prophecy) 360 years. Exodus 1552 BC plus 360 years = 1192 BC. A time-check cross-reference is given in Judges 11.26 - "While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?". Heshbon was one of the last stopping places before the Israelites crossed the Jordan and entered into the land of Canaan. The battle took place not long before the crossing. When the lands were settled by "lot" in 1486 BC under Joshua, this part of the land was given to Jacob's son Reuben. Another 300 years after the land settlement of 1486 BC, brings the timeline to 1186 BC. So the date of the Philistine/Amonite oppression at about 1194 BC to 1192 BC gives solidarity to this timeline to within eight years. These two cross-references provide a double witness to bible scripture's chronological record.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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 Chronological Event

 12

 364

364 

452 

 1187 BC
 
           1183 BC - Judge Izban's seven years ends, and Judge ELON's ten years begins.
          1177 BC - Year 18 of the 18-year Philistine/Amorite oppression. 
   1174 BC - Judge Elon's ten years end, and Judge ABDON's eight years begins.
         

 1167 BC - Judge Abdon's eight years ends, and Judge SAMSON's twenty years begins.

Another Philistine oppression begins and lasts 22 years. The previous oppression 18 years plus another 22 years equals a total of 40 years oppression under the Philistines.

 

396 

 396 

 484 

1155 BC
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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 Year BC

 Chronological Event

13 

397 

 397  

  485 

1154 BC 
 
         

 1148 BC - Judge Samson's 20 years ends, and this is year 20 of the 22-year second phase of the philistine oppression.

"There was no king in Israel and everyone did that which was right in his own eyes." - Judges 17.6

 

 1146 BC - This is the 22nd and last year of the Philistine oppression, making a total of 18 + 22 = 40 years of Philistine oppression since 1194 BC.

Judge ELI, aged 58, begins as judge in Israel, and continues to judge for 40 years.

 

429 

429 

 517

1122 BC 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Boards 14 to 16 represent the period of the PROPHETS ...

 14

 430

 430

 518

 1121 BC
 
 

 440

 440

 528

 1111 BC
 Number "1111" = "My Name"
Panels 5 and 6 of linen curtain joined @ 440"
Panels 6 and 7 of goat curtain joined @ 440/528"
The first five panels of the linen curtain end here, as does the first six panels of the goats' hair curtain finish here too (the first two panels of the goats' hair curtain were doubled to provide extra thickness and strength to the tent covering).
HERE, the fifty golden TACHES or BUCKLES join the two sets of five-panelled curtains. The PILLARS which hold the VAIL are placed here under the taches, 440 inches from the entrance to the Tabernacle, which is also two-thirds of the 660" length of the tabernacle. The VAIL separates the "The Most Holy Place" on the west side of the curtain, from "The Holy Place on the east side of the curtain.
From the Exodus and the raising of the Tabernacle to this time the people were led by God and his servants Moses and the Judges of Israel. This time is represented by The Holy Place, before the Vail of the Tabernacle. On the other side of the Vail which we are about to enter - The MOST HOLY Place - we see the people of the nation being led by Samuel and the Prophets, and the anointed Kings of Israel, to the Babylonian captivity, the Fall of Jerusalem, and on to the last recorded event in the Bible, 396 BC. On exiting the Most Holy Place and re-entering the Holy Place, there is no Bible history record of the period thereafter to the Birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. But the prophetic length of the boards point to the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
** See comment immediately below.
           1107 BC - Judge Eli's 40th year as judge in Israel. The Ark of the Covenant is stolen. Judge Eli, who is now an old man of 98 years, falls from his chair with shock, hurts himself severely, and dies. The Ark will be missing from Israel and the Tabernacle for 20 years and seven months (1 Sam 6.1 and 1 Sam 7.2).
         

 1102 BC - Year 1 of SAMUEL THE PROPHET in Israel.

Time check cross-reference - Acts 13.20 says that Samuel the Prophet was "450 years after the Exodus". 1552 BC plus 450 years = 1102 BC.

There is more trouble with the Philistines. The word of Samuel came to all Israel (1 Sam 4.1) and Samuel judged Israel at Mizpah. The Philistines are finally subdued till Saul's reign as the first king in Israel.

 

 462

 462

 550

 1089 BC
 

 ** Comment - If this chronological work is put back to a beginning at 4004 BC instead of 4000 BC, then we would see the Ark of the Covenant (and probably its contents) stolen, and the death of Eli at 1111 BC, not 1107 BC as derived in this study. This is quite incredible, in that the period of the Judges would end, and the period of the Prophets and Kings begin, exactly at the architectural position of the Vail which divided The Holy Place from the MOST HOLY Place (which housed the Ark of the Covenant) within the Tabernacle. We noted earlier at the time of Joshua when "the sun stood still", another 4-year period which may indicate the need to reconsider a 4004 BC Adamic beginning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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15

 463

463

 551

1088 BC 
 1088 BC - This was the 19th year since the Ark's removal from Israel. SAUL - the first King of Israel - is anointed by Samuel the Prophet.
           1086 BC - End of 20 years and 7 months since the Ark's removal from Israel. It is King Saul's third year, and he was in the third year of his reign when the Ark was recovered (1 Sam 13.1 and 1 Sam 14.18).
   1079 BC - David born?
 

 495

495 

583

1056 BC 
 1056 BC - This is the 33rd year of King Saul's reign.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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16 

496 

 496 

584

1055  BC
 
 

 
 1049 BC - Saul's 40th year. SAUL DIES.
Year 1 of DAVID (aged 30 years) who is preliminarily anointed King over Judah for the next seven and a half years.
           1042 BC - DAVID anointed King of Israel and Judah, after reigning in Hebron (II Sam 5.5) for seven and a half years. He now continues to rule in Jerusalem for another 33 years.
           1037 BC - David's 13th regnal year over Judah and his 6th regnal year over Israel. God makes the DAVIDIC COVENANT of the "Anointed Place" and of his "Enduring Throne" (II Sam 7.10).
 

 528

528 

616

1023  BC
 Panels 6 and 7 of linen curtain joined @ 528"
Panels 7 and 8 of goat curtain joined @ 528/616"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Boards 17 to 25 represent the period of the KINGS and the PROPHETS ...

17 

529

529 

617

1022  BC
 
           1009 BC - King David dies during his 41st regnal year over Judah, and his 34th regnal year over Israel.
King SOLOMON's first year as King of Israel.
           Solomon's first year is 480 "Anno Dei" years since the Exodus in 1552-1 BC. "Anno Dei" means "as God's people". In the "year of the world", which is "Anno Mundi" reckoning, it is 542 years since the Exodus. Click HERE to cross-reference LO-AMMI chronological timeline reconciliation from the Exodus and the Judges period through to King Solomon's time.
   1006 BC - King Solomon's 4th regnal year. He begins to build a temple. This is Year 1 of the temple construction which takes seven and a half years to complete and dedicate it.
 

 552

 552

 640
   999 BC - Year 11 of Solomon's reign over Israel. His temple is completed and dedicated, seven and a half years after construction began.
 

561

561 

649 

990 BC
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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18 

 562

 562 

 650 

989 BC
 
       

 970 BC
 970 BC - Year 40 of Solomon's reign over Israel. Solomon dies, and the Kingdom is divided into the House of Judah, and The House of Israel.
HOUSE OF JUDAH
Yr 40 - Solomon
Yr 1 - King REHOBOAM
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Yr 40 - Solomon
Yr 1 - King JEROBOAM
 

594 

 594

682 

957 BC 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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 19

 595

 595

  683

 956 BC
 
           953 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 18 - King Rehoboam
Year 1 of King ABIJAH
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 18 - King Jeroboam
           951 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 3 - King Abijah
Year 1 - King ASA
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 20 - King Jeroboam
           950 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 2 - King Asa
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 21 - King Jeroboam
Year 1 - King NADAB
           949 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 3 - King Asa
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 2 - King Nadab
Year 1 - King BAASHA
 

 616

 616

 704

 935 BC
 Panels 7 and 8 of linen curtain joined @ 616"
Panels 8 and 9 of goat curtain joined @ 616/704"
           926 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 26 - King Asa
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 24 - King Baasha
Year 1 - King ELAH
           925 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 27 - King Asa
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 2 - King Elah
Year 1 - King ZIMRI (and TIBNI) They reigned only seven days followed by four years of civil war.
 

 627

 627

 715

 924 BC
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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20 

 628 

628 

 716  

923 BC 
 
           921 BC

 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 31 - King Asa

 

 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 5 of civil war
Year 1 - King OMRI who reigned six of his twelve years in Tirzah.
          914 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 38 - King Asa
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 1 - King AHAB
Year 1
- Prophet ELIJAH
           911 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 1 - King JEHOSHAPHAT
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 4 - King Ahab
           895 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 17 - King Jehoshaphat
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 20 - King Ahab.
First year of peace with Syria after a seven year war
Year 1 - AHAZIAH's two-year reign begins in Samaria.
   894 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 18 - King Jehoshaphat
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Yr 21 Ahab / Yr 1 of King JORAM
Second year of peace with Syria.
Ahaziah dies during the second year of his reign in Samaria.
           893 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 19 - King Jehoshaphat
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 22 Ahab / Year 2 Joram
Ahab dies during his 22nd year
Third year of peace with Syria, and then war with Syria begins again.
           892 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 20 - King Jehoshaphat
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 3 - King Joram.
Jordan parts - Elijah "taken" (but this would be Elijah's 23rd year. His ministry was 22 years - see ** Note immediately below).

** Note: The Bible states that Elijah's ministry was 22 years, and there could be some overlap of the kings during the Ahab/Elijah era by an error factor of one year according to the study resulting in this chronology.
 

 660

660 

748 

 891 BC 
 

 The end of the second ten boards (i.e. 20 boards) is the whole 660 inch length of north wall. The curtains, 880 inches long, cover the ceiling from front to back for 660 inches. From here, the remaining 220 inches of curtain hangs/drops from ceiling top to floor level bottom of the west wall boards. For interest, as far as prophetic time measure is concerned (one inch = one year equivalent) we will include this 220 inches as we move along the west wall from a north to south direction. (The whole west wall is covered with curtain)

The next eight boards are the West Wall of the Tabernacle. They are made from a total of ten boards, the two end boards being "coupled together" for extra strength, so that the ten boards make a total of eight boards.

We now proceed along the West Wall moving from the northern end, towards the southern end.

Note that some of the regnal periods are co-rex - especially where there are three kings reigning in any one year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Board
No.

Distance
Along
Boards
(inches)
 

 Linen
Curtain
Measure
(inches)

 Equivalent
Goat Curtain
Measure
(inches)

 Year BC

 Chronological Event

21 

661

661

749

890  BC
 890 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Yr 22 - Jehoshaphat
Yr 1 - JEHORAM
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 5 - King Joram.
           887 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Yr 25 - Jehoshaphat
Yr 4 - Jehoram
Year 1 - King Ahaziah
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 8 of King Joram.
          884 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Yr 7 - Jehoram
Yr 4 - Ahaziah
Year 1/5 King AHAZIAH
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 11 - King Joram
Year 1 - King JEHU
   883 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 8 - King Jehoram who died at the end of the intercalary year; so calculation for the length of his reign is nine years.
Year 2/5 - King Ahaziah (his 5th regnal year from his co-rex days).
Year 1 - ATHALIA who usurps the throne for six years.
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 12 - Joram
Year 2 - Jehu
     878 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 6 - Athalia
Year 1 - King JOASH
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 7 - King Jehu
 

693

693

781

858
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Board
No.

Distance
Along
Boards
(inches)
 

 Linen
Curtain
Measure
(inches)

 Equivalent
Goat Curtain
Measure
(inches)

 Year BC

 Chronological Event

 22

 694

  694

 782

 857 BC
 
       856 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 23 - King Joash
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 29 - King Jehu
Year 1 - King JEHOAHAZ
 

 704

 704

 792

 847 BC
 Rear overhang Panels 8 & 9 linen curtain joined @ 704"
Rear overhang Panels 9 & 10 goat curtain joined @ 704/792"
         842 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 37 - King Joash
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Yr 15 - Jehoahaz
Yr 1 - Jehoash
         839 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 40 - King Joash
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Yr 18 - Jehoahaz
Yr 4 - Jehoash
Year 1/4 of King JEHOASH
         838 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 41 - King Joash
Year 1 - King AMAZIAH
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 2/5 - King Jehoash
         835 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 4 - King Amaziah
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 5/8 - Jehoash
Yr 1 - Jeroboam II
 

 726

 726

 814

 825 BC
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Board
No.

Distance
Along
Boards
(inches)
 

 Linen
Curtain
Measure
(inches)

 Equivalent
Goat Curtain
Measure
(inches)

 Year BC

 Chronological Event

23 

727

 727

 815

 824 BC 
 
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 15 - King Amaziah
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Yr 16/19 - Jehoash
Yr 12 - Jeroboam II
Year 1/12 - King JEROBOAM II
           809 BC
 HOUSE OF JUDAH
Year 30 - King Amaziah
Year 1 - King UZZIAH or AZARIA
 HOUSE OF ISRAEL
Year 16/27 - King Jeroboam II
 

759 

759 

847 

792 BC 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 Board
No.

Distance
Along
Boards
(inches)
 

 Linen
Curtain
Measure
(inches)

 Equivalent
Goat Curtain
Measure
(inches)

 Year BC

 Chronological Event

24

 

 

 

 760

 760

  848

 791 BC

 

 

 

 HOUSE OF JUDAH

Year 19 of King Uzziah or Azaria

 HOUSE OF ISRAEL

Year 34/45 of King Jeroboam II

         

 783 BC

 HOUSE OF JUDAH

Year 27 of King Uzziah or Azaria

...

 HOUSE OF ISRAEL

Year 42/53 of King Jeroboam II

Year 1 of an 11-year Interrignum

           772 BC (An intercalary year (i.e. the year 3228 AM divides by 3)

 HOUSE OF JUDAH

Year 38 of King Uzziah or Azaria

 HOUSE OF ISRAEL

Year 1 of King ZACHARIAH

           771 BC

 HOUSE OF JUDAH

Year 39 of King Uzziah or Azaria

...

...

 HOUSE OF ISRAEL

King SHALLUM (for only one intercalary month)

Year 1 of King MENAHEM

           760 BC

 HOUSE OF JUDAH

Year 50 of King Uzziah or Azaria

...

 HOUSE OF ISRAEL

Year 12 of King Menahem

Year 1 of King PEKAHIAH

 

 792

 792

 880
 759 BC  Rear overhang Panels 9 & 10 linen curtain join @ 792"
Rear overhang Panels 10 & 11 goat curtain join 792/880"

 

The represents the centre of the boards at the West Wall end of the Tabernacle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


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