When we read Exodus and Leviticus most of the details go over our head's. It's heavy stuff. We just do not see why God gave us the Tabernacle. Some may even be disappointed to find the Tabernacle appearing in the last book of the Bible. These think God should have updated such an ancient building and moved on to more advanced ideas.
There is simply no way arround it. If we do not understand the pictures God gave to us in the Old Testament then we will not get much out of Jesus. To help us really appreciate Jesus we need to first understand why He gave us the Tabernacle. The regular Christian approach looks something like Jesus dying so God can forgive us. Are we supposed to look at every piece and just imagine our views of Jesus, or is their something that God wanted us to understand?
God gave us the Tabernacle because He wanted to be with us (Ex.25:8). God did not give us all this stuff just for His own benefit, He really love's us. Because of our sin we were sent from the Garden, but we don't see God punishing us. Instead we see Him coming to be with us, in the midst of our separation. You can almost sense God's frustration. If His wayward children don't want to be with Him, then He is going to follow after them.
We see God coming to dwell among us in the Tabernacle. His Glory filled the Tabernacle completely (Ex.40:34-35). The Tabernacle worked! The Almighty God was right there inside the Holy of Holies, but there was a problem. No problem with God or the Tabernacle, just with us. The problem was that no one could come to where God was. With this disparity comes an answer. God Himself provided a way into His presence. The solution to the problem of approaching God is what the sacrifices are all about.
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