THE 9 GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

(1 Cor 12:7-10)  But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

THE 9 FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT

(Gal 5:22,23)  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

 

THE 9 PILLARS (parables) OF THE SPIRIT

(Exo 26:30-37)  And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion [Heb: verdict, sentence, law] thereof [“the pattern” Exo 25:9] which was shewed thee in the mount [Sinai]. And thou shalt make a veil [Heb: separation, screen] of blue [heaven], and purple [royalty], and scarlet [blood], and fine twined linen [Heb: white] [innocence] of cunning work [of five strips of fabric and four colors] [Joseph’s “coat of many colors” Gen 37:3,23,32]: with cherubims shall it be made: And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver. And thou shalt hang up the veil under the taches [attachments], that thou mayest bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy place [between the Old Testament and the New Testament]. And thou shalt put the mercy seat [Heb: lid] [the cover of forgiveness] upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. And thou shalt set the table [representing Jesus Christ] without [Heb: outside] the veil, and the candlestick [representing the Holy Spirit] over against [across from] the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side. And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen [Heb: white], wrought with needlework [versus “cunning work” and with no interwoven cherubims]. And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

  1. tabernacle = Heb: a residence (including a shepherd’s hut, the lair of animals, fig. the grave; also the Temple: tent.
    1. lair = Dict: the den or resting place of a wild beast.
    2. (Eccl 3:18)  I said in mine heart concerning the estate [Dict: condition of life] of the sons of men, that God might manifest them [make apparent to them], and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
  2. ark = Heb: (in the sense of gathering); a box: [treasure] chest, coffin.
  3. gold = the priceless sinless purity of God
  4. silver = the redeeming metal of Jesus Christ
  5. brass = Heb: filthiness [i.e., sin]
  6. Commentary: The Pentateuch, the first five books of the Old Testament are (books having words containing thoughts within them) Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. These five books, written by men (shittim wood pillars) were given to mankind through the Holy Spirit and are represented in the Tabernacle structure (body of Christ) as the five pillars of shittim wood (we have words containing thoughts in us) upholding the woven-fabric door (“I am the door” John 10:7,9) of Jesus Christ. Sin is where we all start “(for there is no man which sinneth not,)” (2 Chron 6:36). Thus these five pillars of truth begin, stand upon, or more rightly said, acknowledge our sin (brass sockets), but these pillars are overlaid (encompassed, embraced, held close) with the gold of God clearly indicating His acceptance of us and our salvation (imputed for righteousness); and these five pillars of truth support the hanging door (the crucifixion: Mat 22:40) of Jesus Christ.
  7. Commentary: We enter the Holy Place of the Tabernacle by passing through (receiving, accepting) the five wooden pillars of truth of the Holy Spirit and by passing under (humility) the (fabric) door (Jesus Christ). During the same time (a process), we accept the thoughts contained within the words of the pillars, and we are being showered, covered (overlaid) with gold, the pure love of God. 

 

(Exo 26:32)  And thou shalt hang it [the veil] upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.

  1. Commentary: The first four books of the New Testament named the four Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. These four books, written by men (shittim wood) were given to mankind through the Holy Spirit and are represented in the Tabernacle structure (body of Christ) as the four pillars of shittim wood (the words of God) upholding the veil. These four pillars of truth stand upon four sockets of silver (our redemption, our salvation) “For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 3:11), and these four pillars are overlaid with gold, the pure love of God.
  2. Commentary: The compound gate, the tabernacle door, the veil, and the overhead tabernacle tent, are each a representation of Jesus Christ, and, although of different sizes, are alike composed of strips of linen of the same four colors of blue [heaven], and purple [royalty], and scarlet [blood], and fine twined linen [Heb: white] [innocence]. Interestingly, only the veil and the overhead tabernacle tent contain cherubim interwoven in gold, and significantly, neither of those two instances are visible from outside the tabernacle.
  3. Commentary: For verification of who and what Jesus Christ is and His association with “the Tabernacle of God” (Rev 21:3), (the only proper Biblical name), in the New Testament Jesus Christ at four different times wore four robes (coats), one robe (coat) of each color (blue: Exo 28:31,32 & John 19:23; purple: John 19:2; scarlet: Mat 27:28; white “fine twined linen” Mark 9:3), and let us not forget Joseph’s (a virtually perfect type and shadow of Jesus Christ) “coat of many colours” (Gen 37:3,23,32).
  4. Commentary: The entrance door into the Holy Place of five pillars of shittim wood (the first five books of the Old Testament) and the entrance veil into the Most Holy Place of four pillars of shittim wood (the first four books of the New Testament) together represent the nine parables of the Holy Spirit.   

 

 

Amen