The fourth Curtain: Ugly, no color
The 4th Curtain – Badger/Porpoise (dugong) Skins-Outer Covering – We now come to the outer covering-that of badger skins. The color has not been revealed in the Scriptures, but it must have been unattractive to an observer on the outside.
UGLY ON THE OUTSIDE:
Just like the Tabernacle is a picture of Christ, our salvation, we find the Tabernacle appearing unattractive to the outside world. But what glories we behold directly underneath its coverings and curtains! The Lord Jesus is unattractive to the world at large, but how precious to those who love Him, and are redeemed by His blood. Isaiah 53:2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him.
PROTECTION ON THE INSIDE:
The badger/dolphin skin covering provided adequate protection from the harsh desert storms; so Christ shields His own from the onslaughts of Satan. We can sing with the poet, “He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock, and covers me there with His hand.”
PRECIOUS TO THE OWNERS:
The porpoise hides were treasured by desert peoples because they could be made into foot protection from the sharp rocks and scorching trails of the Sinai. Ezekiel 16:10 I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.
From TAB-21f – Four Curtains, Three Doors, but One Christ (020825PM) – https://youtu.be/NdV0i1tS8jQ
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