08 - The Loops and Taches

THE LOOPS AND TACHES.

"And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

"Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another,

"And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle." -Exodus 26:4-6.

"And he made loops of blue in the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second.

"Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another.

"And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle." -Exodus 36:11-13.

Fifty taches, or clasps of gold, linked together the innermost or beautiful curtains of the tabernacle. Fifty taches of brass coupled the goats’ hair curtains. By the former, one tabernacle - by the latter, one tent was made. The vail, which divided the interior into two unequal portions, was hung up under the taches. As long as that vail remained entire, there might be said to be two tabernacles; thus, in Hebrews 9:1-7, where this building is looked at before the rending of the vail, we read of the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; and the second, or holiest of all, into which went the high priest alone, once every year. At the same time, there was an intimation that the whole interior was but one holy place, in the fact of the curtains that covered, being connected by the taches, and forming one tabernacle, and one tent above it.

All priestly service is now conducted in the holiest. Heaven itself is the place where Christ appears in the presence of God for us. There is no intermediate place of acceptance; but a man is either a sinner, short of the glory of God, and as such, outside, and infinitely far off; or, he is made nigh by the blood of Christ, and presented in Christ, faultless in the presence of that glory in the holiest of all. The fifty taches of gold may be so many distinct presentations of the glories of Christ, expressed in His various names and titles, as seen crowned with glory and honour upon the throne of God. The taches of brass may exhibit the same names and titles as appertaining to Him when He was on earth, the second man, the Lord from heaven; as it will be found that the brass is used as a type of the Lord on earth in suffering and trial; while the gold has a resurrection aspect of the same glorious One. He has, as risen from the dead, retaken His own glorious titles; having, for the joy set before Him, endured the cross. The brazen taches seem appropriately to knit together the curtains of goats’ hair, which proclaim to us His sorrows and sufferings on the tree; while the golden taches, as appropriately coupled together the beautiful curtains, which manifest Him as received up in glory, because of the perfection of His labour and service in suffering on earth. The following are fifty names and titles of the Blessed Lord, which were His alike when on earth, as now in the glory above:

1. The Mighty God.

2. The Almighty.

3. Jehovah.

4. The Son.

5. The Son of God.

6. The Only-begotten of the Father.

7. The First-born of every creature;

(or) born before all creation.

8. The Word.

9. The Beginning.

10. The Wisdom of God.

11. The Power of God.

12. The Image of the Invisible God.

13. The Brightness of God’s glory.

14. That Eternal Life.

15. The First and the Last.

16. Immanuel.

17. Jesus.

18. Messiah.

19. The Lord.

20. The Lord of Glory.

21. The Prince of Life.

22. The Prince of Peace.

23. The Everlasting Father.

24. The Creator.

25. The Sustainer.

26. The Holy One of God.

27. The Same.

28. Wonderful.

29. Counsellor.

30. The Son of Man.

31. The Seed of the Woman.

32. The Resurrection.

33. The Quickening Spirit.

34. The Light.

35. The Truth.

36. Righteousness.

37. The Way.

38. The Sun of Righteousness.

39. The Day-Star.

40. The Amen.

41. The King of Kings.

42. The Heir of all things.

43. The Root of David.

44. The Offspring of David.

45. The Shepherd.

46. The Lamb of God.

47. The Rock of Ages.

48. The True Witness.

49. Shiloh (or the Sent One).

50. The Redeemer.