Moses’ Tabernacle & Solomon’s Temple
The construction of Solomon’s Temple was modeled after Moses’ tabernacle. Both the beginning of this process and its conclusion are focused on the presence of God. After the announcement that a sanctuary will be built, each leader meets with God, and each project concludes with God’s entrance into his dwelling. Some of the other similarities in the construction and opening process are tabled below.
Table quoted and adapted from: Andrew E. Hill, 1 and 2 Chronicles, 2003, pp. 418-419.
| Sanctuary Construction and Opening | Moses’ Tabernacle | Solomon’s Temple |
| 1. Announcement that a sanctuary is to be built | Exodus 25:1-8 | 1 Chronicles 28:11-21 |
| 2. The leader meets with God | Exodus 24:12-18 | 2 Chronicles 1:2-7 |
| 3. God reveals the temple plans | Exodus 25:8-30 | 1 Chronicles 28:2-3, 11-192 Chronicles 1:7-12 |
| 4. The leader announces the intentions to build | Exodus 35:4-10; 36:2-35 | 2 Chronicles 2:1-10 |
| 5. A master builder and materials are secured | Exodus 31:1-6; 35:4-29 | 1 Chronicles 22:14-15; 29:1-92 Chronicles 2:7-14 |
| 6. The sanctuary is finished according to plan | Exodus 39:42-43 | 2 Chronicles 5:1; 6:10 |
| 7. Offerings and dedication occur | Exodus 40:9-11 | 2 Chronicles 6:12-42; 7:4-7 |
| 8. The people assemble | Exodus 39:32-33, 42-43 | 2 Chronicles 5:2-13 |
| 9. God enters the sanctuary | Exodus 40:34-35 | 2 Chronicles 5:13-14; 7:1-3 |
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