The Tabernacle

I've started reading through the Bible this year and am currently in Exodus 26 where God is giving Moses the plan for the Tabernacle. In the past, I've done studies on the Tabernacle and even build a model when our children were small. But this time, I had this random thought: I wonder what one of those curtains in Exodus 26:8 must have weighed? So, I did a Google search and was sorry. How can so much creepy stuff be written about something that speaks so much of Jesus? (Guess I answered that question: mysteries, yes; Jesus, no -- 1 Timothy 1:4). Anyway, has anyone done any weight calculations on the Tabernacle or know of a good reference? Also, a related question: one of the shaky web sites that I looked at briefly said that the Ark of the Covenant was way too heavy to be carried by the priests and that the gold rings would have never been able to support the weight, so the Ark must have been able to move about on it own; in other words, "the Talmudic saying for this is: 'The Ark bore its bears and passed.'" The site went on to say that there are references in scripture to support this, but, of course, gave no references except Isaiah 46:1-5 which doesn't seem to me to have anything to do with it. Has anyone done any study on this? Thanks & Blessings! --Sam :tonofbricks:

 

Arggg, busted! :tear: Can I claim that it is a non-denominational Baptist church? Anyway, thanks for the good book reference. I read the 15 pages that were in Google, but nothing on weights; however there are 140 pages remaining, so maybe there is something. Seem to remember Lessons from the Tabernacle on my bookshelf: wonder where it is? Anyone else out there have a Tabernacle book that estimates the weights? --Sam