(Exodus 26)
A little tree on lifeless sand
Provided the wood
To be cut by hand
To last four hundred years
In the Tabernacle.
God directed, Himself, the way to build:
How long, wide, and high;
What to bronze and gild
For the holy place.
A sacred space where
Linen divided
Separated man
From his Maker.
The wood of the tree
Was strong, dense,
Indestructibly free.
All who had it, brought it
To the builders
Who wrought
God’s House.
The acacia tree.
Chosen by the Creator
For the Ark of the Covenant and Tabernacle
Where He stayed.
Copyright 2016 margaretportergriffin
Photos: An acacia tree and reconstruction of the Tabernacle, in the desert of Israel.
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