I’ve got a BIG question brewing.

The curriculum for Zondervan’s Read the Bible in 90 Days was delivered to my house during Thanksgiving break. My wife and I tore into the blue box and unpacked all the materials. All of this excitement came from our experiment last month: We read through the entire New Testament in under 20 days. We didn’t just breeze through it. We thoughtfully and carefully read through scripture together. It was a great experience for the two of us. It was so enjoyable that I decided to plunk down the money to purchase the entire kit that would take us through the entire Bible “cover to cover” in 90 days.
We are deeply entrenched in week one and last night we read about the some important events in the history of Israel. Exodus 17-28 takes the Israelites out of captivity, across the Red Sea, into the wilderness and to the foot of Mount Carmel. They receive the Ten Commandments and they receive instructions on how to build the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle. All of this to bring me to my question:

What would it take to re-create the Tabernacle for real?

Sure, I’ve seen models that kids have made in VBS. I’ve seen scale models and maps and blueprints but I’ve never seen a life size recreation.

I’ll be honest. Reading all of the measurements and instructions began to wear on these tired eyes last night. All those cubits, acacia wood pieces, blue strips of cloth, and golden clasps seemed to become a blur to me. I began to get bored with this section. Then I tired to put myself into their sandals. The Israelites were riding high on the victory of God’s defeat of the Egyptians. I’d be willing to bet that they were pretty ecstatic about this project.

Then I began to get excited. I thought about how awesome it would be to teach about the Tabernacle while standing the court of the Tabernacle.

I am seriously considering trying to build a Tabernacle. Of course, I don’t have the money or the resources. I am no engineer and craftsmanship is not my spiritual gift.

I am more of an idea man.

What would it take to do this? Has it been done? Any ideas?