Biblical Tabernacle Reproduction

What an experience! A must see!!! Take all your none believer friends!!! Its a christian broadway show!!! Looking forward to the next one!!!

What an awesome hidden treasure among the random tourist attractions of Lancaster! They do an excellent job maintaining and touring this incredibly unique attraction. If you are at all interested in Biblical history, Christianity or Judaism this place gives you fantastic visuals of this important part of Jewish history.
Definitely recommended!

Saw this as a family. The tour is actually a lecture by the guide which lasts 45 – 50 minutes. Our guide took us in a room and discussed some history from the Bible. The room was glass on one side and you could look out in a courtyard which represented the outer courtyard of the temple area. There was an artistic painting on one wall painted by the art students of the Mennonite school representing the camp of the Israelites. Then we moved into what must have been a former church sanctuary that housed the actual set up of the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies. Everything hard was made of painted wood to represent gold, silver, and bronze. There was a representation of the veil and the layers of material that covered the actual tabernacle. Photos were forbidden. It was comfortable and it gave the viewer a good sense of what the tabernacle in Moses’ day might have looked like. It’s not «Disney» type of décor, but was informative if you want to know more about things in Exodus.
There was a nice gift shop of memorabilia, and a portion of the center offered a movie about Mennonites which we didn’t view. A good use of 90 minutes of your time.

Disclaimer-don’t read this if you are easily offended by religion. This is a religious attraction.
I went with a church group and they arranged for us to also attend a Mennonite service. The Menonites to simplify it their religion is kind of like being a reformed Amish. The main difference between Menonites and modern day American Evangelicals is the American Evangelical movement has taken on political involvement. The European Evangelical movement has not. But that is mainly an American cultural belief and not a true spiritual or biblical belief. The Menonite service was surprisingly like any other church service I have been to in NYC. The people are super friendly and the service was very uplifting.
The Amish though their food is delicious are considered by Evangelicals and Mennonites to be legalistic trying to obtain purity and spirituality through legalism. The Menonite Information Center also has Menonite guest homes you can stay in.
About the Tabernacle itself–
Colossians 2:17-«These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.»
This verse sums up the lecture and experience you will get at the Biblical Tabernacle reproduction. Much of the talk is about the blood sacrifices of the Old Testament and how Christ was the sacrificial lamb which is why we no longer need blood sacrifices as the bible says Hebrews 9:22 NIV– «In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.» Biblical Christianity isn’t all about love as some think. It is about forgiveness of sins though the blood sacrifice of Christ.
It gives the bible study student a picture of what they have only studied about and not seen or been able to imagine with their own eyes. They explain the «Holy of Holies» and the Mercy seat and how it applies to modern day Christianity. There is a popular Christian worship song that suddenly becomes alive by viewing this history lesson.
It is a very good Biblical history lesson.

It is one thing to read in the Bible about the tabernacle that the Israelites carried in the wilderness, or the various temples that they worshipped in. It is quite another to see it all laid out before you in more-​or-​less actual size. This attraction uses the actual measurements and directions of scripture to lay out what the tabernacle may have looked like, and offers hourly tours to walk you thru it all, from the outer courts to the holy of holies.
The whole thing is small. It can be covered by a family in about an hour, plus a little extra time in the gift shop. But it is worth the time to really begin to understand what things were really like in Bible times.