The high school Bible class was split into six groups to build a small replica of the tabernacle to better understand what was once known to the Israelites as a holy place for sacrifice and atonement.

“It was cool to build stuff that was symbolic of something bigger than us.” -Bryant Trinh, senior

            By building a replica of the tabernacle, many of the students understood how specific the tabernacle was from the inside to even the outside.

            To describe the tabernacle, Kevin Trinh, sophomore, said, “It was about the Day of Atonement and the different pieces of furniture in the tabernacle that represented something spiritual.” 

            Hillary Phan, sophomore, said, “I learned a great deal about the tabernacle and everything of the tabernacle has importance to all generations.”

            Long-Michael Nguyen, sophomore, said, “Because Jesus Christ died and sprinkled His blood on the Mercy Seat, we don’t need to offer anymore blood sacrifices today. When Jesus Christ died, He also served as the High Priest between humanity and God.”

            Victor Nguyen, freshman, said, “What I learned in this tabernacle project was that God is holy and that he teaches that Christ is the only true way to truth.”

            According to a few students, the hardest part of their project was working in groups, gaining the information, and building the furniture which all showed that the tabernacle was truly a specific object of God.

            Bryant Trinh, senior, said “I think the hardest part was finding a time where we could all meet together, which didn’t work as planned.”

            Though there were difficult parts in their project, many students such as Phan and Trinh, said that they were “happy” they got to hang out and work with the people in their group.

            Bryant Trinh also said, “I enjoyed working on the furniture that went in the Tabernacle. It was cool to build stuff that was symbolic of something bigger than us.”

             By the end of the project, many high school students liked the outcome of their project. Long-Michael Nguyen said he liked his project because it looked “realistic”.   

            Katie Tran, freshman, said that the project showed that the Old Testament still reflects the New Testament. 

            After finishing all their tasks and assignments, the high school students realized that they had learned a lot about themselves, each other, but most importantly God.