Welcome to the Mystery beyond the Veil Companion Study Guide!
This study guide is a companion to the book Mystery beyond the Veil and is intended to enrich the study of the Tabernacle. Our combined 35 years of experience in educating children has served as an inspiration in creating this study guide. Having worked with children with diverse learning styles, we have attempted to incorporate a variety of activities into this study that will not only enhance the learning experience but hopefully bring to life the beautiful picture that God demonstrated for us in His pattern of the Tabernacle.
Who is this study guide for?
First of all, we wanted to create a study guide that could be used either in an individual or family setting. Our desire was to capture a wide range of school age children and, in doing so, you may find that some activities are better suited for younger children, while others will be more appropriate for older children. Please feel free to utilize all of this guide or portions of it, according to your child’s learning level.
What other resources do you need with this study guide?
One of the things that you will find consistently at the beginning of almost every lesson in this guide is an activity which involves looking up words in the Strong’s Concordance as well as the Webster’s 1828 Dictionary. We have found that sometimes what we know to be a word’s meaning actually has a fuller definition when we look at it a little deeper. In each lesson we wanted to highlight words taken from either quoted scripture verses or suggested scripture readings and further investigate their meanings using the Strong’s Concordance. Likewise we highlighted words within the lesson to look up in the Webster’s 1828 Dictionary to really get a better grasp of their meaning. As a little background on the reason that we specifically chose to use this particular dictionary, its author, Noah Webster, based his dictionary’s definitions upon the Word of God. Both the Strong’s Concordance and the Webster’s 1828 Dictionary can be purchased in book format; however, you can also access both of these sources via cellphone apps or on the Internet.
Will you need internet for this study guide?
You will find that some of the activities in this guide will require Internet research. Although the Internet is a vast and wonderful source of information, we do strongly suggest parental supervision with any of the Internet research projects to help guide your child safely through this resource.
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Does this study guide provide a key?
To make this study guide more user-friendly, we have also created a separate answer key for the various activities. Please note that even though we have included the definitions for the Strong’s Concordance and Webster’s Dictionary words in the answer key, these definitions are not exhaustive. If your child has an answer that is not word for word the same as our answer, you will probably want to investigate as it may still be correct.
In closing
We are excited to have you join us on this journey through the Tabernacle. May it help you discover new riches within the Word of God and, in particular, the depths of the symbolism that God placed within the picture that He gave us in the Tabernacle of Moses.
Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to His saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory!
