KFLCC Kingdom Economics

F INANCIAL S ECURITY IN THE L AST D AYS

Everyone offered something. This provided the materials for the building of the Tabernacle (which literally means a dwelling place). To show the amount of gold needed for this project, gold is mentioned ninety-two times in relation to the Tabernacle. Twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels of gold were used in the Tabernacle, which totals 1.65 tons of gold (Exod. 38:24). One hundred talents and 1,775 shekels of silver were used, which is 4.8 tons (Exod. 38:25-28). The brass amounted to seventy talents and 2,400 shekels, which was 3.3 tons (Exod. 38:29). Gold was used to construct the furniture in the Holy Place and the Holy of Holies. Gold is a picture of divinity. Pure, refined gold has no impurities, never fades, and never corrupts. Silver is a metal that represents redemption. All males who were numbered in Israel were to give a half-shekel (of silver) as a price of atonement (Exod. 30:13-15). Four silver cups are used during the Jewish Passover Seder, the celebration recalling Israel’s redemption. The wooden pillars of the Tabernacle were set in silver sockets, giving a picture that the entire Tabernacle was centered toward the forgiveness of sins and the act of redeeming mankind (Exod. 26:19-32). The third metal was brass, which is mentioned in thirty-two verses in Exodus in relation to the building of the Tabernacle. Brass represents humanity. The altar in the outer court and the laver were both constructed from brass. The brass altar and laver came from the brass mirrors (called looking glasses in the 1611 KJV) of the women of Israel who provided them in the offering given to Moses (Exod. 38:8). Just as gold, silver, bronze and other metals were significant in the transition of Israel from Egypt to the Promised Land, there is a parallel occurring today in the earth with precious metals. T HE G OLD S TANDARD Throughout the history of paper (fiat) currency, during times of economic crisis, those who could afford precious metals would invest in gold and silver to diversify their portfolio, provided it was legal to own precious metals. When stocks are low, gold and silver can be sold or used for bartering in the event of economic difficulties. Centuries ago, when gold was the currency of choice, the nation that had the most gold was the wealthiest. This is why nations throughout history sought gold —so they could be wealthier than other nations. Around the mid-1800s, most

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