Courtyard

In the courtyard of tabernacle was laver of brass, in which priests washed their hands' and foot when they went to the holy place.

In the new covenant is valid a royal priesthood in other words common priesthood, in which all believers are priests and are clean for the sake of blood wash of Jesus.

In the courtyard of tabernacle was also the altar of burnt offering. In the old covenant the blood of offering animal was sprinkled to the altar. Inward parts and feet of the offering animal were washed and then they were set to the altar, in which they were burnt.

This describes in new covenant it when God cleans our heart by faith through the Holy Spirit. And when out heart is clean so from the wandering comes clean.

In the old covenant offering animal was split for pieces and these pieces was burnt on the altar and whole offering must burn completely on the altar.

In the new covenant Yeshua baptizes those who believes in Him with the Holy Spirit and fire. This fire burn piece by piece fleshy life of believer, so that becomes spiritual life and then it is an odour of a sweet smell to the Lord.

In the old covenant burnt offering must always deliver according to the ordinance, so it is also in new covenant. Spirit of God kills our flesh, so that we no more serve sin, but through righteousness with the help of the Spirit we can now serve living God.

When Israelites had come to the courtyard and brought his offering to the Lord meant it, that priest represented him, and so he had completely free entrance to the holy place. Like this he was reconciled with Lord and he got to face the grace of God.

When priests went to the sanctuary to serve "in the faith" first they had to go through laver of brass, in which they washed and cleaned. Beside of laver of brass they also dressed to clothes of priests and there they also were anointed with oil. Like this way they were separated and were dedicated to serve God.

In the new covenant is also first faith, which as the consequence believer get the Holy Spirit and goes to the water baptism. Through faith in other words through the work of the Holy Spirit and word of God, God cleans and separate and dedicate congregation of new covenant to live holy life for the respect of God.

Ex 27:9-19
9And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side: 10And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. 11And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 12And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. 13And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. 14The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. 15And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four. 17All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass. 18The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. 19All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.

Gate of the courtyard was on the east side and length of it was about 11 yard.