Curtains

Curtains

 2 Samuel 7:2; "the ark of God dwelleth within curtains" or "the curtain" meaning the curtain covered tabernacle ( Exodus 26:1-13;  Exodus 36:8-17), implying its transitoriness and slightness. In  Isaiah 54:2 is meant the cloth forming the covering and sides of the tent. Black haircloth is used for the Bedouin's tent.  Jeremiah 49:29;  Habakkuk 3:7, "curtains," i.e. shifting tents.  Song of Solomon 1:5; "the curtains of Solomon" mean the hangings and veil of Solomon's temple, typifying Christ's righteousness, the covering of saints who together constitute the living temple of the antitypical Solomon ( Isaiah 61:10;  Revelation 19:8;  1 Corinthians 3:16).