18 The 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.

19 All 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.

The dimensions of the entire courtyard are restated, and also we are told that the height of the curtain walls will be five cubits, the same as the width of each individual curtain. Five cubits is approximately 7.5 feet, so tall enough to conceal the interior courtyard from the outside view. However, it is only half of the height of the tabernacle walls which were ten cubits high, or 15 feet.

The effect of this would be that from a distance one would be able to see the wall, and then the top of the tabernacle floating above it. As one approached, and the angle to the top of the wall became steeper, the top of the building would descend out of view, but of course, after one passed through the outer gate, then they would be able to see the entire tabernacle, base to top.

Personally, that feels a lot like my own spiritual journey. I caught a glimpse of heaven from afar, and I start to move towards it, but then obstacles and doubts begin to cloud what I had previously witnessed. When I push on, though, even when I cannot hold the vision of heaven before me, I eventually press through the wall and it appears to me, fuller and truer than ever before.

Note: It can be difficult to visualize some of the structures described in these verses. Here is an excellent and extremely focused series of animations that show the visual form of the temple and its instruments, built up verse-by-verse from the Exodus record: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpjohncRg94EZ55nJrbaKfi-lfeo3MFgl&si=6wm1J9Sdnu7LKYC_