# Exodus 40 📖: The Glory Fills the Tabernacle [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Exodus Overview]] | [[Exodus 39]] | [[Leviticus 01]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The New Living Transition) ### The Tabernacle Completed [[#Verse 01.]] Then the Lord spoke to Moses: [[#Verse 02.]] “On the first day of the first month you are to set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting. [[#Verse 03.]] You are to place the ark of the testimony in it and shield the ark with the special curtain. [[#Verse 04.]] You are to bring in the table and set out the things that belong on it; then you are to bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. [[#Verse 05.]] You are to put the gold altar for incense in front of the ark of the testimony and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle. [[#Verse 06.]] You are to put the altar for the burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting. [[#Verse 07.]] You are to put the large basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it. [[#Verse 08.]] You are to set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the gate of the courtyard. [[#Verse 09.]] And take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and sanctify it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy. [[#Verse 10.]] Then you are to anoint the altar for the burnt offering with all its utensils; you are to sanctify the altar, and it will be the most holy altar. [[#Verse 11.]] You must also anoint the large basin and its pedestal, and you are to sanctify it. [[#Verse 12.]] “You are to bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. [[#Verse 13.]] Then you are to clothe Aaron with the holy garments and anoint him and sanctify him so that he may minister as my priest. [[#Verse 14.]] You are to bring his sons and clothe them with tunics [[#Verse 15.]] and anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may minister as my priests; their anointing will make them a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.” [[#Verse 16.]] This is what Moses did, according to all the Lord had commanded him—so he did. [[#Verse 17.]] So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month, in the second year. [[#Verse 18.]] When Moses set up the tabernacle and put its bases in place, he set up its frames, attached its bars, and set up its posts. [[#Verse 19.]] Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded him. [[#Verse 20.]] He took the testimony and put it in the ark, attached the poles to the ark, and then put the atonement lid on the ark. [[#Verse 21.]] And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung the protecting curtain, and shielded the ark of the testimony from view, just as the Lord had commanded him. [[#Verse 22.]] And Moses put the table in the tent of meeting, on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the curtain. [[#Verse 23.]] And he set the bread in order on it before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him. [[#Verse 24.]] And he put the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table, on the south side of the tabernacle. [[#Verse 25.]] Then he set up the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him. [[#Verse 26.]] And he put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain, [[#Verse 27.]] and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded him. [[#Verse 28.]] Then Moses put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle. [[#Verse 29.]] He also put the altar for the burnt offering by the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering, just as the Lord had commanded him. [[#Verse 30.]] Then he put the large basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing. [[#Verse 31.]] Moses and Aaron and his sons would wash their hands and their feet from it. [[#Verse 32.]] Whenever they entered the tent of meeting, and whenever they approached the altar, they would wash, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. [[#Verse 33.]] And he set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and put the curtain at the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work. ### The Lord’s Glory Fills the Tabernacle [[#Verse 34.]] Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. [[#Verse 35.]] Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. [[#Verse 36.]] But when the cloud was lifted up from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on all their journeys; [[#Verse 37.]] but if the cloud was not lifted up, then they would not journey farther until the day it was lifted up. [[#Verse 38.]] For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, but fire would be on it at night, in plain view of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys. ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ###### Verse 23. ###### Verse 24. ###### Verse 25. ###### Verse 26. ###### Verse 27. ###### Verse 28. ###### Verse 29. ###### Verse 30. ###### Verse 31. ###### Verse 32. ###### Verse 33. ###### Verse 34. ###### Verse 35. ###### Verse 36. ###### Verse 37. ###### Verse 38. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. The tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year (40:2, 17), almost a year after the exodus. 2. Moses himself set up the tabernacle (40:18). 3. The refrain "as the Lord commanded Moses" is repeated again and again in this chapter. 4. Aaron and his sons were washed, clothed, and anointed (40:12-15). 5. Their anointing was for a lasting priesthood through their generations (40:15). 6. The cloud covered the tent, and God's glory filled the tabernacle (40:34). 7. Moses could not enter the tent because of the glory (40:35). The same happened to the priests at the dedication of Solomon's temple (1 Kings 8:10-11). 8. Exodus begins with Israel building cities for Pharaoh (1:11) and ends with Israel building a dwelling for God (40:33). 9. When the cloud lifted, Israel traveled. When it stayed, they camped (40:36-37). 10. Ezekiel later sees God's glory leave the temple (Ezekiel 10:18) and return (Ezekiel 43:4-5). ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the true tabernacle where God's glory dwells. The glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle (40:34), and in Jesus the Word took up residence among us and we saw His glory, full of grace and truth (John 1:14). ## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded (40:16). What area of obedience is God calling you to complete? 2. The glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle (40:34). How does Exodus move from slavery to God dwelling with His people? 3. Israel moved only when the cloud moved (40:36-37). How do you seek God's direction before you move? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 16: Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded him. - 📖 verse 34: The cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. - 📖 verses 36-38: The cloud guided Israel throughout all their journeys. ## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference - 🔗 [[John 01#Verse 14.|John 1:14]] - The Word took up residence among us. - 🔗 [[1 Kings 08#Verse 10.|1 Kings 8:10-11]] - The glory fills Solomon's temple. - 🔗 [[Numbers 09#Verse 15.|Numbers 9:15-23]] - The cloud guides Israel's journeys. - 🔗 [[2 Corinthians 06#Verse 16.|2 Corinthians 6:16]] - We are the temple of the living God. - 🔗 [[Revelation 21#Verse 03.|Revelation 21:3]] - God's dwelling is with humanity. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection 📝 SOAP: [[Exodus 40- SOAP|The Lord Goes With You]] ## 📂 Internal Notes