Exodus 40 Bible Study - The Tabernacle pt 10 - The Glory of the Lord fills the Tabernacle

In this final Bible Study in Exodus, we see the Tabernacle erected, anointed, and consecrated. We then see the Glory of the Lord fill the Tabernacle (the Lord has come to abide with his people as promised in Ex 6.6-8). We take a deep dive into“the cloud” and the “Glory of the Lord” seeing how both play out throughout scripture. As we wrap up the book of Exodus we see God’s ever-present narrative, woven throughout the Bible, of a loving God reuniting his creation to himself.

Outline:

00:57 - Overview of Exodus 40

02:15 - Exodus 40.1-33 - the setting up of all the elements of the Tabernacle along with their anointing and consecration.

06:25 - Exodus 40.2 - “First day of the first month” - v17 adds “the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the 2nd year.” From this, we learn that they are entering the 2nd year of their desert time. Ex 12.2 is the description of Passover. Ex 12.10 we learn that it was to take place on the 10th day of the 1st month. (So they would be celebrating Passover 9 days after consecrating the Tabernacle. We also learn from Ex 19.1 that it took less than 6 months to build and put together all the elements of the Tabernacle.

08:21 - Exodus 40.9-16 - Anoint and consecrate the Tabernacle.
“Aniont” occurs 10x in Exodus (5x in Ex 40). Māšaḥ (maw-shakh') מָשַׁח. “To smear, spread liquid, to consecrate.” Ex 30.22-33 gives us the recipe for the anointing oil.
“Consecrate” occurs 16x in Exodus (4x in Ex 40). qāḏaš (Kaw-Dash) קָדַשׁ. “To consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, to be set apart.”

10:07 - Exodus 40.16 - “As the Lord Commanded” - 8x in Ex 40, and 10x in Ex 39
Moses has ensured that the Tabernacle and all its elements were built to the exact specifications, “as the Lord commanded”
10:50 - Exodus 33 - The Tabernacle is fully set up. “And so Moses finished the work.” v33

12:59 - Exodus 40.34-38, the Glory of the Lord fills the Tabernacle

13:45 - “The cloud” - 49x in 44 verses - the Cloud of the Lord. (link below under resources). “The cloud” occurs 11 times in Exodus and 14 times in Num as the text documents Israel’s wanderings in the desert. As the text says in Ex 40.36 the pillar of cloud was a guide for Israel.

Another awesome instance of the Cloud of God can be found in the New Testament, the transfiguration. Matt 17, Mark 9, and Luke 9 document the story of Jesus, Peter, James, and John on a mountaintop. Jesus is praying and he is transformed into pure light before them, then they see Moses and Elijah standing with him. Then a cloud comes and covers all of them and Luke 9.35 tells us that “a voice came from the cloud saying, ‘this is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.’”

17:57 - The “Glory of the Lord” in the Bible. “The Glory of the Lord” occurs 36 times in the NIV; 6 in Exodus; (Ex 16, 24, 40). We see similar accounts in Leviticus and Numbers. In 1 Kings ch 6-8 and 2 Chronicles ch 3-7 King Solomon builds the Temple in Jerusalem. We know from 1 Kings 6.1 that this is 480 years after Exodus 40. 2 Chronicles 7.1-3 shows us what happens after Solomon finishes consecrating the temple, the Glory of the Lord fills the temple! “The Glory of the Lord” also appears 9 times in Ezekiel. Combine this with a search for “Glory of the God of Israel” and you get a total of 14 references to the Glory of the Lord in Ezekiel. Ezekiel 8-11 is the retelling of a vision that Ezekiel had that was a warning for the Israelites in exile in Babylon; it tells of the Glory of the Lord leaving the temple due to Israel’s idolatry. Eze 8.1, 4, 6; 9.3, 9; 10.4, 18-19; 11.23; 43.1-5. We see the Glory of the Lord return to earth in Luke 2.8-11 as well as in John 1.1, 14. No longer is the Glory in the temple, it is in Christ, walking amongst us!

31:49 - Final point. The Tabernacle and Temple were where God dwelt with his people. Where does he dwell today? Ex 6.6-8 we see God make a commitment to Isreal to dwell with his people and be their God (fulfilled in Ex 40.34). 2 Chr 7.1-3 he dwells in the temple. 1 Cor 3.16 and 6.19 we see God dwells in us. We do not have to go to the Tabernacle or Temple to be in God’s presence, He is with us, guiding us, leading us (just as he did with the cloud in the desert).

35:37 - conclusion.

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Resources:

Dave reads from a New International Version of the Bible

Search for "the cloud." Blue Letter Bible:
https://www.blueletterbible.org//search/search.cfm?Criteria=%22the+cloud%22&t=NIV#s=s_primary_0_1

Search for "glory of the lord." Blue Letter Bible:
https://www.blueletterbible.org//search/search.cfm?Criteria=%22glory+of+the+lord%22&t=NIV#s=s_primary_0_1

Book of Ezekiel summary by Bible Project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-CIPu1nko8