Exodus 40
-Moses erects the tabernacle on the first day of the first
month in their second year of release from Egyptian captivity (Exodus 40:17).
He, again as we saw in chapter 39, accomplished the work just as the LORD
commanded and it was anointed and consecrated unto Him. Everything was in its
place and the glory of the LORD could now indwell this perfectly completed
vessel. As the book of Exodus ends, God’s presence was with them, and when He
moved, they moved, when He stayed, they stayed (Exodus 40:36-37). *Application*
This we can note is a picture of the Christian life completed in the work of
Jesus Christ in His perfect life, substitutionary death on the cross, burial,
and resurrection. Receiving Him completes us and finishes the tabernacle of our
lives anointing and consecrating us for His abiding presence within us. We see
the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit in this typology. He is the One who
moves and directs us in the paths that we should travel in His will and plan.
When He says stay, we should stay; when He says go, we should go. He directs,
guides, teaches, and leads as He is always with us (paraclyte, John 14:26; 15:26; 16:7). Therefore, we should view this
passage as a picture of the Spirit-filled life of the believer. God has
established a New Covenant initiated by the blood of Jesus Christ and indwells
us, His children, to will and to work His good purposes (Jeremiah 31:31-34,
Luke 22:20, 2 Corinthians 3:6, Philippians 2:13, Hebrews 12:24).
Verse to Memorize:
Exodus 40:38
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