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Exodus Chapter Thirty-Nine

(Outline continues from yesterday)

4. The completed elements of the tabernacle were brought to Moses for his inspection, and his blessing of their labor (Ex. 39:32-43).
5. The pronouncement of blessing (72x in Genesis, 5x in Exodus 1-38) is not so common in Exodus. Moses’s blessing here (Ex. 39:43) should be studied in connection with Lev. 9:22,23 & Num. 6:23-27 where the scarcity of usage is remarkable. The narratives of Balaam 14x (Num. 22-24) and the Book of Deuteronomy 39x return to more frequent usages.

Exodus Chapter Forty + Num. 9:15-23

1. Moses instructs Israel to erect the tabernacle on new year’s day (Ex. 40:1-16).
   1. The month of the Passover/Exodus was established as the first of the months for Israel.
   2. Thus, an entire year has gone by since the parting of the Red Sea, and the Exodus of Israel out of Egypt.
2. Moses supervises the actual erection of the tabernacle (Ex. 40:17-33).
3. Once completed, the glory of Yahweh filled the tabernacle (Ex. 40:34-38).
   1. The glory remains with Israel until they depart from Him in idolatry (1st Sam. 4:21,22).
   2. The glory returns when the King of Peace (Solomon) builds the temple (1st Kgs. 8:10,11).
   3. The glory remains with Israel until they depart from Him in idolatry (Ezek. 10:18; 11:23).
   4. The glory returns when the King of Peace (the Lord Jesus Christ) builds the Millennial temple (Ezek. 43:1-5).
   5. This glory is the manifestation of God as unapproachable light (1st Tim. 6:16; Lev. 16:1,2).
4. The Book of Exodus closes with a summary statement descriptive of Israel’s travel protocol: the Glorious Pillar System (Ex. 40:36-38 cf. Num. 9:15-23; Neh. 9:16-21).