Exodus 25:1-9 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,… I. THE GRAND PURPOSE OF THE TABERNACLE WAS THAT THE ISRAELITES MIGHT REALIZE GOD'S PRESENCE WITH THEM. 1. The unity of God had been lost in the gradual transference of separate and independent sovereignty to every attempted representation or localization of the Deity. This evil, God now corrects by the strict confinement of His localization to one spot. 2. The conception of the Deity had been demoralized through the forms in which men sought to represent God. And so the God of Israel refuses to allow any image or outward representation of Himself. II. THE MANIFESTATION OF GOD'S PRESENCE WAS SECURED BY THE CONSTRUCTION AND FURNITURE OF THE TABERNACLE. 1. The ark was constructed out of the freewill offerings of the people. 2. The Tabernacle in its costliness was, in all the circumstances of the case, wonderfully appreciative of the Divine Majesty. 3. The Tabernacle was constructed in all respects according to Divine pattern. (W. Roberts, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, |
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