What happensPermalink
Moses erects the tabernacle, screens off the ark of the testimony with the veil, sets up the holy place, burns incense, offers sacrifices, and presents and anoints the priests. God’s glory fills the completed tabernacle so completely even Moses cannot enter.
Why it mattersPermalink
For the first time since Genesis 3, God once again dwells with His people, this time in a house whose construction He directed. The epilogue shows that the people literally followed God during their wanderings, and He made His presence known day and night.
Key versePermalink
For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.