Exo 40:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Exod 40:1-33: 40:1-33 The report on setting up the Tabernacle begins with the Lord’s commands to do so (40:1-15 ) and continues with the report on how Moses obeyed those commands (40:16-33 ). • The repeated statement that Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him (40:16 , 19 , 21 , 23 , 25 , 27 , 29 , 32 ) is in radical contrast to Aaron’s self-serving statement in 32:22-24 . God wishes to share his presence with us, but his holiness is such that this can occur only if we renounce our own efforts to secure his presence and gifts.

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‏ Exodus 40:1-2

Summary for Exod 40:1-33: 40:1-33 ^a The report on setting up the Tabernacle begins with the Lord’s commands to do so (40:1-15 ^b) and continues with the report on how Moses obeyed those commands (40:16-33 ^c).

• The repeated statement that Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him (40:16 ^d, 19 ^e, 21 ^f, 23 ^g, 25 ^h, 27 ⁱ, 29 ^j, 32 ^k) is in radical contrast to Aaron’s self-serving statement in 32:22-24 ^l. God wishes to share his presence with us, but his holiness is such that this can occur only if we renounce our own efforts to secure his presence and gifts.
40:2 ^m In the Tabernacle, the divine King met with Israel to communicate his will to them.

• the first day of the new year: The Tabernacle was set up one year after God announced the Passover and the start of Israel’s calendar.