Exodus 39:32-43

The Final Summation.

Exodus 39:32

‘Thus was finished all the work of the Dwellingplace of the Tent of Meeting: and the children of Israel did in accordance with all that Yahweh commanded Moses; so did they.'

In final summation the fact that all the work was done exactly as Yahweh commanded is again stressed. All was done according to His will. Would that we could all say the same, that we could say, ‘I have done all as Yahweh has commanded me'.

Note the equation of the Dwellingplace with the Tent of Meeting. The old Tent of Meeting has been replaced by it.

All That Has Been Made Is Brought To Moses (Exodus 39:33).

Exodus 39:33

‘And they brought the Dwellingplace to Moses: the Tent, and all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets; and the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of dolphin skins, and the veil of the screen; the ark of the testimony, and its staves, and the mercy-seat; the table, all its vessels, and the showbread; the pure lampstand, its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, and all its vessels, and the oil for the lamp; and the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the screen for the door of the Tent; the brazen altar, and its grating of bronze, its staves, and all its vessels, the laver and its base; the hangings of the court, its pillars, and its sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, and its pegs, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the Tent of Meeting; the finely wrought garments for ministering in the Holy Place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office. In accordance with all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work. And Moses saw all the work, and, behold, they had done it; as Yahweh had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.'

Finally all has been brought to Moses. It will be noted that the goatskin covering is clearly seen as part of ‘the Tent', although they were not part of ‘the inner Sanctuary', whereas the final protective skins were neither. The first showbread has also been made and that too has been brought. And it is observed that after his inspection all the work was declared as being in accordance with the pattern that had been shown to him in the Mount. That was of crucial importance. And so Moses not only approved all but gave them the divine blessing.