translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: EXO

label: NET study note

text: All of Exod 39:32-40:38 could be taken as a unit. The first section ( 39:32-43 ) shows that the Israelites had carefully and accurately completed the preparation and brought everything they had made to Moses: The work of the Lord builds on the faithful obedience of the people. In the second section are the instruction and the implementation ( 40:1-33 ): The work of the Lord progresses through the unifying of the work. The last part ( 40:34-38 ) may take the most attention: When the work was completed, the glory filled the tabernacle: By his glorious presence, the Lord blesses and directs his people in their worship.


text: U. Cassuto ( Exodus , 480) notes that the items inside the tent did not need to be enumerated since they were already holy, but items in the courtyard needed special attention. People needed to know that items outside the tent were just as holy.