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The Ark's Central Importance
Commentators note the specific instruction to place the Ark of the Testimony in the tabernacle first. This deliberate ordering highlights the Ark's supreme importance as the most precious object, symbolizing God's covenant and presence, around which all other elements of worship were arranged.
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Exodus
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Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 40:1–8
19th Century
Bishop
Though the work was now complete, and all the parts of the Tabernacle made ready, Moses did not immediately proceed to erect it. As when he first w…
John Gill
On Exodus 40:3
17th Century
Pastor
And you shall put therein the ark of the testimony
The ark or chest where the law was, a testimony of the divine wil…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 40:1–15
17th Century
Minister
When a new year begins, we should seek to serve God better than the year before. In half a year the tabernacle was completed. When the hearts of ma…