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Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Yahweh filled the tent.
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God's Visible Promise
All commentators agree that the cloud and the glory were a tangible, undeniable sign of God's presence. This event fulfilled His promise to dwell among His people, confirming that the tabernacle was not just a human project but God's chosen sanctuary. As one scholar notes, this visible sign was meant to end any doubt about whether the Lord was truly with them.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
On the distinction between the tent as the outer shelter and the tabernacle as the dwelling-place of Yahweh, which is very clear in these verses, s…
19th Century
Anglican
THE DESCENT OF THE GLORY OF GOD UPON THE TABERNACLE.
Then a cloud. —Hebrew, the cloud, t…
16th Century
Protestant
Then a cloud covered the tent. The holiness of the tabernacle was proved by this signal or pledge, for the people surely knew that it had …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation The outside of it; this cloud was the same with the pillar of clou…
The cloud covered the tabernacle even on the clearest day; it was not a cloud which the sun scatters. This cloud was a sign of God's presence, to b…
