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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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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 40:34–35
18th Century
Theologian
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…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 40:34
19th Century
Bishop
THE DESCENT OF THE GLORY OF GOD UPON THE TABERNACLE.
Then a cloud. —Hebrew, the cloud, t…
John Calvin
On Exodus 40:34
16th Century
Theologian
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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John Gill
On Exodus 40:34
17th Century
Pastor
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation
The outside of it; this cloud was the same with the pillar of clou…
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 40:34–38
17th Century
Minister
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…