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God's Overwhelming Presence
Commentators explain that the 'glory of the Lord' filling the Tabernacle was so powerful and dazzling that even Moses, who had spoken with God on Sinai, was unable to enter. This event, mirrored at the dedication of Solomon's Temple, powerfully demonstrates God's immense holiness and the awe His manifest presence commands.
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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 40:35
19th Century
Bishop
Moses was not able to enter into the tent. —Apparently, Moses, seeing the cloud descend, as it had been accustomed to do …
John Gill
On Exodus 40:35
17th Century
Pastor
And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the
congregation
He had been there b…
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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…