Exodus 40:17 So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year.
The final chapter of Exodus is drawing to a close. Moses, who balked and argued when God first tapped him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, has grown into a man whose heart is for God, doing “as the Lord commanded him.”
Exodus 40:18 When Moses set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames, inserted the crossbars and set up the posts.
The Israelites themselves have gone from captives in Egypt to demanding a golden calf to worship to giving their precious items for the building of the tabernacle and helping to craft that tabernacle from nothing.
Exodus 40:19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, as the Lord commanded him.
Precious Savior, It has taken a long time, 40 chapters, to bring about these changes in Moses and in the Israelites. Thank You for the reminder that change is possible, becoming someone who puts You above all else, who chases You with all our hearts is possible. Help us to seek You, to draw closer to You, every single day. Amen.
Exodus 40:20 He took the tablets of the covenant law and placed them in the ark, attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover over it.
Have a blessed day.