For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.
What does Exodus 40:38 mean?
The cloud covered the tabernacle even in the clearest day; it was not a cloud which the sun scatters.
Key themes
SalvationRedemptionPassoverCovenant
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Keep this verse inside Exodus 40:34-38 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Related topics
Glossary
- Tabernacle Object
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(1. ) A house or dwelling-place ( Job 5:24 ; 18:6 , etc. ). (2. ) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24 ) containing the image of Moloch ( Amos 5:26 ; marg. and R. V., “Siccuth”). (3. ) The human body.