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The Last Words Of Exodus
How does the book of Exodus end?
In Exodus 40, the book closes as the glory of God comes down to fill the newly built tabernacle. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt shows how Exodus ends with God dwelling among His people.
After all the instructions are carried out “as the LORD commanded Moses,” the tabernacle is finished and the cloud of God’s glory fills it — so completely that even Moses cannot enter. Dr. Holt explains that this points to the regulative principle, that we worship God His way rather than ours, and to a deeper need: Moses, still a sinner without a sufficient sacrifice, could not go in. That need is finally met in Christ. The cloud and fire that led Israel remind us that our comfort is God’s presence, not perfect circumstances.
Questions this study answers:
1. Why was God so specific about the tabernacle? Because worship is to be done His way, not ours. The repeated phrase “as the LORD commanded” underscores it.
2. Why could Moses not enter the tabernacle? Because he was still a sinner with no sufficient sacrifice. It showed the need for a greater Mediator — Christ.
3. What did the tabernacle ultimately point to? God dwelling with His people — fulfilled in Jesus, “God with us,” and in believers, who are now God’s temple.
“Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.” — Exodus 40:34 (NKJV)
Speaker: Dr. Toby Holt is the President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, a Reformed seminary in Colorado Springs. He is known for clear, down-to-earth Bible teaching, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio.
Listen and go deeper: This sermon is part of the Exodus Explained study from New Geneva Theological Seminary. Find more verse-by-verse teaching across the Bible at newgeneva.org. To support this teaching ministry, visit newgeneva.org/give.
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By Dr. Toby Holt | New Geneva Theological SeminaryHow does the book of Exodus end?
In Exodus 40, the book closes as the glory of God comes down to fill the newly built tabernacle. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt shows how Exodus ends with God dwelling among His people.
After all the instructions are carried out “as the LORD commanded Moses,” the tabernacle is finished and the cloud of God’s glory fills it — so completely that even Moses cannot enter. Dr. Holt explains that this points to the regulative principle, that we worship God His way rather than ours, and to a deeper need: Moses, still a sinner without a sufficient sacrifice, could not go in. That need is finally met in Christ. The cloud and fire that led Israel remind us that our comfort is God’s presence, not perfect circumstances.
Questions this study answers:
1. Why was God so specific about the tabernacle? Because worship is to be done His way, not ours. The repeated phrase “as the LORD commanded” underscores it.
2. Why could Moses not enter the tabernacle? Because he was still a sinner with no sufficient sacrifice. It showed the need for a greater Mediator — Christ.
3. What did the tabernacle ultimately point to? God dwelling with His people — fulfilled in Jesus, “God with us,” and in believers, who are now God’s temple.
“Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.” — Exodus 40:34 (NKJV)
Speaker: Dr. Toby Holt is the President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, a Reformed seminary in Colorado Springs. He is known for clear, down-to-earth Bible teaching, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio.
Listen and go deeper: This sermon is part of the Exodus Explained study from New Geneva Theological Seminary. Find more verse-by-verse teaching across the Bible at newgeneva.org. To support this teaching ministry, visit newgeneva.org/give.