What is the meaning of Exodus 40:28? Then “Then” signals the moment when all prior instructions have been carried out. The tabernacle has been erected exactly as the LORD commanded (Exodus 40:16-17). • “Then” marks completion and transition, just as creation moved from “finished” to “very good” (Genesis 2:1-3). • It invites a response of worship: obedience precedes glory (Exodus 40:34). He put up Moses personally “put up” the final piece. • Leadership means hands-on obedience (Numbers 12:7). • God entrusts real tasks to real people; divine plans touch earth through faithful human action (James 2:22). The curtain BSB: “the curtain.” This veil was woven of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn with cherubim worked into it (Exodus 26:36). • A visible reminder of holiness—cherubim guarding access since Eden (Genesis 3:24). • A barrier that both protects and separates (Hebrews 9:3-8). At the entrance Placement matters. The entrance is where worshipers first approach God. • God provides a single, orderly way in (John 10:9). • The curtain declares: approach is possible, but only by God’s appointed means (Leviticus 16:2). To the tabernacle The tabernacle is God’s dwelling among His people (Exodus 25:8). • A portable Eden—God walking with Israel (Leviticus 26:11-12). • Foreshadowing the Word who “tabernacled among us” (John 1:14). • When Jesus died, “the veil of the temple was torn in two” (Matthew 27:51), opening direct access (Hebrews 10:19-22). Summary Exodus 40:28 records the final act in setting up God’s earthly dwelling: Moses raises the entrance curtain. That single movement completes obedient preparation, establishes a holy boundary, and anticipates Christ, who would later rend the veil and invite us into unhindered fellowship with the Father. |
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