Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses did so. According to all that Yahweh commanded him, so he did.
- BSB Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him.
- NKJV Thus Moses did; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
- NASB So Moses did these things; according to all that the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
- NLT Moses proceeded to do everything just as the Lord had commanded him.
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Quick answer
Moses carried out the assembly of the tabernacle exactly as Yahweh commanded. His full obedience matters because it shows reverence for God's revealed will.
Overview
This summary statement introduces the account of the tabernacle being set up, stressing that Moses did everything according to all that Yahweh commanded. The repeated emphasis on precise obedience throughout the chapter underscores that worship is to be ordered by God's word, not human preference. Such faithful obedience anticipates Christ, the true and perfect servant who always did the will of the Father.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 1 Cor 4:2Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
- Exod 40:17–32And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.
- Deut 4:1Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.
- Isa 8:20To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
- Matt 28:20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
- Exod 23:21–22Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
- Exod 39:42–43According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.
- Deut 12:32What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
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Christ at the center
The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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