Exodus 29:43

Exo 29:43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and [the tabernacle] shall be sanctified by my glory.

Ver. 43. And I will dwell.] {See Trapp on "2Co 6:16"}

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Exo 29:43-44. There I will meet with the children of Israel — I will make this tabernacle the seat of my cloud of glory, which will be the symbol of my divine presence, and from thence I will give frequent discoveries of my will, and tokens of my favour toward them. The tabernacle of the congregation — אהל מועדohel mogned, the tabernacle of meeting, so called because there God and his people met together. I will sanctify Aaron and his sons — God sanctified, set them apart, and marked them out to be his priests in a solemn manner by the appearance of his glory at their first sacrifice, and by sending fire from heaven to consume their burnt-offering, Lev 9:23-24.

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Because of my glorious presence.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

Verse 43. There I will meet with the children of Israel] See Clarke on Ex 25:22.

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(43) The tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.—See Exo_40:34-35; and comp. Lev_9:24; 1Ki_8:10-11; 2Ch_5:13-14; 2Ch_7:2.

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43. And I will meet there] There is no emph. on ‘there’ in the Heb. In its probable original context (see on vv. 38–42), at the altar.

the Tent] Heb. it, i.e., in its probable original context, the altar.

by my glory] When He enters it in His glory: see Exo_40:34 f.; and cf. on Exo_16:10. Tent, altar, and priests (v. 44) will alike be hallowed by the power of Jehovah’s sanctifying presence.

43–46. Conclusion to the whole body of directions (chs. 25–29). In the sanctuary thus erected, Jehovah will appear in His glory; and dwell permanently in the midst of His people. The purpose of its construction, as laid down in Exo_25:8, is thus accomplished.

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And there will I meet with the children of Israel,.... Not only with Moses or with Aaron, and his successors, but with the people themselves, by granting them his gracious presence in public ordinances, giving them tokens of his goodwill unto them, and of his acceptance of their offerings, hearing their prayers put up by themselves, or by the priest interceding for them, and receiving their thanksgivings for mercies bestowed, and giving them instructions by the mouth of his priests:

and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory; by his Shechinah, or the glory of the divine Majesty, dwelling in it; or it may be supplied, the children of Israel shall be sanctified; set apart and distinguished by his glorious presence among them; the Targum of Jonathan is,"I will be sanctified in or by their princes, because of my glory.''

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Glory, or presence, or by the flame which shall come down from heaven to consume the victim, Leviticus ix. 24. (Calmet)

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

i.e. By my glorious presence and appearance, of which see Exo 40:34,35; Le 9:24.

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43. There I will meet — Here is enunciated the main thought that underlies all the symbolism of the tabernacle and its holy services. It was the visible sanctuary, where Jehovah signified the conditions on which it was possible for him to dwell with man, and permit man to dwell with him. The sanctification of Israel was to be secured through these consecrated forms of mediation, and was the highest ideal revealed amid the symbols. For what is it that shall be sanctified by my glory? Not the tabernacle or tent, as both the Authorized Version and the Revised Version supply in the text, nor the altar, as others have supposed; for both these are expressly named in the next verse as a distinct conception; but the children of Israel just mentioned, here conceived as a unit, and hence the use of the verb in the singular number. Israel is to be sanctified by meeting with Jehovah, and thus entering into the divine glory by the means ordained for that very end.

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Vers. 43-46. GOD"S PROMISES. The chapter terminates with a parenthetic insertion of various promises, intended to cheer the Israelites under the hard circumstances of their wanderings in the wilderness, and growing out of the mention of the tabernacle as "the tabernacle of meeting" (ver. 42). "There," says God, "He will meet, not only Moses, to speak to him, but also the children of Israel, to receive their offerings, hear their prayers, and grant their requests. There will he meet them, and there his glory shall be; and the tabernacle shall be thereby sanctified. He will sanctify both the tabernacle and the altar; he will sanctify, moreover, both Aaron and his sons; and he will dwell among the children of Israel, and be their God; and they shall know him." Very precious and gracious promises, made absolutely; though, as the result showed, (2Ch_36:14-18) contingent on their obedience; and faithfully performed, as long as even a remnant was obedient, during a space of above seven hundred years from the Exodus to the Captivity!

There will I meet the children of Israel. Lay Israelites might not enter the tabernacle, and could only "meet God" at its entrance, when they brought their sacrifices to the altar. He promises, however, to meet them on these occasions with favour and. acceptance. The tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. Compare Exo_40:34. The presence of the Shechinah was the true sanctification of the tabernacle all the rest was mere type and figure. God not only "put his name there," but put his presence there visibly.

Vers. 43-46. God"s promises to Israel.

Here we may note

I THE DIVINE GOODNESS AS SHOWN IN THE MAKING OF PROMISES, Man has no claim upon his Maker. Our "goodness extendeth not to him." So far forth as we "do him true and laudable service," we are "unprofitable servants we have done that which was our duty to do". (Luk_17:10) But how little of such service is rendered! How great are our shortcomings! How many our "sins, negligences, and ignorances!" How little do we deserve anything but evil at God"s hand! And yet, he not only bears with us, but makes us gracious promises. He binds himself to us beforehand by express engagements he pledges his own sacred word to bestow upon us divers blessings. Here he promised Israel five things

1. The sanctification of the tabernacle by the Shechinah;

2. The sanctification of the altar;

3. Holiness in Aaron and his sons;

4. His own permanent abiding presence with them as their God; and

5. Their own recognition of him as their Lord God

the deliverer who brought them out of Egypt the eternal JehovahEloheyhem. And to Christians he has promised far more pardon, redemption, acceptance, sanctification by the Holy Spirit, eternal life! Utterly unworthy as we are, these promises have been made to us. God"s infinite goodness has caused him to condescend to enter into covenant with his creatures; and the promises which he has made to us, "he for his part will most surely keep and perform.

II THE DIVINE FAITHFULNESS, AS SHOWN IN THE FULFILMENT OF THE PROMISES MADE.

(1) The sanctification of the tabernacle was effected by the entrance into it of the Shechinah; (Exo_40:34)

(2) That of the altar by the fire which "came out from before the Lord"; (Lev_9:24)

(3) Aaron and his sons were sanctified to the effectual performance of all their ministerial acts, and were further personally sanctified, so far as their own wills would permit;

(4) God did abide with his people Israel, notwithstanding all their shortcomings, for at least seven centuries; defended them from their enemies; taught them by his prophets; made them a praise and a wonder among the nations. And, on the whole,

(5) notwithstanding occasional defections, Israel did recognise Jehovah as their God, did maintain his worship, did observe his laws, did believe that he dwelt among them, and was "the Lord their God." Shall we think that to us he will be less faithful? Shall we doubt that he will give to us the covenanted blessings pardon, and redemption, and acceptance, and sanctification, and eternal life? Surely, "God is not a man that he should lie, or the son of man that he should repent." He is "the faithful and the true". (Rev_19:11) He never broke a promise. All to which he is pledged he will most assuredly perform, if we only are not wanting on our part.

HOMILIES BY J. ORR Vers. 43-46. Israel sanctified by God"s presence.

1. Three grades of sanctification.

1. By blood.

2. Unction of the Spirit.

3. Personal Divine indwelling.

2. God"s dwelling with Israel sanctifies

1. the tabernacle;

2. his servants;

3. the whole people. J.O.

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General Information:

Yahweh continues speaking to Moses.

the tent will be set apart for me by my glory

This can be stated in active form. AT: "My awesome presence will dedicate the tent to me" (See: Active or Passive)

translationWords

Israel

tent of meeting

set apart

glory

set apart

altar

Aaron

servant

priest

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ונעדתי שמה AND I WILL BE MET THERE — I will come together with them in a conversation as a king who appoints a place of meeting where he will speak with his subjects.

ונקדש AND IT — the Tabernacle — SHALL BE SANCTIFIED,

בכבדי BY MY GLORY — for my Shechina shall rest there. A Midrashic comment is: Read not here בִּכְבוֹדִי “by My Glory”, but בִּכְבוּדַי, “through My honoured ones”. Here He gave him some slight intimation of the death of Aaron’s sons on the day when it (the Tabernacle) would be erected. This is the meaning of what Moses then said, (Leviticus 10:3) “That is what the Lord said, Through those that draw near to Me will I be sanctified”. But where had he said this? Here, in the words, “and it shall be sanctified through My honoured ones” (Zevachim 115b).

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.