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Exodus 25:8
8You must tell the Israelites to make a special place to be my home. Then I will live among them.
Exodus 25:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
- New International Version (NIV)“Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell in their midst.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.
Context of Exodus 25:8
6olive oil for the lamps; spices for the special oil and for incense with a nice smell; 7onyx and other jewels to fix on the priest's ephod and his breastpiece. You must tell the Israelites to make a special place to be my home. Then I will live among them. 9I will show you how to make this tabernacle and everything that you will put inside it. But you must make everything in the way that I tell you. 10The Israelites must use acacia wood to make a big box. It must be 1 metre long, 75 centimetres wide and 75 centimetres high.
Read all of Exodus 25Exodus 25:8 word by word
וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Exodus 25:8
- Exodus 15:2The Lord makes me strong. He is the reason for my song. He is the one who has saved me. He is my God and I will praise him. He is my father's God and I will praise his name.
- Exodus 36:1Then Moses said, ‘Bezalel and Oholiab will do the work that the Lord has commanded us to do. Everyone that the Lord has helped to have special skills will work with them. They will help to build the tabernacle and all the other special things that the Lord has commanded.’
- Leviticus 4:6He must put his finger in the blood. He must shake it in front of the holy curtain seven times in front of the Lord.
- Leviticus 10:4Mishael and Elzaphan were sons of Aaron's father's brother, Uzziel. Moses said to them, ‘Carry Nadab and Abihu away from the altar. Take your cousins outside the camp.’
- Leviticus 21:12He must not leave the house of God. He has the holy oil on his head. He must be separate. I am the Lord.
- Hebrews 9:1The first agreement included rules about how people should worship God. It also spoke about a special place for people to worship God on this earth.
- Exodus 29:45I will live among the Israelites and I will be their God.
- 1 Kings 6:13Then I will live among my people, the Israelites. I will never leave them.’
- Isaiah 12:6Everyone who lives in Zion, shout aloud and sing with joy! The Holy God of Israel is great, and he lives among you.’
- Zechariah 2:10‘Sing and be happy, you people in Jerusalem. This is because I will come. And I will live among you,’ says the Lord.
- Zechariah 8:3‘Jerusalem is the city that I have chosen. I will return there and I will live there. Then Jerusalem will be called the city that obeys God. And the mountain of the Lord Almighty will be called the mountain that God has chosen.’
- 2 Corinthians 6:16Idols do not belong in God's house. Remember that we believers are the house of the God who lives for ever. This is what God has said: ‘I will make my home with them and I will live among them. I will be their God and they will be my people.’
- Hebrews 3:6But Christ serves in God's house as a son, not as a servant. He is the leader of God's people today. And we are God's people. We belong to his house if we continue to believe in Christ. We must be brave. We must continue to show people clearly that we trust God. He will do what he has promised to do.
- Revelation 21:3I heard a voice that spoke loudly from the throne. It said, ‘Look! God's home is now among people! God will live together with them. They will be his people. God himself will be with them and he will be their God.
Commentaries on Exodus 25:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Let them make me a sanctuary - מקדש mikdash, a holy place, such as God might dwell in; this was that part of the tabernacle that was called the most holy place, into which the high priest entered only once a year, on the great day of atonement. That I may dwell among them - "This," says Mr. Ainsworth, "was the main end of all; and to this all the particulars are to be referred, and by this they are to be opened. For this sanctuary, as Solomon's temple…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 Yahweh had redeemed the Israelites from bondage. He had made a covenant with them and had given them laws. He had promised, on condition of their obedience, to accept them as His own “peculiar treasure,” as “a kingdom of priests and an holy nation” Exodus 19:5-6. And now He was ready visibly to testify that He made his abode with them. He claimed to have a dwelling for Himself, which was to be in external form a tent of goats‘ hair Exodus 19:4…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8a sanctuary: For the people to have a life-giving relationship with God, they needed to understand how completely different God was from them (see study note on 3:5). The purpose of this activity was so God could live among them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them--In one sense the tabernacle was to be a palace, the royal residence of the King of Israel, in which He was to dwell among His people, receive their petitions, and issue His responses. But it was also to be a place of worship, in which God was to record His name and to enshrine the mystic symbols of His presence.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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