"And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof…" — Exodus 40:18

Exodus 40:18 · KJV

“And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.”

— Exodus 40:18

Verse 17

And 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.

Verse 19

And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Exodus 40 — Context

Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he.

And 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.

And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.

And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses.

And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:

Cross References

Matthew 16:18

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. {Peter: this name signifies a rock}

Exodus 40:2

On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

1 Timothy 3:15

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. {ground: or, stay}

Revelation 21:3

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God {is} with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, {and be} their God.

Exodus 26:15-30

And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle {of} shittim wood standing up.

Exodus 36:20-34

And he made boards for the tabernacle {of} shittim wood, standing up.

Leviticus 26:11

And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.

Ezekiel 37:27-28

My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.