Read the Bible in a Year Today Read Exodus 25 and 26 Why Did the Children of Israel Make the Tabernacle? Starting with Exodus chapter 25, the Lord gives the details of the tabernacle that Moses and Israel will make. When I read it, I see a tent that I have never seen before. In fact, calling it a tabernacle or tent does not seem to do it justice. Why did the children of Israel go through all the effort to make this beautiful tabernacle? God tells them why in Exodus 25:8, 8 And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them (Exo. 25:8). Wow! The great God of heaven is going to dwell in this tent. How could He dwell in something so lowly? The key is taking in the thought at the very end of the verse that God wants to dwell among them. God loves His people. He just wants to be with them and wants them to be with Him. Imagine being a 12-year-old boy or girl at that time, and seeing this magnificent tabernacle, knowing that the God who parted the Red Sea and poured out His plagues upon the Egyptians, is now in that structure that your people have made! Listen, friends! God now dwells in you! Don Ruhl Church of Christ 220 NE Savage Street Grants Pass, Oregon 97526-1310 541-476-3100 http://www.plymouth-church.com/dons_corner2.html http://associate.com/groups/emaildevotionals/