Exodus 40:33 Explained in Context

Read It With

• Exodus 40:16–33

Read Exodus 40:33 with 40:16–33. At this point in “Moses Erects the Tabernacle as Commanded,” 40:33 states “And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate.…” as a specific cause, response, command, detail, or result. The whole unit shows: Moses sets up structure and furnishings in sequence, performs initial service actions, washes, encloses the court, and completes the work with repeated obedience formulas.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Moses carries out the ordered assembly and initial service commands, with repeated obedience formulas leading to the completion of the work. Within the book's larger movement, this unit makes the following contribution: Moses sets up structure and furnishings in sequence, performs initial service actions, washes, encloses the court, and completes the work with repeated obedience formulas. At 40:33, the wording “And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate.…” makes this verse's contribution precise. At this point in “Moses Erects the Tabernacle as Commanded,” 40:33 states “And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate.…” as a specific cause, response, command, detail, or result.