God with His People

Sermon 90 in Series

Exodus 40:34-38
[34] Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. [35] And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. [36] Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out. [37] But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up. [38] For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   What are your biggest takeaways from Exodus? In what specific ways has God used it in your life over the last two years?
2.   What did the filling of the tabernacle communicate to Israel? Why was Moses unable to enter the tent?
3.   How would you trace the theme of God’s presence from the beginning of the Old Testament to the end of the New Testament? What does it mean to say that this climax in Exodus is just one moment early in the story?
4.   How does God’s name in Exodus 3 relate to his presence? Is this one of the ways you have thought about his name in the past?
5.   How do the final verses anticipate the promised land? How does this connect salvation with inheritance?
6.   Why does this final passage function as a summary of the Christian life?

References: Psalm 19:7-11; Exodus 13:21; 19:9, 16; 24:15-18; 34:5; 33:9; John 1:14; 2:19-21; Matthew 1:23; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Revelation 21:3; 22:4-5; Exodus 3:14; Numbers 9:15-23; Exodus 3:8.