Exodus 29:45

⁴⁴So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.⁴⁵Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. ⁴⁶And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.

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Summary

Exodus 29:45 reveals God's desire to dwell among His people, emphasizing His presence as the ultimate blessing. The verse highlights the significance of God's tabernacle as a place of meeting between the Creator and His creation. It underscores the holiness of God and the need for His people to be consecrated and set apart for His service. This verse foreshadows the coming of Jesus Christ, who would ultimately fulfill the promise of God's presence among His people. It serves as a reminder of the privilege and responsibility of being in a covenant relationship with the Almighty.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

I will dwell among the children of Israel - This is the great charter of the people of God, both under the Old and New Testaments; see Exo 25:8; Lev 26:11, Lev 26:12; Co2 6:16; Rev 21:3. God dwells Among them: he is ever to be found in his Church to enlighten, quicken, comfort, and support it; to dispense the light of life by the preaching of his word, and the influences of his Spirit for the conviction and conversion of sinners. And he dwells In those who believe; and this is the very tenor of the New Covenant which God promised to make with the house of Israel; see Jer 31:31-34; Eze 37:24-28; Heb 8:7-12; and Co2 6:16. And because God had promised to dwell in all his genuine followers, hence the frequent reference to this covenant and its privileges in the New Testament. And hence it is so frequently and strongly asserted that every believer is a habitation of God through the Spirit, Eph 2:22. That the Spirit of God witnesses with their spirits that they are the children of God, Rom 8:16. That the Spirit of Christ in their hearts enables them to call God their Father, Gal 4:6. And that if any man have not this Spirit, he is none of his, Rom 8:9, etc. And hence St. Paul states this to be the sum and substance of apostolical preaching, and the riches of the glory of the mystery of the Gospel among the Gentiles, viz., Christ In you the hope of glory; whom, says he, we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect In Christ Jesus; Col 1:27, Col 1:28.