Exodus 40:38
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 40
“For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.”Exodus 40:38
What Does Exodus 40:38 Mean?
Exodus 40:38 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 40, verse 38 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Guidance, and Wilderness.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Exodus 40:38 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 78:14“In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.”Exodus 13:21“And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:”Numbers 9:15“And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.”Isaiah 4:5“And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.”Psalms 105:39“He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.”Numbers 14:14“And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.”Nehemiah 9:19“Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.”Numbers 9:16“So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.”Numbers 11:25“And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.”Numbers 12:5“And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth.”Deuteronomy 31:15“And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.”
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