Exodus 25:8

  • Mr. YHWH’s Neighborhood

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    And they shall make Me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst   Exodus 25:8  Chabad Dwell – There’s a first time for everything, only this “first time” changes it all.  “The verb ‘to dwell’ had never before been used in relation to God.  The root sh-kh-n means neighbor, someone who lives next door.”[1] …

  • Birds of a Feather

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    And they shall make Me a Tabernacle, that I may abide in their midst.  Exodus 25:8  Robert Alter Abide – The Hebrew root describing God’s desire to abide with His people is šākan.  Perhaps you’ll recognize that this is precisely the same root of the word miškān, “Tabernacle.”  Here the author chooses a nice play…