Bible Strands
Exodus 25:40
See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Moses during the construction instructions for the tabernacle furnishings. He issues this command immediately after detailing the materials for the lampstand and its utensils.
The words — תַּבְנִיתָם (tav.ni.Ta/m) translates to "pattern/their," and מָרְאֶה (ma.re.'Eh) means "being shown." These terms anchor the command to a specific, divinely revealed blueprint rather than human design.
The thread — The directive recurs in Exodus 26:30 regarding the tabernacle's structure. The New Testament references this pattern in Acts 7:44 and Hebrews 8:5 to show the earthly sanctuary as a copy of a heavenly reality.
Why it lands — The text demands exact adherence to the revealed model without deviation. It requires the builder to prioritize divine specification over personal creativity or convenience.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.
Cross-references
- Exodus 26:30 So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
- Acts 7:44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
- Hebrews 8:5 The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
- Exodus 25:9 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.
- Numbers 8:4 This is how the lampstand was constructed: it was made of hammered gold from its base to its blossoms, fashioned according to the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.
- 1 Chronicles 28:19 “All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”
- Exodus 39:42 The Israelites had done all the work just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
- 1 Chronicles 28:11 Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.
- Ezekiel 43:11 and if they are ashamed of all they have done, then make known to them the design of the temple—its arrangement and its exits and entrances—its whole design along with all its statutes, forms, and laws. Write it down in their sight, so that they may keep its complete design and all its statutes and may carry them out.