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Exodus 40 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: The Glory Fills the Tabernacle

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod's Glory Comes

cloudtabernaclefire and pillarpeople

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenGod Is Here

CLOUD → picture 3TENT → picture 1FIRE → picture 4PEOPLE → picture 2

Grade 1Moses Obeys

Setting up the tent → picture 2The ark inside → picture 4The cloud covered it → picture 1Fire by night → picture 3

Order:

1. God said, On the first day of the first month you shall raise up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting2. The tabernacle was raised up3. He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar4. Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting

Grade 2God Moves In

  1. What did God tell Moses to set up? His tent (circle)
  2. What covered the tent? A cloud (circle)
  3. Why could Moses not go in? God's glory filled the tent.
  4. What did the people do when the cloud lifted? They packed up and moved.
  5. What was in the cloud at night? Fire (circle)
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Grade 3The Tabernacle Is Set Up

  1. When was the tabernacle set up? On the first day of the first month
  2. What did Moses put inside the ark? The tablets
  3. Where did the basin go? Between the tent and the altar
  4. What filled the tabernacle? The glory of the Lord
  5. How did Israel know when to travel? They set out when the cloud lifted.
1: God said, On the first day of the first month you shall raise up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting2: The tabernacle was raised up3: He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar4: Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting

Grade 4God Dwells with His People

  1. How does Exodus begin and end? With Israel as slaves, and with God living among them
  2. Why did God rescue His people? So they could know and worship Him
  3. Why could Moses not enter? God's glory was so great.
  4. What does dwelt mean in John 1:14? Tabernacled; God came to live with us

Word bank: 1. with; 2. God; 3. people

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5From Slavery to God's Glory

  1. How many times does Exodus 40 repeat that Moses acted as Yahweh commanded? Eight
  2. How does Moses finished the work echo creation? It echoes God finishing His work in Genesis 2:2.
  3. Why could Moses not enter the tabernacle? The cloud stayed on it and God's glory filled it.
  4. How does the Hebrew word for service connect the beginning and end of Exodus? Israel was freed from forced labor to serve the true King in worship.
  5. Name one New Testament fulfillment of God dwelling with His people. John 1:14, 1 Corinthians 3:16 or Revelation 21:3

Word bank: 1. cloud; 2. with; 3. God

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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