Where a verse leads
Exodus 25:8: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.”Exodus 25:8
Exodus 25:8 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 3 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, 7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. 8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. 9 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. 10 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.
Exodus 25 · King James Version
Every collection that stands on this verse
Shadows and types
- The Tabernacle Itself
- The Tabernacle and God Dwelling With Us (Strong canonical echo)
- The Tabernacle, God With Us
Questions people ask
What does Exodus 25:8 mean?
Exodus 25:8 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Exodus 25:8 in the Bible?
Exodus 25:8 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Exodus 25:8 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Exodus 25:8 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.