THE CLOUD RESTED UPON THE TABERNACLE

When Moses finished the work of building the Tabernacle, the Scripture says: “Then a Cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the Glory of the LORD filled the Tabernacle, and Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation because the Cloud abode thereon, and the Glory of the LORD filled the Tabernacle” (Ex. 40:33–35).
The Tabernacle was a Type of Christ. In fact, everything in this structure pointed to Christ.
Jesus said: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me …” (Lk. 4:18).
John said of Christ: “I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but He Who comes after me is mightier than I, Whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire” (Mat. 3:11).
Every single thing we receive from the Lord as Believers comes exclusively through Christ, and more particularly, what Christ did at the Cross. In fact, the Holy Spirit works exclusively within the parameters of the Finished Work of Christ (Jn. 14:17).
As well, Paul said concerning the Holy Spirit: “For the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death” (Rom. 8:2). The Believer can have everything for which Christ paid such a price, but only if his Faith is exclusively in Christ, and what Christ has done at the Cross (Gal. 5:5–6).

Swaggart, J. (2004). Jimmy Swaggart Bible Commentary: Exodus (p. 211). Baton Rouge, LA: World Evangelism Press.
The composition is:

1. We see that God was leading Israel regarding the route they would take, and in like manner He will lead every Believer.

2. At times, God leads us into a “wilderness,” but which is always for our good.

3. Verse 19 tells us that Moses “took the bones of Joseph with him.” The Passage suggests as well that the bodies of “the fathers” were also taken from Egypt.

Swaggart, J. (2004). Jimmy Swaggart Bible Commentary: Exodus (p. 205). Baton Rouge, LA: World Evangelism Press.