In the tabernacle, God for the first time dwells in the midst of His people. This was only a foreshadow of the coming of Christ, the kingdom of God, and the new heavens and the new earth.

Where Israel failed, Jesus succeeded. What Israel failed to become, Jesus became, as the holy and kingly priest who brings sinners to the LORD.

In this first section of Exodus, LORD reveals Himself as the covenant keeper.