The Tabernacle of the Testimony

(Exodus 40:1–33, Hebrews 9:1–10)

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. 45 And our fathers who received it brought [it in] with Joshua [when] they dispossessed the nations God drove out before [them]. [It remained] until the time of David, 46 who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.[fn] 47 But [it was] Solomon [who] built [the] house for Him.

48 However, the Most High {does} not dwell in [houses] made by human hands. As the prophet says:

49 Heaven [is] My throne and the earth [is] My footstool. What kind of house will you build for Me, says [the] Lord, or where [will] My place of repose [be]?

50 {Has} not My hand made all these things?’[fn]

51 [You] stiff-necked [people] [with] uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers [did]. 52 Which of the prophets {did} your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are [His] betrayers and murderers—53 [you] who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept [it].”