Acts 7:44 Meaning and Explanation
“Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.”
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What Does Acts 7:44 Mean?
From false worship Stephen turns to true: the tent of testimony, built at the command of God according to the fashion Moses had seen (Exodus 25:40).
True worship is received, not invented; the tabernacle is the opposite of the calf. And the sanctuary God designed was a tent that moved with his people through the wilderness, his presence traveling with them from the beginning. Hebrews lingers over that same pattern and its fulfillment in Christ (Hebrews 8:5).
Acts 7:44 in the Original Language
skene (σκηνή), 'tabernacle' -- a tent, a dwelling that moves with the people.
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What does Acts 7:44 mean?
The fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, made exactly to the pattern God showed Moses.