Beautiful Tabernacle

I was reading on the instructions that God was giving to Moses on the construction of the Tabernacle. It is very interesting (but very boring and tiring) to read that God gives such meticulous instruction to Moses on how to construct the Tabernacle. I think most people would probably skip through the entire process or just skimp through. I, for one, am not a person who can sit down and admire the precision of the design of the Tabernacle, although I think a civil engineer or an architect would most likely be marveled at the level of instructions given (which has allowed scholars to reconstruct the design).

What I was really intrigued by the whole passage is that during the end of the passage, God said to Moses this, "Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God." (Exodus 29:45). And at the end of the construction of the Tabernacle, this happened:
Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. - Exodus 40:34-35
So, what this tells me is the obvious thing that once the Israelites obeyed the instruction given and constructed the Tabernacle to the letter, God's glory was then able to dwell in the Tabernacle. Now, Paul said something very interesting which has been quoted in almost all sermons on purity - the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit dwells in the human body as the temple. I am trying very hard to describe this but essentially the link that I want to bring across is that the Israelites had to meticulously construct the Tabernacle without any mistakes so that God can dwell in the Tabernacle. The acceptance of Jesus as our Lord and Saviour brings the same effect and effectively makes our body the beautiful and perfect construction (as deemed by God) for His Spirit to dwell in us, thus making us the walking sanctuary.  

The equation: Tabernacle => Human Body as cleansed by Jesus => What creations are we to God that He sees us good enough for His Spirit to dwell in us?

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