Exodus 39:32-43
Israel completes the tabernacle exactly as the Lord commanded, and Moses inspects the work and blesses them.
32 Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting was finished. The children of Israel did according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses; so they did.
33 They brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent, with all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets,
34 the covering of rams’ skins dyed red, the covering of sea cow hides, the veil of the screen,
35 the ark of the covenant with its poles, the mercy seat,
36 the table, all its vessels, the show bread,
37 the pure lamp stand, its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, all its vessels, the oil for the light,
38 the golden altar, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door of the Tent,
39 the bronze altar, its grating of bronze, its poles, all of its vessels, the basin and its base,
40 the hangings of the court, its pillars, its sockets, the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, its pins, and all the instruments of the service of the tabernacle, for the Tent of Meeting,
41 the finely worked garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest’s office.
42 According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work.
43 Moses saw all the work, and behold, they had done it as Yahweh had commanded. They had done so; and Moses blessed them.
Israel completes the tabernacle exactly as the LORD commanded, and Moses inspects the work and blesses them.
To narrate the completion of all the tabernacle work, the presentation of the completed sanctuary components and priestly garments to Moses, Moses’ inspection of the work, his recognition that Israel had done everything just as the LORD commanded, and his blessing of the people.
Exodus 39:32-43 concludes the long construction report before the tabernacle is erected in Exodus 40. Earlier chapters gave the divine instructions; the craftsmen and the people have now completed the work. This unit gathers all the components in summary form, presents them to Moses, and closes with the repeated obedience formula. It functions as a literary checkpoint between construction and consecrated setup: the dwelling is ready, but it must still be erected according to the LORD's command.
After the golden calf, covenant renewal, willing offerings, Spirit-enabled craftsmanship, tabernacle construction, material inventory, and priestly garments, all the work is completed and brought to Moses for inspection.
The Priestly Garments Completed and the Tabernacle Work Inspected
The priestly garments and tabernacle work are completed exactly as the LORD commanded, showing that God’s holy presence requires ordained mediation, covenant representation, consecrated service, and obedient craftsmanship.