Then the Lord said to Moses. The Sabbath command follows immediately after the craftsmen are commissioned — before a single plank is cut. Even the most sacred human work stops on the seventh day. The Spirit-filled work God has commissioned is bounded by the Spirit-ordained rest God requires. The Sabbath frames the entire tabernacle project: work and rest are not rivals but partners in the covenant. Matthew 12:8 says the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath — the one who commands Sabbath rest is also the one whose dwelling the tabernacle anticipates.

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