The term "tabernacled" is derived from the concept of dwelling or residing, particularly in a temporary or movable structure. In the biblical context, it is closely associated with the Tabernacle, the portable sanctuary that the Israelites used during their wilderness wanderings after the Exodus from Egypt. The Tabernacle served as the dwelling place of God among His people and was central to their worship and religious life.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word "mishkan" is often translated as "tabernacle." It refers to the tent-like structure that God commanded Moses to build as a place of worship and sacrifice. The instructions for the construction of the Tabernacle are detailed in the book of Exodus, particularly in chapters 25-31 and 35-40. The Tabernacle was a sacred space where the presence of God, represented by the Shekinah glory, would dwell among the Israelites. Exodus 25:8 states, "And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them."

The Tabernacle was divided into three main areas: the Outer Court, the Holy Place, and the Most Holy Place (or Holy of Holies). The Most Holy Place housed the Ark of the Covenant, which symbolized God's throne on earth. The Tabernacle was a foreshadowing of the more permanent Temple that Solomon would later build in Jerusalem.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of "tabernacling" takes on a deeper theological significance. The Greek word "skenoo," meaning "to dwell" or "to tabernacle," is used to describe the incarnation of Jesus Christ. John 1:14 declares, "The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." Here, the term "made His dwelling" is often understood as "tabernacled," indicating that Jesus, the Word, took on human flesh and lived among humanity, embodying the presence of God in a new and profound way.

The Apostle Paul also uses the imagery of a tent or tabernacle to describe the human body and the temporary nature of earthly life. In 2 Corinthians 5:1 , he writes, "Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands." This metaphor highlights the transient nature of our physical existence and the hope of eternal life with God.

Theological Significance

The concept of "tabernacling" underscores the theme of God's desire to dwell with His people. In the Old Testament, the Tabernacle was a tangible sign of God's presence and His covenant relationship with Israel. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise to dwell among His people, bridging the gap between the divine and the human.

Furthermore, the idea of tabernacling points to the eschatological hope of believers. Revelation 21:3 proclaims, "And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.'" This future vision of God's eternal presence with His people is the culmination of the biblical narrative of redemption and restoration.

In summary, "tabernacled" is a rich biblical term that conveys the profound truth of God's presence with His people, both in the past through the Tabernacle, in the present through Jesus Christ, and in the future in the new creation.(imp. & p. p.) of Tabernacle.

'Three Tabernacles'
... man. 'The Word tabernacled among us'; so is the truth for earth and time.
'He ... truth.'. Thus the Word tabernacled amongst us. And ...
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The Tabernacle of God with Men.
... to dwell amongst the children of men, the same phrase is used by this same author,
Eskeenoose (John 1:14), 'The Word was made flesh, and tabernacled amongst us ...
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The Service Common to Two or Many Apostles.
... without seed, hast brought forth God in the flesh, we " all generations of men "
call thee blessed, for the fire of the Divinity hath tabernacled in thee ...
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"God with Us"
... "The Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory
as of the Only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth." John 1:14 ...
//christianbookshelf.org/white/the desire of ages/chapter 1 god with us.htm

Foreword
... Word which reveal, as nowhere else, the excellencies of His blessed Son, which were
so signally displayed by Him during the years that He tabernacled among men ...
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Mercy's Master Motive
... At last the Lord, whose glory tabernacled in Zion, appeared to grow weary of keeping
house with such ungracious children and unfaithful servants, and he broke ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 18 1872/mercys master motive.htm

Methodius, Bishop, to those who Say: what Doth it Profit us that ...
... Since, therefore, the first-born Word of God thus fortified the manhood in which
He tabernacled with the armour of righteousness, He overcame, as has been said ...
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Yet Speaking.
... Those hill-slopes had been covered with booths and tents, in which the mighty
congregations tabernacled, whilst they waited on his words. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/meyer/john the baptist/xvi yet speaking.htm

Christ.
... to be seen by and dwell with the children of men, therefore was the Son, who is
the self-same substance with the Father, clothed with or tabernacled in our ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bunyan/the riches of bunyan/vii christ.htm

Origen De Principiis.
... And by the words of Christ we do not mean those only which He spake when He became
man and tabernacled in the flesh; for before that time, Christ, the Word of ...
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Tabernacled (6 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Tabernacled (6 Occurrences). Exodus 25:8 And they have
made for Me a sanctuary, and I have tabernacled in their midst; (YLT). ...
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Tabernacle-door (2 Occurrences)
Tabernacle-door. Tabernacled, Tabernacle-door. Tabernacles . Multi-Version
Concordance ... Tabernacled, Tabernacle-door. Tabernacles . Reference Bible.
/t/tabernacle-door.htm - 7k

Perverseness (46 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 7:10 and I have appointed a place for My people, for Israel, and have planted
it, and it hath tabernacled in its place, and it is not troubled any more ...
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Planted (105 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 7:10 and I have appointed a place for My people, for Israel, and have planted
it, and it hath tabernacled in its place, and it is not troubled any more ...
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Add (135 Occurrences)
... 2 Samuel 7:10 and I have appointed a place for My people, for Israel, and have planted
it, and it hath tabernacled in its place, and it is not troubled any more ...
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Johannine
... true light, which, coming into the world, lighteth every man (John 1:9). And finally
it is declared that this Divine Word became flesh and tabernacled among us ...
/j/johannine.htm - 38k

Theology
... true light, which, coming into the world, lighteth every man (John 1:9). And finally
it is declared that this Divine Word became flesh and tabernacled among us ...
/t/theology.htm - 95k

Tabernacle (333 Occurrences)

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