{The tabernacle of God is with men} (h(8820)sk(886e)(8820)tou theou
meta t(936e) anthr(9370)(936e)). It is one of the angels of the Presence
( 16:17 19:5 ) speaking. {And he shall dwell with them} (kai
sk(886e)(9373)ei met' aut(936e)). Future active of sk(886e)o(935c), already in
7:15 from Eze 37:27 Zec 2:10 8:8 and used of the Incarnate
Christ on earth by John ( Joh 1:14 ), now a blessed reality of
the Father. The metaphor stands for the Shekinah Glory of God in
the old tabernacle ( 7:15 13:6 15:5 ), the true tabernacle of
which it was a picture ( Heb 8:2 9:11 ). God is now Immanuel in
fact, as was true of Christ ( Mt 1:23 ).
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