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John Gill's Exposition on Exodus 29:45

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And I will dwell among the children of Israel, etc.] In the tabernacle ordered to be built for him, and which, when built, was placed in the midst of the camp of Israel; and here Jehovah dwelt as a king in his palace, near at hand to help, protect, and defend his subjects, and supply them with all things needful for them; (see <050407>Deuteronomy 4:7) and will be their God; their covenant God, their King and their God, their government being a Theocracy; their God and Father, by national adoption, and from whom they might expect all good things, they continuing in obedience to his commands, by the tenure of which they held their rights and privileges, civil and ecclesiastical.
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