Why Moses Could Not Enter His Own Tabernacle

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on Exodus 40:35

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·April 20, 2026

And Mosheh was not able to enter the tabernacle of ordinance, because the Cloud of Glory rested upon it, and the glory of the Lord's Shekinah filled the tabernacle.

Themes

Moses Temple Mysticism Humility

Biblical References

Exodus 40:35

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