Acts 7:44

Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

Cross-reference

Exodus 25:40 is the direct command to make the tabernacle according to the pattern shown on the mountain, which Stephen references.

Exodus 26:30 reiterates the pattern command for raising the tabernacle, echoing the same divine instruction Stephen mentions.

Exodus 38:21 details the inventory of the 'tabernacle of testimony', the same structure Stephen describes as made according to God's pattern.

Hebrews 8:2 Contrast

Hebrews 8:2 identifies Christ as minister of the true heavenly tabernacle, contrasted with the earthly copy Moses built.

Hebrews 8:5 Citation

Hebrews 8:5 quotes the pattern command from Exodus 25:40, explaining the earthly tabernacle was a shadow of the heavenly.

Exodus 25:16 Historical context

Exodus 25:16 describes placing the 'testimony' (tablets) in the ark – this testimony gave the tabernacle its name.

1 Chronicles 28:19 explicitly mentions the 'pattern' for the temple, directly paralleling the tabernacle pattern in Stephen's speech.

Numbers 1:50–53 Historical context

Numbers 1:50-53 assigns the Levites to care for the tabernacle of testimony, expanding on its role in the wilderness.

Numbers 9:15 Historical context

Numbers 9:15 describes the cloud covering the tabernacle of testimony at its erection, illustrating God's presence mentioned in Acts.

Numbers 10:11 Historical context

Numbers 10:11 records the cloud lifting from the tabernacle of testimony to guide Israel's journey, showing its movement in the wilderness.

Numbers 17:7 Historical context

Numbers 17:7 places Moses' rods before the Lord in the tent of testimony, a key event within the same tabernacle.

Numbers 17:8 Historical context

Numbers 17:8 continues the rod's budding in the tent of testimony, confirming God's chosen priesthood at that tabernacle.

Numbers 18:2 Historical context

Numbers 18:2 instructs the Levites to serve with Aaron before the tent of testimony, detailing the tabernacle's priestly function.

Joshua 18:1 Historical context

Joshua 18:1 shows the tabernacle of meeting set up at Shiloh, continuing its history beyond the wilderness era.

2 Samuel 7:6 Historical context

2 Samuel 7:6 states God dwelled in a tent/tabernacle from the Exodus onward, confirming the wilderness tabernacle Stephen mentions.

1 Chronicles 17:5 similarly affirms God's dwelling in a tabernacle from the Exodus, echoing the same wilderness period.