Exodus 40:21

And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the Lord commanded Moses.

Cross-reference

Exodus 40:3 Parallel

Exodus 40:3 commands to put the ark and cover it with the veil; Exodus 40:21 shows Moses exactly obeying that command.

Exodus 26:33 instructs to hang the veil and place the ark behind it — the very action Moses performs here.

Exodus 26:31 commands making the veil — Moses here sets up that same veil, fulfilling the earlier instruction.

Exodus 36:35 Historical context

Exodus 36:35 records the making of the veil — Moses now uses that finished veil to cover the ark.

Exodus 37:1 Parallel

Exodus 37:1 describes Bezalel making the ark — the same ark Moses here brings into the tabernacle and covers.

Hebrews 10:20 explicitly calls the veil Christ's flesh — the veil Moses sets up here typologically represents Christ's sacrificial body.

Leviticus 16:2 restricts entry behind the veil, emphasizing the holiness of the ark placed here.

1 Kings 6:19 describes preparing the oracle for the ark in the temple, continuing the pattern of placing the ark in a holy sanctuary.

1 Kings 8:6 Parallel

1 Kings 8:6 records the actual placement of the ark in the temple's most holy place, directly paralleling this act.

Matthew 27:51 records the temple veil torn at Christ's death, reversing the separation established here.

Mark 15:38 Typology

Mark 15:38 also records the veil torn, showing the fulfillment of the tabernacle veil's purpose.

Hebrews 9:3 Allusion

Hebrews 9:3 describes the second veil and the Holy of Holies, directly referencing the tabernacle structure from this verse.

Hebrews 9:4 Allusion

Hebrews 9:4 details the ark's contents, expanding on what was placed in the Holy of Holies here.

2 Samuel 7:2 notes the ark still dwells in curtains, echoing this tent setup and prompting David's temple plan.