Henceforth the people were to be honored with the abiding presence of their King. "I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God," "and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by My glory" (Exodus 29:45, 43), was the assurance given to Moses. As the symbol of God's authority and the embodiment of His will, there was delivered to Moses a copy of the Decalogue engraved by the finger of God Himself upon two tables of stone (Deuteronomy 9:10; Exodus 32:15, 16), to be sacredly enshrined in the sanctuary, which, when made, was to be the visible center of the nation's worship.

Fra nu af ville folket blive æret med deres konges stadige nærværelse. "Jeg vil bo midt iblandt Israels børn og være deres Gud," "og det skal helliges ved min herlighed" (2. Mos. 29, 45. 43), var den forsikring, Moses fik. Som et symbol på Guds myndighed og som et udtryk for hans vilje modtog Moses en kopi af de ti bud, nedskrevet på to stentavler med Guds finger (5. Mos. 9, 10; 2. Mos. 32, 15-16). Disse skulle ærbødigt opbevares i helligdommen, der efter sin opførelse skulle være det synlige midtpunkt for folkets tilbedelse.