What does this passage teach me about God, about my sins, about redemption, and about how I am to live? Ultimately, Hyde says, it is good to read the tabernacle narratives because they are part of our family history. We need to read and meditate on that history because we have the same God, the God who said, I will dwell in your midst, and who tells us that we are the true tabernacle, the dwelling place of God (Eph. 2:22).