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The Word became flesh

John 1

The eternal Word pitches his tent among us, and we see his glory.

DwellingCreation

3 connections

Dwelling

Direct

grows out of · he pitched his tent

John's word for 'dwelt among us' is literally 'tabernacled', and he immediately adds 'we have seen his glory' — the two things Exodus 40 puts together.

Direct

grows out of · heaven opened

Jesus tells Nathanael he will see heaven opened and angels ascending and descending on the Son of Man — Jacob's stairway identified with a person.

Echo

grows out of · presence in person

The name Isaiah gives and the tabernacle language John uses make the same claim from different directions.