For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering were in the high place at Gibeon at that time.I'm confused. There seems to be a discontinuity here. Earlier in the book, David brought up the Tabernacle to Jerusalem. There was never any indication that it moved from that site until the Temple is built. So how did it get to Gideon?
I suppose one of two possibilities exist. First, it could be that the Tabernacle is separate from the Ark for some reason. I thought the two always traveled together, since the Tabernacle was where the Ark was supposed to be housed, to contain God's Glory within its tent walls. Maybe that's wrong. Second, it could be that the Tabernacle (and Ark) were sent on a sort of roving circuit of Israel for some reason. I don't know why this would be, but it sounds more likely of the two possibilities. But why would they have it moving around?
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