This section of Exodus is a combination of moral, ceremonial, and civil laws, which point us to Christ and/or guide our lives today.
In preparation for coming calamity, the prophet made plans to rejoice in the Lord.
As he does in different ways throughout history, God has made the Church his people and his dwelling place.
The construction of the tabernacle foreshadowed greater dwellings of God, which he keeps building by plundering the nations.