I have a question regarding the Tabernacle and the first Temple
in the Old Testament: Was the Tabernacle the dwelling place of
God and was the Temple the place of worship for the people? If
so, when the first Temple was destroyed and tabernacle removed,
how did the people worship God if there was no Temple and
Tabernacle? They couldn't sacrifice in the Holy of Holies
anymore, but how else did they worship?   The tabernacle was the
center of Israelite worship after the nation left Egypt and for
the early part of its history. God told Moses, "And let them
make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them" (Exodus 25:8).
It isn't that God literally lived in the tabernacle, after all,
"God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord
of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.
Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed
anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things"
(Acts 17:24-25). Rather, God gave the Israelites a place where
His presence could be no