8:2 the true tent. See text note. The heavenly temple of God is the original after which the earthly tent and temple were copied (v. 5).

not man. See 9:11, 24. God appointed an earthly sanctuary as a means of His presence among His people, but “the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands” (Acts 7:48, 49; cf. 1 Kin. 8:27).