Exoduschapter 25

A.An Offering from a Willing Heartvv. 1-9

1 Then the LORD said to Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him. 3 This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze; 4 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; 5 ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood; 6 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 7 and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. 8 And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. 9 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

B.The Ark and the Mercy Seatvv. 10-22

10 And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 11 Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. 12 Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. 13 And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 14 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it. 15 The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed. 16 And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you. 17 And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 18 Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, 19 one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold. 20 And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat. 21 Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark. 22 And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

C.The Table of Showbreadvv. 23-30

23 You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. 24 Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it. 25 And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim. 26 Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs. 27 The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table. 28 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them. 29 You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold. 30 And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

D.The Golden Lampstandvv. 31-40

31 Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. 32 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 33 There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand. 34 And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals. 35 For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair. 36 The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold. 37 Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it. 38 The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold. 39 The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold. 40 See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.

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Chapter summary

Tabernacle.

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Tabernacle. The pattern given. ‘Let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle …’. Freewill offering first. Gold, silver, brass; blue, purple, scarlet; fine linen, goats' hair, rams' skins dyed red, shittim wood, oil, spices, onyx stones. Then the ark: shittim wood overlaid with pure gold, two cherubim of beaten work stretching wings over the mercy seat, the testimony within. ‘There I will meet with thee.’ The table of shewbread and the golden lampstand of seven lamps follow. Hebrews 8:5 reads these instructions as the shadow of heavenly things.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Law · Moses — Exodus overview

A. 1–9 An Offering from a Willing Heart
B. 10–22 The Ark and the Mercy Seat
C. 23–30 The Table of Showbread
D. 31–40 The Golden Lampstand

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Exodus 259 verses
- Exodus 25:11Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
- Exodus 25:14Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
- Exodus 25:15The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.
- Exodus 25:16And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.
- Exodus 25:24Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.
- Exodus 25:27The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
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Exodus 379 verses
- Exodus 37:1Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
- Exodus 37:2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
- Exodus 37:5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
- Exodus 37:6He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
- Exodus 37:10He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
- Exodus 37:16He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
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Exodus 264 verses
- Exodus 26:14Also make a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of fine leather.
- Exodus 26:26You are also to make five crossbars of acacia wood for the frames on one side of the tabernacle,
- Exodus 26:30So you are to set up the tabernacle according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
- Exodus 26:34Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.
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Hebrews 93 verses
- Hebrews 9:2A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
- Hebrews 9:4containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
- Hebrews 9:5Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
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Exodus 273 verses
- Exodus 27:6Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
- Exodus 27:7The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
- Exodus 27:20And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
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Numbers 43 verses
- Numbers 4:6They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.
- Numbers 4:7Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.
- Numbers 4:14and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and sprinkling bowls—all the equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and insert the poles.
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1 Kings 83 verses
- 1 Kings 8:7For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.
- 1 Kings 8:8The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
- 1 Kings 8:9There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.
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Exodus 302 verses
- Exodus 30:3Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.
- Exodus 30:23“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
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