Category: Exodus

The book of Exodus ends on a really high note for Israel – the tabernacle is erected, sanctified and anointed, Aaron and his sons are sanctified and anointed as priests, and the Spirit of God resides in a brand new tent of meeting. “The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘On the first day of the…

The majority of the chapter describes the making of the priestly garments. There is far too much detail for me to cover, so please read the chapter yourself, and check out this video that can help put some visuals to the words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mznSvWsv0Xc “Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting…

“These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were recorded at the commandment of Moses… All the gold that was used for the work, in all the construction of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary. The…

The chapter describes the crafting of the the tabernacle’s furnishings including the ark, lampstand, table and altar of incense. “Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood. Two cubits and a half was its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. And he overlaid it with pure…

The majority of the chapter describes the workmanship of the tabernacle and all of the components created for the main tent structure, though I’ll focus on one easily overlooked detail. “And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the Lord had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him up to come…

“Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, ‘This is the thing that the Lord has commanded. Take from among you a contribution to the Lord. Whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the Lord’s contribution: gold, silver, and bronze… Let every skillful craftsman among you come and make all…

The chapter contains several details including the renewed covenant, recreating the tablets with the ten commandments, and the shining face of Moses. As important as the covenant and commandments are, let’s look at Moses’ shining face. “When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he…

There’s a great deal happening here and I’ll only discuss a portion of it, so feel free to read the full chapter for yourself. “For the Lord had said to Moses, ‘Say to the people of Israel, “You are a stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would…

“When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, ‘Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has…

This chapter covers two major subjects – the spiritual gifts of craftsmanship given to those who will help with the tabernacle, and keeping the Sabbaths. “The Lord said to Moses, “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with…