EXODUS 25

Offerings for the Tabernacle

Verse 1:
The Lord said to Moses,

Verse 2:
“Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them.

Verse 3:
Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them:
gold, silver, and bronze;

Verse 4:
blue, purple, and scarlet thread;
fine linen and goat hair for cloth;

Verse 5:
tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather;
acacia wood;

Verse 6:
olive oil for the lamps;
spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense;

Verse 7:
onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece.

Verse 8:
“Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.

Verse 9:
You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you.

Plans for the Ark of the Covenant

Verse 10:
“Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

Verse 11:
Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it.

Verse 12:
Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side.

Verse 13:
Make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

Verse 14:
Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.

Verse 15:
These carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove them.

Verse 16:
When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you.


Verse 17:
“Then make the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.

Verse 18:
Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover.

Verse 19:
Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.

Verse 20:
The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.

Verse 21:
Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.

Verse 22:
I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant. From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel.

Plans for the Table

Verse 23:
“Then make a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

Verse 24:
Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge.

Verse 25:
Decorate it with a 3-inch border all around, and run a gold molding along the border.

Verse 26:
Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs.

Verse 27:
Attach the rings near the border to hold the poles that are used to carry the table.

Verse 28:
Make these poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

Verse 29:
Make special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, ladles, pitchers, and jars—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.

Verse 30:
Place the Bread of the Presence on the table to remain before me at all times.
Plans for the Lampstand

Verse 31:
“Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. Make the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.

Verse 32:
Make it with six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.

Verse 33:
Each of the six branches will have three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.

Verse 34:
Craft the center stem of the lampstand with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.

Verse 35:
There will also be an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extend from the center stem.

Verse 36:
The almond buds and branches must all be of one piece with the center stem, and they must be hammered from pure gold.

Verse 37:
Then make the seven lamps for the lampstand, and set them so they reflect their light forward.

Verse 38:
The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold.

Verse 39:
You will need 75 pounds of pure gold for the lampstand and its accessories.

Verse 40:
“Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.




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