Exodus 25:1-9
OFFERINGS OF THE ISRAELITES REQUESTED... [ Continue Reading ]
OFFERINGS OF THE ISRAELITES REQUESTED... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
Speak unto the children of Israel that they bring Me an offering; according to the Hebrew text, a gift which one lifts off, takes away from the rest of his property and reaches out and up to God; OF EVERY MAN THAT GIVETH IT WILLINGLY WITH HIS HEART, literally, "from the side of every man whom his he... [ Continue Reading ]
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold and silver and brass, iron not being included, probably on account of its tendency to rust,... [ Continue Reading ]
and blue, a hyacinth colored or dark-blue purple, AND PURPLE, that is, the purple proper, of a brilliant dark-red, AND SCARLET, or crimson purple, dyed with the color prepared from the coccus insect, AND. FINE LINEN, a silklike, snow-white muslin, AND GOATS' HAIR,... [ Continue Reading ]
and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, probably the skins of a marine animal found in the Red Sea, which were used both for sandal-leather and for tent coverings, AND SHITTIM WOOD, that of the Arabian acacia, which is very light and yet very strong and durable,... [ Continue Reading ]
oil for the light, as it was required to burn in the great candelabrum, SPICES, sweet-smelling ingredients, FOR ANOINTING OIL AND FOR SWEET INCENSE, the odor of which was pleasant,... [ Continue Reading ]
onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, in rows or clusters on one of the ornamental garments of the high priest, AND IN THE BREASTPLATE, Exodus 28:6 ff.... [ Continue Reading ]
And let them make Me a sanctuary, a tabernacle, or building, set apart or consecrated for holy uses, THAT I MAY DWELL AMONG THEM.... [ Continue Reading ]
According to all that I show thee, after the pattern of the Tabernacle, the tent of God's dwelling, AND THE PATTERN OF ALL THE INSTRUMENTS THEREOF, EVEN SO SHALL YE MAKE IT. The Lord laid before Moses sketches, plans, or models, which gave him an adequate and correct idea of the great tent with all... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall make an ark of shittim wood, a chest made of acacia wood; two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof (a cubit being between 18 and 21 inches), AND A CUBIT AND A HALF THE BREADTH THEREOF, AND A CUBIT AND A HALF THE HEIGHT THEREOF.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ARK OF THE TABERNACLE... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about, evidently an ornamental molding at the top.... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof, on the four ornamental feet on which the cheat stood; AND TWO RINGS SHALL BE IN THE ONE SIDE OF IT, AND TWO RINGS IN THE OTHER SIDE OF IT, firmly fastened, in order to bear a strain.... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, long poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them, lifted up and carried along readily.... [ Continue Reading ]
The staves shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it, for the bearers of the ark were not to touch the chest itself, Numbers 4:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee, the tables of stone on which God intended to write the Ten Commandments, as the words through which He would permanently testify to His people.... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt make a mercy-seat, a lid, or covering, of the ark, OF PURE GOLD; TWO CUBITS AND A HALF SHALL BE THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND A CUBIT AND A HALF THE BREADTH THEREOF. This mercy seat, or lid of expiation, received its name from the fact that the guilt of the people, by virtue of the blood sp... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, enchased and rounded with a hammer, the figures thus being not massive. but hollow, IN THE TWO ENDS OF THE MERCY SEAT.... [ Continue Reading ]
And make one cherub on the one end and the other cherub on the other end; even of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim on the two ends thereof, fastened to the solid gold of the ark's lid in such a manner as to form a structural unit.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the cherubim shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, their wings overshadowing the entire lid, AND THEIR FACES SHALL LOOK ONE TO ANOTHER; TOWARD THE MERCY-SEAT SHALL THE FACES OF THE CHERUBIM BE. The figures, probably formed like those of men, with the... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony, the two tables of stone with their engraving, THAT I SHALL GIVE THEE.... [ Continue Reading ]
And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the Ark of the Testimony, of all things which I give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. According to this statement the mercy-seat became the throne of... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood; two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, that being the size of the plate, AND A CUBIT AND A HALF THE HEIGHT THEREOF.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TABLE FOR THE SHOWBREAD... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about, heavy cross-pieces, or molding, connecting the legs of the table.... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt make unto it a border of an handbreadth round about, a heavy molding at the edge of the plate, AND THOU SHALT MAKE A GOLDEN CROWN TO THE BORDER THEREOF ROUND ABOUT, a special rim which stood up above the plate of the table, to prevent the objects on the table from rolling or sliding o... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, doubtless cast like those of the ark, AND PUT THE RINGS IN THE FOUR CORNERS THAT ARE ON THE FOUR FEET THEREOF.... [ Continue Reading ]
Over against the border, next to the heavy molding at the top, SHALL THE RINGS BE FOR PLACES OF THE STAVES TO BEAR THE TABLE, containers for the poles which were used in moving the table.... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, the same material from which those of the ark were made, AND OVERLAY THEM WITH GOLD, THAT THE TABLE MAY BE BORNE WITH THEM.... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, the large plates for the showbread, and spoons thereof, the small vessels for the incense, Numbers 7:14, AND COVERS THEREOF, AND BOWLS THEREOF, pitchers and goblets for the drink-offering, TO COVER WITHAL, that is, formed so as to make pouring possible; OF PUR... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before Me alway, the bread of the face of the Lord, twelve cakes made of fine flour, set forth in two heaps of six each. These vessels and sacrifices were to remind Israel of the fruits of good works which all believers were to work always. The covenant pe... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold; of beaten work shall the candlestick be made, of chased work, rounded with the hammer, apparently not solid, but hollow inside; HIS SHAFT, the base with its feet, AND HIS BRANCHES, the heavy middle trunk of the candlestick, HIS BOWLS, the calyxshaped b... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CANDLESTICK AND THE HOLY VESSELS... [ Continue Reading ]
And six branches shall come out of the sides of It, three branches of the candlestick out of the one side and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side, the hollow central shaft thus being the trunk, and the three branches on either side, standing in a horizontal line, lifting their bu... [ Continue Reading ]
Three bowls made like unto almonds, like the blossoms of the almond-tree, WITH A KNOP AND A FLOWER IN ONE BRANCH, in each individual branch; AND THREE BOWLS MADE LIKE ALMONDS IN THE OTHER BRANCH, WITH A KNOP AND A FLOWER; SO IN THE SIX BRANCHES THAT COME OUT OF THE CANDLESTICK.... [ Continue Reading ]
And in the candlestick, in the central shaft, shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers, one apparently at each whorl of branches, and one at the top.... [ Continue Reading ]
And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, the branches thus extending out from the middle shaft immediately above each set of knobs, ACCORDING TO THE SIX BRANCHES THAT PROCEED OUT OF THE CANDLESTICK... [ Continue Reading ]
Their knops and their branches shall be of the same, shall be a continuation of the main shaft, form a unit with the trunk, not merely be attached on the outside; ALL IT SHALL BE ONE BEATEN WORK OF PURE GOLD.... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof; and they shall light the lamps thereof, set them in place in the bowls, THAT THEY MAY GIVE LIGHT OVER AGAINST IT, that is, toward the east and north from the Most Holy Place, especially in the neighborhood of the altar of incense and the table of the show... [ Continue Reading ]
And the tongs thereof, the snuffers, and the snulf-dishes thereof, the shears, or pincers, for trimming the wicks, or the small dishes for holding the trimmings, SHALL BE OF PURE GOLD.... [ Continue Reading ]
of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, the artisan entrusted with the work, WITH ALL THESE VESSELS. It was a costly and heavy candlestick, for a talent is about 118 pounds Troy.... [ Continue Reading ]
And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was showed thee in the mount. Moses had seen the picture, or model, and he was to have an exact copy made. The golden candlestick, which is here described in such detail, was to remind Israel of the high calling which the believers have in this... [ Continue Reading ]