Exodus 25:1

CHAPTER XXV

The Lord addresses Moses out of the Divine glory, and commands him

to speak unto the Israelites, that they may give him free-will

offerings, 1, 2.

The different kinds of offerings, gold, silver, and brass, 3.

Purple, scarlet, fine linen, and goats' hair, 4.

Rams' skins, badgers' skins, (rather violet-coloured skins,)

and shittim wood, 5.

Oil and spices, 6.

Onyx stones, and stones for the ephod and breastplate, 7.

A sanctuary is to be made after the pattern of the

tabernacle, 8, 9.

The ark and its dimensions, 10.

Its crown of gold, 11.

Its rings, 12.

Its staves, and their use, 13-15.

The testimony to be laid up in the ark, 16.

The mercy-seat and its dimensions, 17.

The cherubim, how made and placed, 18-20.

The mercy-seat to be placed on the ark, and the testimony to be put

within it, 21.

The Lord promises to commune with the people from the mercy-seat, 22.

The table of shew-bread, and its dimensions, 23.

Its crown and border of gold, 24, 25.

Its rings, 26, 27.

Staves, 28.

Dishes, spoons, and bowls, 29.

Its use, 30.

The golden candlestick; its branches, bowls, knops, and

flowers, 31-36.

Its seven lamps, 37.

Tongs and snuffers, 38.

The weight of the candlestick and its utensils, one talent of

gold, 39.

All to be made according to the pattern showed to Moses on the

mount, 40.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXV