seekeroftruth
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Exodus 25:1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts them to give. 3 These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; 4 blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; 5 ram skins dyed red and another type of durable leather[a]; acacia wood; 6 olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense; 7 and onyx stones and other gems to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
8 “Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. 9 Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.
8 “Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. 9 Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.
a. Exodus 25:5 Possibly the hides of large aquatic mammals
Now, God is going to have Moses, the Israelites, and others that make up the 2+ million build a place suitable to store the tablets.
Step 1.... gather supplies
Here's the easy English commentary.
Verses 1-7 describe the materials that Moses needed for God’s tent. In the special tent the Israelites can worship God. And the workers must make everything that the priests will use in it. God wanted everyone to help. So he gave a list of the materials that they would need. But each person must decide which of those things he wanted to give to God. And the amount that they gave should be generous.
Some of the gold and the silver came from Egypt (Exodus 12:35). Bronze is a metal. People make it out of two other metals called copper and tin. People dug copper out of the ground in that area. Probably the blue and the purple colours came from the shells of fish that lived in the Mediterranean Sea. The bright red colour came from a small insect. Goats’ hair made a dark material that the rain did not go through. People who wandered from place to place, made their tents out of goat’s hair. Paul used goats’ hair to make tents (Acts 18:3). And people who wander like that today use it for their tents. The male sheep’s skins and the goat’s skins provided good quality leather. Acacia trees are common in the region that is called Sinai. They provide a dark, hard kind of wood.
There was a list of powders with a sweet smell. And the Israelites made the special oil only out of the powders on the list (Exodus 30:23-29). These powders came from plants with a strong, pleasant smell. They put that special oil on a person’s head. It was a sign that God chose him for a special job. Then he served God as a king or as a priest. God told Moses to make that oil from a special mixture of expensive powders. Nobody must use it for ordinary purposes. Moses had to put that oil on Aaron and his sons. He had to separate them from other people in order to serve as priests. Also, Moses had to put that oil on God’s tent (the Tabernacle). And he had to put that oil on everything that was in the tent. It showed that those things belonged to God. They were holy. The Israelites should use them to worship God only.
Onyx is a precious stone. It has stripes of two different colours in it. An onyx stone was one of the special stones that they put on the priests’ special clothes (Exodus 28:15-30). They cut the names of Israel’s 12 sons into the onyx stones.
Moses had to make a special tent for the LORD. This tent is called the Tabernacle. It is where God would live with the Israelites. Moses had to make sure that everything was right. He had to make everything as God ordered.
Some of the gold and the silver came from Egypt (Exodus 12:35). Bronze is a metal. People make it out of two other metals called copper and tin. People dug copper out of the ground in that area. Probably the blue and the purple colours came from the shells of fish that lived in the Mediterranean Sea. The bright red colour came from a small insect. Goats’ hair made a dark material that the rain did not go through. People who wandered from place to place, made their tents out of goat’s hair. Paul used goats’ hair to make tents (Acts 18:3). And people who wander like that today use it for their tents. The male sheep’s skins and the goat’s skins provided good quality leather. Acacia trees are common in the region that is called Sinai. They provide a dark, hard kind of wood.
There was a list of powders with a sweet smell. And the Israelites made the special oil only out of the powders on the list (Exodus 30:23-29). These powders came from plants with a strong, pleasant smell. They put that special oil on a person’s head. It was a sign that God chose him for a special job. Then he served God as a king or as a priest. God told Moses to make that oil from a special mixture of expensive powders. Nobody must use it for ordinary purposes. Moses had to put that oil on Aaron and his sons. He had to separate them from other people in order to serve as priests. Also, Moses had to put that oil on God’s tent (the Tabernacle). And he had to put that oil on everything that was in the tent. It showed that those things belonged to God. They were holy. The Israelites should use them to worship God only.
Onyx is a precious stone. It has stripes of two different colours in it. An onyx stone was one of the special stones that they put on the priests’ special clothes (Exodus 28:15-30). They cut the names of Israel’s 12 sons into the onyx stones.
Moses had to make a special tent for the LORD. This tent is called the Tabernacle. It is where God would live with the Israelites. Moses had to make sure that everything was right. He had to make everything as God ordered.
Some time ago I was lucky enough to join in on a Bible Study written by Beth Moore. If you get the chance, you should take it. It's still pretty fresh in my mind all these years later.
I remember when the 2+million were leaving Egypt. God told them to take silver and gold and other precious stuff from Egypt. God had a plan to use that stuff. The first time I read the Bible and I heard that God told them to take all that stuff, I thought to myself, "What are they going to do with a silver chalice in the middle of the desert. Isn't that going to just weigh them down? Well here we go.... God had gold and silver on His materials list for the Tabernacle. It shows that God always has a plan.... way before He needs the plan it's already in place.
All this also shows God loves to build things. He had Noah build the Ark. Now Moses is going to build a Tabernacle.
