Read the Bible: Exodus 40

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Read the Bible: Exodus 39

With the completion of the priestly garments, everything God commanded Moses to build has been finished. In chapter 40 they will put the tabernacle up and place everything where it goes and we will be finished reading the book of Exodus.

Exodus 39

From the blue, purple, and scarlet, they made garments to do service in the Holy Place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Read the Bible: Exodus 38

In this chapter, Bezaleel makes the bronze altar for burnt offerings and the poles and curtains for the courtyard of the tabernacle. And we get some math, the calculations for how much gold, silver and bronze was used. It’s mind boggling.

Exodus 38

He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood: the length of it was five cubits, and the width five cubits; it was square and three cubits was the height.

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Read the Bible: Exodus 37

In Exodus 25, Moses is given the instructions for making the ark of testimony as well as the table and lampstand that will be in the Holy Place. In this chapter those things are put together and the details of materials and measurements are repeated.

Exodus 37

Bezaleel made the ark of acacia wood: two and a half cubits was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the width of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

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Read the Bible: Exodus 36

If you go back to Exodus 26 you will find the instructions God gave Moses to build the tabernacle. There are measurements and materials for curtains, boards, sockets, coverings and so forth. In this chapter Bezaleel and Aholiab are following those instructions. The reading looks very similar but in this case they are doing all the things God described before.

Exodus 36

“Then Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, shall do according to all that the LORD has commanded.”

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Read the Bible: Exodus 34

Moses goes up Mount Sinai for the 10 Commandment reboot. Spending time with God has an unexpected consequence: his face shines. He wears a veil when speaking to the children of Israel and removes the veil to meet with God again.

Exodus 34

The LORD said to Moses “Cut two tables of stone like the first: and I will write on these tables the words that were in the first tables, which you broke.

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Read the Bible: Exodus 33

After several days in a row at Sinai – days for us, about six weeks for the people of Israel – it is time to move on toward Canaan. Here is a link to Read the Bible: Exodus 24 if you want to review either the text or the discussion about seeing God. I just listened to it again because I’ve been asleep since then. Skip to about 5:30 for the discussion of what we can and cannot see.

Exodus 33

The LORD said to Moses “Depart, and go up from here, you and the people which you have brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying ‘Unto your offspring I will give it:’

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Read the Bible: Exodus 32

Even while Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Law, 40 days was all it took for the people to demand that Aaron make gods for them to worship. The worship the golden calf, sacrificed to it, then may have gotten drunk and naked. There was definitely dancing. In this chapter Moses demonstrates why he is a type of Christ, as he stands between sinful people deserving judgment and a holy but angry God ready to judge them.

Exodus 32

When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together before Aaron, and said to him “Get up, make us gods which shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” 

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Read the Bible: Exodus 30

God is still giving Moses instructions about how to furnish the tabernacle. The bronze wash basin in the lower left of this image, and the altar of incense in front of the veil, are described in this chapter.

Exodus 30

“You shall make an altar to burn incense on: of acacia wood you shall make it. 

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Read the Bible: Exodus 29

Chapter 28 described how to make the garments for Aaron and his sons to wear as they minister in the office of the priesthood. This chapter instructions Moses to put the garments on them and consecrate them. This is the ordination service but we are still receiving instructions and not doing any of the things yet.

Exodus 29

“This is what you shall do to consecrate them, to serve me in the priest’s office: Take one bull and two rams without blemish,

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