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.
Continue readingIn 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:
Continue readingIf 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.”
Continue readingMoses 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.
Continue readingAfter 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:’
Continue readingEven 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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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.
Continue readingChapter 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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This is a longer chapter than some we have read recently and it’s all about the garments Aaron and his sons are to wear as they serve as priests.
Exodus 28
“Take your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the children of Israel, that he may serve me in the priest’s office, Aaron and his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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This is a short chapter that gives instructions for the wall around the outer court and for the altar. Tomorrow we will talk about how to dress a priest. Tell you fashion friends.
Here is a link to this week’s Satur-deja Vu mentioned in the audio discussion.
Exodus 27
“You shall make an altar of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be square: and the height of it shall be three cubits.
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