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Exodus 31:1-18
Then the Lord said to Moses,“ Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts.He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze.He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft!“ And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make:the Tabernacle; the Ark of the Covenant; the Ark’s cover— the place of atonement; all the furnishings of the Tabernacle;the table and its utensils; the pure gold lampstand with all its accessories; the incense altar;the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils; the washbasin with its stand;the beautifully stitched garments— the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests;the anointing oil; the fragrant incense for the Holy Place. The craftsmen must make everything as I have commanded you.”The Lord then gave these instructions to Moses:“ Tell the people of Israel:‘ Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.You must keep the Sabbath day, for it is a holy day for you. Anyone who desecrates it must be put to death; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community.You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day must be a Sabbath day of complete rest, a holy day dedicated to the Lord. Anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.The people of Israel must keep the Sabbath day by observing it from generation to generation. This is a covenant obligation for all time.It is a permanent sign of my covenant with the people of Israel. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day he stopped working and was refreshed.’”When the Lord finished speaking with Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, written by the finger of God.
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Exodus 27:1-8
“ Using acacia wood, construct a square altar 7 1/2 feet wide, 7 1/2 feet long, and 4 1/2 feet high.Make horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar are all one piece. Overlay the altar with bronze.Make ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans, all of bronze.Make a bronze grating for it, and attach four bronze rings at its four corners.Install the grating halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge.For carrying the altar, make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.Insert the poles through the rings on the two sides of the altar.The altar must be hollow, made from planks. Build it just as you were shown on the mountain.
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Exodus 40:30
Next Moses placed the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar. He filled it with water so the priests could wash themselves.
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Exodus 39:33-42
And they brought the entire Tabernacle to Moses: the sacred tent with all its furnishings, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts, and bases;the tent coverings of tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; the inner curtain to shield the Ark;the Ark of the Covenant and its carrying poles; the Ark’s cover— the place of atonement;the table and all its utensils; the Bread of the Presence;the pure gold lampstand with its symmetrical lamp cups, all its accessories, and the olive oil for lighting;the gold altar; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the entrance of the sacred tent;the bronze altar; the bronze grating and its carrying poles and utensils; the washbasin with its stand;the curtains for the walls of the courtyard; the posts and their bases; the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs; all the furnishings to be used in worship at the Tabernacle;the beautifully stitched garments for the priests to wear while ministering in the Holy Place— the sacred garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments for his sons to wear as they minister as priests.So the people of Israel followed all of the Lord’s instructions to Moses.
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Exodus 26:31-33
“ For the inside of the Tabernacle, make a special curtain of finely woven linen. Decorate it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.Hang this curtain on gold hooks attached to four posts of acacia wood. Overlay the posts with gold, and set them in four silver bases.Hang the inner curtain from clasps, and put the Ark of the Covenant in the room behind it. This curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
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Exodus 40:2-16
“ Set up the Tabernacle on the first day of the new year.Place the Ark of the Covenant inside, and install the inner curtain to enclose the Ark within the Most Holy Place.Then bring in the table, and arrange the utensils on it. And bring in the lampstand, and set up the lamps.“ Place the gold incense altar in front of the Ark of the Covenant. Then hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tabernacle.Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the Tabernacle entrance.Set the washbasin between the Tabernacle and the altar, and fill it with water.Then set up the courtyard around the outside of the tent, and hang the curtain for the courtyard entrance.“ Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and all its furnishings to consecrate them and make them holy.Anoint the altar of burnt offering and its utensils to consecrate them. Then the altar will become absolutely holy.Next anoint the washbasin and its stand to consecrate them.“ Present Aaron and his sons at the entrance of the Tabernacle, and wash them with water.Dress Aaron with the sacred garments and anoint him, consecrating him to serve me as a priest.Then present his sons and dress them in their tunics.Anoint them as you did their father, so they may also serve me as priests. With their anointing, Aaron’s descendants are set apart for the priesthood forever, from generation to generation.”Moses proceeded to do everything just as the Lord had commanded him.
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Numbers 4:4-16
“ The duties of the Kohathites at the Tabernacle will relate to the most sacred objects.When the camp moves, Aaron and his sons must enter the Tabernacle first to take down the inner curtain and cover the Ark of the Covenant with it.Then they must cover the inner curtain with fine goatskin leather and spread over that a single piece of blue cloth. Finally, they must put the carrying poles of the Ark in place.“ Next they must spread a blue cloth over the table where the Bread of the Presence is displayed, and on the cloth they will place the bowls, ladles, jars, pitchers, and the special bread.They must spread a scarlet cloth over all of this, and finally a covering of fine goatskin leather on top of the scarlet cloth. Then they must insert the carrying poles into the table.“ Next they must cover the lampstand with a blue cloth, along with its lamps, lamp snuffers, trays, and special jars of olive oil.Then they must cover the lampstand and its accessories with fine goatskin leather and place the bundle on a carrying frame.“ Next they must spread a blue cloth over the gold incense altar and cover this cloth with fine goatskin leather. Then they must attach the carrying poles to the altar.They must take all the remaining furnishings of the sanctuary and wrap them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine goatskin leather, and place them on the carrying frame.“ They must remove the ashes from the altar for sacrifices and cover the altar with a purple cloth.All the altar utensils— the firepans, meat forks, shovels, basins, and all the containers— must be placed on the cloth, and a covering of fine goatskin leather must be spread over them. Finally, they must put the carrying poles in place.The camp will be ready to move when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the sacred articles. The Kohathites will come and carry these things to the next destination. But they must not touch the sacred objects, or they will die. So these are the things from the Tabernacle that the Kohathites must carry.“ Eleazar son of Aaron the priest will be responsible for the oil of the lampstand, the fragrant incense, the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil. In fact, Eleazar will be responsible for the entire Tabernacle and everything in it, including the sanctuary and its furnishings.”
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Exodus 25:10-40
“ Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood— a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it.Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side.Make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.These carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove them.When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you.“ Then make the Ark’s cover— the place of atonement— from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover.Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark.I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant. From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel.“ Then make a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge.Decorate it with a 3 inch border all around, and run a gold molding along the border.Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs.Attach the rings near the border to hold the poles that are used to carry the table.Make these poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.Make special containers of pure gold for the table— bowls, ladles, pitchers, and jars— to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.Place the Bread of the Presence on the table to remain before me at all times.“ Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. Make the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece— the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.Make it with six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.Each of the six branches will have three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.Craft the center stem of the lampstand with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.There will also be an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extend from the center stem.The almond buds and branches must all be of one piece with the center stem, and they must be hammered from pure gold.Then make the seven lamps for the lampstand, and set them so they reflect their light forward.The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold.You will need 75 pounds of pure gold for the lampstand and its accessories.“ Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.
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Exodus 37:1-38:7
Next Bezalel made the Ark of acacia wood— a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.He overlaid it inside and outside with pure gold, and he ran a molding of gold all around it.He cast four gold rings and attached them to its four feet, two rings on each side.Then he made poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.He inserted the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it.Then he made the Ark’s cover— the place of atonement— from pure gold. It was 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.He made two cherubim from hammered gold and placed them on the two ends of the atonement cover.He molded the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold.The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.Then Bezalel made the table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high.He overlaid it with pure gold and ran a gold molding around the edge.He decorated it with a 3 inch border all around, and he ran a gold molding along the border.Then he cast four gold rings for the table and attached them at the four corners next to the four legs.The rings were attached near the border to hold the poles that were used to carry the table.He made these poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.Then he made special containers of pure gold for the table— bowls, ladles, jars, and pitchers— to be used in pouring out liquid offerings.Then Bezalel made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. He made the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece— the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals.The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side.Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals.There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece.The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold.He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold.The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from 75 pounds of pure gold.Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar.He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.Next Bezalel used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7 1/2 feet wide, 7 1/2 feet long, and 4 1/2 feet high.He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze.Then he made all the altar utensils of bronze— the ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans.Next he made a bronze grating and installed it halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge.He cast four rings and attached them to the corners of the bronze grating to hold the carrying poles.He made the poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.He inserted the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar. The altar was hollow and was made from planks.
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Exodus 30:1-10
“ Then make another altar of acacia wood for burning incense.Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.Overlay the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and run a gold molding around the entire altar.Make two gold rings, and attach them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.Place the incense altar just outside the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant, in front of the Ark’s cover— the place of atonement— that covers the tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. I will meet with you there.“ Every morning when Aaron maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar.And each evening when he lights the lamps, he must again burn incense in the Lord’s presence. This must be done from generation to generation.Do not offer any unholy incense on this altar, or any burnt offerings, grain offerings, or liquid offerings.“ Once a year Aaron must purify the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the Lord’s most holy altar.”
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Exodus 36:35-36
For the inside of the Tabernacle, Bezalel made a special curtain of finely woven linen. He decorated it with blue, purple, and scarlet thread and with skillfully embroidered cherubim.For the curtain, he made four posts of acacia wood and four gold hooks. He overlaid the posts with gold and set them in four silver bases.
