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    Exodus 25

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    The lampstand is a flowering tree made of one piece of gold, complete with branches, almond blossoms, buds, petals, and seven lamps.

    A sanctuary assembled from willing giftsvv. 1–9

    The LORD begins with an offering gathered from every Israelite whose heart compels him: gold, silver, bronze, coloured yarn, linen, goat hair, skins, leather, acacia wood, oil, spices, and stones. The purpose is wonderfully direct: a sanctuary is to be made so that the LORD may dwell among them. Moses receives not merely a shopping list but a pattern, and the furnishings are to follow it exactly.

    The ark, with its permanently attached handlesvv. 10–22

    The ark is a gold-covered chest with rings, poles, and the Testimony inside. The poles are made for carrying it, yet are not to be removed from the rings: a travelling arrangement made permanent, which is a pleasingly emphatic bit of carpentry. Above it sits the mercy seat, with two hammered-gold cherubim facing one another, wings spread over the place where the LORD will meet with Moses and speak about the Israelites.

    A table laid, and a golden tree litvv. 23–40

    The next furnishing is a table with a rim, carrying rings, golden poles, and an entire service of plates, dishes, pitchers, and bowls. Bread is to stand upon it before the LORD at all times, giving the sanctuary a table that is never quite cleared. Then comes the lampstand: one hammered piece of pure gold, branching threefold on either side, ornamented like almond blossoms, and fitted with seven lamps. Even its wick trimmers and trays are gold; the whole lot is to come from a talent of it. Moses is left with the pattern shown on the mountain, and no latitude is mentioned.

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    1. Exod 25:1Then the LORD said to Moses,

    2. Exod 25:2“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.

    3. Exod 25:3This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze;

    4. Exod 25:4blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

    5. Exod 25:5ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood;

    6. Exod 25:6olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

    7. Exod 25:7and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.

    8. Exod 25:8And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

    9. Exod 25:9You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.

    10. Exod 25:10And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.

    11. Exod 25:11Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.

    12. Exod 25:12Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.

    13. Exod 25:13And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

    14. Exod 25:14Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.

    15. Exod 25:15The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.

    16. Exod 25:16And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.

    17. Exod 25:17And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

    18. Exod 25:18Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,

    19. Exod 25:19one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.

    20. Exod 25:20And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat.

    21. Exod 25:21Set the mercy seat atop the ark and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.

    22. Exod 25:22And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

    23. Exod 25:23You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.

    24. Exod 25:24Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.

    25. Exod 25:25And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.

    26. Exod 25:26Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs.

    27. Exod 25:27The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

    28. Exod 25:28Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.

    29. Exod 25:29You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.

    30. Exod 25:30And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

    31. Exod 25:31Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.

    32. Exod 25:32Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other.

    33. Exod 25:33There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand.

    34. Exod 25:34And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.

    35. Exod 25:35For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.

    36. Exod 25:36The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.

    37. Exod 25:37Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it.

    38. Exod 25:38The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold.

    39. Exod 25:39The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold.

    40. Exod 25:40See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.’’

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    • 82 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
    • 8Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.
    • 81 Kings 6:13And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.”
    • 22 Corinthians 9:7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
    • 22Exodus 29:42–43For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.
    • 8Exodus 29:45Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
    • 9Exodus 25:40See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.’’
    • 2Nehemiah 11:2And the people blessed all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.
    • 22Numbers 7:89When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him.
    • 2Ezra 2:68When they arrived at the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, some of the heads of the families gave freewill offerings to rebuild the house of God on its original site.
    • 8Hebrews 9:1–2Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary.
    • 22Isaiah 37:16“O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
    • 2Ezra 7:16together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.
    • 2Ezra 1:6And all their neighbors supported them with articles of silver and gold, with goods and livestock, and with valuables, in addition to all their freewill offerings.
    • 8Zechariah 2:10“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
    • 9Hebrews 8:5The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”

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