Exodus · 29 verses
Exodus 37
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The last thing Bezalel makes is not a box, lamp, or altar, but sacred oil and fragrant incense—the work of a perfumer.
The ark, table, and lampstandvv. 1–24
Bezalel begins with the ark: acacia wood dressed in gold inside and out, fitted with rings and carrying poles, and crowned with a pure-gold mercy seat. Two cherubim rise from it, made from one piece of gold, their wings spread over the seat and their faces turned towards it. Then comes the table, with its rim, rings, poles, plates, dishes, bowls, and pitchers—a remarkably well-equipped table. The lampstand follows, hammered from one piece of pure gold, branching six ways with almond-blossom cups, buds, and petals, complete with seven lamps, wick trimmers, and trays.
The incense altar and the perfumer’s workvv. 25–29
The incense altar is smaller and square, made of acacia wood and overlaid with gold, with horns, molding, rings, and poles for carrying it. Then the inventory takes a turn into fragrance. Bezalel also makes sacred anointing oil and pure, fragrant incense, and the final phrase gives the work its trade: this is the work of a perfumer.
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Exod 37:1Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Exod 37:2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
Exod 37:3And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
Exod 37:4Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
Exod 37:5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
Exod 37:6He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
Exod 37:7He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
Exod 37:8one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
Exod 37:9And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
Exod 37:10He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Exod 37:11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
Exod 37:12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
Exod 37:13He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.
Exod 37:14The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
Exod 37:15He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
Exod 37:16He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
Exod 37:17Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
Exod 37:18Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.
Exod 37:19There were 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 extended from the lampstand.
Exod 37:20And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
Exod 37:21A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
Exod 37:22The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
Exod 37:23He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
Exod 37:24He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
Exod 37:25He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
Exod 37:26And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
Exod 37:27He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
Exod 37:28And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
Exod 37:29He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
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- 25Exodus 30:1–5“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
- 17Exodus 25:31–39Then 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.
- 25Revelation 8:3–4Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.
- 251 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- 25Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
- 1Numbers 10:33–36So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.
- 1Exodus 25:10–20And 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.
- 1Exodus 26:33And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
- 6Hebrews 9:5Above the ark were the cherubim of glory, overshadowing the mercy seat. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.
- 17Hebrews 9:2A tabernacle was prepared. In its first room were the lampstand, the table, and the consecrated bread. This was called the Holy Place.
- 25Luke 1:9–10he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
- 25Matthew 23:19You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
- 25Hebrews 13:10We have an altar from which those who serve at the tabernacle have no right to eat.
- 252 Chronicles 26:16But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
- 25Exodus 40:5Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
- 25Exodus 40:26–27Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,
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