[Linux4christians] Thursday - Exodus 37:17-38:31

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    Thursday


      *Exodus 37:17-38:31*


The Making of the Lampstand

37:17 He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of 
hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its 
blossoms were from the same piece. 37:18 Six branches were extending 
from its sides, three branches of the lampstand from one side of it, and 
three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it. 37:19 Three 
cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms were on the first 
branch, and three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms 
were on the next branch, and the same for the six branches that were 
extending from the lampstand. 37:20 On the lampstand there were four 
cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms, 37:21 with a bud 
under the first two branches from it, and a bud under the next two 
branches from it, and a bud under the third two branches from it; 
according to the six branches that extended from it. 37:22 Their buds 
and their branches were of one piece; all of it was one hammered piece 
of pure gold. 37:23 He made its seven lamps, its trimmers, and its trays 
of pure gold. 37:24 He made the lampstand and all its accessories with 
seventy-five pounds of pure gold.

The Making of the Altar of Incense

37:25 He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a foot 
and a half and its width a foot and a half -- a square -- and its height 
was three feet. Its horns were of one piece with it. 37:26 He overlaid 
it with pure gold -- its top, its four walls, and its horns -- and he 
made a surrounding border of gold for it. 37:27 He also made two gold 
rings for it under its border, on its two sides, on opposite sides, as 
places for poles to carry it with. 37:28 He made the poles of acacia 
wood and overlaid them with gold.

37:29 He made the sacred anointing oil and the pure fragrant incense, 
the work of a perfumer.

The Making of the Altar for the Burnt Offering

38:1 He made the altar for the burnt offering of acacia wood seven feet 
six inches long and seven feet six inches wide -- it was square -- and 
its height was four feet six inches. 38:2 He made its horns on its four 
corners; its horns were part of it, and he overlaid it with bronze. 38:3 
He made all the utensils of the altar -- the pots, the shovels, the 
tossing bowls, the meat hooks, and the fire pans -- he made all its 
utensils of bronze. 38:4 He made a grating for the altar, a network of 
bronze under its ledge, halfway up from the bottom. 38:5 He cast four 
rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, to provide places for 
the poles. 38:6 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with 
bronze. 38:7 He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, 
with which to carry it. He made the altar hollow, out of boards.

38:8 He made the large basin of bronze and its pedestal of bronze from 
the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

The Construction of the Courtyard

38:9 He made the courtyard. For the south side the hangings of the 
courtyard were of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long, 38:10 
with their twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of 
the posts and their bands of silver. 38:11 For the north side the 
hangings were one hundred fifty feet, with their twenty posts and their 
twenty bronze bases, with the hooks of the posts and their bands of 
silver. 38:12 For the west side there were hangings seventy-five feet 
long, with their ten posts and their ten bases, with the hooks of the 
posts and their bands of silver. 38:13 For the east side, toward the 
sunrise, it was seventy-five feet wide, 38:14 with hangings on one side 
of the gate that were twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three 
posts and their three bases, 38:15 and for the second side of the gate 
of the courtyard, just like the other, the hangings were twenty-two and 
a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases. 38:16 
All the hangings around the courtyard were of fine twisted linen. 38:17 
The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks of the posts and their 
bands were silver, their tops were overlaid with silver, and all the 
posts of the courtyard had silver bands. 38:18 The curtain for the gate 
of the courtyard was of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine twisted 
linen, the work of an embroiderer. It was thirty feet long, and like the 
hangings in the courtyard, it was seven and a half feet high, 38:19 with 
four posts and their four bronze bases. Their hooks and their bands were 
silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver. 38:20 All the tent 
pegs of the tabernacle and of the courtyard all around were bronze.

The Materials of the Construction

38:21 This is the inventory of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the 
testimony, which was counted by the order of Moses, being the work of 
the Levites under the direction of Ithamar, son of Aaron the priest. 
38:22 Now Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 
made everything that the Lord had commanded Moses; 38:23 and with him 
was Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an artisan, a 
designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple, and scarlet yarn and fine 
linen.

38:24 All the gold that was used for the work, in all the work of the 
sanctuary (namely, the gold of the wave offering) was twenty-nine 
talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.

38:25 The silver of those who were numbered of the community was one 
hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel, 
38:26 one beka per person, that is, a half shekel, according to the 
sanctuary shekel, for everyone who crossed over to those numbered, from 
twenty years old or older, 603,550 in all. 38:27 The one hundred talents 
of silver were used for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases 
of the special curtain -- one hundred bases for one hundred talents, one 
talent per base. 38:28 From the remaining 1,775 shekels he made hooks 
for the posts, overlaid their tops, and made bands for them.

38:29 The bronze of the wave offering was seventy talents and 2,400 
shekels. 38:30 With it he made the bases for the door of the tent of 
meeting, the bronze altar, the bronze grating for it, and all the 
utensils of the altar, 38:31 the bases for the courtyard all around, the 
bases for the gate of the courtyard, all the tent pegs of the 
tabernacle, and all the tent pegs of the courtyard all around.



      Prayer



Lord, You have tolerated so much rebellion and been endlessly patient 
with us, may my life be a sacrifice to You as the ancient Israelites 
sacrificed to build Your desert tabernacle.



      Commentary


The NET translators estimate that approximately 2,000 pounds of gold 
were donated and used in the construction of the tabernacle. Silver 
received at the census of those age 20 and older was approximately 3.75 
tons.


The detailed, ornate, and valuable nature of design and content of the 
tabernacle required the finest artisans and materials and the highest 
attention to excellence as befitted The King of Kings.



      Interaction



        Consider this:

Much of the gold and silver and other fine resources of wealth that was 
taken from Egypt in the Exodus was sacrificed to the Lord God for the 
tabernacle.


        Discuss this:

How impressive must it have been for the artisans to see God working 
through their hands as He guided the construction of His tabernacle?



        Reflect on this:

The detailed, ornate, and valuable nature of design and content of the 
tabernacle was not intended to be a model for elite wealthy living nor a 
goal for those desirous of improving their standard of living, it was to 
enhance a sense of awe and honor when the people came into the place of 
sacrifice and worship.


        Share this:

When have you participated in a project that required a high degree of 
excellence? How did you feel as you watched it come together?



      Faith in Action



        Prayer:

Ask the Holy Spirit to show you an opportunity to do something of 
excellence which will bring glory to Him and blessing to others.


        Action:

Today I will prayerfully, perhaps with the confirmation of a mature 
fellow believer, discern the guidance of the Holy Spirit and give myself 
fully to the task of excellence He sets before me.



        Be Specific ______________________________________________________



    Friday's text will be:


      *Exodus 39*



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