Monthly Archives: August 2017

The Golden Calf 1 Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, they gathered together before Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us agod who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what […]

The Journey Resumed 1 The Lordspoke to Moses, saying, “Depart, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought from the land of Egypt, to the land which I swore to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel), saying, ‘To your descendants I will give it.’ 2 I will send an Angel before you […]

The Two Tablets Replaced 1 Then the Lordsaid to Moses, “Cut two tablets of stone like the first, and I will write on these tablets the words that were on the first tablets which you smashed [when you learned of Israel’s idolatry]. 2 So be ready by morning, and come up in the morning to […]

The Sabbath Emphasized 1 Moses gathered all the congregation of the sons of Israel together, and said to them, “These are the things which the Lordhas commanded you to do: 2 “For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of complete rest to […]

The Tabernacle Underwritten 1 “Bezalel and Oholiab, and every skilled person in whom the Lordhas put ability and understanding to know how to do all the work in the construction of the sanctuary, shall work according to all that the Lordhas commanded.” 2 So Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person in whom […]

Construction Continues 1 Bezalel made the ark [of the covenant] of acacia wood–it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high. 2 And he overlaid it with pure gold inside and out, and made a molding (border) of gold to go all […]

The Tabernacle Completed 1 Then Bezalel made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood; its top was square, five cubits long and five cubits wide, and three cubits high. 2 And he made its horns (horn-shaped projections) on the four corners of it; the horns wereof one piecewith it, and he overlaid it with […]

The Priestly Garments 1 Moreover, from the blue and purple and scarlet fabric, they made finely woven garments for servingandministering in the Holy Place; they made the holy garments for Aaron, just as the Lordhad commanded Moses. 2 Bezalel made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple, and scarlet fabric, and fine twisted linen. […]

The Tabernacle Erected 1 Then the Lordspoke to Moses, saying, 2 “On the first day of the first month (Abib) you shall set up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting [of God with you]. 3 You shall place the ark of the Testimony there, and you shall screen off the ark [from the Holy […]