Exodus 25

Contributions for the Sanctuary

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an 1 offering. a From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering. 3 "And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze; 4 "blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats' hair; 5 "ram skins dyed red, 2 badger skins, and acacia wood; 6 b "oil for the light, and c spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense; 7 "onyx stones, and stones to be set in the d ephod and in the breastplate. 8 "And let them make Me a e sanctuary, 3 that f I may dwell among them. 9 "According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.

The Ark of the Covenant

10 g "And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 "And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of h gold all around. 12 "You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four corners; two rings shall be on one side, and two rings on the other side. 13 "And you shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. 14 "You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them. 15 i "The poles shall be in the rings of the ark; they shall not be taken from it. 16 "And you shall put into the ark j the Testimony which I will give you.

17 k "You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits shall be its length and a cubit and a half its width. 18 "And you shall make two cherubim of gold; of hammered work you shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat. 19 "Make one cherub at one end, and the other cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim at the two ends of it of one piece with the mercy seat. 20 "And l the cherubim shall stretch out their wings above, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and they shall face one another; the faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat. 21 m "You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and n in the ark you shall put the Testimony that I will give you. 22 "And o there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from p between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.

The Table for Bread

23 q "You shall also make a table of acacia wood; two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height. 24 "And you shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a molding of gold all around. 25 "You shall make for it a frame of a handbreadth all around, and you shall make a gold molding for the frame all around. 26 "And you shall make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings on the four corners that are at its four legs. 27 "The rings shall be close to the frame, as holders for the poles to bear the table. 28 "And you shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them. 29 "You shall make r its dishes, its pans, its pitchers, and its bowls for pouring. You shall make them of pure gold. 30 "And you shall set the s showbread on the table before Me always.

The Golden Lampstand

31 t "You shall also make a lampstand of pure gold; the lampstand shall be of hammered work. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and flowers shall be of one piece. 32 "And six branches shall come out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side. 33 u "Three bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower - and so for the six branches that come out of the lampstand. 34 v "On the lampstand itself four bowls shall be made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower. 35 "And there shall be a knob under the first two branches of the same, a knob under the second two branches of the same, and a knob under the third two branches of the same, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand. 36 "Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece; all of it shall be one hammered piece of pure gold. 37 "You shall make seven lamps for it, and w they shall arrange its lamps so that they x give light in front of it. 38 "And its wick-trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold. 39 "It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils. 40 "And y see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.

  1. Cross References
    Exodus 35:4 - 9
    And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the ...
    Exodus 35:21
    Then everyone came whose heart was stirred, and...
    1 Chronicles 29:3
    Moreover, because I have set my affection on th...
    1 Chronicles 29:5
    "the gold for things of gold and the silver for...
    1 Chronicles 9:1
    So all Israel was recorded by genealogies, and ...
    Ezra 2:68
    Some of the heads of the fathers' houses, when ...
    Nehemiah 11:2
    And the people blessed all the men who willingl...
    2 Corinthians 8:11 - 13
    But now you also must complete the doing of it;...
    2 Corinthians 9:7
    So let each one give as he purposes in his hear...
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 27:20
    And you shall command the children of Israel that they bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to cause the lamp to burn continually.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 30:23
    Also take for yourself quality spices - five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels ), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 28:4
    And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe, a skillfully woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. So they shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons, that he may minister to Me as priest.
    Exodus 28:6 - 14
    And they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artistically worked.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 36:1
    "And Bezalel and Aholiab, and every gifted arti...
    Exodus 36:3
    And they received from Moses all the offering w...
    Exodus 36:4
    Then all the craftsmen who were doing all the w...
    Leviticus 4:6
    The priest shall dip his finger in the blood an...
    Leviticus 10:4
    Then Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the son...
    Leviticus 21:12
    Nor shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profa...
    Hebrews 9:1
    Then indeed, even the first covenant had ordina...
    Hebrews 9:2
    For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, ...
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 29:45
    I will dwell among the children of Israel and will be their God.
    1 Kings 6:13
    "And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel."
    2 Corinthians 6:16
    And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.
    Hebrews 3:6
    But Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.
    Revelation 2:13
    I know your works, and where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. And you hold fast to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days in which Antipas was My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 37:1 - 9
    Then Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits was its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
    Deuteronomy 10:3
    So I made an ark of acacia wood, hewed two tablets of stone like the first, and went up the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand.
    Hebrews 9:4
    Which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 37:2
    He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold all around it.
    Hebrews 9:4
    Which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which were the golden pot that had the manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
  9. Cross References
    Numbers 4:6
    Then they shall put on it a covering of badger skins, and spread over that a cloth entirely of blue; and they shall insert its poles.
    1 Kings 8:8
    The poles extended so that the ends of the poles could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day.
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 16:34
    As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it u...
    Exodus 31:18
    And when He had made an end of speaking with hi...
    Deuteronomy 10:2
    'And I will write on the tablets the words that...
    Deuteronomy 31:26
    Take this Book of the Law, and put it beside th...
    1 Kings 8:9
    Nothing was in the ark except the two tablets o...
    Hebrews 9:4
    Which had the golden censer and the ark of the ...
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 37:6
    He also made the mercy seat of pure gold; two and a half cubits was its length and a cubit and a half its width.
    Hebrews 9:5
    And above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
  12. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:7
    For the cherubim spread their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.
    1 Chronicles 28:18
    And refined gold by weight for the altar of incense, and for the construction of the chariot, that is, the gold cherubim that spread their wings and overshadowed the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
    Hebrews 9:5
    And above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.
  13. Cross References
    Exodus 26:34
    You shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy.
    Exodus 40:20
    He took the Testimony and put it into the ark, inserted the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 25:16
    And you shall put into the ark the Testimony which I will give you.
  15. Cross References
    Exodus 29:42
    This shall be a continual burnt offering throug...
    Exodus 29:43
    And there I will meet with the children of Isra...
    Exodus 30:6
    And you shall put it before the veil that is be...
    Exodus 30:36
    And you shall beat some of it very fine, and pu...
    Leviticus 16:2
    And the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your br...
    Numbers 17:4
    Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of ...
  16. Cross References
    Numbers 7:89
    Now when Moses went into the tabernacle of meet...
    1 Samuel 4:4
    So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might b...
    2 Samuel 6:2
    And David arose and went with all the people wh...
    2 Kings 19:15
    Then Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said:...
    Psalms 80:1
    Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Jo...
    Isaiah 37:16
    O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, the One who dwe...
  17. Cross References
    Exodus 37:10 - 16
    He made the table of acacia wood; two cubits was its length, a cubit its width, and a cubit and a half its height.
    1 Kings 7:48
    Thus Solomon had all the furnishings made for the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold on which was the showbread.
    2 Chronicles 4:8
    He also made ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side and five on the left. And he made one hundred bowls of gold.
    Hebrews 9:2
    For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary.
  18. Cross References
    Exodus 37:16
    He made of pure gold the utensils which were on the table: its dishes, its cups, its bowls, and its pitchers for pouring.
    Numbers 4:7
    On the table of showbread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the pans, the bowls, and the pitchers for pouring; and the showbread shall be on it.
  19. Cross References
    Exodus 39:36
    The table, all its utensils, and the showbread.
    Exodus 40:23
    And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
    Leviticus 24:5 - 9
    And you shall take fine flour and bake twelve cakes with it. Two-tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake.
  20. Cross References
    Exodus 37:17 - 24
    He also made the lampstand of pure gold; of hammered work he made the lampstand. Its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its ornamental knobs, and its flowers were of the same piece.
    1 Kings 7:49
    The lampstands of pure gold, five on the right side and five on the left in front of the inner sanctuary, with the flowers and the lamps and the wick-trimmers of gold.
    Zechariah 4:2
    And he said to me, "What do you see?" So I said, "I am looking, and there is a lampstand of solid gold with a bowl on top of it, and on the stand seven lamps with seven pipes to the seven lamps.
    Hebrews 9:2
    For a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary.
    Revelation 1:12
    Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands.
  21. Cross References
    Exodus 37:19
    There were three bowls made like almond blossoms on one branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with an ornamental knob and a flower - and so for the six branches coming out of the lampstand.
  22. Cross References
    Exodus 37:20 - 22
    And on the lampstand itself were four bowls made like almond blossoms, each with its ornamental knob and flower.
  23. Cross References
    Exodus 27:21
    In the tabernacle of meeting, outside the veil which is before the Testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.
    Exodus 30:8
    And when Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
    Leviticus 24:3
    Outside the veil of the Testimony, in the tabernacle of meeting, Aaron shall be in charge of it from evening until morning before the LORD continually; it shall be a statute forever in your generations.
    Leviticus 24:4
    He shall be in charge of the lamps on the pure gold lampstand before the LORD continually.
    2 Chronicles 13:11
    And they burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense; they also set the showbread in order on the pure gold table, and the lampstand of gold with its lamps to burn every evening; for we keep the command of the LORD our God, but you have forsaken Him.
  24. Cross References
    Numbers 8:2
    "Speak to Aaron, and say to him, 'When you arrange the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.'"
  25. Cross References
    Exodus 25:9
    According to all that I show you, that is, the ...
    Exodus 26:30
    And you shall raise up the tabernacle according...
    Numbers 8:4
    Now this workmanship of the lampstand was hamme...
    1 Chronicles 28:11
    Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for t...
    1 Chronicles 28:19
    "All this, " said David, "the LORD made me unde...
    Acts 7:44
    Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in th...
    Hebrews 8:5
    Who serve the copy and shadow of the heavenly t...
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