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Texts -- Exodus 36:1-35 (NET)

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36:1 So Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person in whom the Lord has put skill and ability to know how to do all the work for the service of the sanctuary are to do the work according to all that the Lord has commanded .” 36:2 Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person in whom the Lord had put skill – everyone whose heart stirred him to volunteer to do the work , 36:3 and they received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to do the work for the service of the sanctuary , and they still continued to bring him a freewill offering each morning . 36:4 So all the skilled people who were doing all the work on the sanctuary came from the work they were doing 36:5 and told Moses , “The people are bringing much more than is needed for the completion of the work which the Lord commanded us to do !” 36:6 Moses instructed them to take his message throughout the camp , saying , “Let no man or woman do any more work for the offering for the sanctuary .” So the people were restrained from bringing any more. 36:7 Now the materials were more than enough for them to do all the work .
The Building of the Tabernacle
36:8 All the skilled among those who were doing the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and blue and purple and scarlet ; they were made with cherubim that were the work of an artistic designer . 36:9 The length of one curtain was forty-two feet , and the width of one curtain was six feet – the same size for each of the curtains . 36:10 He joined five of the curtains to one another , and the other five curtains he joined to one another . 36:11 He made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in the first set ; he did the same along the edge of the end curtain in the second set . 36:12 He made fifty loops on the first curtain , and he made fifty loops on the end curtain that was in the second set , with the loops opposite one another . 36:13 He made fifty gold clasps and joined the curtains together to one another with the clasps , so that the tabernacle was a unit . 36:14 He made curtains of goats ’ hair for a tent over the tabernacle ; he made eleven curtains . 36:15 The length of one curtain was forty-five feet , and the width of one curtain was six feet– one size for all eleven curtains . 36:16 He joined five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves . 36:17 He made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in the first set and fifty loops along the edge of the curtain that joined the second set. 36:18 He made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together so that it might be a unit . 36:19 He made a covering for the tent out of ram skins dyed red and over that a covering of fine leather . 36:20 He made the frames for the tabernacle of acacia wood as uprights . 36:21 The length of each frame was fifteen feet , the width of each frame was two and a quarter feet , 36:22 with two projections per frame parallel one to another . He made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way . 36:23 So he made frames for the tabernacle : twenty frames for the south side . 36:24 He made forty silver bases under the twenty frames – two bases under the first frame for its two projections , and likewise two bases under the next frame for its two projections , 36:25 and for the second side of the tabernacle , the north side , he made twenty frames 36:26 and their forty silver bases , two bases under the first frame and two bases under the next frame . 36:27 And for the back of the tabernacle on the west he made six frames . 36:28 He made two frames for the corners of the tabernacle on the back . 36:29 At the two corners they were doubled at the lower end and finished together at the top in one ring . So he did for both . 36:30 So there were eight frames and their silver bases , sixteen bases , two bases under each frame . 36:31 He made bars of acacia wood , five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle 36:32 and five bars for the frames on the second side of the tabernacle , and five bars for the frames of the tabernacle for the back side on the west . 36:33 He made the middle bar to reach from end to end in the center of the frames . 36:34 He overlaid the frames with gold and made their rings of gold to provide places for the bars , and he overlaid the bars with gold . 36:35 He made the special curtain of blue , purple , and scarlet yarn and fine twisted linen ; he made it with cherubim , the work of an artistic designer .

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  • Tabernacle

    [ebd] (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., "Siccuth"). (3.) The human body (2 Cor. 5:1, 4); a tent, as opposed ...
    [smith] The tabernacle was the tent of Jehovah, called by the same name as the tents of the people in the midst of which it stood. It was also called the sanctuary and the tabernacle of the congregation. The first ordinance given to ...
    [nave] TABERNACLE One existed before Moses received the pattern authorized on Mount Sinai, Ex. 33:7-11. The one instituted by Moses was called Sanctuary, Ex. 25:8; Tabernacle, Ex. 27:21; 33:7; 2 Chr. 5:5; of Testimony, Ex. 38:21; ...

  • Israel

    [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...

  • EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 2

    [isbe] EXODUS, THE BOOK OF, 2 - II. Structure of the Book According to the Scriptures and According to Modern Analyses. In the following section (a) serves for the understanding of the Biblical text; (b) is devoted to the discussio...

  • BOARD

    [isbe] BOARD - bord (qeresh, "a slab or plank," "deck of a ship," "bench," "board"): This word is found in Ex 26:16-21; 36:21 ff; its plural occurs in Ex 26:15,17-29; 35:11; 36:20-34; 39:33; 40:18; Nu 3:36; 4:31. This word also is ...

  • Tapestry

    [nave] TAPESTRY Prov. 7:16; 31:22. Of the tabernacle, Ex. 26:1-14, 31-37; 27:9-17; 36:8-18. Gold thread woven in, Ex. 39:3. In palaces, Esth. 1:6; Song 1:5. In groves, 2 Kin. 23:7. See: Curtains; Embroidery.

  • Curtains

    [nave] CURTAINS For tabernacle, Ex. 26; 27:9-18; 36:8-18. In the palace of Ahasuerus, Esth. 1:6. See: Tabernacle; Tapestry. Figurative Isa. 40:22; 54:2; Jer. 4:20; 10:20; 49:29.

  • Curtain

    [ebd] (1.) Ten curtains, each twenty-eight cubits long and four wide, made of fine linen, also eleven made of goat's hair, covered the tabernacle (Ex. 26:1-13; 36:8-17). (2.) The sacred curtain, separating the holy of holies from ...

  • Liberality

    [nave] LIBERALITY. Ex. 22:29, 30 Ex. 13:2, 12. Ex. 23:15 Ex. 34:20. Ex. 25:1-8; Ex. 35:4-29; Ex. 36:3-6; Ex. 38:8; Lev. 19:5 Lev. 22:29; Num. 35:8. Deut. 12:11, 12, 17-19; Deut. 14:27-29; Deut. 15:7-18; Deut. 16:10, 17; Deut. 18:1...

  • Aholiab

    [ebd] tent of the father, an artist of the tribe of Dan, appointed to the work of preparing materials for the tabernacle (Ex. 31:6; 35:34; 36:1, 2; 38:23).
    [nave] AHOLIAB, an artificer of the tabernacle, Ex. 31:6; 35:34; 36:1, 2; 38:23.

  • BAR (2)

    [isbe] BAR (2) - bar (substantive): (1) beriach = "a bolt" (Ex 26:26-29; 35:11; 36:31-34; 39:33; 40:18; Nu 3:36; 4:31; Dt 3:5; Jdg 16:3; 1 Sam 23:7; 1 Ki 4:13; 2 Ch 8:5; 14:7; Neh 3:3,6,13-15; Job 38:10 "bars and doors" for the sea...

  • COUPLE

    [isbe] COUPLE - kup'-l: (1) Used as a noun, indicates two objects of the same kind that are considered together. Thus we read of a couple of cakes (2 Sam 13:6, used loosely), and a couple of asses (2 Sam 16:1, Hebrew tsemedh). (2) ...

  • Colors

    [nave] COLORS Symbolical uses of. Black A Symbol of Affliction and Calamity. Job 3:5; Job 10:20-22; Job 30:26; Psa. 107:10, 11; Psa. 143:3; Isa. 5:30; Isa. 8:22; Isa. 9:19; Isa. 24:11; Isa. 50:3; Joel 2:6, 10; Joel 3:14, 15; Amos...

  • Bezaleel

    [ebd] in the shadow of God; i.e., "under his protection", the artificer who executed the work of art in connection with the tabernacle in the wilderness (Ex. 31:2; 35:30). He was engaged principally in works of metal, wood, and st...
    [nave] BEZALEEL 1. A divinely inspired mechanic and master workman, who built the tabernacle, Ex. 31:2; 35:30-35; 36:1; 37:1; 38:1-7, 22. 2. Son of Pahath-moab, Ezra 10:30.

  • Selvedge

    [isbe] SELVEDGE - sel'-vej (qatsah): The word occurs only in the description of the tabernacle (Ex 26:4; 36:11). It has reference to the ten curtains which overhung the boards of the sanctuary. Five of these formed one set and five...
    [nave] SELVEDGE Ex. 26:4, 36:11

  • Wisdom

    [nave] WISDOM Of Joseph, Gen. 41:16, 25-39; Acts 7:10. Of Moses, Acts 7:22. Of Bezaleel, Ex. 31:3-5; 35:31-35; 36:1. Of Aholiab, Ex. 31:6; 35:34, 35; 36:1; of other skilled artisans, Ex. 36:2; of women, Ex. 35:26. Of Hiram, 1 K...

  • WORKER; WORKFELLOW; WORKMAN

    [isbe] WORKER; WORKFELLOW; WORKMAN - wur'-der, wurk'-fel-o, wurk'-man (charash, pa`al; ergates, sunergos): "Worker" (artificer) is the translation of charash, "to cut in" (1 Ki 7:14, "a worker in brass"), and of charash, "artificer...

  • Cherubim

    [nave] CHERUBIM Eastward of the garden of Eden, Gen. 3:24. In the tabernacle, Ex. 25:18-20; 37:7-9. Ark rested beneath the wings of, 1 Kin. 8:6, 7; 2 Chr. 5:7, 8; Heb. 9:5. Figures of, embroidered on walls of tabernacle, Ex. 26:...

  • Porpoise

    [isbe] PORPOISE - por'-pus (the Revised Version margin has "porpoise-skin" for `or tachash, the Revised Version (British and American) "sealskin," the King James Version "badgers' skins" (Ex 25:5; 26:14; 35:7,23; 36:19; 39:34; Nu 4...
    [nave] PORPOISE, Ex. 25:5; 26:14; 36:19; 39:34.

  • EMBROIDERY

    [isbe] EMBROIDERY - em-broid'-er-i (riqrnah; the King James Version Needlework): Riqmah was applied to any kind of cloth which showed designs in variegated colors. The method of manufacture is unknown. The designs may have been wov...

  • BEZALEL

    [isbe] BEZALEL - bez'-a-lel (betsal'el, "in the shadow (protection) of 'El (God)"; Beseleel; the King James Version Bezaleel): (1) A master workman under Moses; son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. Yahweh gave him especia...
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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • One of the significant changes in the emphasis that occurs at this point in Genesis is from cursing in the primeval record to blessing in the patriarchal narratives. The Abrahamic Covenant is most important in this respect. H...
  • Exodus embraces about 431 years of history, from the arrival of Jacob and his family in Egypt (ca. 1876 B.C.) to the erection of the tabernacle in the wilderness of Sinai (ca. 1445 B.C.). However 1:1-7 is a review of Jacob's ...
  • I. The liberation of Israel 1:1-15:21A. God's preparation of Israel and Moses chs. 1-41. The growth of Jacob's family 1:1-72. The Israelites' bondage in Egypt 1:8-223. Moses' birth and education 2:1-104. Moses' flight from Eg...
  • Following the restoration of the covenant, Moses announced God's directions for the construction of the tabernacle. In building it the Israelites were to work only six days a week. They were to rest on the Sabbath (35:2-3).Mo...
  • The hangings and coverings 36:8-19 (cf. 26:1-14)The boards and bars 36:20-34 (cf. 26:15-30)The veil and screen 36:35-38 (cf. 26:31-37)"The order of recounting the construction of the parts of the tabernacle is not the same as...
  • The Israelites erected the tabernacle on the first day of the first month, almost exactly one year after the Israelites left Egypt (vv. 2, 17). This was about nine months after Israel had arrived at Mt. Sinai (cf. 19:1).First...
  • The cherubim (3:10-13) represented angelic beings (cf. Gen. 3:24). Probably they looked more like the sculptured combination human-animal-bird creatures that archaeologists have discovered in the ancient Assyrian and Babyloni...
  • This is the sixth and last message that Ezekiel received from the Lord the night before the refugees reached the exiles with the message that Jerusalem had fallen (cf. 33:21-22). It too deals with God's plans for Israel in th...
  • The Book of Ezekiel begins with a vision of God's glory (ch. 1), records the departure of God's glory (chs. 8-11), and ends with another vision of God's glory (chs. 40-48). This is the longest vision outside the Book of Revel...
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