Exodus 12:26

12:26 When your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’ ¹  –

Exodus 35:4

Willing Workers

35:4 ² Moses spoke to the whole community of the Israelites, “This is the word that the Lord has commanded:

[12:26]  ¹ tn Heb “what is this service to you?”

[35:4]  ² sn The book now turns to record how all the work of the sanctuary was done. This next unit picks up on the ideas in Exod 31:1-11. But it adds several features. The first part is the instruction of God for all people to give willingly (35:4-19); the next section tells how the faithful brought an offering for the service of the tabernacle (35:20-29); the next section tells how God set some apart with special gifts (35:30-35), and finally, the narrative reports how the faithful people of God enthusiastically began the work (36:1-7).