Three Annual Festivals

(Exodus 34.18-26; Deuteronomy 16.1-17)

The Lord said:

Celebrate three festivals each year in my honor.

The Sacred Tent

(Exodus 35.4-9)

The Lord said to Moses:

The Sacred Chest

(Exodus 37.1-9)

The Lord said to Moses:

Tell the people to build a chest of acacia wood 110 centimeters long, 66 centimeters wide, and 66 centimeters high.

The Table for the Sacred Bread

(Exodus 37.10-16)

The Lord said:

Make a table of acacia wood 88 centimeters long, 44 centimeters wide, and 66 centimeters high.

The Lampstand

(Exodus 37.17-24)

The Lord said:

Make a lampstand of pure gold. The whole lampstand, including its decorative flowers, must be made from a single piece of hammered gold

Curtains and Coverings for the Sacred Tent

(Exodus 36.8-19)

The Lord said to Moses:

The top of the sacred tent must be made from ten pieces of the finest linen, woven with blue, purple, and red wool and embroidered with figures of winged creatures.

The Framework for the Sacred Tent

(Exodus 36.20-34)

The Lord said:

Build a framework of acacia wood for the walls of the sacred tent.

The Curtain inside the Sacred Tent

(Exodus 36.35-38)

The Lord said:

Make a curtain to separate the holy place from the most holy place. Use fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and embroidered with figures of winged creatures. Cover four acacia wood posts with gold and set them each on a silver stand. Then fasten gold hooks to the posts and hang the curtain there.

The Altar for Offering Sacrifices

(Exodus 38.1-7)

The Lord said to Moses:

Use acacia wood to build an altar 2.25 meters square and 1.34 meters high,

The Courtyard around the Sacred Tent

(Exodus 38.9-20)

The Lord said:

Surround the sacred tent with a courtyard 44 meters long on the south and north and 22 meters wide on the east and west. Use 20 bronze posts on bronze stands for the south and north and 10 for the west. Then hang a curtain of fine linen on the posts along each of these three sides by using silver hooks and rods. Place three bronze posts on each side of the entrance at the east and hang a curtain 6.67 meters wide on each set of posts.

The Clothes for the High Priest

(Exodus 39.1-7)

The Lord said to Moses:

Send for your brother Aaron and his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. They are the ones I have chosen from Israel to serve as my priests.

The Vest for the High Priest

(Exodus 39.2-7)

The Lord said:

Make the entire priestly vest of fine linen skillfully woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and decorate it with gold. It is to have two shoulder straps to support it and a sash that fastens around the waist.

The Breastpiece for the High Priest

(Exodus 39.8-21)

The Lord said:

From the same costly material make a breastpiece for the high priest to use in finding out what I want my people to do.

The Other High-Priestly Clothes

(Exodus 39.22-26,30,31)

The Lord said:

Under his vest Aaron must wear a robe of blue wool

The Clothes for the Other Priests

(Exodus 39.27-29)

Since Aaron's sons are priests, they should also look dignified. So make robes, sashes, and special caps for them.

The Altar for Burning Incense

(Exodus 37.25-28)

The Lord said to Moses:

Build an altar of acacia wood where you can burn incense.

The Large Bronze Bowl

(Exodus 38.8)

The Lord said to Moses:

The Oil for Dedication and Ordination

(Exodus 37.29)

The Lord said to Moses:

The Lord Chooses Bezalel and Oholiab

(Exodus 35.30—36.1)

The Lord said to Moses:

A Promise and Its Demands

(Exodus 23.14-19; Deuteronomy 7.1-5; 16.1-17)

The Lord said: I promise to perform miracles for you that have never been seen anywhere on earth. Neighboring nations will stand in fear and know that I was the one who did these marvelous things.

Offerings for the Sacred Tent

(Exodus 25.1-9; 35.10-19)

Moses told the people of Israel that the Lord had said:

Bezalel and Oholiab

(Exodus 31.1-11)

Moses said to the people of Israel: The Lord has chosen Bezalel of the Judah tribe.

The Curtains and Coverings for the Sacred Tent

(Exodus 26.1-14)

The skilled workers got together to make the sacred tent and its linen curtains that were woven with blue, purple, and red wool and embroidered with figures of winged creatures. Each of the ten panels was twelve meters long and two meters wide,

The Framework for the Sacred Tent

(Exodus 26.15-30)

Acacia wood was used to build the framework for the walls of the sacred tent.

The Inside Curtain for the Sacred Tent

(Exodus 26.31-37)

They made the inside curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and embroidered with figures of winged creatures.