Exodus 35

Moses went up the mountain alone in Ex. 19:3 - Down between 19:6 and 7. God proposed the law and would make Israel a peculiar people. Up alone between 19:8 and 9 - Down 19:14.
Told to sanctify the people, set bounds about the mount, be ready for Lord day 3.
Up alone 19:20 - Down 19:25. Told to warn the people to stay off mount, and to bring Aaron next time.
Moses drew near but not up without Aaron 20:21 - Returned to the people 24:3.
Gave instructions about laws, Sabbath, 3 national feasts and conquest of land.
Up with Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, 70 elders, (Joshua & Hur v 13,14) - Down 32:15
Joshua went higher with Moses and the others were to wait, v 14, but didn’t. They went back and made golden calf while Moses received stone tables and instructions for priests garments and for building the tabernacle after a pattern shown him. Gone 40 days and nights alone plus 6 with all of them.
Moses went up alone 32:31 - Down between 33:3 and 4.
He interceded for the people and was told to prepare to journey. This was another 40 days and nights, Deut. 9:18. While he was down the Lord put him in a cleft of the rock and passed before him, 33:18-23.
Up alone 34:4 - Down 34:29. God renewed the commission, again enjoined feasts and Sabbath, and wrote the commandments on stones Moses brought. Moses face shone from being with God.
FENCE COURT: The court was fence in and consisted of 150 feet long,75 feet wide facing he east surrounding the Tabernacle. with the gate in the east and was 30 feet wide made of linen and scarlet. Hanging on the fence was fine twined linen 7-1/2 feet high on pillars of brass 7-1/2 feet apart with fillets and hooks of silver, set in sockets of brass.
ALTAR OF INCENSE: Made of Acacia wood overlaid with pure gold it was 3 feet wide, and 1-1/2 feet square. Incense was to be burned thereon, morning and evening in front of the veil. Exod 30:5 It was signifying perpetual prayer. Rev 8:3-5
THE CANDLE STICKS: A central shaft that holds a candle with 3 branches on each side made of pure gold for a total of 7 candles. Trimmed, fed with olive oil and lighted daily Exod 30:7, 8 It was thought of been about 5 feet tall and 3-1/2 feet across the top. Of Solomon's Temple, his candlesticks were patterned after this and would of no doubt been among the treasures taken to Babylon before being returned. Ezek 1:7 In Herod's temple the candlesticks in Jesus' day may have been one of these. In A.D. 70 It was taken to Rome, sculptured on the Arch of Titus and then respectfully deposited of in, A.D. 533 the Christian Church at Jerusalem. Though Revelation 1:12, 20 Candlesticks represent churches and the candlestick may of been a shadow of God's Word.
TABLE OF SHOWBREAD: The table was made of acacia wood, overlaid with pure gold. It was 3 feet long 1-1/2 feet wide, and 2-1/4 high. Replaced each Sabbath with new loaves it would hold 12 loaves of bread. A symbol of gratitude to God for daily bread was on the north side of the Holy place Luke 11:3
LAVER: To hold water, a great brass bowl for priests to wash their hands and feet before ministering at the Alar or in a tent. It was a shadow of cleansing by the blood of Christ. Signified cleanliness, literally and from Sin.
ATAR OF BURNT OFFERING: The sacrifice of animals was the Great Altar that was 7-1/2 feet square 4-1/2 feet high. Acacia boards were used to built it that was covered with brass hollow to filled with dirt. About halfway a ledge around it for priests to stand on. Near the entrance to the court, it stood east of the tabernacle. The fire never went out because it was miraculously kindled Lev 9:24 ; 6:9 A shadow of the death of Christ. A symbol that man except as s sinner atoned for by blood has no access to God.
THE ARK: It contained a pot of manna, Aaron's rod and two tables of the Ten Commandments. The chest was made of Acacia wood overlaid with pure gold. It was 3-3/4 feet long 2-1/4 feet wide, 2-1/4 feet high. On top of the Ark was the Mercy Seat. A lid of solid gold. A Cherub at each end of one piece with the lid facing each other. Their wings spread out looking down toward the Mercy Seat. The Mercy Seat was located just above the two tables of the Ten Commandments represented the meeting place of Mercy and Law, thus a shadow of Christ. Peter may of had in mind when he said "which things the Angels desire to look into" 1st Peter 1:12 The Cherubs presented a very vivid picture of the Internet of Heavenly Beings in Human Redemption. The Ark was believed to have been lost in the Babylonian Captivity. John saw the Ark in the Temple in Rev 11:19
THE HOLY PLACE: East 30 feet of the tabernacle. It contained the table of Shere bread, on the North side the Candlesticks on the North side, the altar of Incense just before the veil.
THE VEIL: Made of the finest linen, purple, blue, and scarlet, exquisitely embroidered with Cherubs. It separated the Most Holy from the Holy Room. At Christ death the Veil was rent in twain Matt 27:5 Another Veil was called the Screen, for the entrance at the east end of the tabernacle, made of fine linen, purple, blue and scarlet.

KING JAMES BIBLE

1 And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.

2Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

3Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

4And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying,

5Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,

6And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair,

7And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood,

8And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,

9And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

10And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;

11The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,

12The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering,

13The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread,

14The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,

15And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,

16The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

17The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,

18The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords,

19The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.

20And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

21And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

22And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.

23And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them.

24Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD'S offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.

25And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.

26And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair.

27And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

28And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

29The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

30And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah;

31And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship;

32And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

33And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.

34And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

35Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work.

KING JAMES 1611

1 And Moses gathered all the Congregation of the children of Israel together, and said vnto them; These are the wordes which the Lord hath commanded, that yee should doe them.

2Sixe dayes shall worke be done, but on the seuenth day there shall be to you an holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoeuer doeth worke therein, shall be put to death.

3Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations vpon the Sabbath day.

4And Moses spake vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying,

5Take ye from amongst you an offring vnto the Lord: Whosoeuer is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the Lord, gold, and siluer, and brasse,

6And blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linnen, and goats haire,

7And rammes skinnes died red, & badgers skinnes, and Shittim wood,

8And oyle for the light, and spices for anoynting oyle, and for the sweet incense:

9And Onix stones, and stones to be set for the Ephod, and for the brestplate.

10And euery wise hearted among you, shall come and make all that the Lord hath commanded:

11The Tabernacle, his tent, and his couering, his taches, & his barres, his pillars, and his sockets:

12The Arke and the staues thereof, with the Mercy seat, and the Uaile of the couering:

13The Table and his staues, and all his vessels, and the Shewbread,

14The Candlesticke also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oyle for the light,

15And the incense Altar, and his staues, and the anoynting oyle, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the doore, at the entring in of the Tabernacle:

16The Altar of burnt offering with his brasen grate, his staues, and all his vessels, the Lauer and his foot:

17The hangings of the Court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the doore of the Court:

18The pinnes of the Tabernacle, and the pinnes of the Court, and their coards:

19The cloathes of seruice, to doe seruice in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the Priest, and the garments of his sonnes to minister in the Priests office.

20 And all the Congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses.

21And they came euery one whose heart stirred him vp, and euery one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lords offering to the worke of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and for all his seruice, and for the holy garments.

22And they came both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earerings, and rings, & tablets, all iewels of gold: and euery man that offered, offered an offering of gold vnto the Lord.

23And euery man with whom was found blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linnen, and goates haire, and red skinnes of rammes, and badgers skinnes, brought them.

24Euery one that did offer an offering of siluer and brasse, brought the Lords offering: and euery man with whom was found Shittim wood for any worke of the seruice, brought it.

25And all the women that were wise hearted, did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blew, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linnen.

26And all the women whose heart stirred them vp in wisedome, spunne goats haire.

27And the rulers brought Onix stones, and stones to be set for the Ephod, and for the brestplate:

28And spice, and oyle for the light, and for the anoynting oyle, and for the sweet incense.

29The children of Israel brought a willing offering vnto the Lord, euery man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all maner of worke, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hands of Moses.

30 And Moses said vnto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the sonne of Uri, the sonne of Hur, of the tribe of Iudah.

31And he hath filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisedome, in vnderstanding, and in knowledge, and in all maner of workemanship:

32And to deuise curious workes, to worke in gold, & in siluer, and in brasse,

33And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in caruing of wood, to make any maner of cunning worke.

34And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he and Aholiab the sonne of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan.

35Them hath hee filled with wisedome of heart, to worke all manner of worke, of the ingrauer, and of the cunning workeman, and of the embroiderer, in blew, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linnen, and of the weauer, euen of them that doe any worke, and of those that deuise cunning worke.

Compare Verses to Verses

I == Ex 34:32

II == Ex 20:9 ; 31:14-15 ; Lev 23:3 ; Num 15:32 ; Deut 5:12 ; Luke 13:14

III == Ex 16:23

IV == Ex 25:1-2

V == Ex 25:2

VIII == Ex 25:6

X == Ex 31:6

XI == Ex 26:1--27:21

XII ==Ex 25:10-22

XIII == Ex 25:23 , 30 ; Lev 24:5-6

XIV == Ex 25:31-40

XV == Ex 30:1 , 23 , 34

XVI == Ex 27:1

XVII == Ex 27:9

XIX == Ex 31:10 ; 39:1 , 41 ; Num 4:5-6

XXI == Ex 25:2 ; 35:5 , 22 , 26 , 29 ; 36:2 ; 1st Chr28:2 , 9 ; 29:9 ; Ezra 7:27 ; 2nd Cor 8:12 ; 9:7

XXIII == 1st Chr 29:8

XXV == Ex 28:3 ; 31:6 ; 36:1 ; 2nd Kings 23:7 ; Prov 31:19 ; 22:24

XXVII == 1st Chr 29:3 ; Ezra 2:68

XXVIII == Ex 30:23

XXIX == Ex 35:21 ; 1st Chr 29:9

XXX == Ex 31:2-5

XXXIV ==Ex 31:6

XXXV == Ex 31:3 , 6 ; 35:31 ; 1st Kings 7:14 ; 2nd Chr 2:14 ; Isa 28:26

THE NEW AMERICAN BIBLE

1 Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, "This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.

2 On six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be sacred to you as the sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Anyone who does work on that day shall be put to death.

3 You shall not even light a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day."

4 Moses told the whole Israelite community, "This is what the LORD has commanded:

5 Take up among you a collection for the LORD. Everyone, as his heart prompts him, shall bring, as a contribution to the LORD, gold, silver and bronze;

6 violet, purple and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair;

7 rams' skins dyed red, and tahash skins; acacia wood;

8 oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

9 onyx stones and other gems for mounting on the ephod and on the breastpiece.

10 "Let every expert among you come and make all that the LORD has commanded: the Dwelling,

11 with its tent, its covering, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its columns and its pedestals;

12 the ark, with its poles, the propitiatory, and the curtain veil;

13 the table, with its poles and all its appurtenances, and the showbread;

14 the lampstand, with its appurtenances, the lamps, and the oil for the light;

15 the altar of incense, with its poles; the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense; the entrance curtain for the entrance of the Dwelling;

16 the altar of holocausts, with its bronze grating, its poles, and all its appurtenances; the laver, with its base;

17 the hangings of the court, with their columns and pedestals; the curtain for the entrance of the court;

18 the tent pegs for the Dwelling and for the court, with their ropes;

19 the service cloths for use in the sanctuary; the sacred vestments for Aaron, the priest, and the vestments worn by his sons in their ministry."

20 When the whole Israelite community left Moses' presence,

21 everyone, as his heart suggested and his spirit prompted, brought a contribution to the LORD for the construction of the meeting tent, for all its services, and for the sacred vestments.

22 Both the men and the women, all as their heart prompted them, brought brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces and various other gold articles. Everyone who could presented an offering of gold to the LORD.

23 Everyone who happened to have violet, purple or scarlet yarn, fine linen or goat hair, rams' skins dyed red or tahash skins, brought them.

24 Whoever could make a contribution of silver or bronze offered it to the LORD; and everyone who happened to have acacia wood for any part of the work, brought it.

25 All the women who were expert spinners brought hand-spun violet, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen thread.

26 All the women who possessed the skill, spun goat hair.

27 The princes brought onyx stones and other gems for mounting on the ephod and on the breastpiece;

28 as well as spices, and oil for the light, anointing oil, and fragrant incense.

29 Every Israelite man and woman brought to the LORD such voluntary offerings as they thought best, for the various kinds of work which the LORD had commanded Moses to have done.

30 Moses said to the Israelites, "See, the LORD has chosen Bezalel, son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

31 and has filled him with a divine spirit of skill and understanding and knowledge in every craft:

32 in the production of embroidery, in making things of gold, silver or bronze,

33 in cutting and mounting precious stones, in carving wood, and in every other craft.

34 He has also given both him and Oholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.

35 He has endowed them with skill to execute all types of work: engraving, embroidering, the making of variegated cloth of violet, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen thread, weaving, and all other arts and crafts.

COMMENTARIE

v 1-3. The Sabbath was the sign of the covenant which the people had recently disobeyed. No matter how busy they were in preparing the tabernacle, they were not even to gather sticks on the Sabbath or face death. We must not get so busy in “serving” the Lord that we actually neglect Him or our families or our devotions.

v 4-9. The most important thing about this list of materials is that they were to be given from a willing heart, and not as the woman who put a quarter into the plate and said, “I don’t give much but I give willingly!” Cheerful, liberal giving, 2 Cor. 9:6,7.

v 10-19 Those to whom God has given ability are to work on what will be these finished products, from perfumes to garments, curtains, tent pegs. The furnishings all have staves for carrying except the lamp stand, which Josephus says was bagged and carried on a pole. Everything was to be complete, the brazen altar with it’s grate, staves and vessels, and both the laver and the foot for catching the used water.

v 20-24. The people left and as soon as they could, all who were willing brought all the kinds of things requested. These would be things given by the Egyptians the night of the Exodus. Even the big planks must have been carried out, maybe as litters.

v 25-29. Probably most of the people gave. The women were especially efficient with the yarns and cloth, and the rulers contributed some of the most expensive items.

v 30-35. Bezalel and Oholiab had been announced to Moses in 31:1. Now Moses tells the people that God has given those men special wisdom in all workmanship and teaching, so the people will be willing to learn and work under them.