1 And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

2And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

3And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.

4And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

5And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.

6And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half wasthe length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

7And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

8One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

9And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.

10And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:

11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.

12Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.

13And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.

14Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table.

15And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.

16And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.

17And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

18And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

19Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.

20And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

21And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.

22Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.

23And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.

24Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

25And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it wasa cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.

26And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.

27And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.

28And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.

29And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

1 And Bezaleel made the Arke of Shittim wood: two cubites and a halfe was the length of it, and a cubite and a halfe the breadth of it, and a cubite and a halfe the height of it.

2And he ouerlaid it with pure gold within & without, and made a crowne of gold to it round about.

3And hee cast for it foure rings of gold, to be set by the foure corners of it: euen two rings vpon the one side of it, and two rings vpon the other side of it.

4And he made staues of Shittim wood, and ouerlaid them with gold.

5And hee put the staues into the rings, by the sides of the Arke, to beare the Arke.

6 And he made the Mercie seat of pure gold: two cubites and an halfe was the length thereof, and one cubite and an halfe the breadth thereof.

7And he made two Cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made hee them, on the two endes of the Mercie seate:

8One Cherub on the end on this side, and another Cherub on the other end, on that side: out of the Mercie seat made hee the Cherubims on the two ends thereof.

9And the Cherubims spread out their wings on high, and couered with their wings ouer the Mercie seat with their faces one to another: euen to the Mercie seat ward were the faces of the Cherubims.

10 And hee made the Table of Shittim wood: two cubites was the length thereof, and a cubite the breadth thereof, and a cubite and a halfe the height thereof.

11And he ouerlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crowne of gold round about.

12Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth, round about: and made a crowne of gold for the border thereof round about.

13And hee cast for it foure rings of gold, and put the rings vpon the foure corners that were in the foure feete thereof.

14Ouer against the border were the rings, the places for the staues, to beare the Table.

15And he made the staues of Shittim wood, and ouerlayed them with gold, to beare the Table.

16And hee made the vessels which were vpon the Table, his dishes, and his spoones, and his bowles, and his couers to couer withall, of pure gold.

17 And he made the Candlesticke of pure gold, of beaten worke made he the Candlesticke, his shaft & his branch, his bowles, his knops, and his flowers were of the same.

18And sixe branches going out of the sides thereof: three branches of the candlesticke out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlesticke out of the other side thereof.

19Three bowles made he after the fashion of almonds, in one branch, a knop and a flower: and three bowles made like almonds, in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the sixe branches, going out of the Candlesticke.

20And in the candlesticke were foure bowles made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

21And a knop vnder two branches of the same, & a knop vnder two branches of the same, and a knop vnder two branches of the same, according to the sixe branches going out of it.

22Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten worke of pure gold.

23And he made his seuen lampes, and his snuffers, and his snuffe-dishes of pure gold.

24Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.

25 And he made the incense Altar of Shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit: it was foure square, and two cubites was the height of it; the hornes thereof were of the same.

26And he ouerlayed it with pure gold, both the top of it and the sides thereof round about, and the hornes of it: also he made vnto it a crowne of gold round about.

27And he made two rings of gold for it vnder the crowne thereof, by the two corners of it, vpon the two sides thereof, to bee places for the staues to beare it withall.

28And he made the staues of Shittim wood, and ouerlayed them with gold.

29 And he made the holy anoynting oyle, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the worke of the Apothecary

I == Ex 25:10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI == Ex 25:17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X == Ex 25:23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XVI == Ex 25:29

 

 

 

XVII == Ex 25:31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXV == Ex 30:1

 

 

XXIX == Ex 30:23 , 34

1 Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.

2 The inside and outside were plated with gold, and a molding of gold was put around it.

3 Four gold rings were cast and put on its four supports, two rings for one side and two for the opposite side.

4 Poles of acacia wood were made and plated with gold;

5 these were put through the rings on the sides of the ark, for carrying it.

6 The propitiatory was made of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

7 Two cherubim of beaten gold were made for the two ends of the propitiatory,

8 one cherub fastened at one end, the other at the other end, springing directly from the propitiatory at its two ends.

9 The cherubim had their wings spread out above, covering the propitiatory with them. They were turned toward each other, but with their faces looking toward the propitiatory.

10 The table was made of acacia wood, two cubits long, one cubit wide, and one and a half cubits high.

11 It was plated with pure gold, and a molding of gold was put around it.

12 A frame a handbreadth high was also put around it, with a molding of gold around the frame.

13 Four rings of gold were cast for it and fastened, one at each of the four corners.

14 The rings were alongside the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.

15 These poles were made of acacia wood and plated with gold.

16 The vessels that were set on the table, its plates and cups, as well as its pitchers and bowls for pouring libations, were of pure gold.

17 The lampstand was made of pure beaten gold - its shaft and branches as well as its cups and knobs and petals springing directly from it.

18 Six branches extended from its sides, three branches on one side and three on the other.

19 One one branch there were three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; on the opposite branch there were three cups, shaped like almond blossoms, each with its knob and petals; and so for the six branches that extended from the lampstand.

20 On the shaft there were four cups, shaped like almond blossoms, with their knobs and petals,

21 including a knob below each of the three pairs of branches that extended from the lampstand.

22 The knobs and branches sprang so directly from it that the whole formed but a single piece of pure beaten gold.

23 Its seven lamps, as well as its trimming shears and trays, were made of pure gold.

24 A talent of pure gold was used for the lampstand and its various appurtenances.

25 The altar of incense was made of acacia wood, on a square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high, having horns that sprang directly from it.

26 Its grate on top, its walls on all four sides, and its horns were plated with pure gold; and a molding of gold was put around it.

27 Underneath the molding gold rings were placed, two on one side and two on the opposite side, as holders for the poles to carry it.

28 The poles, too, were made of acacia wood and plated with gold.

29 The sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense were prepared in their pure form by a perfumer.

v 1-5. Bezalel no doubt had help. The rim would have held the Mercy Seat in place. The rings and staves are self explanatory. Wood overlaid with gold inside and out represented Christ in His Deity and humanity.

 

 

 

v 6-9. The mercy seat with cherubim facing each other was one solid gold piece. This represented Deity and was to be the place for the presence of God. The Lord showed Moses on the mount what the cherubim look like.

 

 

 

v 10-16. Being wood overlaid with gold this was another representation of Christ in Deity and humanity. The first rim was to keep the bread in place and the border with the second rim would have held the solid gold utensils in place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 17--24. The lamp stand was beaten gold but only weighed around 100 pounds, so it would not have been very large. It represented Christ in His Deity, the light of the world, Jn. 8:12. It is not as some think, representation of believers being light or it would have been outside the tabernacle. The seven lamps of oil represent the sevenfold Spirit, Isa. 11:2. The gold snuff dishes and snuffers were for the priests to use when trimming the lamps. According to Josephus it was bagged along with it’s utensils and suspended from one pole.

 

 

 

 

v 25-28. The altar of incense was wood overlaid with gold representing Christ in His Deity and humanity. The rim would have kept the censer for burning incense in place. Corners should have been translated “sides” or “rib board”. Since it was light weight, a ring in the center of each side would allow it to swing and be carried upright.

v 29. The holy anointing oil was beaten, crushed, as our Savior was beaten, and was of purer quality than that derived by heating. It was about 12 1/2 pounds of myrrh, 6 1/4 pound of cinnamon, 6 1/4 pounds of cane, 12 1/2 pounds of cassia (a fragrant tree bark), and almost 6 quarts of olive oil, making a fragrant blend. It was to anoint the tabernacle, the ark of testimony, the table and it’s utensils, the lamp stand and it’s utensils, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering and it’s utensils, the laver and it’s foot, as well as Aaron and his sons. It was holy only because God declared it holy, to be a type of the Holy Spirit, and if anyone used it or made any like it, he was to be cut off, apparently meaning death.
This special perfume was equal parts of stacte (gum of the storax tree, a sweet spice), onycha (lid of a shell mollusk which made perfume when burned), galbanum (a fragrant white gum from a tree in S. Arabia) and frankincense ( a yellow, aromatic gum from under the bark of a tree in Arabia). The mixture was to be seasoned with salt and beaten small before use on the altar of incense. Anyone using it for personal use would be cut off, apparently meaning death.