Exodus 25

Offerings for the Tabernacle

(Exodus 35:4–9)

1 Then the LORD said to Moses, 2 “Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him. ‡ 2Co 9:7Neh 11:2Ezr 2:68Ezr 1:6Ezr 7:16Ezr 3:51Ch 29:1-30Psa 110:3 +63 This is the offering you are to accept from them: ‡ Deu 8:9Job 28:2

gold, silver, and bronze;

4 blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; ‡ Rev 19:8Ezk 16:10Gen 41:42

fine linen and goat hair;

5 ram skins dyed red and fine leather; ¹ ‡ Exo 26:14-15Exo 26:26Exo 26:37Exo 36:20

acacia wood;

6 olive oil for the light; ‡ Exo 27:20Exo 25:37Exo 30:23-38Exo 40:24-25

spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

7 and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece. ‡ Exo 28:4Exo 28:6-30

8 And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. ‡ 2Co 6:16Rev 21:31Ki 6:13Exo 29:45Heb 9:1-2Zec 2:10Heb 3:6Isa 12:6 +79 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you. ‡ Exo 25:40Heb 8:5Act 7:44Heb 9:91Ch 28:11-19

The Ark of the Covenant

(Exodus 37:1–5)

10 And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. ² ‡ Heb 9:4Exo 37:1-3Deu 10:1-3Rev 11:192Ch 8:11 11 Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. ‡ Exo 25:241Ki 6:202Ch 3:4Exo 30:3

12 Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ‡ Exo 25:15Exo 37:5Exo 25:26Exo 26:29Exo 27:7Exo 38:7 13 And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ‡ 1Ch 15:15Exo 25:28Exo 27:6Exo 30:5Exo 37:4Exo 40:20Num 4:11Num 4:14 +214 Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it. 15 The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed. ‡ 1Ki 8:82Ch 5:9 16 And place inside the ark the Testimony, ³ which I will give you. ‡ 1Ki 8:9Deu 31:26Heb 9:4Exo 16:342Ch 34:14-152Ki 11:12Act 7:44Deu 10:2-5 +9

The Mercy Seat

(Exodus 37:6–9)

17 And you are to construct a mercy seat ⁴of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. ⁵ ‡ Exo 37:6Heb 9:5Rom 3:251Ch 28:11Exo 40:20Heb 4:16Lev 16:12-151Jn 2:2 +118 Make two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, ‡ Ezk 10:20Heb 9:51Ch 28:181Ki 8:6-7Ezk 10:21Ki 6:23-281Sa 4:4Exo 37:7-9 +219 one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold. 20 And the cherubim are to have wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim are to face each other, looking toward the mercy seat. ‡ 1Ch 28:181Ki 8:7Heb 9:51Co 11:101Co 4:91Pe 1:121Pe 3:222Ch 3:10 +11

21 Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark. ‡ Exo 26:34Rom 10:4Exo 25:16-17

22 And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; ⁶ I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites. ‡ Exo 29:42-43Num 7:89Isa 37:162Ki 19:15Psa 80:11Sa 4:4Lev 16:2Num 17:4 +12

The Table of Showbread

(Exodus 37:10–16; Leviticus 24:5–9)

23 You are also to make a table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. ⁷ ‡ Exo 37:10-16Heb 9:21Ki 7:482Ch 4:81Ch 28:162Ch 4:19Exo 40:22-23Ezk 40:41-42 +224 Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it. ‡ Exo 25:111Ki 6:20-22 25 And make a rim around it a handbreadth wide ⁸and put a gold molding on the rim. ‡ Exo 30:3Exo 37:2

26 Make four gold rings for the table and fasten them to the four corners at its four legs. 27 The rings are to be close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table. ‡ Exo 25:14Exo 25:28 28 Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them. ‡ Act 9:15Exo 25:14Exo 25:27Num 10:17

29 You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold. ‡ Num 4:7Exo 37:16Rev 3:201Ki 7:502Ch 4:22Ezr 1:9-11Jer 52:18-19Lev 24:5-9 +4

30 And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times. ‡ Lev 24:5-9Mat 12:4Exo 39:361Ch 23:291Ch 9:321Sa 21:62Ch 13:11Exo 35:13 +3

The Lampstand

(Exodus 37:17–24; Numbers 8:1–4)

31 Then you are to make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. It shall be made of one piece, including its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. ‡ 1Ki 7:49Exo 37:17-24Zec 4:2Heb 9:2Rev 1:12Exo 35:14Rev 1:201Ki 6:18 +5

32 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 33 There are to be three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extend from the lampstand. ‡ Exo 37:19-20Jer 1:11-12Num 17:4-8Zec 4:3

34 And on the lampstand there shall be four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals. 35 For the six branches that extend from the lampstand, a bud must be under the first pair of branches, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair. 36 The buds and branches are to be all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold. ‡ 1Ki 10:16-172Ch 9:15Exo 25:18Num 8:4

37 Make seven lamps and set them up on the lampstand so that they illuminate the area in front of it. ‡ Num 8:2Rev 1:202Ch 13:11Exo 27:21Lev 24:2-4Rev 1:12Zec 4:2Act 26:18 +1538 The wick trimmers and their trays must be of pure gold. ‡ 1Ki 7:502Ch 4:212Ki 12:132Ki 25:14Exo 37:23Isa 6:6Jer 52:18Num 4:9 39 The lampstand and all these utensils shall be made from a talent of pure gold. ⁹

40 See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain. ¹⁰ ‡ Act 7:44Exo 26:30Heb 8:5Exo 25:9Num 8:41Ch 28:191Ch 28:11Exo 39:42-43 +1