Constructing the Ark
(Exodus 25:10–16)
Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. 1 Exo 25:10-20Exo 26:33Num 10:33-36Exo 31:7Exo 40:20-21Exo 40:3 He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. Exo 30:3 And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 1Pe 1:18-191Pe 1:7Act 9:15Num 4:14-15 He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it. 2Sa 6:3-7Num 1:50Num 4:15
The Mercy Seat
(Exodus 25:17–22)
He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. 2 Heb 9:51Ch 28:111Jn 2:2Exo 25:17-22Gal 4:4Lev 16:12-15Rom 3:25Tit 2:14 He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, 1Ki 6:23-29Ezk 10:2Psa 104:4Psa 80:1 one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold. And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat. 1Pe 1:121Ti 3:162Co 3:18Eph 3:10Exo 25:20Ezk 10:1-22Gen 28:12Gen 3:24
The Table of Showbread
(Exodus 25:23–30; Leviticus 24:5–9)
He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high. 3 Col 1:27Exo 25:23-30Exo 35:13Exo 40:22-23Exo 40:4Ezk 40:39-42Jhn 1:14Jhn 1:16 He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it. And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide 4and put a gold molding on the rim.
He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs. The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table. He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings. 1Ki 7:502Ki 12:132Ti 2:20Exo 25:29Jer 52:18-19
The Lampstand
(Exodus 25:31–40; Numbers 8:1–4)
Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. Exo 25:31-39Heb 9:21Ch 28:152Ch 13:11Exo 40:24-25Jhn 1:4-9Lev 24:4Mat 5:15 Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other. There were 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 extended from the lampstand.
And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals. Ecc 12:5Exo 25:33Jer 1:11Num 17:8 A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair. Exo 25:35 The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold. 1Co 9:27Col 3:5Exo 25:31Isa 5:10Isa 5:4-5Psa 51:17
He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold. Exo 25:37Num 8:2Rev 1:12Rev 1:20Rev 4:5Rev 5:5Zec 4:2 He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold. 5
The Altar of Incense
(Exodus 30:1–10)
He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. 6 Its horns were of one piece. Exo 30:1-51Pe 2:5Heb 7:25Rev 8:3-42Ch 26:16Exo 40:26-27Exo 40:5Heb 13:10 And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it. And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer. 1Jn 2:201Jn 2:272Co 1:21-22Ecc 10:1Exo 30:23-38Heb 5:7Heb 7:25Isa 11:2