Exodus 25:1-10

1 God spoke to Moses:

2 "Tell the Israelites that they are to set aside offerings for me. Receive the offerings from everyone who is willing to give.

3 These are the offerings I want you to receive from them: gold, silver, bronze;

4 blue, purple, and scarlet material; fine linen; goats' hair;

5 tanned rams' skins; dolphin skins; acacia wood;

6 lamp oil; spices for anointing oils and for fragrant incense;

7 onyx stones and other stones for setting in the Ephod and the Breastpiece.

8 Let them construct a Sanctuary for me so that I can live among them.

9 You are to construct it following the plans I've given you, the design for The Dwelling and the design for all its furnishings. The Chest

10 "First let them make a Chest using acacia wood: make it three and three-quarters feet long and two and one-quarter feet wide and deep

Exodus 25:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 25

In this chapter an order is given for a freewill offering towards various things for the worship and service of God, and the materials to be offered, which would be useful and acceptable, are mentioned particularly, Ex 25:1-7, as also another order to build a sanctuary for God, after a model that he would give, Ex 25:8,9, and, an ark to put in the law on tables of stone, the fashion of which, and the various things belonging to it, are described, Ex 25:10-16, and a mercy seat with cherubim on it to be set over the ark, where the Lord promises to meet Moses and commune with him, Ex 25:17-22 and a table with various appurtenances to it to place the shewbread on, Ex 25:23-30 and a candlestick of gold, whose parts are described, and all the instruments relative to it, Ex 25:31-40.