Exodus 35:1

Rules for the Sabbath Day

1 Moses gathered the whole community of Israel together. He said to them, "Here are the things the LORD has commanded you to do.

Exodus 35:1 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 35:1

And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of
Israel together
According to Jarchi, on the morrow after the day of atonement; that is, the next day after his descent from the mount, being desirous of setting about the building of the tabernacle, and making all things appertaining to it as soon as possible; which had been retarded through the sin of the golden calf, and making reconciliation for that:

and said unto them, these are the words which the Lord hath
commanded, that ye should do them;
namely, the law of the sabbath, as it had a peculiar relation to the making of the tabernacle, and the freewill offerings to be made on that account; for as for the commands, or other ordinances, whether ceremonial or judicial, the people had been made acquainted with them before.

Exodus 35:1 In-Context

1 Moses gathered the whole community of Israel together. He said to them, "Here are the things the LORD has commanded you to do.

2 You must do your work in six days. But the seventh day will be your holy day. It will be a Sabbath in the LORD's honor. You must rest on it. Anyone who does any work on it must be put to death.

3 Do not even light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day."

4 Moses spoke to the whole community of Israel. He said, "Here is what the LORD has commanded.

5 Take an offering for the LORD from what you have. Those who want to can bring an offering to the Lord. Here is what they can bring. "gold, silver and bronze