Exodus 25:3-13

3 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold and silver and brass,

4 and blue, and purple, and double scarlet, and fine spun linen, and goats' hair,

5 and rams' skins dyed red, and blue skins, and incorruptible wood,

6 and oil for the light, incense for anointing oil, and for the composition of incense,

7 and sardius stones, and stones for the carved work of the breast-plate, and the full-length robe.

8 And thou shalt make me a sanctuary, and I will appear among you.

9 And thou shalt make for me according to all things which I shew thee in the mountain; even the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all its furniture: so shalt thou make it.

10 And thou shalt make the ark of testimony of incorruptible wood; the length of two cubits and a half, and the breadth of a cubit and a half, and the height of a cubit and a half.

11 And thou shalt gild it with pure gold, thou shalt gild it within and without; and thou shalt make for it golden wreaths twisted round about.

12 And thou shalt cast for it four golden rings, and shalt put them on the four sides; two rings on the one side, and two rings on the other side.

13 And thou shalt make staves incorruptible wood, and shalt gild them with gold.

Exodus 25:3-13 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. shoulder-piece.