Exodus 35:1-9

The Sabbath Emphasized

1 Then Moses assembled all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and said to them, "¹These are the things that the LORD has commanded you to do:

2 "²For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy day, ³a sabbath of complete rest to the LORD; ⁴whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.

3 "⁵You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the sabbath day."

4 Moses spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, saying, "This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, saying,

5 '⁶Take from among you a contribution to the LORD; whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as the LORD'S contribution: gold, silver, and bronze,

6 and blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goats' hair,

7 and rams' skins dyed red, and porpoise skins, and acacia wood,

8 and oil for lighting, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense,

9 and onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

Exodus 35:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 35

This chapter begins with a renewal of the command of the sabbath, Ex 35:1-3 and contains an order for a freewill offering to be brought for the service of the sanctuary, and specifies the things to be brought, and for what uses, Ex 35:4-19 to which there was a ready compliance, and men and women, princes and the common people, everyone according to what they had in possession, brought and offered it freely, Ex 35:20-29 and for their encouragement, that their offering would not be in vain, they were informed there were two persons divinely inspired, to do, and teach to be done, all manner of work for the tabernacle, towards which they had made such a liberal and plentiful contribution, Ex 35:30-35.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 34:32
• 2. Exodus 20:9, 10; Exodus 23:12; Exodus 31:15; Exodus 34:21; Leviticus 23:3; Deuteronomy 5:13
• 3. Exodus 16:23
• 4. Numbers 15:32-36
• 5. Exodus 12:16; Exodus 16:23
• 6. Exodus 25:1-9

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "do them"
• [b]. Or "heave offering"
• [c]. Or "heave offering"
• [d]. Or "copper"
• [e]. Or "violet"
• [f]. Or "tanned"
• [g]. Or "pouch"