Exodus 35:7-17

7 rams' skins dyed red, fine leather, acacia wood,

8 olive oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense,

9 onyx stones, and other precious stones to be set in the [chief priest's] ephod and breastplate.

10 "Have all the skilled craftsmen among you come and make everything the LORD has commanded:

11 the inner tent, the outer tent, and cover, along with the fasteners, frames, crossbars, posts, and sockets,

12 the ark with its poles, the throne of mercy and the canopy over it,

13 the table with its poles, all the dishes, the bread of the presence,

14 the lamp stand used for the light with its utensils, its lamps and the olive oil for the lamps,

15 the altar for incense with its poles, the anointing oil, the sweet-smelling incense, the screen for the entrance to the tent,

16 the altar for burnt offerings with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its accessories, the basin with its stand,

17 the curtains for the courtyard, the posts, bases, and the screen for the entrance to the courtyard,

Exodus 35:7-17 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.