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Exodus 25:1-9

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Offerings for the Sanctuary

1 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 "1Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; 2from every man whose heart moves him you shall raise My contribution.
3 "This is the contribution which you are to raise from them: gold, silver and bronze,
4 3blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,
5 rams' skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood,
6 4oil for lighting, 5spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,
7 onyx stones and setting stones for the 6ephod and for the 7breastpiece.
8 "Let them 8construct a sanctuary for Me, 9that I may dwell among them.
9 "10According to all that I am going to show you, as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, just so you shall construct it.
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Exodus 25:1-9 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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Cross References 10

  • 1. Exodus 35:4-9
  • 2. Exodus 35:21; 1 Chr 29:3, 5, 9; Ezra 2:68; 2 Corinthians 8:11, 12; 2 Corinthians 9:7
  • 3. Ex 28:5, 6, 8
  • 4. Exodus 27:20
  • 5. Exodus 30:23
  • 6. Ex 28:4, 6-14
  • 7. Ex 28:4, 15-30
  • 8. Exodus 36:1-5
  • 9. Exodus 29:45, 46; Numbers 5:3; Deuteronomy 12:11; 1 Kings 6:13; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Revelation 21:3
  • 10. Exodus 25:40; Exodus 26:30; Acts 7:44; Hebrews 8:2, 5

Footnotes 8

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