Exodus 25:5-15

5 rams' skin dyed red; fine leather; acacia wood;

6 oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet-smelling incense;

7 carnelians and other jewels to be set in the ephod of the High Priest and in his breastpiece.

8 The people must make a sacred Tent for me, so that I may live among them.

9 Make it and all its furnishings according to the plan that I will show you.

10 "Make a Box out of acacia wood, 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high.

11 Cover it with pure gold inside and out and put a gold border all around it.

12 Make four carrying rings of gold for it and attach them to its four legs, with two rings on each side.

13 Make carrying poles of acacia wood and cover them with gold

14 and put them through the rings on each side of the Box.

15 The poles are to be left in the rings and must not be taken out.

Exodus 25:5-15 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]. ephod: [In most contexts the term ephod refers to a type of shoulder garment, in certain respects resembling a vest. It was made of costly and colorful cloth and to it was attached a kind of pouch containing the Urim and Thummim, two objects used in determining God's will.]