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Exodus 27; Exodus 28; Matthew 21:1-22

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Exodus 27

1 "Make an altar out of acacia wood. It is to be square, 7 1/2 feet long and 7 1/2 feet wide, and it is to be 4 1/2 feet high.
2 Make projections at the top of the four corners. They are to form one piece with the altar, and the whole is to be covered with bronze.
3 Make pans for the greasy ashes, and make shovels, bowls, hooks, and fire pans. All this equipment is to be made of bronze.
4 Make a bronze grating and put four bronze carrying rings on its corners.
5 Put the grating under the rim of the altar, so that it reaches halfway up the altar.
6 Make carrying poles of acacia wood, cover them with bronze,
7 and put them in the rings on each side of the altar when it is carried.
8 Make the altar out of boards and leave it hollow, according to the plan that I showed you on the mountain.
9 "For the Tent of my presence make an enclosure out of fine linen curtains. On the south side the curtains are to be 50 yards long,
10 supported by twenty bronze posts in twenty bronze bases, with hooks and rods made of silver.
11 Do the same on the north side of the enclosure.
12 On the west side there are to be curtains 25 yards long, with ten posts and ten bases.
13 On the east side, where the entrance is, the enclosure is also to be 25 yards wide.
14 On each side of the entrance there are to be 7 1/2 yards of curtains, with three posts and three bases.
16 For the entrance itself there is to be a curtain 10 yards long made of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and decorated with embroidery. It is to be supported by four posts in four bases.
17 All the posts around the enclosure are to be connected with silver rods, and their hooks are to be made of silver and their bases of bronze.
18 The enclosure is to be 50 yards long, 25 yards wide, and 2 1/2 yards high. The curtains are to be made of fine linen and the bases of bronze.
19 All the equipment that is used in the Tent and all the pegs for the Tent and for the enclosure are to be made of bronze.
20 "Command the people of Israel to bring you the best olive oil for the lamp, so that it can be lit each evening.
21 Aaron and his sons are to set up the lamp in the Tent of my presence outside the curtain which is in front of the Covenant Box. There in my presence it is to burn from evening until morning. This command is to be kept forever by the Israelites and their descendants.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Exodus 28

1 "Summon your brother Aaron and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Separate them from the people of Israel, so that they may serve me as priests.
2 Make priestly garments for your brother Aaron, to provide him with dignity and beauty.
3 Call all the skilled workers to whom I have given ability, and tell them to make Aaron's clothes, so that he may be dedicated as a priest in my service.
4 Tell them to make a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, an embroidered shirt, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these priestly garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they can serve me as priests.
5 The skilled workers are to use blue, purple, and red wool, gold thread, and fine linen.
6 "They are to make the ephod of blue, purple, and red wool, gold thread, and fine linen, decorated with embroidery.
7 Two shoulder straps, by which it can be fastened, are to be attached to the sides.
8 A finely woven belt made of the same materials is to be attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it.
9 Take two carnelian stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Jacob,
10 in the order of their birth, with six on one stone and six on the other.
11 Have a skillful jeweler engrave on the two stones the names of the sons of Jacob, and mount the stones in gold settings.
12 Put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders, so that I, the Lord, will always remember my people.
13 Make two gold settings
14 and two chains of pure gold twisted like cords, and attach them to the settings.
15 "Make a breastpiece for the High Priest to use in determining God's will. It is to be made of the same materials as the ephod and with similar embroidery.
16 It is to be square and folded double, 9 inches long and 9 inches wide.
17 Mount four rows of precious stones on it; in the first row mount a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet;
18 in the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
19 in the third row, a turquoise, an agate, and an amethyst;
20 and in the fourth row, a beryl, a carnelian, and a jasper. These are to be mounted in gold settings.
21 Each of these twelve stones is to have engraved on it the name of one of the sons of Jacob, to represent the tribes of Israel.
22 For the breastpiece make chains of pure gold, twisted like cords.
23 Make two gold rings and attach them to the upper corners of the breastpiece,
24 and fasten the two gold cords to the two rings.
25 Fasten the other two ends of the cords to the two settings, and in this way attach them in front to the shoulder straps of the ephod.
26 Then make two rings of gold and attach them to the lower corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
27 Make two more gold rings and attach them to the lower part of the front of the two shoulder straps of the ephod, near the seam and above the finely woven belt.
28 Tie the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that the breastpiece rests above the belt and does not come loose.
29 "When Aaron enters the Holy Place, he will wear this breastpiece engraved with the names of the tribes of Israel, so that I, the Lord, will always remember my people.
30 Put the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece, so that Aaron will carry them when he comes into my holy presence. At such times he must always wear this breastpiece, so that he can determine my will for the people of Israel.
31 "The robe that goes under the ephod is to be made entirely of blue wool.
32 It is to have a hole for the head, and this hole is to be reinforced with a woven binding to keep it from tearing.
33 All around its lower hem put pomegranates of blue, purple, and red wool, alternating with gold bells.
35 Aaron is to wear this robe when he serves as priest. When he comes into my presence in the Holy Place or when he leaves it, the sound of the bells will be heard, and he will not be killed.
36 "Make an ornament of pure gold and engrave on it "Dedicated to the Lord.'
37 Tie it to the front of the turban with a blue cord.
38 Aaron is to wear it on his forehead, so that I, the Lord, will accept all the offerings that the Israelites dedicate to me, even if the people commit some error in offering them.
39 "Weave Aaron's shirt of fine linen and make a turban of fine linen and also a sash decorated with embroidery.
40 "Make shirts, sashes, and caps for Aaron's sons, to provide them with dignity and beauty.
41 Put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons. Then ordain them and dedicate them by anointing them with olive oil, so that they may serve me as priests.
42 Make linen shorts for them, reaching from the waist to the thighs, so that they will not expose themselves.
43 Aaron and his sons must always wear them when they go into the Tent of my presence or approach the altar to serve as priests in the Holy Place, so that they will not be killed for exposing themselves. This is a permanent rule for Aaron and his descendants.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.

Matthew 21:1-22

1 As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives. There Jesus sent two of the disciples on ahead
2 with these instructions: "Go to the village there ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied up with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to me.
3 And if anyone says anything, tell him, "The Master needs them'; and then he will let them go at once."
4 This happened in order to make come true what the prophet had said:
5 "Tell the city of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you! He is humble and rides on a donkey and on a colt, the foal of a donkey."
6 So the disciples went and did what Jesus had told them to do:
7 they brought the donkey and the colt, threw their cloaks over them, and Jesus got on.
8 A large crowd of people spread their cloaks on the road while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
9 The crowds walking in front of Jesus and those walking behind began to shout, "Praise to David's Son! God bless him who comes in the name of the Lord! Praise be to God!"
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into an uproar. "Who is he?" the people asked.
11 "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee," the crowds answered.
12 Jesus went into the Temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the stools of those who sold pigeons,
13 and said to them, "It is written in the Scriptures that God said, "My Temple will be called a house of prayer.' But you are making it a hideout for thieves!"
14 The blind and the crippled came to him in the Temple, and he healed them.
15 The chief priests and the teachers of the Law became angry when they saw the wonderful things he was doing and the children shouting in the Temple, "Praise to David's Son!"
16 So they asked Jesus, "Do you hear what they are saying?" "Indeed I do," answered Jesus. "Haven't you ever read this scripture? "You have trained children and babies to offer perfect praise.' "
17 Jesus left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night.
18 On his way back to the city early next morning, Jesus was hungry.
19 He saw a fig tree by the side of the road and went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. So he said to the tree, "You will never again bear fruit!" At once the fig tree dried up.
20 The disciples saw this and were astounded. "How did the fig tree dry up so quickly?" they asked.
21 Jesus answered, "I assure you that if you believe and do not doubt, you will be able to do what I have done to this fig tree. And not only this, but you will even be able to say to this hill, "Get up and throw yourself in the sea,' and it will.
22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.