#construction of the Tabernacle

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Sabbath Regulations

1 Moses assembled all the congregation of the people of Israel, and said to them, “These are the things which the Lord has commanded you to do. 2 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy sabbath of solemn rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death; 3 you shall kindle no fire in all your habitations on the sabbath day.”

Preparations for Making the Tabernacle

4 Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded. 5 Take from among you an offering to the Lord; whoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the Lord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze; 6 blue and purple and scarlet stuff and fine twined linen; goats’ hair, 7 tanned rams’ skins, and goatskins; acacia wood, 8 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, 9 and onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

10 “And let every able man among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded: the tabernacle, 11 its tent and its covering, its hooks and its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; 12 the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil of the screen; 13 the table with its poles and all its utensils, and the bread of the Presence; 14 the lampstand also for the light, with its utensils and its lamps, and the oil for the light; 15 and the altar of incense, with its poles, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the screen for the door, at the door of the tabernacle; 16 the altar of burnt offering, with its grating of bronze, its poles, and all its utensils, the laver and its base; 17 the hangings of the court, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court; 18 the pegs of the tabernacle and the pegs of the court, and their cords; 19 the finely wrought garments for ministering in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, for their service as priests.”

Offerings for the Tabernacle

20 Then all the congregation of the people of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. 21 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him, and every one whose spirit moved him, and brought the Lord’s offering to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the holy garments. 22 So they came, both men and women; all who were of a willing heart brought brooches and earrings and signet rings and armlets, all sorts of gold objects, every man dedicating an offering of gold to the Lord. 23 And every man with whom was found blue or purple or scarlet stuff or fine linen or goats’ hair or tanned rams’ skins or goatskins, brought them. 24 Every one who could make an offering of silver or bronze brought it as the Lord’s offering; and every man with whom was found acacia wood of any use in the work, brought it. 25 And all women who had ability spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun in blue and purple and scarlet stuff and fine twined linen; 26 all the women whose hearts were moved with ability spun the goats’ hair. 27 And the leaders brought onyx stones and stones to be set, for the ephod and for the breastpiece, 28 and spices and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense. 29 All the men and women, the people of Israel, whose heart moved them to bring anything for the work which the Lord had commanded by Moses to be done, brought it as their freewill offering to the Lord.

Bezalel and Oholiab

30 And Moses said to the people of Israel, “See, the Lord has called by name Bez′alel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; 31 and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship, 32 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold and silver and bronze, 33 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled craft. 34 And he has inspired him to teach, both him and Oho′liab the son of Ahis′amach of the tribe of Dan. 35 He has filled them with ability to do every sort of work done by a craftsman or by a designer or by an embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet stuff and fine twined linen, or by a weaver—by any sort of workman or skilled designer. — Exodus 35 | Revised Standard Version (RSV) Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Cross References: Exodus 12:16; Exodus 16:23; Exodus 25:1-2; Exodus 25:4-5; Exodus 25:7; Exodus 25:10; Exodus 26:1; Exodus 27:1; Exodus 27:9; Exodus 27:20; Exodus 28:3; Exodus 30:1; Exodus 30:23; Exodus 31:1-2; Exodus 31:3; Exodus 31:6; Exodus 31:10; Exodus 36:1-2; Exodus 39:1; Numbers 31:50; 1 Kings 7:14; 2 Kings 23:7; 1 Chronicles 29:9; Isaiah 54:2; Matthew 5:15; Matthew 12:4

Commentary on Exodus 35 by Matthew Henry

Key Passages in Exodus 35

1. The Sabbath 4. The free gifts for the tabernacle 20. The readiness of the people to offer 30. Bezaleel and Aholiab are called to the work

[lordgodjehovahsway]

Exodus 36: Moses Allows Bezalel, Oholiab, and Their Skilled Workers to Get Started on God's Sanctuary

1 So Bezalel, Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the Lord has given skill and ability to know how to carry out all the work of constructing the sanctuary are to do the work just as the Lord has commanded.”

2 Then Moses summoned Bezalel and Oholiab and every skilled person to whom the Lord had given ability and who was willing to come and do the work. 

3 They received from Moses all the offerings the Israelites had brought to carry out the work of constructing the sanctuary. And the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning. 

4 So all the skilled workers who were doing all the work on the sanctuary left what they were doing 

5 and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the Lord��commanded to be done.”

6 Then Moses gave an order and they sent this word throughout the camp: “No man or woman is to make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” And so the people were restrained from bringing more, 

7 because what they already had was more than enough to do all the work.

The Tabernacle

8 All those who were skilled among the workers made the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by expert hands. 

9 All the curtains were the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide. 

10 They joined five of the curtains together and did the same with the other five. 

11 Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set. 

12 They also made fifty loops on one curtain and fifty loops on the end curtain of the other set, with the loops opposite each other. 

13 Then they made fifty gold clasps and used them to fasten the two sets of curtains together so that the tabernacle was a unit.

14 They made curtains of goat hair for the tent over the tabernacle—eleven altogether. 

15 All eleven curtains were the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide. 

16 They joined five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another set. 

17 Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set. 

18 They made fifty bronze clasps to fasten the tent together as a unit. 

19 Then they made for the tent a covering of ram skins dyed red, and over that a covering of the other durable leather.

20 They made upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. 

21 Each frame was ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide, 

22 with two projections set parallel to each other. They made all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. 

23 They made twenty frames for the south side of the tabernacle 

24 and made forty silver bases to go under them—two bases for each frame, one under each projection. 

25 For the other side, the north side of the tabernacle, they made twenty frames 

26 and forty silver bases—two under each frame. 

27 They made six frames for the far end, that is, the west end of the tabernacle, 

28 and two frames were made for the corners of the tabernacle at the far end. 

29 At these two corners the frames were double from the bottom all the way to the top and fitted into a single ring; both were made alike. 

30 So there were eight frames and sixteen silver bases—two under each frame.

31 They also made crossbars of acacia wood: five for the frames on one side of the tabernacle, 

32 five for those on the other side, and five for the frames on the west, at the far end of the tabernacle. 

33 They made the center crossbar so that it extended from end to end at the middle of the frames. 

34 They overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. They also overlaid the crossbars with gold.

35 They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker. 

36 They made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold. They made gold hooks for them and cast their four silver bases. 

37 For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer; 

38 and they made five posts with hooks for them. They overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold and made their five bases of bronze.

[kdmiller55]

Mission Accomplished

32 Thus all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting was finished, and the people of Israel did according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses; so they did. 33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its utensils, its hooks, its frames, its bars, its pillars, and its bases; 34 the covering of tanned rams’ skins and goatskins, and the veil of the screen; 35 the ark…

[etirabys]

Scott Alexander wrote an effective altruism Talmud parody for April Fool's:

MISHNA: Rabbi Eliezer said: one may work on AI safety but not on AI capabilities. What is AI capabilities? It is anything that makes an AI better at any of the the 39 categories of labor involved in constructing the Tabernacle. GEMARA: The Exiliarch raised a question to Rav Hamnuna: Clearly language models are forbidden due to the prohibition against writing. But why is it capabilities research to work on an image model? Rav Hamnuna answered: that is the prohibited labor of dyeing. And is it dyeing if the image is in black and white? Rav Sheshet said: rather, say that it is still the prohibited labor of writing, because the user must prompt the image model. Rabbi Zeira objects: the image model is translating the writing into its vector space; it is not, itself, improving at writing. Rather, say it is the prohibited labor of sifting, because the AI must separate pixels that should be dark from pixels that should be bright. The halakha is with Rabbi Zeira.

[hebrewbyinbal]

Sukkot: A Time of Celebration and Connection 🍋✨

Sukkot, also known as the Feast of Tabernacles, is a vibrant and joyous Jewish holiday that holds a special place in the hearts of many.

It's a time when families and communities come together to celebrate the rich tapestry of Jewish tradition and the bountiful harvest season.

At the heart of Sukkot is the סוכה sukkah hut, a temporary dwelling that symbolizes the humble shelters used by the Israelites during their 40-year journey in the desert.

One hut is soo-'kah סוכה.

More than one is soo-'kot סוכות (as well as the name of this holiday).

These soo-'kot סוכות are lovingly constructed in backyards, courtyards, and even on balconies, adorned with colorful decorations and natural elements like branches and fruits.

The sukkah becomes a gathering place for family and friends, where meals are shared, stories are told, and blessings are recited. It's a place where we are reminded of the impermanence of life and the importance of gratitude for the abundance we have.

As the sun sets and the stars twinkle above, many even choose to sleep in the soo-'kah, connecting with nature and reflecting on the blessings of the harvest.

Sukkot is a time of great joy, filled with traditions that bring families and communities closer.

It's a reminder of the importance of gratitude, unity, and the simple pleasures of life.

So, as Sukkot approaches, let's embrace the spirit of the soo-'kah, celebrating our shared heritage and the beauty of gathering under the open sky. 🌟🌾

[eretzyisrael]

THIS WEEK'S TORAH PORTION

Parashat Pekudei: Exodus 38:21 - 40:38

In this Torah portion, Aaron and the priests are given their clothing for work in the Sanctuary. This marks the completion of the Tabernacle construction. Moses anoints Aaron and his sons to make their priestly positions official. A cloud descends upon the Tent of Meeting, and God’s presence fills the Tabernacle.

MORE TORAH

[geostatonary]

tonight in torah study, we discuss g-d's love for women's handmirrors and smalltalk, architectural and institutional implications of the tabernacle v temple, and discuss the construction of the tabernacle for a fifth time

[apenitentialprayer]

tsêlâ, from the verb tsâla'' means...

side or rib?

In theory, it could mean both, and I believe that is the stance that Strong's Hebrew takes on it. It is often translated as "rib" in Genesis 2, where Eve is made from Adam's צֵלָע.

If you want, we can look at the other contexts in which צֵלָע is used. For example, the word gets translated as "sides" in Exodus 25. In this context, the author is describing how to create the Ark of the Covenant, including where the gold rings should be installed - two on one "side," and two on the opposite "side." Exodus 26, which describes the creation of the tabernacle, also uses צֵלָע in the sense of "sides." Exodus 27:7 also talks about placing poles on the "sides" of the altar, and later instances of צֵלָע also have it translated as "sides," as the later uses of the phrase are in passages describing the actual creation of these objects rather than the blueprints describes in the chapters I mentioned.

1 Kings also uses צֵלָע in a context of constructing things - this time, Solomon building the Temple in chapter 6. And again, it is translated as "sides" in most of the earlier part of that chapter. But then something interesting happens - צֵלָע starts to refer not to "sides" in the sense of the abstract concept, but to the wooden panels and boards that actually support the structure. In 6:16, these panels enclose the Holy of Holies, while in 6:34 two "panels" are hinged together to construct doors.

Ezekiel also uses צֵלָע in reference to architecture; how about we move onto how it's applied to living things?

Besides Genesis 3, well, we have Job 18:12 and Jeremiah 20:10. Translations of Jeremiah 20:10 seem to read צֵלָע as "slip" or "stumble," which is very different from the senses it was used in the previously mentioned instances. Job 18:12 is variously translated as "calamity is at their side" or "calamity is ready for their stumbling," so.... ???

I do not know enough about extra-Biblical Hebrew texts to say whether there are contemporary uses of the word צֵלָע to mean "rib." You could argue that the panels of a structure are analogous to "ribs" in the anatomy of a creature, but that seems like a bit of a stretch.

The Greek Septuagint translates צֵלָע as πλευρά, which means "side" - but in the way that it's used in the New Testament, πλευρά can also mean ribs. After He dies, Jesus is pierced in the πλευρά, which gets translated as "side" in most translations, but we're imagining His heart (and, presumably before that, His ribs) is getting pierced.

Peter also has an angel appear at his πλευρά, his "side" in the abstract sense (i.e., the angel appears beside him), but when πλευρά is used to refer to a corporal, bodily part, it seems that ribs would be a fair translation. And the translator of Genesis into the Greek chose πλευρά to render צֵלָע.

[power-chords]

“You know I have this, uh, recurring dream. I'm sitting at this big banquet table and all of the victims of all the murders I've ever worked are sitting at this table, and they're staring at me with these black eyeballs... ‘cause they got eight ball hemorrhages from the head wounds. And there they are, these big balloon people, because I found them two weeks after they’d been under the bed. The neighbors reported the smell. And there they are, all of them, just sitting there.”

The order of the ritual is paramount in importance because it lends a sense of continuity to a culture. A ritual is both able to regulate society's order through its own order, as well as serve as a means of reestablishing that order when the normative patterns of a society have collapsed. This is part of the reason the "correct" method of enacting a ritual is so important and why a set of behaviors meant to unify a community can often lead to its dissolution or fragmenting. In addition to regulating a society’s order, ritual can be used to define a spatial area. In this way a ritual should be conceived of as “first and foremost, a mode of paying attention.” [...] Thus, if the ritual can be said to have a message, it “is less an idea to be taught and more a reality to be repeatedly experienced.” [...]

Offerings to gods are usually ritual offerings, able to take the role of any of the three basic types of ritual, and must be proffered in a precise way in order for them to be acceptable. [...] There is no denying that by far the most important form of offering was that of animal sacrifice. For “as sacrifice was the raison d’etre of the archaic temple…a temple or altar without sacrifice is a mere monument.” [...] Two major forms of sacrifice can be readily identified, that of gift and that of substitute. [B]oth are marked by the idea that they will either reify the existing world or reinstate a broken or completely destroyed reality (in the line of restoration or maintenance rituals). Ritual offerings are a means of reconciliation with the gods.

—Amy M. Fisher, "Pour Forth the Sparkling Chalice: An Examination of Libation Practices in the Levant," 2007

The Shulchan Arukh (“Set Table”) is the most widely accepted code of Jewish law ever written. Compiled in the 16th century by Rabbi Yosef Karo, it is a condensed and simplified version of the Beit Yosef, a commentary that Karo wrote on the Tur.

The vessels appear in the list of items to be constructed for the table within the Tabernacle. Setting a table for the gods with the foods of kings was a common ritual in both Mesopotamia and Egypt. A set table was “a mark of affluence and status.” The importance of a set table for God is confirmed by the need for one not only in the Tabernacle, but also in both Solomon's temple and Ezekiel's plans for a temple. This need did not end with the exile, as First Maccabees attests to a table in the post-exilic temple, and the Arch of Titus clearly depicts a table with a goblet perched upon it being carted off with the other spoils from the temple. Unlike the set tables of other religions, this one lacked a feast. It only held empty vessels[...] (Fisher, 2007.)

[transgenderer]

The Mormon Kingdom of Beaver Island

(heavily abridged wikipedia section)

Most Latter Day Saints considered Brigham Young to be [Joseph Smith]'s successor, but many others followed James J. Strang, who argued his own claim using a letter that he said Smith had written and mailed to him. Seeking refuge from religious persecution, Strang and his followers moved from Voree to Beaver Island in 1848. At the time, Beaver Island was inhabited by mostly Irish Catholic immigrants.

The Strangites flourished under their Prophet's rule and, due to the Island's strategic location, they became both became an economic and a political power in the region at the expense of nearby Mackinac Island. The Strangites also founded the town of St. James, which was named in honor of Strang. They constructed a road denominated "King's Highway" into the interior of the island that remains one of its primary thoroughfares. The Strangites cleared land; constructed cabins, farms and other improvements; and attempted to establish themselves permanently on the island.

In fact, Strang became powerful enough to force the "Gentiles", or non-Mormons, of Beaver Island to pay tithes to his church. "Gentiles", who refused were allegedly subjected to flogging or violently driven off their land claims.[6][7]

Irish Americans on the island, who were not welcome in St. James, first moved to a new settlement around Cable Bay, on Beaver Island's southern tip. The Ojibwe and Odawa population, on the other hand, fled to nearby Garden Island, where they sided invariably with the Strangites' enemies[8] to the point that Strang later alleged that the Indians had been, "armed and hunting me for my life."[9]

After first decreeing eleven days before the election that, "every Gentile family must come to the harbor and be baptized into the Church of Zion of leave the island within ten days",[10] Strang was unanimously elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1853 and again in 1855.

James J. Strang proclaimed himself "King of Heaven and Earth", and was crowned on 8 July 1850 inside a large log "tabernacle" that his adherents erected, in an elaborate coronation ceremony.[13] On him was bestowed a crown that a witness described as "a shiny metal ring with a cluster of glass stars in the front",[14] a royal red robe, shield, breastplate, and wooden scepter.[13]

Meanwhile, ships sailing near Beaver Island routinely, "sailed into a crack in the Lake", even during the summer, when shipwrecks in the region were highly unusual. During Strang's rule and for decades afterwards, allegations of Mormon acts of piracy, wrecking through the use of false light beacons and the cutting of anchor cables by Strangites on skiffs, the mass murder of male shipwreck survivors, and the subjecting of attractive female shipwreck survivors to forced marriage, continued to be commonly told by Beaver Island residents, as well as by Great Lakes sailors and fishermen.[15]

According to Strang's biographer Miles Harvey, there are numerous well-documented cases of groups of Strangites, who saw non-Mormons as the enemy, making marauding raids in settlements around the shores of Lake Michigan. Their acts included timber piracy, counterfeiting, home invasions, armed robbery, and horse theft in, and the theft of fishing equipment from the refugee fishermen in Mackinac Island.[17] Furthermore, on July 13, 1853, Mormon fishermen from Beaver Island fought a pitched battle on Lake Michigan against fishermen from what is now Charlevoix, Michigan.[18]

Strang, however, insisted through his newspaper that all of these charges were lies motivated by Anti-Mormonism.[16]

Strang and his adherents often conflicted with their neighbors on the island and adjacent locales. While claiming dominion of only his church, Strang tended to exert authority over non-Strangites on the island also, and was regularly accused of forcibly seizing their property and ordering physically assaults against them. Meanwhile, the island and surrounding County were ruled with Strang as the political boss, while the Strangites imposed both a monarchy and theocracy upon local government that violated both the American system of Republicanism and the separation of church and state. Even before the new County's creation, Strang was powerful enough to order the Treasurer of Mackinac County to surrender one tenth of Beaver Island's tax revenue to his church.[19]

Open hostility between the two groups frequently became violent, and a growing number of Irish-American refugees fled to Mackinac Island. Other Irish-Americans once assaulted Strangites at the post office and, in what is still called the "Battle of Whiskey Point", Strang fired a cannon at a private army of Irish-American fishermen who had come to retake the island and expel the Strangite church.[20]

Meanwhile, one former Strangite later recalled that more and more Mormon families were, "leading a double life, seemingly good Mormons, but only waiting for the opportunity to get away".[21] The beginning of the end came when Strang ordered all Mormon women to wear bloomers instead of dresses. When two Mormon women refused obedience, Strang punished them by having their husbands flogged, an act that was rendered less unpopular after one of them was discovered in flagrante delicto while committing adultery. While recovering from their floggings, both outraged husbands vowed revenge against Strang. On June 16, 1856, the United States Navy gunboat USS Michigan entered the harbor of St. James and Strang was invited aboard. As Strang walked along the dock the two Mormon flogging victims followed by several other disaffected Strangites repeatedly shot the Mormon king from behind and pistol-whipped him as he lay dying. The shooters then boarded the gunboat, which refused to surrender them to the Mormon Sheriff and instead sailed away and disembarked both men in Mackinac Island. No one was arrested, tried, or convicted of Strang's murder.

After Strang died of his wounds on July 9, 1856, mobs of dispossessed Irish fishermen from Mackinac Island and St. Helena Island arrived and expelled the Strangites, who then numbered approximately 2,600, from their claims on Beaver Island.

According to Frederick Stonehouse, "Whether Strang and his Mormons were guilty of the charges of piracy and murder their enemies levelled at them or not is unknown. In today's more politically correct climate, the feeling is that the charges were trumped up by their enemies, who were jealous of the success of the 'Saints'. As usual, the truth is likely somewhere between the two extremes"[23]

the 19th century was insane

[myremnantarmy]

A tabernacle was constructed, the outer one,

in which were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of offering;

this is called the Holy Place.

Behind the second veil was the tabernacle called the Holy of Holies.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Making the Altar of Burnt Offering

1 He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood. Five cubits was its length, and five cubits its breadth. It was square, and three cubits was its height. 2 He made horns for it on its four corners. Its horns were of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. 3 And he made all the utensils of the altar, the pots, the shovels, the basins, the forks, and the fire pans. He made all its utensils of bronze. 4 And he made for the altar a grating, a network of bronze, under its ledge, extending halfway down. 5 He cast four rings on the four corners of the bronze grating as holders for the poles. 6 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7 And he put the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar to carry it with them. He made it hollow, with boards.

Making the Bronze Basin

8 He made the basin of bronze and its stand of bronze, from the mirrors of the ministering women who ministered in the entrance of the tent of meeting.

Making the Court

9 And he made the court. For the south side the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits; 10 their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. 11 And for the north side there were hangings of a hundred cubits; their twenty pillars and their twenty bases were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. 12 And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their ten pillars, and their ten bases; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. 13 And for the front to the east, fifty cubits. 14 The hangings for one side of the gate were fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and three bases. 15 And so for the other side. On both sides of the gate of the court were hangings of fifteen cubits, with their three pillars and their three bases. 16 All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen. 17 And the bases for the pillars were of bronze, but the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. The overlaying of their capitals was also of silver, and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. 18 And the screen for the gate of the court was embroidered with needlework in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen. It was twenty cubits long and five cubits high in its breadth, corresponding to the hangings of the court. 19 And their pillars were four in number. Their four bases were of bronze, their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their capitals and their fillets of silver. 20 And all the pegs for the tabernacle and for the court all around were of bronze.

Materials for the Tabernacle

21 These are the records of the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testimony, as they were recorded at the commandment of Moses, the responsibility of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 22 Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the Lord commanded Moses; 23 and with him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer and embroiderer in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen.

24 All the gold that was used for the work, in all the construction of the sanctuary, the gold from the offering, was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary. 25 The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary: 26 a beka a head (that is, half a shekel, by the shekel of the sanctuary), for everyone who was listed in the records, from twenty years old and upward, for 603,550 men. 27 The hundred talents of silver were for casting the bases of the sanctuary and the bases of the veil; a hundred bases for the hundred talents, a talent a base. 28 And of the 1,775 shekels he made hooks for the pillars and overlaid their capitals and made fillets for them. 29 The bronze that was offered was seventy talents and 2,400 shekels; 30 with it he made the bases for the entrance of the tent of meeting, the bronze altar and the bronze grating for it and all the utensils of the altar, 31 the bases around the court, and the bases of the gate of the court, all the pegs of the tabernacle, and all the pegs around the court. — Exodus 38 | English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Cross References: Exodus 25:5; Exodus 25:27; Exodus 26:1; Exodus 26:19; Exodus 26:36; Exodus 27:3-4; Exodus 27:10; Exodus 30:13; Exodus 30:18; Exodus 31:2; Exodus 31:6; Exodus 39:1; Numbers 1:2; Numbers 1:50; Matthew 17:24; Acts 7:44; Revelation 15:5

Exodus 38 - The Pulpit Commentaries

Key Passages in Exodus 38

1. The altar of burnt offering 8. The laver of brass 9. The court, and its hangings 21. The sum of what the people offered, and the use to which it was applied

[commander-chaoss]

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS

you know how the ark has been rebuilt according to the instructions in Genesis? And how there is equally detailed instructions in Exodus for the construction of the Tabernacle?

Well. Do you guys think it would be disrespectful if someone decided to rebuild the Tabernacle? Cause the ark was just a boat. The Tabernacle was the house of God himself. Like I would feel weird about somebody recreating the Ark of the Covenant, and feel similarly about the prospect of someone recreating the Tabernacle, though less strongly.

What do you guys think?

[kdmiller55]

God’s House Built God’s Way

1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, 4 to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, 5 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft. 6 And behold, I have…

[stregamystica]

In 1920, when Russia invaded Poland, it is said that the approaching Russian army, gathered on the banks of the Vistula River saw the image of Our Lady of Czestochowa inexplicably appear in the skies over Warsaw, and withdrew.

Similar stories were told by my Mother's Hungarian-Romani family members, who credit Her intercession for safely getting them to the United States around that same period, among them, my grandfather.

She is our Mother Earth, the Female Principle, our Primordial Mother, symbol of Wisdom and, as I shared with members of our community recently, She is the corporeal manifestation of the Birther of the Cosmos. Truly the first Tabernacle, as She gave birth to the Children of the World.

This is why I reject the construct of race as it is understood by modern society. I prefer the construct used, from what I am told, by members of many Indigenous First Nations People in North America, which sees skin colours as indicators of the "tribes of humanity".

So when the trolls tell me that I am an embarrassment for referring to the esoteric tradition of my people (in my paternal side of the family) as Afro-Sicilian folk magic, because they think "Italians" (another imaginary construct that was arbitrarily assigned in the mid-twentieth century) are "white", I simply dismiss them, because I know who my Spiritual Mother is, and She is the archetypal life-bringer (Wisdom), who combined with the Sacred Masculine Principle (Thought) gives birth to Consciousness.

#DivineMother #SacredFeminine #BlackMadonna #afrosicilianfolkmagic #stregoneria #CatholicConjure #benedicaria #falucsantuccio

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2/7/2023 DAB Transcript

Exodus 26:1-27:21, Matthew 25:1-30, Psalm 31:1-8, Proverbs 8:1-11

Today is the seventh day of February, welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is fantastic to be here with you and the first time in a long time, being able to say welcome to the land of the Bible. It is great to be here in Israel, where jet lag is an abundance. Fatigue is sort of the way of it, until your body clock kinda gets adjusted and then you go home and do it all over again. Great to be here with you today. Days and nights are mixed up, the whole thing, but we are getting acclimated and so many people are arriving in the land today. This evening will be our sort of inauguration dinner, our welcome dinner, first time we can all get to be together in the same place and can do some orientation and prepare ourselves. And so, looking forward to that tonight. But it is wonderful to be back in the land and I am really excited, whether in person or virtually, that we can…we can journey through the land of the Bible together and just looking forward to posting pictures and just talking about it. It's such a, it has traditionally been such a beautiful time in the community, especially as we’re just getting going in the beginning of the year and kind of locking into the rhythm of being in the Bible every day around the Global Campfire. Coming to the land of the Bible is always kind of knit us together as a community, as we experience, experience this, jet lag. I don't know, I don't know if I'm coming or going. But that's how my body works and it’s fine. That's why we're here, getting acclimated but it's wonderful to be here with you today from the land of the Bible. And let's…let's dive in and take the next step forward and our next step forward leads us back to Mount Sinai, leads us back around the mountain of God where the Lord is revealing to Moses how this…this former slave people, will become God's chosen people and how they will be organized. So, we pick up the story, Exodus chapters 26 and 27 today.

Commentary:

Okay so, in the book of Exodus the dimensions and materials that are to be used in constructing a tabernacle are being given to Moses. This tabernacle will be like a portable, movable place for God to dwell, and we will see that as we go for this tabernacle, that we’re just talking about right now, but it will be built, but its position is to be right in the middle of the Israelite camp. In other words, God is right in the middle of you, wherever you go. And so, that's what's happening here and I'm reading this and just going wow. I think it’s…think it's the day after tomorrow that we will actually be out in this wilderness and out in this wilderness is an actual kind of scale, replica of this tabernacle just kind of out there in the wilderness. And so, very soon we’ll be seeing this with our own eyes. We’ll be sure to post pictures of that but looking forward to that.

In the gospel of Matthew, it’s been a couple of days ago that Jesus and his disciples were in Jerusalem, and the disciples were marveling at the temple complex. Jesus tells them that it's all gonna fall, like it's all going to be destroyed. And so, they begin to ask Him about when that might happen because that seems like the end of the world to them. And He begins to tell them different things but what He’s telling them is not the date and the hour that they can expect this to happen. He's telling them that they can see it coming if they have eyes to see and ears to hear, they can see it coming in the same way that you, that we could see summer coming. And then He begins to do some teachings to describe what this time will be like. And we spent some time discussing that yesterday. Jesus is still using examples in today's reading to describe this time and to describe this, how the kingdom of heaven will be at this time. And so, he uses a famous parable that we probably all know from Sunday school, the parable of the 10 virgins who were waiting to meet the bridegroom. Basically, there's like, it's just a paragraph of the story but as a lot of beautiful tapestry kind of in the heritage. I mean in the culture there is a betrothal and engagement. Sort of, she’s spoken for, he’s spoken for, and they will be married and then the boy, the young man and his father will go and prepare a place for the new family to come and join the household. They would build this, the young man who was betrothed would now be building this space for his beloved and their future family together. So, everything that he's building he's got her on his mind and thinking about the future that will happen and what they're building together, and they would get it done. And then it would be it would be up to the father of the house to decide when the time is right, when it's time to go and get her. And maybe she's two doors down or maybe she's in a different village. Maybe she's two days journey away. The father would say, it's time to go get her son, and they would set off on this journey. Meanwhile, she's been waiting, she doesn't know when it’s gonna happen. She's been waiting for his arrival and so, he goes to get her and there's probably some kind of celebration there. But the idea is that they will come back to the place that he has prepared for them, and there will be people waiting there as well, for this celebration or even the wedding ceremony, so that they can then go into their new dwelling, consummate their marriage and begin their life together. So that's kind of like a little bit of a backdrop to this story. These virgins are waiting for the bridegroom to arrive, and they don't know the day or the hour. They don't know exactly when that's going to happen. And so, they're waiting and what we see in this depiction is that five of the…of the virgins are waiting with extra with enough oil, like to wait as long as they need to wait, they know it's any time, to wait as long as they have to. While the other five did not have enough to wait. And so, when the announcement comes that the bridegroom is coming, they don't have oil for their lamps and they have to run and go, try to get some and they don't, they can't…they can't they weren’t ready, which is the point. Like that was the point of all of what Jesus was saying yesterday that the way you live while you discern the signs of the times is to live prepared and ready and part of the way that we live ready is how we take care of each other, how we are prepared. Jesus goes right into another famous parable. The parable of the talents and we see the same kind of criteria. A master is going away. It is unknown when he will return, the day of the hour, the day and the hour are unknown. And the parable of the talents one servant is given five talents, one servant is given two, one is given one and then we watch what they did with it while the master was away, where it was. So, we can see how this metaphor goes, what are we doing with what we have, while the master is a way because he will return, and we do not know exactly when. And so, if we begin to assume that he won't or that we've got more time and we slack off or backslide, or however you. When we stop being vigilant and ready, when we stop taking care of each other then we’re not using what we have. When we watched the story of the talents, the one with the five turns it into 10, the one with the two turns it into four, like they double their master's investment. The person with the one talent hides it in the ground because he's afraid. And so, he gives the talent, he gives back what he was given, whereas the other two servants were able to use what they were given and make more. What are we doing with what we've been given? We can't just keep waiting for more so that we can start doing what we’re supposed to do and is not just about money, it's about taking care of each other. So, once again we have this theme of being vigilant of being prepared. We have this theme of using what we have and realizing that we are equipped. So, there's some challenging things for sure, for us to think about as we gaze upon our own lives and our own priorities because that's what's supposed to happen. These parables, like that's what's supposed to happen, we’re supposed to be challenged into examining ourselves, asking ourselves, are we ready, are we living ready, are we taking care of each other, are we using what we have, are we prepared?

And so, Father, we invite You into that. There is absolute room for…for profound growth in each and every one of us. And the first place of growth that we ask for is that we become aware and vigilant, that we simply are able to see what we’re doing and why we’re doing it. So, that we begin to understand the inside and the outside and how those two differ in our lives, because You are making us true on the inside and the outside. Come, Holy Spirit, lead us into all truth, help us examine our hearts today. In the name of Jesus, we ask. Amen.

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And obviously what's going on around here for the next bit, is that we are traveling through the land of the Bible and that kind of officially begins this evening and I will definitely keep us posted on what's going on each day and what we’re doing. We will also be posting photographs and videos to the Daily Audio Bible Facebook and Instagram pages as things happen. And then, in a few days from now, this Saturday in the evening we will have a Facebook live from the land of the Bible from the Galilee, from the Sea of Galilee and we’ll just kind of share a little bit about what our experiences have been and just interact with everybody in itself. That's always a lot of fun. So, make plans for that. And then, just asking everybody, all over the community, all over the world to cover us with your prayers: prayers for fatigue, health, safety, technology, logistics, travel. Everything about what we’re doing and may the Holy Spirit flood us with an awareness of God's presence all around us and thank you in advance for your prayers.

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And that's it for today, I'm Brian, I love you and I'll be waiting for you here, tomorrow.

Prayer and Encouragements:

Hey, DAB it’s Refined by the Fire in Ohio. Oh, Mr. Brian, between you and your wife this week, God has certainly been honing in on some areas that He wants me to work on. So, whether it is embracing what He’s led you into, embracing the desert times, seeing what it is that God has for us just, really, really convicting this week. Thank you as always for bringing us the word but also your commentary and the spirit that just flows through you and reaches out as if He was speaking just to me and me alone, while I know, obviously there are thousands of us listening. Just several areas, if guys could pray for me this year, we are tackling, my husband and I are tackling our finances as a couple in, like a real adult way, finally, after all these years. Better late than never. And then my dad is, has dementia. He got kicked out of his nursing home and relocated to another one that honestly, I feel like I’ve just been throwing a two-year-old tantrum about not wanting to have to step up and be the person. But, you know, hello Moses, we’ll have a good chat one day. Anyway guys, I love you much and I will talk to you soon. Bye.

Hello everybody, this is God’s Smile here. My goodness, we’re in February already. And I’m just so happy because you know, springtime isn’t far away. February makes me smile; the nights are gaining light. And if you look real closely, you’ll notice it’s two minutes each night. The crocuses are peeping up, Bluebells popping up from the grand. And the perennials deck wood calls, it’s time to prune, I have colors to reveal. Oh, springtime is near, how that makes my heart skip with joy. Isn’t God's wonderful creation a blessing? It gets richer year by year and we, the DABers, have much to share and sprinkle with each other what we learn. Thank you, Brian, Jill, China and Ezekiel. We love you, so much. God Bless. Love, God’s Smile. Kiss kiss everybody. Muah, muah, muah, muah, muah.

Hey DAB family, this is Josh from Kentucky. I’m asking for prayer for the Lord’s guidance. I’ve been dating my girlfriend for nearly two years. And I’ve just revealed like a bunch of lies, being unfaithful, continuing pornography addiction on my part. And, you know, I’ve been thinking about marriage. I just had to reveal it. She’s willing to work with me. But I just need prayers to keep my mind pure and help me to correct my wrongs. And push further into the man He wants me to be. I definitely need to learn self-worth and understand God’s grace, to do so. I ask you guys to please pray for me. Thank you.

Hi, this is Lee Lee in Missouri. I woke up this morning and I just wanna give God the praise He deserves, and I cannot praise Him enough. I’ve got ten fingers and ten toes and bloods running through them. And God’s given me what I need to get done what I need to get done. I just pray that you are doing fine, and you are doing well. And for those things that are giving you trouble, somebody just told me this morning, don’t let the happenings, stop your happiness. Don’t let, don’t, just don’t let it happen. I’m so grateful today. And for the things that you may be going through, take time to think and look around for the things you absolutely can be grateful for and that you can praise God for. I really appreciate the DAB. I really appreciate how Brian explains things, in a way that I’ve never heard before. I really appreciate it, from the bottom of my heart. Ya’ll, just have a good life right now, just, at this moment, have a good life.

God is awesomely good. Good morning DABers, today is February 2nd, 2023. This is formerly known as Allissa Marie from Dinuba, California. I no longer live in Dinuba, I am now in Fresno, and I would like to be known as Proverbs 31 Woman, as my husband lovingly calls me now. Twelve years ago, we were on our way to being a statistic of divorce. Thank God that He intervened miraculously, got ahold of us and turned us around. I humbled myself and I started interceding for my marriage and my husband and he followed. So, that's another story for another time. Anyways, I just want to say that I really enjoyed Brian's narrative, commentary today. Today's reading in Exodus that the children of Israel as they started traveling in the mountainous desert and other things that they're starting to do grumbling and complaining. But anyways, it was just so awesome. I am on my way to being 62 this year and right now I feel like I’m going through a little bit of a desert. But I'm holding on. I learned a long time ago not to grumble and complain but just to praise God and to say thank you Lord and just hold onto His word. But anyways, I fully embraced the commentary today, it was so wonderful that I forwarded it, I shared it with my daughters-in-laws and my son's. And so, I just want to thank God for Brian and Jill and China and everyone that helps in this podcast. It's a wonderful podcast. I thank God for that. But anyways, DABers be blessed and just always remember that God is on the throne and His word is established forever in the heavens and it shall not be moved. Heaven and earth will pass away, but his word will never pass away. And though those that have been on this journey listening to that to daily audio for the past however many years, every year is wonderful.