Let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them: The purpose of the tabernacle was to be the dwelling place of God. According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.”Ī. “And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. (8-9) The purpose and pattern of the tabernacle. “This acacia is known to have been plentiful in Egypt, and it abounds in Arabia Desert, the very place in which Moses was when he built the tabernacle and hence it is reasonable to suppose that he built it of that wood, which was every way proper for his purpose.” (Clarke) 3. It is also very durable because wood-eating insects avoid it. Acacia wood: This wood is harder and darker than oak. Badger skins: This difficult to translate phrase may also refer to the skins of porpoises or manatees (the sea cow). Rams’ skins: This customarily had the wool removed and was like fine leather. Goat hair: Coverings made from this material were typically black and coarse, similar to our modern felt. “Egypt excelled in the production of linen, especially twined linen, where every thread was twisted from many strands.” (Cole)į.
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The Egyptians knew (and undoubtedly taught the Jews) how to make fine linen. Fine linen: This term translates an Egyptian word. Scarlet: The dye for this color came from the dried and powdered eggs and bodies of a particular worm ( coccus ilicis) which attaches itself to the holly plant.Į. Purple: The dye for this color came from the murex snail. Blue: The dye for this color was extracted from a shellfish, seemingly in several different hues.Ĭ. Their combined weight would be almost 19,000 pounds (8,600 kilos).ī. In the proportion of the finished tabernacle, the present-day value of these materials total more than $13 million (DeWitt). Each of these materials has a symbolic or a spiritual representation relevant to the building. This is the offering which you shall take from them: Each of these materials were used in building a structure God commanded Moses to build. “And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.”Ī. (3-7) The specific materials to be gathered. The offering belonged to God, and was held by Moses and the nation on God’s behalf. You shall take My offering: The offering didn’t belong to Moses, it didn’t belong to the elders, and it didn’t belong to Israel itself. In the New Testament this idea is echoed in 2 Corinthians 9:7: So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity for God loves a cheerful giver.ĭ. God is not interested in coerced or manipulated giving. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart: God only wanted contributions from those who gave willingly. Therefore we must be givers, not so much because God or the church needs our money, but because we must be conformed into the image of God’s Son (Romans 8:29).Ĭ. When we become givers, we become more like God, who is the greatest giver: For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son (John 3:16). This is because God wants to develop giving hearts within us.
This was not because God could not have provided everything in some other way.” (Morgan) “All the materials for the building of the Tabernacle were to be supplied by the people themselves. Yet He usually uses the willing hearts of His people as the way to support His work. Bring Me an offering: God is a rich God and can use any method of providing He wants. We should primarily give because our willing heart compels us.ī. Our giving should not be primarily because of need. God wanted Israel to be motivated by a willing heart more than by a specific need. Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering: Before God told Moses what the offering was for, He told Moses to take an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.”Ī. Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. (1-2) God tells Moses to ask for an offering.
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