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Exodus 37
1Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
2He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
3And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
4Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
5He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
6He constructed a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.
7He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat,
8one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold.
9And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
10He also made the table of acacia wood two cubits long, a cubit wide, and a cubit and a half high.
11He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
12And he made a rim around it a handbreadth wide and put a gold molding on the rim.
13He cast four gold rings for the table and fastened them to the four corners at its four legs.
14The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.
15He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
16He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
17Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals.
18Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other.
19There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.
20And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
21A bud was under the first pair of branches that extended from the lampstand, a bud under the second pair, and a bud under the third pair.
22The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
23He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
24He made the lampstand and all its utensils from a talent of pure gold.
25He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
26And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
27He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
28And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
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Almond: Bowls of Candlestick in the Tabernacle Fashioned After the Nuts of The Exodus 37:19, 20
There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand. / And on the lampstand were four cups shaped like almond blossoms with buds and petals.
Altar in the Tabernacle: Constructed by Bezaleel Exodus 37:1
Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Altar of Incense: Constructed Exodus 37:25–28
He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece. / And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it. / He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
Altar of Incense: Covered with Gold Exodus 37:26
And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
Altar of Incense: Dimensions of Exodus 37:25
He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
Altar of Incense: had Four Rings of Gold Under the Crown for the Staves Exodus 37:27
He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.
Altar of Incense: Top of, Surrounded with a Crown of Gold Exodus 37:26
And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
Apothecary: A Compounder of Drugs Exodus 37:29
He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.
Ark of the Covenant: Dimensions of Exodus 37:1
Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Ark of the Covenant: Entirely Covered with Gold Exodus 37:2
He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
Ark of the Covenant: Furnished with Rings and Staves Exodus 37:3–5
And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. / Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. / He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
Ark: in the Tabernacle--Called the Ark of the Covenant: Construction of Exodus 37:1–5
Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. / And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other.
Beaten Work of Metals Exodus 37:17, 22
Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. / The buds and branches were all of one piece with the lampstand, hammered out of pure gold.
Bezalel: A Divinely-Inspired Mechanic and Master Workman Who Built the Tabernacle Exodus 37:1
Bezalel went on to construct the ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Bowl: Made of Gold for the Tabernacle Exodus 37:16
He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
Candlestick for the Tabernacle: Form of Exodus 37:17–22
Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. / Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other. / There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.
Candlestick for the Tabernacle: had Snuffers of Gold Exodus 37:23
He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
Candlestick for the Tabernacle: Held Seven Golden Lamps Exodus 37:23
He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
Candlestick of the Tabernacle: Furniture of Exodus 37:23
He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.
Candlestick of the Tabernacle: Made After Divine Pattern Exodus 37:17–24
Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. / Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other. / There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.
Cherubim in the Tabernacle Exodus 37:7–9
He made two cherubim of hammered gold at the ends of the mercy seat, / one cherub on one end and one on the other, all made from one piece of gold. / And the cherubim had wings that spread upward, overshadowing the mercy seat. The cherubim faced each other, looking toward the mercy seat.
Gold used in the Arts: Crowns Made of Exodus 37:2–11
He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. / And he cast four gold rings for its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. / Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
Gold used in the Arts: Overlaying With Exodus 37:2, 4, 11, 15
He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it. / Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. / He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
Gold used in the Arts: The Lampstands Made of, for the Tabernacle Exodus 37:17–24
Then he made the lampstand out of pure hammered gold, all of one piece: its base and shaft, its cups, and its buds and petals. / Six branches extended from the sides, three on one side and three on the other. / There were three cups shaped like almond blossoms on the first branch, each with buds and petals, three on the next branch, and the same for all six branches that extended from the lampstand.
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Exodus 37:1 Verse 1
Bezaleel made the ark--The description here given of the things within the sacred edifice is almost word for word the same as that contained in Ex 25:1-40. It is not on that account to be regarded as a useless repetition of minute particulars; for by the enumeration of these details, it can be seen how exactly everything was fashioned according to the "pattern shown on the mount" [Ex 25:40]; and the knowledge of this exact correspondence between the prescription and the execution was essential to the purposes of the fabric. 6-10. made the mercy seat of pure gold--To construct a figure, whether the body of a beast or a man, with two extended wings, measuring from two to three feet from tip to tip, with the hammer, out of a solid piece of gold, was what few, if any, artisans of the present day could accomplish. 17-22. he made the candlestick of pure gold--Practical readers will be apt to say, "Why do such works with the hammer, when they could have been cast so much easier--a process they were well acquainted with?" The only answer that can be given is, that it was done according to order. We have no doubt but there were reasons for so distinctive an order, something significant, which has not been revealed to us [Napier]. The whole of that sacred building was arranged with a view to inculcate through every part of its apparatus the great fundamental principles of revelation. Every object was symbolical of important truth--every piece of furniture was made the hieroglyphic of a doctrine or a duty--on the floor and along the sides of that movable edifice was exhibited, by emblematic signs addressed to the eye, the whole remedial scheme of the gospel. How far this spiritual instruction was received by every successive generation of the Israelites, it may not be easy to determine. But the tabernacle, like the law of which it was a part, was a schoolmaster to Christ [Ga 3:24, 25]. Just as the walls of schools are seen studded with pictorial figures, by which the children, in a manner level to their capacities and suited to arrest their volatile minds, are kept in constant and familiar remembrance of the lessons of piety and virtue, so the tabernacle was intended by its furniture and all its arrangements to serve as a "shadow of good things to come" [Heb 10:1]. In this view, the minute description given in this chapter respecting the ark and mercy seat, the table of showbread, the candlestick, the altar of incense, and the holy oil, were of the greatest utility and importance; and though there are a few things that are merely ornamental appendages, such as the knops and the flowers, yet, in introducing these into the tabernacle, God displayed the same wisdom and goodness as He has done by introducing real flowers into the kingdom of nature to engage and gratify the eye of man.