Exodus Chapter 35

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Exodus, chapter thirty five. Moses had the entire community of
Israel gathered together so he could address them. These are
the instructions the Eternal One has commanded you to do.
You are to work for six days, but when the
seventh day arrives, you are to observe a day of
solemn rest on the Sabbath. You are to regard this
day as holy to the eternal Anyone who works on

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this sacred day must be executed. Do not even start
a fire in any of your houses on the Sabbath.
These are the instructions the Eternal One has commanded you
to do. Take up an offering to the eternal One.
Let those with willing hearts bring the following as an
offering to the Eternal One. Gold, silver, bronze, blue, purple
and scarlet thread, fine linens, goat, hair, rams, skins, dyed

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red sea cowskins, acacia wood, olive oil for lamps, spices
for anointing oil, fragrant incense and onyx stones and other
stones for the high priests, vests, and breast peace. Let
all who are gifted with wisdom and skin come and
make these things. The Eternal One has instructed the congregation tent,
including the tent itself it's covering all its hooks, panels, crossbars, posts,

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bases and sockets. The covenant chest and its poles for
carrying it, including the seat of mercy that covers the
chest and the veil shrouding the most Holy place. The
table and its poles for carrying it, all the utensils
and the bread of the presence of the lamp stand
that illuminates the tent, its tools, its lamps, and the
oil for the light. The altar of incense and its

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poles for carrying it, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense,
the curtain at the entrance to the congregation tent. The
altar of burnt offering, including the bronze grate, its carrying
poles and various tools. The basin for washing and its stand.
The panels that hang around the perimeter of the courtyard,
its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance

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to the courtyard. The tent, pegs and ropes for the
congregation tent and its courtyard. The finely woven clothing for
priests serving in the Holy Place, The sacred garments for
aaron the priest, and the clothes for his sons to
wear when they serve as priests. After Moses completed these instructions,
the entire community of Israel filed out of his presence.

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Then all those whose hearts and minds moved them came back,
bringing their valuables as a contribution to the Eternal One
for the congregation tent all its service and the sacred garments.
Everyone with a willing heart, both men and women, came
back with brooches, earrings, signet rings, bracelets, and all sorts
of other gold items, and presented them as an offering

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of gold to the Eternal One. Those who possessed blue
purple and scarlet thread, fine linens, goat's hair, ramskins dyed red,
and sea cowskins brought them as well. And those who
were able to give items of silver and bronze brought
their offering to the Eternal One. Those who had akasha
wood brought it to be used in the project. All
the skilled and creative women who were able to spin

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made the blue purple and scarlet thread. All the women
who were willing came forward to use their skills in
spinning the goat hair. The leaders brought the onyx stones
and the stones for setting in the high priest vest
and the breast piece. They also brought the spices and
oils for the light, the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense.
All the Israelites, both men and women, who felt moved

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to provide the material needed to do this work, brought
these offerings willingly and set them before the Eternal One,
exactly as he had instructed Moses. Moses said to the Israelites, look,
the Eternal One has called Bezilel, the son of Yuri,
son of her the Judah height by name. He has
filled him with God's spirit, gifted him with wisdom, understanding, knowledge,

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and skills with a variety of crafts. He is an
expert designer and works well with gold, silver, and bronze.
He is able to cut and set gems, work with wood, skillfully,
perform any work needed to help construct the congregation tent
and its furnishings. Also, God is placed within both Bezelel
and a Holab, son of a Hissimac the day night
the ability to teach. He is gift them and made

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them expert engravers, designers, embroiderers. Using blue, purple and scarlet
thread on fine linen. They are master weavers, skilled craftsmen
and expert designers.