Exodus 25

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¹The Lord said to Moses, ²“Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them. ✦ ³Here is a list of sacred offerings you may accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze; ✦ ⁴blue, purple, and scarlet thread; fine linen and goat hair for cloth; ✦ ⁵tanned ram skins and fine goatskin leather; acacia wood; ✦ ⁶olive oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and the fragrant incense; ✦ ⁷onyx stones, and other gemstones to be set in the ephod and the priest’s chestpiece. ✦ ⁸“Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them. ✦ ⁹You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you. ✦ ¹⁰“Have the people make an Ark of acacia wood—a sacred chest 45 inches long, 27 inches wide, and 27 inches high. ✦ ¹¹Overlay it inside and outside with pure gold, and run a molding of gold all around it. ✦ ¹²Cast four gold rings and attach them to its four feet, two rings on each side. ✦ ¹³Make poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. ✦ ¹⁴Insert the poles into the rings at the sides of the Ark to carry it. ¹⁵These carrying poles must stay inside the rings; never remove them. ✦ ¹⁶When the Ark is finished, place inside it the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. ✦ ¹⁷“Then make the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. ✦ ¹⁸Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover. ✦ ¹⁹Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold. ²⁰The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it. ✦ ²¹Place inside the Ark the stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, which I will give to you. Then put the atonement cover on top of the Ark. ✦ ²²I will meet with you there and talk to you from above the atonement cover between the gold cherubim that hover over the Ark of the Covenant. From there I will give you my commands for the people of Israel. ✦ ²³“Then make a table of acacia wood, 36 inches long, 18 inches wide, and 27 inches high. ✦ ²⁴Overlay it with pure gold and run a gold molding around the edge. ✦ ²⁵Decorate it with a 3-inch border all around, and run a gold molding along the border. ✦ ²⁶Make four gold rings for the table and attach them at the four corners next to the four legs. ²⁷Attach the rings near the border to hold the poles that are used to carry the table. ✦ ²⁸Make these poles from acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. ✦ ²⁹Make special containers of pure gold for the table—bowls, ladles, pitchers, and jars—to be used in pouring out liquid offerings. ✦ ³⁰Place the Bread of the Presence on the table to remain before me at all times. ✦ ³¹“Make a lampstand of pure, hammered gold. Make the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals. ✦ ³²Make it with six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side. ³³Each of the six branches will have three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. ✦ ³⁴Craft the center stem of the lampstand with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. ³⁵There will also be an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extend from the center stem. ³⁶The almond buds and branches must all be of one piece with the center stem, and they must be hammered from pure gold. ✦ ³⁷Then make the seven lamps for the lampstand, and set them so they reflect their light forward. ✦ ³⁸The lamp snuffers and trays must also be made of pure gold. ✦ ³⁹You will need 75 pounds of pure gold for the lampstand and its accessories. ⁴⁰“Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain. ✦

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Where this chapter connects

Exod 25 ·15 Exod 37 ·12 Exod 30 ·9 Heb 9 ·9 1 Chr 28 ·7 Exod 26 ·7 Num 4 ·7 Exod 40 ·6

Christ at the center

The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.

How Exodus 25 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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★ Start hereDocumentaryExpedition BibleJoel Kramer · Free · evangelical
On-location biblical archaeology from a credentialed archaeologist (M.A., excavated in Israel) — the best free place to start on "did it really happen?"
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Short, gospel-centered videos and spoken-word poems showing how each passage points to Jesus — especially strong on the Old Testament.
DocumentaryPatterns of Evidence: The ExodusTim Mahoney · Paid · evangelical
Investigates the archaeological evidence for the Exodus. Note: it advances a minority biblical chronology that mainstream scholars dispute — engaging, but weigh its conclusions critically.

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★ Start hereCommentaryExodus (New American Commentary)Douglas K. Stuart · Paid · evangelical
The best evangelical, semi-technical commentary on Exodus — accessible to pastors and serious students.
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Ray Vander Laan's on-location series immersing you in the Bible's historical and cultural world. (Mostly paid via Focus on the Family; some free clips.)
SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical
Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

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VideoBibleProject — Exodus videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
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CommentaryEnduring Word — Exodus 25David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical
Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.
CommentaryMatthew Henry on ExodusMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
ReferenceBlue Letter Bible — Exodus 25Blue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free
Interlinear, lexicon, and study tools across the chapter.

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