Hebrews 1:1 "...in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets" Prior to Jesus, God spoke to the people through His prophets. And He had the prophets use various ways to convey His message. He spoke in dreams, by angels, even a burning bush. His prophets used direct speech, writings, and …
Exodus 39:1-7 Creation of the priestly garments including the ephod 8-21 Making of the breastplate according to instructions 22-31 Making of other garments including the turban 32-41 Delivery of the Tabernacle and priestly garments to Moses 43 "...as the LORD had commanded, just so they had done it..." As rebellious as the Israelites were, at …
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Exodus 38:1 "...the altar of burnt offering...it was square..." Both the burnt offering altar and the altar of incense were square. Have pictured altars as wider than deep, but they were not. 2 "...he overlaid it with bronze" Rather than gold to withstand the heat of the greater fires used. The altar of incense wouldn't …
Exodus 37:1 " Bezalel made the ark..." One of the two specified created the ark itself. According to the dimensions God gave. 9 "The cherubim spread out their wings above, and covered the mercy seat with their wings..." They were made one piece with the lid or mercy seat. I'm assuming this was done so …
Exodus 36:1 "And Bezalel and Aholiab..." Looks like verse 1 is the tail end of chapter 35. Final note on that thought. 5 "...The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work..." The people were moved so much to give, they gave too much. They had to be told to stop …
Exodus 35:2 "...seventh day shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of rest to the LORD..." Sunday is the first day of the week, so the Sabbath is always Saturday. Have mentioned before about the wisdom of a day off, but the instruction of a Sabbath appears to be just for the Jews, …
Exodus 34:1 "...Cut two tablets of stone like the first ones, and I will write on these tablets..." God had Moses provide the replacement stones. He provided the first ones. He'll write the covenant, Ten Commandments, on them, but He's not providing the stones. Commentaries remind that the first were called the work of God. …
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