Study Desk

Remember the solemn promise you made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. You promised that someday they would have as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and that you would give them land.

Then I asked them to bring me their gold earrings. They took them off and gave them to me. I threw the gold into a fire, and out came this bull.

Moses knew that the people were out of control and that it was Aaron's fault. And now they had made fools of themselves in front of their enemies.

The men of the Levi tribe followed his orders, and that day they killed about three thousand men.

Moses returned to the Lord and said, "The people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a gold idol to be their god.

It is a land rich with milk and honey, and I will send an angel to force out those people who live there—the Canaanites, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. I would go with my people, but they are so rebellious that I would destroy them before they get there.

and after leaving Mount Sinai, they stopped wearing fancy jewelry.

Then they would bow down because a thick cloud would come down in front of the tent, and the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, just like a friend. Afterwards, Moses would return to camp, but his young assistant Joshua would stay at the tent.

Instead, you must destroy their altars and tear down the sacred poles they use in the worship of the goddess Asherah.

When Aaron and the others looked at Moses, they saw that his face was shining, and they were afraid to go near him.

They could see that his face was still shining. So after he had spoken with them, he would put the veil back on and leave it on until the next time he went to speak with the Lord .

The women who were good at weaving cloth brought the blue, purple, and red wool and the fine linen they had made.

They also brought sweet-smelling spices to be mixed with the incense and olive oil that were for the lamps and for ordaining the priests.

The Lord has given to Bezalel, Oholiab, and others the skills needed for building a place of worship, and they will follow the Lord 's instructions.

So Moses sent word for the people to stop giving, and they did.

and they were sewn together to make two curtains with five panels each.

with two wooden pegs near the bottom. Then two silver stands were placed under each frame with sockets for the pegs, so they could be joined together. Twenty of these frames were used along the south side and twenty more along the north.

They made the inside curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool, and embroidered with figures of winged creatures.

They also made four acacia wood posts and covered them with gold. Then gold rings were fastened to the posts, which were set on silver stands.

For the entrance to the tent, they used a curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool and embroidered with fancy needlework.