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You will prepare all these things for service to God, and they will be very holy. Anything that touches these things must be holy.

Tell the Israelites, ‘This is to be my holy olive oil from now on. It is to be put on people and things to make them ready for service to God.

I have filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God and have given him the skill, ability, and knowledge to do all kinds of work.

When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two stone tablets with the Agreement written on them, written by the finger of God.

But Moses begged the Lord his God and said, " Lord , don't let your anger destroy your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with your great power and strength.

God himself had made the tablets, and God himself had written the commands on the tablets.

Then Moses said to them, "The Lord , the God of Israel, says this: ‘Every man must put on his sword and go through the camp from one end to the other. Each man must kill his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.'"

Then Moses said, "Today you have been given for service to the Lord . You were willing to kill your own sons and brothers, and God has blessed you for this."

The Lord passed in front of Moses and said, "I am the Lord . The Lord is a God who shows mercy, who is kind, who doesn't become angry quickly, who has great love and faithfulness

Don't worship any other god, because I, the Lord , the Jealous One, am a jealous God.

"Three times each year all your males must come before the Lord God , the God of Israel.

I will force out nations ahead of you and expand the borders of your land. You will go before the Lord your God three times each year, and at that time no one will try to take your land from you.

"Bring the best first crops that you harvest from your ground to the Tent of the Lord your God. "You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk."

The Lord has filled Bezalel with the Spirit of God and has given him the skill, ability, and knowledge to do all kinds of work.

Pour the special oil on the altar for burnt offerings and on all its tools. Give the altar for service to God, and it will be very holy.

Then pour the special olive oil on the bowl and the base under it so that they will be given for service to God.

Then put the holy clothes on Aaron. Pour the special oil on him, and give him for service to God so that he may serve me as a priest.

He must put his hand on the animal's head, and the Lord will accept it to remove the person's sin so he will belong to God.

You must also put salt on all your grain offerings. Salt stands for your agreement with God that will last forever; do not leave it out of your grain offering. You must add salt to all your offerings.

"‘If a ruler sins by accident and does something the Lord his God has commanded must not be done, he is guilty.